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EAST LANSING INFO

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Plain text EAST LANSING INFO. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2021–2024. https://strategystudio.org/org/465444564. Retrieved 2026-10-20.

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Retrieved 2026-10-20; covers tax years 2021–2024. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2024 · Form 990 · revenue $349K · expenses $114K · assets $349K

Also known as
ELI
EIN
46-5444564
Address
PO BOX 16, EAST LANSING, MI 48826-0016
Website
WWW.EASTLANSINGINFO.NEWS
NTEE code
A30
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2014
Cross-check
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

PRODUCE ELECTRONIC AND PAPER NEWS DELIVERY ON TOPICS COVERING EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN, INCLUDING REPORTS ON GOVERNMENT, LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES, ARTS AND CULTURE EVENTS, SPORTS, AND MORE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Alice Dreger (former) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PUB2021-2023 $0$20,175 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Adam Quan DIRECTOR AT LARGE2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Raymond Vlasin PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Chuck Grigsby TREASURER OF THE BOARD2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Cody Harrell SECRETARY OF THE BOARD2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Nathan Andrus TREASURER OF THE BOARD2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Karissa Weir SECRETARY OF THE BOARD2024 1 $0 reported 1
Karessa Weir (former) SECRETARY OF THE BOARD2021-2023 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · none paid · 5 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ADAM QUAN DIRECTOR AT LARGE1 $0$0$0 $01
RAYMOND VLASIN PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD2 $0$0$0 $01
CHUCK GRIGSBY TREASURER OF THE BOARD1 $0$0$0 $01
CODY HARRELL SECRETARY OF THE BOARD1 $0$0$0 $01
NATHAN ANDRUS TREASURER OF THE BOARD1 $0$0$0 $01
KARISSA WEIR SECRETARY OF THE BOARD1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ADAM TOMAS QUAN DIRECTOR AT LARGE1 $0-$0 $01
ALICE DREGER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PUB30 $0-$0 $01
RAYMOND D VLASIN PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD2 $0-$0 $01
CHUCK GRIGSBY TREASURER OF THE BOARD1 $0-$0 $01
CODY HARRELL SECRETARY OF THE BOARD1 $0-$0 $01
NATHAN ANDRUS TREASURER OF THE BOARD2 $0-$0 $01
KARESSA WEIR SECRETARY OF THE BOARD1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ADAM TOMAS QUAN DIRECTOR AT LARGE1 $0-$0 $01
ALICE DREGER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PUB30 $0-$0 $01
RAYMOND D VLASIN PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD2 $0-$0 $01
CHUCK GRIGSBY TREASURER OF THE BOARD1 $0-$0 $01
CODY HARRELL SECRETARY OF THE BOARD1 $0-$0 $01
NATHAN ANDRUS TREASURER OF THE BOARD2 $0-$0 $01
KARESSA WEIR SECRETARY OF THE BOARD1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $20K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ALICE DREGER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PUBLISHER30 $20,175-$0 $20,1751
ADAM TOMAS QUAN DIRECTOR AT LARGE1 $0-$0 $01
RAYMOND D VLASIN PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD2 $0-$0 $01
CHUCK GRIGSBY TREASURER OF THE BOARD1 $0-$0 $01
CODY HARRELL SECRETARY OF THE BOARD1 $0-$0 $01
NATHAN ANDRUS TREASURER OF THE BOARD2 $0-$0 $01
KARESSA WEIR SECRETARY OF THE BOARD1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$348,752$113,934 $348,772$348,675 $348,752$0 -5-
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-06-30 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$162,713$156,586 $62,659$62,398 $162,713- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-06-30 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$162,713$156,586 $62,659$62,398 $162,713- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$181,837$170,571 $56,271$56,271 $181,834- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$170,508$166,469 $55,075$55,075 $170,502- ---

Funders of this organization

10 grantors reported grants to this organization, $471,689 in all, tax years 2019 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
ONLINE JOURNALISM PROJECT INC Public charity Exact 2025 1$250,000 2025$250,000
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THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2024 6$127,792 2024$18,305
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AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2023 2$21,500 2023$6,000
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INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS Public charity Exact 2024 1$20,000 2024$20,000
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LOCAL INDEPENDENT ONLINE NEWS PUBLISHERS INC Public charity Exact 2024 1$20,000 2024$20,000
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THE RECYCLING PARTNERSHIP INC Public charity Exact 2022 1$15,000 2022$15,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2023 2$12,682 2023$5,790
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MARTIN FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “EAST LANSING INFO” 2021, 2023-2025 4$4,000 2025$500
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SCHOLL FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “EAST LANSING INFO” 2021-2024 4$465 2024$75
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RE OLDS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “EAST LANSING INFO” 2023 1$250 2023$250
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $113,934 spent · pay $90,824 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $90,824-$90,824- 79.7%
Fees: accounting $6,276-$6,276- 5.5%
Advertising and promotion $5,495-$5,495- 4.8%
Office expenses $4,338-$4,338- 3.8%
Insurance $3,909-$3,909- 3.4%
Other (as described)POSTAGE AND DELIVERY $2,504-$2,504- 2.2%
Fees: other services $588-$588- 0.5%
Total$113,934100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $156,586 spent · pay $137,023 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $137,023 87.5%
Fees to independent contractors $7,554 4.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,323 4.7%
Printing, publications, postage $4,686 3.0%
Total$156,586100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $170,571 spent · pay $98,547 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $98,547 57.8%
Fees to independent contractors $56,453 33.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,647 6.2%
Printing, publications, postage $4,924 2.9%
Total$170,571100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $166,469 spent · pay $139,395 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $139,395 83.7%
Printing, publications, postage $18,445 11.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,407 3.2%
Fees to independent contractors $3,222 1.9%
Total$166,469100%

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