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Organizations Public & Societal Benefit Community News Foundation

Community News Foundation

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on November 17, 2025.

117 S Lexington St
Harrisonville, Missouri 64701

Community News Foundation (EIN: 83-3525020) has filed an IRS Form 990 since fiscal year 2019. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, Community News Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 1 employee. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $30,000. The highest compensated employee at Community News Foundation is Steve Appel with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $30,000. Community News Foundation changed its name from Metric Media Foundation in 2022.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$10,083,031

Expenses

$9,896,346

Employee compensation

$34,000
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Steve Appel
Former Executive Director
$30,000
$30,000 No related compNo other comp

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Amber Weems
Executive Director
$4,000
$4,000 No related compNo other comp
Rakesh Donthineni
President
No compensation reported
Shonda Werry
Director
No compensation reported
Victor Chen
Director
No compensation reported
Brent Southwell
Director
No compensation reported

Contractors

Pipeline Media LLC
Publishing&Distribution
$6,472,460
Metric Media LLC
Publishing&Distribution
$2,519,640
Pipeline Advisors LLC
Publishing&Distribution
$840,000

Mission Statement

TO RESTORE COMMUNITY-BASED JOURNALISM, INCLUDING THROUGH GRANTS, AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL PLATFORMS.

Revisions to this organization profile

November 17, 2025:
2024 Community News Foundation 990 filed
November 14, 2024:
2023 Community News Foundation 990 filed
November 15, 2023:
2022 Community News Foundation 990 filed

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