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Chicago Public Media Inc.

Fiscal year ending 2021. Filed on November 15, 2021.

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 2021 IRS Form 990 filing, Chicago Public Media Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 18 out of 180 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $193,399. The highest compensated employee at Chicago Public Media Inc. is Steve C Edwards with fiscal year 2021 compensation of $273,951.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$37,246,182

Expenses

$27,245,996

Employee compensation

$16,183,651
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Steve C Edwards
Chief Content Ofcr(Thru 5/21)
$273,951
$246,603 No related comp$27,348
Kassandra Stephenson
Chief Mkting Ofcr(Thru 4/21)
$255,496
$243,150 No related comp$12,346
Rina Dedhia
Chief Financial Officer
$249,065
$222,523 No related comp$26,542
Jennifer Bell
Chief Development OFCR (Thru 5/2021)
$236,684
$210,508 No related comp$26,176
Cynthia P Abbott
Vice President and General Counsel
$231,651
$210,000 No related comp$21,651
Jake Fenske
Vice President, Membership (Thru 6/2021)
$209,801
$198,001 No related comp$11,800
Israel Smith
Managing Director, PRG and Audience DEV
$208,710
$183,103 No related comp$25,607
Tracy Brown
Chief Content Officer
$195,873
$178,301 No related comp$17,572
Stephen E Wright
Senior Director of Technology
$195,011
$171,354 No related comp$23,657
Beth Follenweider
SR Director of BUS Intelligence and DATA
$192,491
$173,252 No related comp$19,239
Gina Flaig
Vice President of People and Culture
$185,458
$167,796 No related comp$17,662
Kevin Dawson
Managing Director, Content Development
$183,481
$161,973 No related comp$21,508

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Adrienne King
Director
Bob Arthur
Director
Bryan Traubert
Board Chair
Constantine S Mihas
Treasurer (Thru 9/2020)
Dilnaz A Waraich
Director
Dominique Jordan Turner
Director
Elizabeth Thompson
Secretary
Howard Conant Jr
Director
James N Perry Jr
Director (Thru 9/2020)
James W Mabie
Director (Thru 4/2021)
Julian Posada
Director
Kay McCurdy
Director

Contractors

Market Enginuity
Underwriting Account Executives
$1,335,023
Skender Construction LLC
Construction
$985,365
Jones Day
Legal
$160,517
Mandell Menkes LLC
Legal
$102,774
Lka Fundraising & Communications
Consulting
$101,160

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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