Public Charity

City Bureau NFP

Based in Chicago, IL, City Bureau NFP operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $7.3M in revenue, $6.2M in expenses, $7.7M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 46 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $12.5M.

EIN: 811054499 Chicago, IL Media & Communications NTEE: A30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$7.3M
Total Expenses$6.2M
Total Assets$7.7M
Grant Records46
Funding Total$12.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

MEDIA EDUCATION ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON PROVIDING CIVIC INFORMATION TO NEIGHBORHOODS ON THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDES OF CHICAGO, FACILITATING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AROUND JOURNALISM AND MEDIA, AND DEVELOPING AND TESTING NEW MODELS OF CIVIC JOURNALISM.

Where $100 goes at City Bureau NFP

How City Bureau NFP divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$78 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $78 for programs

$65
City bureau carried out additional programmatic activities supporting its mission to strengthen civic journalism and expand access to reliable public information
84% of program spending
$13
Continued growth of public education program aimed at informing residents about civic issues through journalism and media training
16% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 191 residents; 36 workshops; 444 individuals
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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.

Officers & Directors

Director of Ops Alaa Almezanin
Director Cassie Haynes
Production Dir Eva Lacivita
CSO Harrison Backlund
Executive Dir. Jody Chong
Chair/Treasurer Joe Germuska

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$9,809,678 31 grants
Environment & Conservation
$1,639,458 6 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$425,000 3 grants
Health & Medicine
$221,000 1 grant
Training & Professional Development
$163,500 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $7.3M $6.2M $7.7M
2024 $4.7M $4.9M $5.8M
2023 $3.6M $3.8M $5.3M
2022 $4.2M $3.1M $4.6M
2021 $2.4M $1.9M $2.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.4M to $7.3M (+205%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.7M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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