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Chicago Public Media Inc.

Fiscal year ending 2020. Filed on November 13, 2020.

848 E Grand Ave 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 2020 IRS Form 990 filing, Chicago Public Media Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 15 out of 195 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $226,372. The highest compensated employee at Chicago Public Media Inc. is Golnar Sheikholeslami with fiscal year 2020 compensation of $479,696.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$28,816,283

Expenses

$29,795,613

Employee compensation

$17,338,835
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Golnar Sheikholeslami
CEO (Thru 10/2019)
$479,696
$462,194 No related comp$17,502
Steven C Edwards
Interim Chief Executive Officer
$285,030
$254,889 No related comp$30,141
Kassandra H Stephenson
Interim Chief Operating Officer
$271,008
$255,095 No related comp$15,913
Rina Dedhia
Chief Financial Officer
$259,216
$229,589 No related comp$29,627
Jennifer Bell
Chief Development Officer
$251,309
$224,695 No related comp$26,614
Cynthia Photos Abbott
Vice President and General Counsel
$239,980
$213,533 No related comp$26,447
Israel Smith
Managing Director, Programming and Audience Develo
$228,144
$200,098 No related comp$28,046
Tracy L Brown
Managing Editor
$203,253
$192,056 No related comp$11,197
Beth Follenweider
Senior Director of Business Intelligence
$189,784
$168,194 No related comp$21,590
Kevin Dawson
Managing Director, Content Development
$184,683
$164,200 No related comp$20,483
Stephen E Wright
Senior Director of Technology
$169,194
$148,691 No related comp$20,503
Nicholas Deprey
Product Director
$161,606
$149,283 No related comp$12,323

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Albert Bennett
Director (Thru 9/2019)
Bob Arthur
Director
Bryan Traubert
Board Chair
Constantine S Mihas
Treasurer
Dilnaz A Waraich
Director
Dominique Jordan Turner
Director
Elizabeth Thompson
Secretary
Howard Conant Jr
Director
James N Perry Jr
Director
James W Mabie
Director
Jay L Kloosterboer
Director (Thru 11/2019)
Julian Posada
Director

Contractors

Skender Construction LLC
Construction
$5,805,687
Market Enginuity
Underwriting Account Executives
$1,539,756
Forward Space LLC
Workspace Interior Design
$1,110,749
Two By Four Ltd.
Consulting
$902,309
Globant
Digital Consulting
$537,062

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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