Organizations Filed Purposes:
AS A CIVIC NEWS ORGANIZATION, BEACON MEDIA INC. (DBA "THE BEACON") SEEKS TO PROVIDE LOCAL, NON-PARTISAN NEWS AND INFORMATION OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, AND FOR THE PEOPLE THROUGHOUT KANSAS AND MISSOURI, INCLUDING REPORTS ON OUR LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, ECONOMIC AND GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES, ARTS, EVENTS, AND SO FORTH. THE BEACON CONFINES ITSELF TO LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS AND INFORMATION, AND ENCOURAGES CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WITH MEMBERS AND READERS THROUGH EVENTS AND ONLINE NEWS FORUMS.
BEACON MEDIA INC IS A NONPROFIT ONLINE NEWS ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PUBLIC SERVICE JOURNALISM. WE COVER HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, EDUCATION, ECONOMICS AND CIVIC ISSUES. OUR MISSION IS TO PRODUCE RIGOROUS JOURNALISM THAT EXPLAINS COMPLEX ISSUES, HOLDS GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE AND ENGAGES KANSANS AND MISSOURIANS IN CIVIC ISSUES. WE PARTNER WITH OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS TO SHARE OUR WORK, AS WELL AS DISTRIBUTE NEWS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, EMAIL NEWSLETTERS, SOCIAL MEDIA AND TEXT MESSAGING. OUR AWARD WINNING JOURNALISM IS AVAILABLE FOR FREE TO THE PUBLIC. WE LAUNCHED IN 2020 AND HAVE GROWN OUR AUDIENCE TO MORE THAN 10,000, PROVIDED GUIDES ON HOW TO VOTE SAFELY IN THE PANDEMIC, AND HELD DOZENS OF VIRTUAL EVENTS CENTERING ISSUES WE COVER.
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 |
|---|
| Kelsey Ryan | FOUNDER AND CEO | 40 | $1,615 |
| Mark Horvit | DIRECTORS | 5 | $0 |
| Brittany Barrientos | DIRECTORS | 5 | $0 |
| Laurie Ellinghausen Callan | DIRECTORS | 5 | $0 |
| Kerri Voyles | DIRECTORS | 5 | $0 |
| Andre Davis | DIRECTORS | 5 | $0 |
| Anurag Patel | DIRECTORS | 5 | $0 |
| Brian Mcclendon | DIRECTORS | 5 | $0 |
| David Oliver | BOARD CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
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