Public Charity

LOCAL MEDIA FOUNDATION

LOCAL MEDIA FOUNDATION is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in LAKE CITY, MI. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $9.4M, expenses of $6.6M, total assets of $6.3M. Imperigo tracks 50 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $6.2M.

EIN: 364427750 LAKE CITY, MI Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$9.4M
Total Expenses$6.6M
Total Assets$6.3M
Grant Records50
Funding Total$6.2M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE LOCAL MEDIA FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO ENSURE A HEALTHY FUTURE FOR LOCAL JOURNALISM, WHICH IS ESSENTIAL TO A STRONG DEMOCRACY, BY REINVENTING BUSINESS MODELS FOR NEWS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL NEIGHBORHOOD REPORTING PARTNERSHIP PROJECT
$151,900
2024
TO SUPPORT THE TRAINING AND PRODUCTION OF SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM
$139,175
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$53,600
2024
HUMAN SERVICES
$51,000
2024
SUPPORT WORD IN BLACK
$50,000

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Officers & Directors

TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR OF KNIGHT LMA BLOOM LAB Apryl Pilolli
DIRECTOR Brock Berry
SECRETARY Catherine Badalamente
DIRECTOR Daniel Williams
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Erica Smith
CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER Frank Mungeam

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$2,148,910 7 grants
(E) = $55,000, (P) = $1,610,000
$1,665,000 1 grant
Arts & Culture
$650,000 2 grants
SUPPORT TRAINING
$533,343 3 grants
TO SUPPORT THE TRAINING AND PRODUCTION OF SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM
$254,800 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $9.4M $6.6M $6.3M
2023 $6.6M $6.0M $4.3M
2022 $5.8M $4.6M $4.5M
2020 $5.5M $4.9M $2.2M
2019 $1.6M $1.4M $917K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.6M to $9.4M (+489%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.3M.

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