COMMUNITY NEWS COLLABORATIVE INC
EIN 93-4147531 · Education N.E.C. (B99)
What they do
OUR TEAM of WATCHDOG and INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS DELIVER DEPTH NOT BY GENERATING DAILY HEADLINES BUT BY STRATEGICALLY FOCUSING OUR REPORTING POWER WHERE WE CAN GET MAXIMUM IMPACT. WE WILL DO THIS IN SEVERAL WAYS: ORIGINAL JOURNALISM: WE PRODUCE QUICK-TURN ACCOUNTABILITY and EXPLANATORY STORIES, MID-LEVEL ENTERPRISE PIECES and IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATIONS USING OUR OWN, IN-HOUSE RESOURCES and MAKE THEM FREELY AVAILABLE for REPUBLICATION BY PRINT, DIGITAL TELEVISION and RADIO OUTLETS. COLLABORATIVE JOURNALISM: WE PARTNER WITH PRINT, DIGITAL TELEVISION and RADIO NEWSROOMS to PRODUCE QUICK-TURN ACCOUNTABILITY and EXPLANATORY STORIES, MID-LEVEL ENTERPRISE PIECES and IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATIONS USING SHARED RESOURCES and CO-PUBLISH THEM. SUPPORTIVE JOURNALISM: WE PROVIDE RESOURCES INCLUDING PUBLIC FOIA ASSISTANCE, DATA WORK, EDITING HELP and TRAINING SESSIONS to BOLSTER THE WORK of LOCAL PRINT, DIGITAL TELEVISION and RADIO NEWSROOMS, WHICH WILL CREDIT US for THAT ASSISTANCE WHEN APPROPRIATE. COMMUN
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Of every $100 spent, about $90.10 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.
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They name their leaders7 people are listed in the latest report.
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Financial picture
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Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
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EMILY LE COZEXECTIVE DIR
CAROL LOCICEROBOARD MEMBER
CHRIS DAVISBOARD MEMBER
GREG PARRISTREASURER
KEITH WOODSPRESIDENT
KELLY MCBRIDESECRETARY
SAM SCOTTBOARD MEMBER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2023
- Location
- PO BOX 99, SARASOTA, FL 34230-0099
- County
- Sarasota
- In care of
- % MARIA VESPERI
- Primary officer
- KEITH WOODS, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- MERCURIO & MAXWELL CPAS LLC
- NTEE classification
- Education N.E.C. (B99)
- IRS tax category
- Education N.E.C.