Civic Intelligence

Community Reporting Alliance

EIN 27-1246184 • 501(c)3 • Chester, NY

Profile

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

20 West AveChester, NY 10918

reportingalliance.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

72nd percentile

0.03x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 72% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2022

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2022

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Asset Growth

44th percentile

-5.1%

Faster asset growth than 44% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Revenue Growth

3rd percentile

-100%

Faster revenue growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets72nd percentile

Assets

Down

$46,617

Down $2,500 (-5.1%) from 2021

Liabilities

Up

$1,497

Up $1,497 from 2021

Net Assets

Down

$45,120

Down $3,997 (-8.1%) from 2021

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Down

$0

Down $10,000 (-100%) from 2021

Expenses

Down

$2,500

Down $2,808 (-53%) from 2021

Net Income

Down

-$2,500

Down $7,192 (-153%) from 2021

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth44th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$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: $45,1202022

Highlighted filing

2022

Assets$46,617
Liabilities$1,497
Net Assets$45,120
Open 2022 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth3rd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest 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: -$2,5002022

Highlighted filing

2022

Revenue$0
Expenses$2,500
Net Income-$2,500
Open 2022 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2022 • Form 990EZXML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.

Open filing
Assets
$46,617
Liabilities
$1,497
Net assets
$45,120
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$2,500
Net income
-$2,500
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
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
Latest Detailed Filing

The latest 2022 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2021 below.

Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Signed
Mar 22, 2022
Return Version
2021v4.0
Gross Receipts
$10,000
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
Manor Ink staff continued to meet and publish regularly though distribution of the printed continued to be problematic throughout the pandemic.$0$2,500
Despite engaging an 8th grade teacher, outreach to Coal Cracker alums and running promotions on social media, Coal Cracker was unable to recruit enough students to produce a newspaper and podcast as planned for 2021.$0$2,500
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay84th 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
Otilia Bertolotti
Title
CFO
Phone
5706478100
Signed
2022-03-22
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Description;Amount^Insurance expense;308^Total;308^”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20

“Description;Amount^Accounts payable;1497^Total;1497^”

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24

“Description;EOY Amount^prepaid insurance;149^Total;149^”

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26

“Description;EOY Amount^No description;0^Total;0^”

Raw XML Appendix177 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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