Cityside Journalism Initiative
Donations deductibleRevenue
$5.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$5.1m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$1.5m
$424k liabilities
Net assets
$1.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
5.8 years on average
Staff
33
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Emily Ramshaw
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Cityside Journalism Initiative's network
8 people6 organisationsi8 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (6) 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
8 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 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Ramshaw Chair | Audit Co Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Michael Olson Chair | Board Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Candice Fortman | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Evelyn Nussenbaum | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Lisa Armstrong | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Martin Reynolds | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Stacey Zolt Hara | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Susan Stutzman | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Becki Couch-Alvarado | Director of Events | 2024 |
| Colleen Leary | VP, Client PTPS | since 2021 |
| Erica Kesel | Senior Director of Development | 2024 |
| Frances Dinkelspiel | Sec & Exec Ed | since 2020 |
| Jill M Kunishma | VP, Dev. | 2021 |
| Lance Knobel | President & CEO | since 2020 |
| Michael Zivyak | Chief Rev. Ofc. | 2021 |
| Pamela Lewis Turntine | Editor in Chief | 2024 |
| Sarah Lee | Director of People | 2024 |
| Tanzeem Paghdiwala | Treasurer, EIC | since 2022 |
| Tracey Taylor | Treas & Ed Dir | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colleen Leary | VP, Client Partnerships | 40 | $198k | $13k | |
| Erica Kesel | Senior Director of Development | 40 | $171k | $6k | |
| Lance Knobel | President & CEO | 40 | $156k | $8k | |
| Tanzeem Paghdiwala | Treas, Eic, So | 40 | $154k | $6k | |
| Tracey Taylor | Secy & Chief Co | 40 | $136k | $15k | |
| Pamela Lewis Turntine | Editor in Chief | 40 | $131k | $17k | |
| Jacob Simas | Dir Com Journalism | 40 | $111k | $5k | |
| Francisco Nieto | Dir Product & Plat | 40 | $109k | $7k | |
| Becki Couch-Alvarado | Director of Events | 40 | $108k | $10k | |
| Sarah Lee | Director of People | 40 | $107k | $9k | |
| Michael Olson | Board Chair | 5 | $0 | ||
| Stacey Zolt Hara | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Evelyn Nussenbaum | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Martin Reynolds | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Candice Fortman | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Emily Ramshaw | Audit Co Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Susan Stutzman | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lisa Armstrong | Director | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Cityside Journalism Initiative
- EIN
- 843448887
- Address
- 1111 Broadway Ste 300, Oakland, CA, 94607-4167
- State
- California
- Mission
- Cityside Journalism Initiative (Cityside) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit media organization committed to building community through local journalism. Cityside provides readers with fact-driven, nonpartisan, informative reporting that seeks to reflect the diversity and complexity of the communities it serves. Cityside operates three newsrooms, Berkeleyside, The Oaklandside and Richmondside, to... (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
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2019
- Principal officer
- Lance Knobel (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 2020
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsEmily Ramshaw
≥6years on the filingsMichael Olson
≥6years on the filingsCandice Fortman
≥6years on the filingsEvelyn Nussenbaum
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.5m
- Total liabilities
- $424k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $4.4m
- Program service revenue
- $782k
- Employees
- 33
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 | $5.3m | $5.1m | $162k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.