Public Charity

OUTLIER MEDIA

OUTLIER MEDIA is a Public Charity headquartered in DETROIT, MI. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $1.9M revenue, $2.5M expenses, $2.9M total assets. 22 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 874775293 DETROIT, MI Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.9M
Total Expenses$2.5M
Total Assets$2.9M
Grant Records22
Funding Total$1.6M
Filing Years2022–2024

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE CRITICAL INFORMATION TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES BY USING DATA FROM PUBLIC RECORDS. INFORMATION IS SHARED VIA ELECTRONIC MEANS. IN ADDITION, INFORMATION-NEEDS ASSESSMENTS ARE PERFORMED FOR COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY TO HELP COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND JOURNALISTS FILL INFORMATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY GAPS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF OUTLIER MEDIA
$125,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$100,550
2024
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
$42,739
2024
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$36,000

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Officers & Directors

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Candice Fortman
DIRECTOR Katlyn Alo
CHAIR Kimberly Clayson
DIRECTOR Kirk Mayes
DIRECTOR Lashara Bunting
TREASURER Richard Tofel

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Top Grant Purposes

TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
$493,953 3 grants
TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF OUTLIER MEDIA
$325,000 3 grants
Arts & Culture
$250,000 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$202,550 2 grants
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$62,403 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.9M $2.5M $2.9M
2023 $3.1M $1.8M $3.4M
2022 $2.9M $1.3M $2.1M

Between 2022 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $2.9M to $1.9M (-35%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.9M.

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