Compensation 990
OrganizationsEmployeesBoard MembersGrantsContractorsTop RankingsPricing

Stay updated on 990 organization compensation

© Civic Register LLC

Compensation 990 is an independent service that uses public IRS Form 990 filings as its source data. We clean and standardize this information, but the original filings may contain errors or omissions. Years on this site refer to the organization’s fiscal year end date on the filing.

About•Report a discrepancy•Your privacy choices
Organizations Arts, Culture & Humanities Cityside Journalism Initiative

Cityside Journalism Initiative

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on September 13, 2025.

PO Box 70004
Oakland, California 94612

Cityside Journalism Initiative (EIN: 84-3448887) has filed an IRS Form 990 since fiscal year 2020. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, Cityside Journalism Initiative, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 10 out of 33 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $147,521. The highest compensated employee at Cityside Journalism Initiative is Colleen Leary with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $211,137.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$5,301,562

Expenses

$5,139,838

Employee compensation

$3,637,713
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Colleen Leary
Vice President, Client Partnerships
$211,137
$198,372 No related comp$12,765
Erica Kesel
Senior Development Director
$176,993
$171,135 No related comp$5,858
Lance Knobel
President and Chief Executive Officer
$163,512
$155,881 No related comp$7,631
Tanzeem Paghdiwala
Treas, EIC, SO
$160,667
$154,382 No related comp$6,285
Tracey Taylor
SECY and Chief CO
$151,186
$135,758 No related comp$15,428
Pamela Lewis Turntine
Editor in Chief
$147,151
$130,649 No related comp$16,502
Becki Couch-Alvarado
Events Director
$117,930
$108,094 No related comp$9,836
Jacob Simas
Director COM Journalism
$115,751
$111,041 No related comp$4,710
Sarah Lee
Director of People
$115,550
$106,976 No related comp$8,574
Francisco Nieto
Director Product and PLAT
$115,330
$108,610 No related comp$6,720

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Candice Fortman
Director
Emily Ramshaw
Audit CO Chair
Evelyn Nussenbaum
Director
Lisa Armstrong
Director
Martin Reynolds
Director
Michael Olson
Board Chair
Stacey Zolt Hara
Director
Susan Stutzman
Director

Mission Statement

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.

Revisions to this organization profile

September 13, 2025:
2024 Cityside Journalism Initiative 990 filed
August 29, 2024:
2023 Cityside Journalism Initiative 990 filed
August 11, 2023:
2022 Cityside Journalism Initiative 990 filed

Get an email when new compensation information is released for Cityside Journalism Initiative

Be the first to know when new IRS Form 990 data is published for this organization.

Related Jobs

View more jobs
Powered by Talroo
Report a discrepancy →