Public Charity

READER INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY JOURNALISM INC

Based in CHICAGO, IL, READER INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY JOURNALISM INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $4.4M in revenue, $4.6M in expenses, $898K in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 23 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $853K.

EIN: 843670420 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.4M
Total Expenses$4.6M
Total Assets$898K
Grant Records23
Funding Total$853K
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

READER INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY JOURNALISM, INC. (RICJI) IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED TO EDUCATE, ADVANCE, AND INFORM PUBLIC DISCOURSE THROUGH LOCAL, INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM IN THE GREATER CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA. RICJI OPERATES AND PUBLISHES THE CHICAGO READER, AN ALTERNATIVE NEWSPAPER, WHICH CREATES AND CURATES POLITICAL AND CULTURAL COVERAGE BY AND FOR CHICAGO, INCLUDING HIGHLIGHTING UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES AND STORIES.

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$74,910
2024
To support the Pritzker-Pucker Foundation Match Challenge
$50,000
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$33,675
2024
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$9,610
2024
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$5,000

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Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Christina Steed
DIRECTOR Daniel Dever
BOARD CHAIRWOMAN Eileen Rhodes
DIRECTOR Jake Mikva
DIRECTOR Jamal Degeratto
DIRECTOR Juliette Buford

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$176,180 4 grants
The grant will Support the Chicago Reader's capacity to tell resident-driven, actionable stories that make a positive contribution to our city?s public conversation.
$150,000 2 grants
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$150,000 1 grant
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$101,000 1 grant
support for the 2023 Chicago Reader UnGala (no tickets or tangible benefits), In support of editorial capacity building and the development of cross-publication projects with other media outlets. The grant will support the Chicago Reader's capacity to tell resident-driven, actionable stories that make a positive contribution to our citys public conversation.
$90,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $4.4M $4.6M $898K
2023 $3.4M $3.8M $581K
2022 $2.7M $2.8M $578K
2021 $1.1M $860K $419K
2020 $291K $117K $174K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $291K to $4.4M (+1414%), with total assets most recently reported at $898K.

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