Mission
Sahan Journal provides immigrants and communities of color with free, fair, and responsive journalism that shows everyone the way to a more equitable Minnesota.
Public Charity
Sahan Journal
Sahan Journal is a Public Charity headquartered in St Paul, MN. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $1.8M revenue, $2.9M expenses, $3.0M total assets. 57 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.2M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 832745995
St Paul, MN
Educational Services
NTEE: B90
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.8M
Total Expenses$2.9M
Total Assets$3.0M
Grant Records57
Funding Total$4.2M
Filing Years2020–2024
Where $100 goes at Sahan Journal
How Sahan Journal divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.
$73
Programs
the work itself
$12
Management
running the organization
$15
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $73 for programs
$73
Sahan Journal published more than 700 news stories about Minnesota's immigrants and communities of color, attracting more than 1 million readers on our website, 2.1 million Instagram views…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$37,770
IINN SUPPORT - LABS & COLUMBIA INIT
$12,360
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$164,625
Arts & Culture
$152,000
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
$146,750
Showing up to 5 of 57 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director of Editorial
Chao Xiong
Director of Development
Dawn Flinsch
Board member
Eva Mclarty
Board member
Fred De Sam Lazaro
Executive Director 9/3/24- present
Gokulavanan Murugesan
Board Chair
Laura Yuen
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8M | $2.9M | $3.0M |
| 2023 | $4.6M | $2.5M | $4.1M |
| 2022 | $2.0M | $1.9M | $2.0M |
| 2021 | $2.5M | $1.2M | $2.0M |
| 2020 | $772K | $608K | $658K |
Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $772K to $1.8M (+127%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.0M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.