Mission
TO RESTORE COMMUNITY-BASED JOURNALISM, INCLUDING THROUGH GRANTS, AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL PLATFORMS.
Public Charity
COMMUNITY NEWS FOUNDATION
COMMUNITY NEWS FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in HARRISONVILLE, MO. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $10.1M revenue, $9.9M expenses, $494K total assets. 24 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $8.0M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 833525020
HARRISONVILLE, MO
Alliances & Advocacy
NTEE: W01
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$10.1M
Total Expenses$9.9M
Total Assets$494K
Grant Records24
Funding Total$8.0M
Filing Years2020–2024
Where $100 goes at Community News Foundation
How Community News Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.
$99
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 $99 for programs
$99
Provided content underwriting support for news reporting on more than 1,000 online news sites that are focused on community news
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
POLITICAL ADVOCACY
$380,000
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$225,000
MEDIA AND PUBLISHING
$60,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$10,000
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$760,000
Showing up to 5 of 24 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Amber Weems
DIRECTOR
Brent Southwell
PRESIDENT
Rakesh Donthineni
DIRECTOR
Shonda Werry
PAST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Steve Appel
DIRECTOR
Victor Chen
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10.1M | $9.9M | $494K |
| 2023 | $6.0M | $6.0M | $307K |
| 2022 | $3.6M | $3.6M | $309K |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $1.5M | $334K |
| 2020 | $2.7M | $2.8M | $24K |
Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.7M to $10.1M (+275%), with total assets most recently reported at $494K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.