Public Charity

ILLINOIS PRESS FOUNDATION INC

ILLINOIS PRESS FOUNDATION INC is a Public Charity headquartered in SPRINGFIELD, IL. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $1.5M revenue, $1.5M expenses, $2.1M total assets. 11 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 371139015 SPRINGFIELD, IL Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.5M
Total Expenses$1.5M
Total Assets$2.1M
Grant Records11
Funding Total$2.4M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT FREE EXPRESSION THROUGH EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT FOSTER THE PRACTICE AND RESPECT OF FIRST AMENDMENT PRINCIPLES AND VALUES, TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY NEWSPAPERS TO THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND TO SUPPORT READING AND LITERACY EFFORTS.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Charles Wheeler
DIRECTOR Doug Ray
DIRECTOR Dr Loretta Meeks
DIRECTOR Dr Peggy Bradford
DIRECTOR Jason Piscia
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jeff Rogers

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Top Grant Purposes

FOR CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
$2,150,000 2 grants
PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL REPORTING NETWORK INITIATIVE
$138,146 2 grants
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$93,374 5 grants
IINN SUPPORT - LABS
$20,000 1 grant
INN SUPPORT - LABS
$20,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.5M $1.5M $2.1M
2023 $1.0M $1.0M $2.4M
2022 $489K $561K $1.6M
2021 $519K $452K $1.8M
2020 $453K $438K $1.9M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $453K to $1.5M (+240%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.1M.

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