Public Charity

LEXINGTON OBSERVER INC

LEXINGTON OBSERVER INC, of LEXINGTON, MA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $4.0M in revenue, $5.0M in expenses, $176K in total assets. 15 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 874640985 LEXINGTON, MA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.0M
Total Expenses$5.0M
Total Assets$176K
Grant Records15
Funding Total$3.3M
Filing Years2023–2024

Mission

THE LEXINGTON OBSERVER IS A HYPERLOCAL, DIGITAL-FIRST, NONPROFIT NEWS SITE COVERING ISSUES THAT MATTER MOST TO PEOPLE IN LEXINGTON, INCLUDING LOCAL GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION, ECONOMY, ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE. THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING AND PARTICIPATION IN LEXINGTON MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH LOCAL, COMMUNITY JOURNALISM.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Cameron Hickey
DIRECTOR Craig Sandler
DIRECTOR Elizabeth Hansen
TREASURER Nagarjuna Venna
CHAIR Nicholas Mele

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL SUPPORT
$2,007,000 2 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$361,055 2 grants
FOOD SYSTEMS
$300,000 1 grant
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$269,435 2 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT CONSISTENT WITH 501(C)(3) RESTRICTIONS
$141,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $4.0M $5.0M $176K
2023 $1.7M $640K $1.1M

Between 2023 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.7M to $4.0M (+133%), with total assets most recently reported at $176K.

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