LOCAL MEDIA FOUNDATION
PO BOX 450, LAKE CITY, MI 49651 www.localmedia.org

Total Revenue
$1,593,866
Total Expenses
$1,398,408
Net Assets
$249,712

Organizations Filed Purposes: THE LOCAL MEDIA FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO ENSURE A HEALTHY FUTURE FOR LOCAL JOURNALISM, WHICH IS ESSENTIAL TO A STRONG DEMOCRACY, BY REINVENTING BUSINESS MODELS FOR NEWS.

TO EDUCATE AND GUIDE MEDIA COMPANIES THROUGH THEIR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION TO BETTER SERVE LOCAL COMMUNITIES

ACCELERATE LOCAL ASPIRES TO CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF THE LOCAL MEDIA INDUSTRY BY REINVENTING BUSINESS MODELS FOR NEWS. WE INVITE ALL INTERESTED MEDIA COMPANIES, FOUNDATIONS, TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS, PHILANTHROPISTS AND MORE TO GET INVOLVED.

THE LOCAL MEDIA FOUNDATION CHIEF DIGITAL CLUB IS WHERE MEDIA EXECUTIVES ARE CHARGED WITH GROWING DIGITAL REVENUE BENEFIT FROM A PEER NETWORK TO SHARE, LEARN, VET AND DISCUSS THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THEIR JOB.

THE BRANDED CONTECT PROJECT, A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE LMA AND THE LMC, AND FUNDED BY $1 MILLION INVESTMENT FROM FACEBOOK JOURNALISM PROJECT, COMMENCED IN MARCH 2019 WITH AN INITIAL ALPHA TEST GROUP, AND IN NOVEMBER 2019, SELECTED 22 MORE LOCAL MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN A BETA GROUP. THESE ORGANIZATIONS WILL DEVELOP BEST PRACTICES IN BRANDED CONTENT AND WILL RECEIVE TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE TO BUILD AND DEVELOP SUCCESSFUL AND SUSTAINABLE BRANDED CONTENT REVENUE STREAMS.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Joseph Williams IvCHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER38$157,039
Nancy Cawley LanePRESIDENT28$142,722
Stephanie SlagleDIRECTOR1$0
Jason MurrayDIRECTOR1$0
Mariah CraddickDIRECTOR1$0
Lisa BishopDIRECTOR1$0
Bob BrownTREASURER1$0
Chris WeatherlySECRETARY1$0
Guy TasakaDIRECTOR1$0
Samantha JohnstonDIRECTOR1$0
Brock BerryDIRECTOR1$0
Gordon BorrellFIRST VICE CHAIRMAN1$0
Liz WhiteCHAIRWOMAN1$0
Chris HendricksPAST CHAIRMAN1$0

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