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Illinois media organizations

There are 281 media production and publishing organizations in Illinois. Combined, these Illinoisan media organizations employ 1,540 people, earn more than $200 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $304 million.
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Types of media organizations in Illinois

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Media production and publishing organizations
 
281
 
$200,278,010
Nonprofit presses and publishers
 
88
 
$17,276,298
Film and video production organizations
 
79
 
$21,639,492
Television producing and broadcasting nonprofits
 
20
 
$87,022,103
Radio producing and broadcasting organizations
 
19
 
$1,259,493
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Media organizations by major Illinois cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Chicago
 
231
 
$188,454,481
Champaign
 
9
 
$2,921,283
Peoria
 
7
 
$4,330,064
Bloomington, IL
 
7
 
$196,378
Springfield, IL
 
6
 
$1,405,597
Davenport, IA
 
4
 
$2,401,595
Carbondale
 
3
 
$54,642
St. Louis, MO
 
2
 
$5,400
Decatur, IL
 
2
 
$0
Danville
 
1
 
$211,267
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Job trends for Illinois media organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
28
1-10
 
30
11-25
 
13
26-100
 
8
101 to 1,000
 
5
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of media organizations in Illinois

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
73
$250k to $1M
 
29
$1M to $5M
 
21
$5M to $25M
 
2
$25M to $100M
 
3
$100M+
 
0
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Directory of media organizations in Illinois

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1-20 of 281

Window To the World Communications (WTTW)

Window To the World Communications (WTTW) is Chicago's premier public media organization committed to creating and presenting unique content for television and digital media.
Revenue
$39.1m
Assets
$89.4m
Employees
215
EIN
36-2246703
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Chicago Public Media

Chicago Public Media serves the public interest by creating and delivering diverse compelling content that informs, inspires, enriches and entertains. Through a broad range of media platforms, they connect diverse audiences in their service area & beyond.
Revenue
$38.7m
Assets
$105.5m
Employees
210
EIN
36-3687394
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Chicago Sun-Times Media

Chicago Sun-Times Media provides local and independent journalism for print and digital platforms to educate and inform the public.
Revenue
$40.4m
Assets
$32.9m
Employees
188
EIN
87-4304197
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Real Clear Foundation

The Foundation's mission is to underwrite news aggregation and content which promotes responsible journalism and educational programs for public interest. See page 2.
Revenue
$8.5m
Assets
$4.2m
Employees
1
EIN
52-2128875
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Kartemquin Educational Films

Chicago-based Kartemquin Films fosters documentary media that empowers society, supports diverse voices, and creates social change.
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$2.5m
Employees
16
EIN
23-7430402
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Institute These Times

Publication of a periodical magazine dedicated to advancing democracy and economic justice, informing movements for a more humane world, and providing an accessible forum for debate about the policies that shape our future.
Revenue
$2.4m
Assets
$2.8m
Employees
19
EIN
94-2889692
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Chicago Reader

The corporation is organized to operate exclusively for charitable, educational, research and literary purposes including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the ....
Revenue
$3.4m
Assets
$580.5k
Employees
44
EIN
84-3670420
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Communications Network

The Communications Network supports strategic communications in the social sector through learning, leadership, and community for foundations and nonprofits.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$4.4m
Employees
5
EIN
52-2114179
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Full Spectrum Features NFP

Full Spectrum Features NFP drives equity in indie film by supporting work of underrepresented filmmakers, raising awareness on social issues.
Revenue
$4.6m
Assets
$2.5m
Employees
14
EIN
47-4243325
IRS type
501(c)(3)

City Bureau NFP

City Bureau NFP educates communities in Chicago on civic issues through journalism and media training while developing innovative models of civic journalism.
Revenue
$3.6m
Assets
$5.3m
Employees
28
EIN
81-1054499
IRS type
501(c)(3)

IQRA International Educational Foundation

IQRA' International Education Foundation is a non-profit Islamic educational establishment instituted to creatively respond to the growing need of our children, youth, and adults for sound Islamic instruction in the modern global village.
Revenue
$931.6k
Assets
$1.3m
Employees
9
EIN
36-3266715
IRS type
501(c)(3)

OTV Open Television

Chicago-based OTV Open Television supports artists in project development and release through funding, consultation, and referrals.
Revenue
$1.0m
Assets
$1.3m
Employees
3
EIN
82-4446544
IRS type
501(c)(3)

South Side Weekly NFP

South Side Weekly NFP is a nonprofit newspaper that supports civic and cultural engagement on Chicago's South Side through quality coverage and free training programs.
Revenue
$1.3m
Assets
$502.0k
Employees
12
EIN
47-1766522
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Iron Light Labs

Iron Light Labs is a Chicago-based creative incubator developing Netflix-quality films, training effective marketing strategies and powerful storytelling.
Revenue
$1.4m
Assets
$312.2k
Employees
0
EIN
86-1206324
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Institute of Cultural Affairs

ICA empowers communities to create sustainable development initiatives with consensus-based strategies. They offer training programs worldwide, based in Chicago.
Revenue
$1.7m
Assets
$469.1k
Employees
6
EIN
23-7394613
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Free Spirit Media NFP

Free Spirit Media transforms Media and society by providing opportunities for emerging creators, primarily from communities of color, to produce and distribute original content and to pursue artistic, personal and professional aspirations.
Revenue
$950.0k
Assets
$849.1k
Employees
66
EIN
36-4456215
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Naperville Community Television

Naperville Community Television creates a more informed, connected, and engaged community by telling local stories on TV and online. They celebrate and capture the spirit, character, and experience of Naperville through engaging video storytelling.
Revenue
$1.3m
Assets
$1.1m
Employees
31
EIN
36-3460409
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Franklin News Foundation

The Franklin Center is a non-profit group dedicated to providing investigative reporters and non-profit organizations at the state and local level with the training, expertise and technical support necessary to pursue journalistic endeavors.
Revenue
$4.8m
Assets
$971.4k
Employees
0
EIN
26-4066298
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Epoch Media Midwest

Epoch Media Midwest spreads truth and traditional values through independent media, including a free Chinese newspaper distributed in 10 states.
Revenue
$5.8m
Assets
$2.2m
Employees
0
EIN
20-0916595
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Chicago International Film Festival Inc Cinema-Chicago

Chicago-based film organization fostering cultural communication through festivals, screenings, and education outreach programs like CineYouth.
Revenue
$1.5m
Assets
$505.2k
Employees
58
EIN
36-2545170
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
This category corresponds to the "A30: Media, Communications Organizations" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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