This organization files Form 990, which has no section for application policy. Its filings cannot say either way.
The latest filing we hold carries no statement about applications. That is not the same as closed: public-charity Form 990s have no field for it, and many foundations leave the section blank.
Grants paid by year
Total assets by year
Where the money went · FY2024
Form 990 splits expenses into program services, management and fundraising. The split is self-reported, and a grantmaker, a research institute and a direct-service nonprofit book the same work differently. A line the return does not carry reads "not available"; it is never counted as zero.
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990 | $562,012 | $535,007 | $0 | $42,592 | $42,592 |
| FY2023 | 990 | $430,231 | $470,221 | $5,700 | $15,587 | $15,587 |
| FY2022 | 990 | $791,692 | $926,579 | $362,472 | $55,575 | $55,575 |
| FY2021 | 990 | $835,169 | $820,636 | $260,887 | $190,460 | $190,460 |
| FY2020 | 990 | $915,799 | $863,000 | $270,314 | $175,865 | $175,865 |
| FY2019 | 990 | $642,380 | $617,964 | $151,940 | $123,066 | $123,066 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
No public data foundWhere recipients are
Based on the 0% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission LocalSan Francisco, CA | General support. | $362,472 | 2022 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Stoll | Director & Secretary | 20 | $27,946 |
| David Cohn | President & Director | 3 | $0 |
| Patricia Bovan Campbell | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Lila Lahood | Treasurer & Director |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| general support |
| $256,364 |
| 2020 |
| Mission LocalSan Francisco, CA | general support | $246,937 | 2021 |
| Mission LocalSan Francisco, CA | general support | $151,940 | 2019 |
| Mission LocalSan Francisco, CA | From 2018 through part of 2022, we fiscally sponsored Mission Local, a nonprofit news organization focusing on San Francisco's Mission District. Mission Local's journalistic work is in a similar educational vein as the Public Press's. While serving as fiscal sponsor, we monitored the use of grant funds by Mission Local through regular conversations, at least monthly, with Lydia Chavez, executive director of Mission Local. Toward the end of 2022, Mission Local received its own independent 501c3 status. The small number of donations received by the Public Press on behalf of Mission Local in 2023 came from individuals who didn't know that Mission Local had received a 501c3 determination from the IRS. All grants and donations received by the Public Press and distributed to Mission Local in 2023 were used to pay staff salaries and freelance journalists. | $5,700 | 2023 |
| 40 |
| $0 |
| Neal Gorenflo | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Peter Scheer | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Lawrence Groo | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Ricardo Sandoval Palos | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Jaya Padmanabhan | Director | 2 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990 · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202423209349324332
Form 990 · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202420719349300897
Form 990 · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202213209349300106
Form 990 · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202103239349301765
Form 990 · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202100259349301505
Form 990 · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201943239349300644
Form 990 · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201823259349300437
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.