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Chicago Public Media Inc.

Fiscal year ending 2025. Filed on November 17, 2025.

848 E Grand Avenue Navy Pier
Chicago, Illinois 60611

Chicago Public Media Inc. (EIN: 36-3687394) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2025 IRS Form 990 filing, Chicago Public Media Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 13 out of 180 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $329,982. The highest compensated employee at Chicago Public Media Inc. is Matthew Moog with fiscal year 2025 compensation of $943,475.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$35,621,838

Expenses

$27,099,771

Employee compensation

$15,662,112
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Matthew Moog
CEO - THRU 09/2024
$943,475
$904,910 No related comp$38,565
Rina Dedhia
Chief Financial Officer
$440,734
$402,877 No related comp$37,857
Tracy Brown
Chief Partnerships Officer
$389,079
$367,728 No related comp$21,351
Cynthia Photos Abbott
Chief Legal Officer
$379,789
$349,975 No related comp$29,814
Lori Malatesta
Chief People Officer
$346,692
$323,322 No related comp$23,370
Stephen Wright
Vice President of Technology and Operations
$274,540
$256,640 No related comp$17,900
Gilbert Bailon
Executive Editor
$252,747
$236,817 No related comp$15,930
Debra Chamra
Senior Vice President, Finance and Accounting
$250,465
$225,296 No related comp$25,169
Lucy Kim
Chief Advancement Officer
$249,915
$228,084 No related comp$21,831
Heidi Goldfein
Vice President, Programs
$201,310
$170,888 No related comp$30,422
Kate Verrant
Assistant General Counsel
$197,910
$180,357 No related comp$17,553
Melissa Bell
CEO - BEG 09/2024
$190,787
$184,922 No related comp$5,865

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Adrienne King
Board Chair
Andrea Wishom
Director
Bernardo Sichel
Treasurer
Bill Rudnick
Director
Brian Wolfe
Director - BEG 9/2024
Bruce Heyman
Director
Cammie McLeod
Director - BEG 12/2024
Charles Lewis
Director
David Sinski
Director
Elizabeth Thompson
Director
Howard Conant Jr
Director
Jessica Sieja
Director - THRU 12/2024

Contractors

Skender Construction LLC
General Contractor
$2,651,424
Market Enginuity
Underwriting Account Executives
$1,339,890
Koya Leadership Partners LLC
Executive Recruitment
$304,998
Jones Day
Legal
$111,099
Ideo Lp
Consulting
$100,000

Mission Statement

CHICAGO PUBLIC MEDIA'S MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN THE WELL-BEING OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND OUR DEMOCRACY THROUGH INDEPENDENT LOCAL JOURNALISM. CHICAGO PUBLIC MEDIA PRODUCES ACCESSIBLE, TRUSTED NEWS, INFORMATION AND PROGRAMMING THAT HELPS ALL CHICAGO AREA RESIDENTS MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS EVERY DAY, PARTICIPATE IN OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND MAKE THE MOST OF OUR REGION.

Revisions to this organization profile

November 17, 2025:
2025 Chicago Public Media Inc. 990 filed
November 15, 2024:
2024 Chicago Public Media Inc. 990 filed
November 13, 2023:
2023 Chicago Public Media Inc. 990 filed

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