CITYSIDE JOURNALISM INITIATIVE (EIN 843448887) - Form 990 Financial Analysis & Trantor Score

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2019

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

LANCE KNOBEL

Phone

5107597371

Tax Period

2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

CITYSIDE JOURNALISM INITIATIVE, founded in 2019, is a community nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $5.3M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue surged 39% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. Expenses of $5.1M left a modest 3% surplus.

Mission

Cityside Journalism Initiative (Cityside) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit media organization committed to building community through local journalism. Cityside provides readers with fact-driven, nonpartisan, informative reporting that seeks to reflect the diversity and complexity of the communities it serves. Cityside operates three newsrooms, Berkeleyside, The Oaklandside and Richmondside, to provide local journalism in these cities.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $4,374,928

Program Service Revenue $782,193

Investment Income $0

Other Revenue $144,441

TOTAL REVENUE $5,301,562

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $3,637,713

Fundraising Expenses $383,617

Program Expenses $3,860,647

Other Expenses $1,502,125

TOTAL EXPENSES $5,139,838

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$5,301,562	$3,805,599	+0.4%
Expenses	$5,139,838	$4,227,726	+0.2%
Net Income	$161,724	$-422,127	-1.4%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

Comprehensive financial analysis: Altman Z-Score, liquidity, solvency, sustainability, efficiency, and growth metrics

Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

N/A

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

⚠ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$622,516

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
COLLEEN LEARY	VP, CLIENT PARTNERSHIPS	40.00		$198,372	$12,765	$211,137
ERICA KESEL	SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT	40.00		$171,135	$5,858	$176,993
LANCE KNOBEL	PRESIDENT & CEO	40.00	Officer	$155,881	$7,631	$163,512
TANZEEM PAGHDIWALA	TREAS, EIC, SO	40.00	Officer	$154,382	$6,285	$160,667
TRACEY TAYLOR	SECY & CHIEF CO	40.00	Officer	$135,758	$15,428	$151,186
PAMELA LEWIS TURNTINE	EDITOR IN CHIEF	40.00	Officer	$130,649	$16,502	$147,151
BECKI COUCH-ALVARADO	DIRECTOR OF EVENTS	40.00		$108,094	$9,836	$117,930
JACOB SIMAS	DIR COM JOURNALISM	40.00		$111,041	$4,710	$115,751
SARAH LEE	DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE	40.00		$106,976	$8,574	$115,550
FRANCISCO NIETO	DIR PRODUCT & PLAT	40.00		$108,610	$6,720	$115,330
MICHAEL OLSON	BOARD CHAIR	5.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
STACEY ZOLT HARA	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
EVELYN NUSSENBAUM	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MARTIN REYNOLDS	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CANDICE FORTMAN	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
EMILY RAMSHAW	AUDIT CO CHAIR	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN STUTZMAN	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LISA ARMSTRONG	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	$5,301,562	$5,139,838	$1,494,916	$161,724
2023	$3,805,599	$4,227,726	$1,165,414	$-422,127
2022	$4,223,869	$4,197,461	$1,509,786	$26,408
2021	$3,671,033	$3,718,600	$1,452,372	$-47,567
2020	$2,624,923	$1,929,992	$1,576,309	$694,931

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