Organizations Filed Purposes:
FOSTERING MEDIA CONNECTIONS IS A NON-PROFIT NEWS ORGANIZATION THAT USES A MIX OF INVESTIGATIVE, ACCOUNTABILITY AND SOLUTION-ORIENTED JOURNALISM TO DRIVE REFORM WITHIN THE SYSTEMS THAT SERVE VULNERABLE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES.
FMC IS COMMITTED TO BETTERING THE LIVES OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND THEIR FAMILIES.
THE IMPRINT (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE CHRONICLE OF SOCIAL CHANGE): THE IMPRINT IS AN ONLINE NEWS SITE COVERING CHILD WELFARE AND JUVENILE JUSTICE NEWS NATIONALLY, WITH EDITORIAL STAFF IN CALIFORNIA, NEW YORK, ARIZONA, WYOMING AND MICHIGAN. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE IMPRINT HAS RUN NEARLY 4,000 ARTICLES ON ISSUES IMPACTING CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES; WON NUMEROUS AWARDS DEDICATED TO SOLUTION-BASED COVERAGE OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH'S ISSUES; AND INSPIRED FOLLOW UP COVERAGE IN BOTH LOCAL MARKET AND NATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS. IN FY 2019-2020, READERSHIP GREW 54 PERCENT OVERALL, WITH MONTHLY PAGE VIEWS REGULARLY EXCEEDING 100,000.
YOUTH VOICE PROGRAM: FMC'S YOUTH VOICE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2016 AS A JOURNALISM TRAINING PROGRAM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE IN THE FOSTER CARE OR JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS. IN 2020, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR NEW YOUTH VOICE PROGRAM MANAGER, WE GENERATED 57 PERSONAL REFLECTIONS AND OPINION PIECES FROM YOUNG PEOPLE WITH FOSTER CARE OR YOUTH JUSTICE EXPERIENCE. THIS INCLUDED, FOR THE FIRST TIME, A PHOTO-ESSAY FROM AN UP-AND-COMING PHOTOGRAPHER ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE AS AN ESSENTIAL WORKER DURING THE PANDEMIC.THE YOUTH VOICE PROGRAM EXPANDED THIS YEAR TO INCLUDE CONTRIBUTORS FROM MINNESOTA AND TEXAS, AND SOON, WASHINGTON. BEYOND WRITING IN OUR PAGES, CONTRIBUTORS WORK WITH THE FMC TEAM TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TOPARTICIPATE IN VIRTUAL EVENTS FOCUSED ON YOUTH EXPERIENCES AND CHALLENGES RELATED TO HIGHER EDUCATION, RACISM, HOMELESSNESS AND MORE.
FOSTERING FAMILIES TODAY: FOSTERING FAMILIES TODAY IS AN AWARD-WINNING BI-MONTHLY PRINT AND DIGITAL MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTED TO RESOURCE FAMILIES AND KIN CAREGIVERS. TODAY WE HAVE 17,000 FFT SUBSCRIBERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND SOME IN CANADA. THIS MAGAZINE ENSURES CAREGIVERS ARE EDUCATED ABOUT THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, AND PROVIDES THEM WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO EARN CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS THROUGH READING COMPREHENSION.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Daniel Heimpel | PRESIDENT | 50 | $129,061 |
| Lisa Ling | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Leslie Gilbert-Lurie | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Aileen Adams | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeremy Pelphrey | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lindsay Ellenbogen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tara Wilson | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Kathleen Strottman | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Nicolai | BOARD CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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