Civic Intelligence

The Community Reporting Alliance Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2024 • EIN 27-1246184

Jan 01, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 • Filed on May 12, 2025

Organization Profilereportingalliance.org
20 West AveChester, NY 10918

(845) 469-9000

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

68th percentile

0.03x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 68% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on this filing.

Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

46th percentile

-0.0%

Faster asset growth than 46% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

A valid growth rate could not be computed from the available filing history.

Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets68th percentile

Assets

Down

$46,403

Down $214 (-0.5%) from 2022

Net Assets

Down

$44,906

Down $214 (-0.5%) from 2022

Liabilities

Flat

$1,497

Flat from 2022

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Flat

$0

Flat from 2022

Expenses

Down

$5

Down $2,495 (-100%) from 2022

Net Income

Up

-$5

Up $2,495 (+100%) from 2022

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth46th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2013: $20,125Liabilities 2013: $1,234Net Assets 2013: $18,8912013Assets 2015: $30,543Liabilities 2015: $5,354Net Assets 2015: $25,1892015Assets 2016: $18,325Liabilities 2016: $2,464Net Assets 2016: $15,8612016Assets 2019: $32,457Liabilities 2019: $1,644Net Assets 2019: $30,8132019Assets 2020: $44,425Liabilities 2020: $1,497Net Assets 2020: $42,9282020Assets 2021: $49,117Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $49,1172021Assets 2022: $46,617Liabilities 2022: $1,497Net Assets 2022: $45,1202022Assets 2024: $46,403Liabilities 2024: $1,497Net Assets 2024: $44,9062024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$46,403
Liabilities$1,497
Net Assets$44,906
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2013: $38,000Expenses 2013: $37,631Net Income 2013: $3692013Revenue 2015: $50,377Expenses 2015: $58,283Net Income 2015: -$7,9062015Revenue 2016: $45,000Expenses 2016: $54,328Net Income 2016: -$9,3282016Revenue 2019: $20,000Expenses 2019: $18,051Net Income 2019: $1,9492019Revenue 2020: $20,000Expenses 2020: $7,885Net Income 2020: $12,1152020Revenue 2021: $10,000Expenses 2021: $5,308Net Income 2021: $4,6922021Revenue 2022: $0Expenses 2022: $2,500Net Income 2022: -$2,5002022Revenue 2024: $0Expenses 2024: $5Net Income 2024: -$52024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$0
Expenses$5
Net Income-$5
Open 2024 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
May 12, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Sustainable journalism and a well-informed public

The Community Reporting Alliance (CRA) mission is to support local journalism in areas where news coverage is lacking by pairing students with public libraries to publish both print and online editions of a local newspaper, guided by adult editors, mentors and volunteers. We currently fund four local newspapers

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
No change in activity from 2022 for Grants. Minor Expense Related to Bank Fee.$0$5
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay77th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Jeanne StrausBoard President-$0--
Laura HandmanBoard Of Directors-$0--
Gary Pierre-PierreBoard Of Directors-$0--
Amy HinesExecutive Director-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Community Reporting Alliance
EIN
27-1246184
Phone
8454699000
Address
20 West Ave, Chester, NY 10918

Signing Officer

Name
Jeanne Straus
Title
President
Phone
8454699000
Signed
2025-05-12
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Bank Fee”

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26

“Accounts Payable Trade”

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Filings

Displayed year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$46,403
Liabilities
$1,497
Net assets
$44,906
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$5
Net income
-$5
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$46.4$1.50$44.9$0.00$0.01$0.01
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$46.6$1.50$45.1$0.00$2.50$2.50
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$49.1$0.00$49.1$10.0$5.31$4.69
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$44.4$1.50$42.9$20.0$7.89$12.1
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$32.5$1.64$30.8$20.0$18.1$1.95
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$18.3$2.46$15.9$45.0$54.3$9.33
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$30.5$5.35$25.2$50.4$58.3$7.91
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$20.1$1.23$18.9$38.0$37.6$0.37