Public Charity

SPOTLIGHT PA C/O CHRISTOPHER BAXTER

SPOTLIGHT PA C/O CHRISTOPHER BAXTER, of HARRISBURG, PA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $6.3M in revenue, $3.5M in expenses, $7.6M in total assets. 28 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $6.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 920577182 HARRISBURG, PA Professional Societies & Associations NTEE: B03 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$6.3M
Total Expenses$3.5M
Total Assets$7.6M
Grant Records28
Funding Total$6.4M
Filing Years2022–2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF SPOTLIGHT PA IS TO HOLD POWERFUL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FORCES, ESPECIALLY GOVERNMENTS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, BUSINESSES, AND SPECIAL INTERESTS, TO ACCOUNT THROUGH URGENT AND COMPELLING INVESTIGATIVE AND PUBLIC SERVICE JOURNALISM THAT DRIVES CHANGE AND STRENGTHENS OUR DEMOCRACY, THE STATE, AND ALL WHO LIVE HERE.

Where $100 goes at Spotlight PA C/O Christopher Baxter

How Spotlight PA C/O Christopher Baxter divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 3 years.

$71 Programs the work itself
$13 Management running the organization
$16 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $71 for programs

$71
Spotlight pa is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to high-quality investigative and public-service journalism about the pennsylvania state government and urgent statewide issues, including elections, voting, the governor…
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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

2025
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$832,241
$510,000
2024
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
$509,135
2024
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$332,934
$200,000

Showing up to 5 of 28 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

VICE CHAIR Annie Mccain Madonia
TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR Carlana Johnson
CEO & PRESIDENT Christopher Baxter
CHAIR David Boardman
DIRECTOR George Fernandez
DEPUTY DIRECTOR Joanna Zuckerman Bernstein

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,592,325 16 grants
Environment & Conservation
$702,349 2 grants
Education
$233,260 3 grants
Unspecified
$3,834,962 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $6.3M $3.5M $7.6M
2023 $7.7M $3.2M $4.7M
2022 $659K $482K $184K

Between 2022 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $659K to $6.3M (+853%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.6M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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