Public Charity

CHICAGO MEDIA PROJECT

Based in CHICAGO, IL, CHICAGO MEDIA PROJECT operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $865K in revenue, $771K in expenses, $336K in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 38 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.9M.

EIN: 465739978 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$865K
Total Expenses$771K
Total Assets$336K
Grant Records38
Funding Total$1.9M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

TO IMPACT SOCIETY THROUGH THE POWERFUL TOOLS OF MEDIA AND FILM. WE ARE A RESOURCE FOR UNITING INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN MEDIA AND DEVELOPING A CORE GROUP OF INFORMED CITIZENS.

Officers & Directors

Director Andrew Schwertfeger
Director Ben O'keefe
Director Daniel O Ash
Director Deborah Danson
Director Elena Valentine
Director Judy Wise

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,015,950 9 grants
TO SUPPORT DOC10 FILM FESTIVAL, AILEY FILM, BUILDING AN ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE VIRTUAL PLATFORM, AND BIPOC IMPACT FILM FUND
$255,000 1 grant
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
$93,250 5 grants
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
$75,000 1 grant
in support of Shifting Voices Film Fund to invest in filmmakers of color working in the social impact documentary space to create powerful media with strong impact campaigns and foster a vibrant community of BIPOC filmmakers.
$75,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $865K $771K $336K
2023 $1.6M $1.3M $249K
2022 $704K $1.2M $318K
2020 $714K $808K $378K
2019 $838K $1.3M $146K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $838K to $865K (+3%), with total assets most recently reported at $336K.

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