Mission
PROVIDED INDEPENDENT NEWS SITE COVERING POLITICS, EDUCATION, AND LAND USE FOR NORWALK'S 90,000 RESIDENTS
Public Charity
Chapman Hyperlocal Media Inc
Chapman Hyperlocal Media Inc, of Norwalk, CT, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $244K in revenue, $127K in expenses, $220K in total assets. 12 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $244K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 465509772
Norwalk, CT
Media & Communications
NTEE: A30
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$244K
Total Expenses$127K
Total Assets$220K
Grant Records12
Funding Total$244K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Chapman Hyperlocal Media Inc
How Chapman Hyperlocal Media Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.
$100
Programs
the work itself
<$1
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $100 for programs
$100
Provided independent online news site covering government, education, and land use for norwalks 95,000 residents
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$27,160
INN SUPPORT - LABS
$20,000
INN SUPPORT - LABS
$20,000
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$19,110
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$5,850
Showing up to 5 of 12 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
EDITORINCHIEF
Ahley Smith
BOARD MEMBER
Andrew Crook
SECRETARY
Brenda Wilcox-Williams
BOARD MEMBER
Claire Schoen
TREASURER
Gerard G Werner
BOARD MEMBER
James Qi
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $244K | $127K | $220K |
| 2024 | $133K | $90K | $100K |
| 2023 | $111K | $91K | $57K |
| 2022 | $96K | $80K | $37K |
| 2021 | $67K | $78K | $22K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $67K to $244K (+263%), with total assets most recently reported at $220K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.