Markup News Inc
Donations deductibleMarkup News Inc's network
9 people7 organisationsi9 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (7) 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
9 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Boardman Chair | Past Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| John Boland Chair | Chair | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Anil Dash | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Hema Sareen Mohan | Vice Chair | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Leo Wolinsky | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Melissa Harris-Perry | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Nicole Wong | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Paul OHM (also filed as Paul Ohm) | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Stuart Karle | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
19 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Frances | Operations Manager | 2024 |
| Daniel Phiffer | Full-Stack Engineer | 2022 |
| Evelyn Larrubia | Managing Editor, Investigations | 2020 |
| Evelyn Larrubia Thru 1122 | Managing Editor, Investigations | 2022 |
| Joel Eastwood | Visualizations Engineer | 2023 |
| Jon Keegan | Investigative Data Journalist | since 2022 |
| Julia Angwin | Editor-at-Large and Founder | since 2020 |
| KO Bragg | Editor | 2023 |
| Korey TE Hira | Vice President, Strategy & Operations | 2022 |
| Lauren Spirig | Development Director (Thru Dec 2023) | since 2022 |
| Leon YIN | Investigative Data Journalist | 2022 |
| Malena Carollo | Investigative Reporter | 2022 |
| Michael Reilly | Managing Editor | 2023 |
| Nabiha Syed | President | since 2020 |
| Neil Chase | CEO | 2024 |
| Ramsey Isler | Director of Product | since 2022 |
| Ryan Tate | Editor | 2023 |
| Simon Fondrie-Teitler | Infrastructure Engineer | 2022 |
| Sisi WEI | Editor-in-Chief | 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Boland | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Hema Sareen Mohan | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Leo Wolinsky | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Neil Chase | CEO | 40 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
Colorado roster
4 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20243038489). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Allison Frances | Treasurer |
| Halona Leung | Secretary |
| Neil Chase | CEO/President |
| Neil Chase |
About
- Legal name
- Markup News Inc
- EIN
- 843438375
- Address
- Po Box 1103, New York, NY, 10159-1103
- State
- New York
- Mission
- The markup is a nonprofit newsroom that challenges technology to serve the public good. The markup utilizes an unparalleled roster of engineers and journalists who pursue meaningful, data-driven investigations and develop digital tools. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A30 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
- 3 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2020
- Principal officer
- Neil Chase (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2020
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsDavid Boardman
≥6years on the filingsMelissa Harris-Perry
≥6years on the filingsNicole Wong
≥6years on the filingsPaul OHM
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $5k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $5k
- Contributions and grants received
- $228k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $269k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 4
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 | $610k | $4.5m | Deficit $3.8m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| CalMatters | funding to support operations | $261k |