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US nonprofit · EIN 853963369 · Philadelphia, PAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 853963369) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Tiny News Collective Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$4.6m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$3.8m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$6.4m
$86k liabilities
Net assets
$6.3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
3.9y av
Staff
7
7 volunteers
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
Lillian Ruiz
Left since last filing
2
33% of the board
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Tiny News Collective Inc's network

6 peoplei6 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

6 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.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 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Lillian Ruiz ChairChair2022
4 yrs
Aron PilhoferDirector2023
3 yrs
Gina ChuaDirector2022
4 yrs
Jillian Bauer-ReeseTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Kara Meyberg GuzmanDirector2023
3 yrs
Tyler FisherCompany secretary2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Amy Kovac AshleyExecutive Director2024
Chelsea JohnsonDirector of Technology2023
Heather BryantInterim Executive Directorsince 2022

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Amy Kovac AshleyExecutive Director40$181k$5k
Erica Beshears PerelBusiness Operations Director40$119k$4k
Jillian Bauer-ReeseTreasurer2$0
Kara Meyberg GuzmanDirector1$0
Lillian RuizChair2$0
Tyler FisherSecretary2$0
Amy AustinDirector1$0

Colorado roster

7 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263024060). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Lillian RuizBoard Chair
Jillian Bauer-ReeseTreasurer
Kimberly Spencer
Kara Mayberg-GuzmanDirector
Amy L Kovac-AshleyExecutive Director
Tyler FisherSecretary
Amy AustinDirector

About

Legal name
Tiny News Collective Inc
EIN
853963369
Address
1500 Chestnut St 2113, Philadelphia, PA, 19102-2737
State
Pennsylvania
Mission
We provide the tools, resources and commonwealth of knowledge to help people build sustainable news organizations that reflect and serve their communities. We support voices historically excluded from media and media ownership. (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
7 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2020
Principal officer
Amy Kovac Ashley (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 May 2021
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥4years on the filingsLillian Ruiz
≥4years on the filingsGina Chua
≥4years on the filingsJillian Bauer-Reese
≥3years on the filingsAron Pilhofer

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
$6.4m
Total liabilities
$86k
Net assets or fund balances
$6.3m
Contributions and grants received
$4.4m
Program service revenue
$54k
Grants and similar paid out
$2.6m
Employees
7
Volunteers
7

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$6.6m$2.7m$3.9m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

25+ 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.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Silver News LLCSupport for Journalism Projects$232k
The New Jersey Center for NonprofitSupport for Journalism Projects$201k
The Triibe IncSupport for Journalism Projects$151k
AC Joseph MediaSupport for Journalism Projects$142k
Atlantic City FocusSupport for Journalism Projects$140k
Ottawa News NetworkSupport for Journalism Projects$129k
Five Wards MediaSupport for Journalism Projects$114k
The Optimist LLCSupport for Journalism Projects$104k
AB&C Bilingual Resources LLCSupport for Journalism Projects$95k
MatSu SentinelSupport for Journalism Projects$94k
The Millennial Black Professor LLCSupport for Journalism Projects$89k
NJ Center for Student JournalismSupport for Journalism Projects$83k
The SHOUTSupport for Journalism Projects$83k
La Conner Community News vSupport for Journalism Projects$77k
The PulpSupport for Journalism Projects$70k
Tucson SpotlightSupport for Journalism Projects$51k
The 51stSupport for Journalism Projects$50k
Kevco Media LLCSupport for Journalism Projects$48k
Future Tides LLCSupport for Journalism Projects$35k
Evident Media IncSupport for Journalism Projects$35k
Harvey World Herald LLCSupport for Journalism Projects$32k
Cultura Media LLCSupport for Journalism Projects$31k
Latino Media ConsortiumSupport for Journalism Projects$29k
The New Town PressSupport for Journalism Projects$28k
Kingfisher Media LLCSupport for Journalism Projects$26k