Chicago Public Media Inc
Donations deductibleChicago Public Media Inc's network
28 people20 organisationsi28 people and 20 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (28). Violet dotted lines (24) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
28 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 24 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 28 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrienne King Chair | Board Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Robert Pasin Chair | Board Chair - Thru 09/2024 | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Andrea Wishom | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Bernardo Sichel | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Bill Rudnick | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Brian Wolfe | Director - Beg. 9/2024 | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Bruce Heyman | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Cammie McLeod | Director - Beg. 12/2024 | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Charles Lewis | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| David Sinski | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Elizabeth Thompson (also filed as Liz Thompson) | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Howard Conant JR | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jessica Sieja | Director - Thru 12/2024 | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Julian Posada | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Kedra Newsom Reeves | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Laura Van Peenan | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Lerry J Knox JR (also filed as Lerry J Knox) | Director - Thru 09/2024 | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Lisa Morrison Butler | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Matt Richardson | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Nivine Megahed PHD (also filed as Nivine Megahed) | Vice Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Paul Rand | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Piyush Chaudhari | Director - Thru 09/2024 | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Raymond E Crossman PHD | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Robert Aguilar | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Roger Hochschild | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Susan Abrams | Director - Beg. 12/2024 | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Thomas Fisher JR MD | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| William A GEE IV | Director - Thru 09/2024 | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
32 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Wielunski | VP of Membership | since 2023 |
| Ariel Van Cleave | Managing Editor, Audio News | 2024 |
| Barbara Mousigian | VP, Digital | 2019 |
| Beth Follenweider | Sr Dir of Bus Intelligence & Data | since 2019 |
| Celeste Lecompte | Chief Audience Officer | since 2023 |
| Cynthia Photos Abbott | VP, General Counsel | since 2019 |
| Debra Chamra | VP of Accounting | since 2020 |
| Elizabeth Berger | VP of Communications | since 2021 |
| Frank Sharpe | Director of Product Engineering | 2025 |
| Gilbert Bailon | Executive Editor | 2025 |
| Gina Flaig | VP of People and Culture | 2021 |
| Golnar Sheikholeslami | CEO (Thru 10/2019) | since 2019 |
| Heidi Goldfein | VP of Programming | since 2019 |
| Israel Smith | Managing Director, Programming, Audience Develop. | since 2019 |
| Jake Fenske | VP, Membership (Thru 6/2021) | 2021 |
| Jenifer Surma | VP of Human Resources | 2019 |
| Jennifer Bell | VP of Development | since 2019 |
| Kassandra H Stephenson | Interim COO | since 2019 |
| Kate Verrant | Assistant General Counsel | 2025 |
| Kendra Waddington | Sr Dir of Development (Thru 5/2021) | since 2019 |
| Kevin Dawson | Managing Director, Content Development | since 2020 |
| Lori Malatesta | Chief People Officer | 2025 |
| Lucy Kim | Chief Advancement Officer | since 2023 |
| Matthew Moog | Interim CEO (Beg 10/2020) | since 2021 |
| Melissa Bell | CEO - Beg. 09/2024 | 2025 |
| Nicholas Deprey | VP of Product | since 2020 |
| Oliver Holmberg | Lead Software Engineer | 2021 |
| Rina Dedhia | VP of Finance | since 2019 |
| Stephen E Wright | VP of Technology and Operations | since 2020 |
| Steven C Edwards | Interim CEO | since 2019 |
| Tracy L Brown | Managing Editor | since 2020 |
| Valerie Toney Parker to 1122 | Chief People Officer | 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Moog | CEO - Thru 09/2024 | 20 | $905k | $39k | |
| Rina Dedhia | CFO | 20 | $403k | $38k | |
| Tracy Brown | Chief Partnerships Officer | 24 | $368k | $21k | |
| Cynthia Photos Abbott | Chief Legal Officer | 24 | $350k | $30k | |
| Lori Malatesta | Chief People Officer | 25 | $323k | $23k | |
| Stephen Wright | VP of Technology and Operations | 33 | $257k | $18k | |
| Gilbert Bailon | Executive Editor | 40 | $237k | $16k | |
| Lucy Kim | Chief Advancement Officer | 32 | $228k | $22k | |
| Debra Chamra | SVP, Finance and Accounting | 32 | $225k | $25k | |
| Melissa Bell | CEO - Beg. 09/2024 | 20 | $185k | $6k | |
| Kate Verrant | Assistant General Counsel | 29 | $180k | $18k | |
| Heidi Goldfein | VP of Programming | 40 | $171k | $30k | |
| Frank Sharpe | Director of Product Engineering | 20 | $157k | $16k | |
| Adrienne King | Board Chair | 1.3 | $0 | ||
| Bernardo Sichel | Treasurer | 1.3 | $0 | ||
| Nivine Megahed PhD | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Raymond E Crossman PhD | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Pasin | Board Chair - Thru 09/2024 | 1 | $0 | ||
| Andrea Wishom | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bill Rudnick | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brian Wolfe | Director - Beg. 9/2024 | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bruce Heyman | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cammie McLeod | Director - Beg. 12/2024 | 1 | $0 | ||
| Charles Lewis | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Sinski | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Thompson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Howard Conant Jr | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jessica Sieja | Director - Thru 12/2024 | 1 | $0 | ||
| Julian Posada | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kedra Newsom Reeves | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Laura van Peenan | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lerry J Knox Jr | Director - Thru 09/2024 | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lisa Morrison Butler | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Matt Richardson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Paul Rand | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Piyush Chaudhari | Director - Thru 09/2024 | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Aguilar | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Roger Hochschild | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Susan Abrams | Director - Beg. 12/2024 | 1 | $0 | ||
| Thomas Fisher Jr MD | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Chicago Public Media Inc
- EIN
- 363687394
- Address
- 848 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL, 60611-3509
- State
- Illinois
- Mission
- Chicago public media's mission is to strengthen the well-being of our local communities and our democracy through independent local journalism. Chicago public media produces accessible, trusted news, information and programming that helps all chicago area residents make informed decisions every day, participate in our diverse communities and make the most of our region. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A340 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1989
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1994
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsRobert Pasin
≥7years on the filingsElizabeth Thompson
≥7years on the filingsHoward Conant JR
≥7years on the filingsJulian Posada
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $123.1m
- Total liabilities
- $37.6m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $85.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $29.2m
- Program service revenue
- $1.1m
- Employees
- 180
- Volunteers
- 5
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $35.6m | $27.1m | $8.5m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.