EAST LANSING INFO
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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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Dreger (former) | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PUB | 2021-2023 | $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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Quan | DIRECTOR AT LARGE | 2021-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Raymond Vlasin | PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD | 2021-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Chuck Grigsby | TREASURER OF THE BOARD | 2021-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Cody Harrell | SECRETARY OF THE BOARD | 2021-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Nathan Andrus | TREASURER OF THE BOARD | 2021-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Karissa Weir | SECRETARY OF THE BOARD | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Karessa Weir (former) | SECRETARY OF THE BOARD | 2021-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 6 people listed · none paid · 5 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM QUAN | DIRECTOR AT LARGE | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RAYMOND VLASIN | PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHUCK GRIGSBY | TREASURER OF THE BOARD | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CODY HARRELL | SECRETARY OF THE BOARD | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| NATHAN ANDRUS | TREASURER OF THE BOARD | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KARISSA WEIR | SECRETARY OF THE BOARD | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM TOMAS QUAN | DIRECTOR AT LARGE | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ALICE DREGER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PUB | 30 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RAYMOND D VLASIN | PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHUCK GRIGSBY | TREASURER OF THE BOARD | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CODY HARRELL | SECRETARY OF THE BOARD | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| NATHAN ANDRUS | TREASURER OF THE BOARD | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KARESSA WEIR | SECRETARY OF THE BOARD | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 7 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM TOMAS QUAN | DIRECTOR AT LARGE | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ALICE DREGER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PUB | 30 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RAYMOND D VLASIN | PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHUCK GRIGSBY | TREASURER OF THE BOARD | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CODY HARRELL | SECRETARY OF THE BOARD | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| NATHAN ANDRUS | TREASURER OF THE BOARD | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KARESSA WEIR | SECRETARY OF THE BOARD | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $20K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALICE DREGER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PUBLISHER | 30 | $20,175 | - | $0 | $20,175 | 1 |
| ADAM TOMAS QUAN | DIRECTOR AT LARGE | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RAYMOND D VLASIN | PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHUCK GRIGSBY | TREASURER OF THE BOARD | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CODY HARRELL | SECRETARY OF THE BOARD | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| NATHAN ANDRUS | TREASURER OF THE BOARD | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KARESSA WEIR | SECRETARY OF THE BOARD | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $348,752 | $113,934 | $348,772 | $348,675 | $348,752 | $0 | - | 5 | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $162,713 | $156,586 | $62,659 | $62,398 | $162,713 | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $162,713 | $156,586 | $62,659 | $62,398 | $162,713 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $181,837 | $170,571 | $56,271 | $56,271 | $181,834 | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONLINE JOURNALISM PROJECT INC | Public charity | Exact | 2025 | 1 | $250,000 | 2025 | $250,000 | show |
| THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2019-2024 | 6 | $127,792 | 2024 | $18,305 | show |
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022-2023 | 2 | $21,500 | 2023 | $6,000 | show |
| INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS | Public charity | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $20,000 | 2024 | $20,000 | show |
| LOCAL INDEPENDENT ONLINE NEWS PUBLISHERS INC | Public charity | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $20,000 | 2024 | $20,000 | show |
| THE RECYCLING PARTNERSHIP INC | Public charity | Exact | 2022 | 1 | $15,000 | 2022 | $15,000 | show |
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022-2023 | 2 | $12,682 | 2023 | $5,790 | show |
| MARTIN FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “EAST LANSING INFO” | 2021, 2023-2025 | 4 | $4,000 | 2025 | $500 | show |
| SCHOLL FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “EAST LANSING INFO” | 2021-2024 | 4 | $465 | 2024 | $75 | show |
| RE OLDS FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “EAST LANSING INFO” | 2023 | 1 | $250 | 2023 | $250 | show |
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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
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $113,934 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $156,586 spent · pay $137,023 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $156,586 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $170,571 spent · pay $98,547 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $170,571 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $166,469 spent · pay $139,395 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $166,469 | 100% |