Local Independent Online News Publishers
A professional association for local independent news publishers across the United States and Canada, creating and supporting news entrepreneurs building sustainable community journalism
Financial profile
Local Independent Online News Publishers · EIN 46-0781654 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $6,882,509 | $1,533,399 | $5,304,119 | $6,433,871 | $3,043,607 | Dec 2023 |
| FY2022 | $3,946,331 | $1,600,680 | $2,328,948 | $4,203,044 | $2,594,969 | Dec 2022 |
| FY2021 | $2,274,435 | $1,124,500 | $1,149,279 | $2,125,666 | $2,851,682 | Dec 2021 |
| FY2020 | $3,137,662 | $2,582,060 | $554,144 | $834,941 | $2,702,913 | Dec 2020 |
| FY2019 | $685,224 | $500,000 | $183,921 | $504,257 | $400,192 | Dec 2019 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Local Independent Online News Publishers is read alongside.
LMA
Local Media Association
A laboratory and network of more than 3,000 newspapers, broadcasters, and digital outlets working to invent…
3 companies named
NMA
News Media Alliance
The leading advocacy voice for the US news and magazine industry, representing over 2,200 media brands on…
NNA
National Newspaper Association
The trade association representing community newspapers, mainly local and weekly publications, advocating for…
39 companies named
NNPA
National Newspaper Publishers Association
The trade association of the Black Press of America, a federation of more than two hundred Black-owned…
7 companies named
NYNPA
New York News Publishers Association
The nonprofit trade association of New York's daily, weekly, and online newspapers, pairing member services…
Who backs LIONP
Every company Local Independent Online News Publishers names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| Meeting sponsor | AAA ARF ACC AAF AAS +3 | |
| Covington and Burling | Other | ACB ASIL AALS CBA |
| The New York Times | Meeting sponsor | ALA AAJA NLGJA NYWIC |
| Broadstreet | Meeting sponsor | MPA NNA NCPA |
| BlueLena | Meeting sponsor | LMA |
| Newspack | Meeting sponsor | LMA |
| RecruitLayer | Meeting sponsor | NNA |
| Big Change Consulting | Other | Only Local Independent Online News Publishers, so far |
| Indiegraf | Meeting sponsor | Only Local Independent Online News Publishers, so far |
| Jobcase | Meeting sponsor | Only Local Independent Online News Publishers, so far |
| Lede | Meeting sponsor | Only Local Independent Online News Publishers, so far |
| Nextdoor | Other | Only Local Independent Online News Publishers, so far |
| SpotOn | Other | Only Local Independent Online News Publishers, so far |
Sources: 2 published lists, read September 2026
2026 Summit and LION Awards sponsors. Read September 27, 2026. Summit and awards sponsors named in text; foundations, nonprofits, universities and AAN Publishers omitted.
Annual Report 2025 funder acknowledgements. Read September 27, 2026. Funders listed by dollar-range tiers (tiers not recorded); names from logo alt text and file names; foundations and nonprofits omitted.
Who backs Local Independent Online News Publishers's peers, but not Local Independent Online News Publishers
Companies named publicly by at least one of Local Independent Online News Publishers's five peer societies, and not found in Local Independent Online News Publishers's reviewed public records.
| Company | LMA | NNA | NNPA | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdMessenger | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Adroitsquare | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Anygraaf USA Inc. | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| BLOX Digital | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Bluefin Technology Partners | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Business Valuation Consulting | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Cherry Road | GOLD | 1 of 3 | ||
| Coda Ventures | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| COMCAST | Our Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Creative Circle Media Solutions | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Diageo | Our Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Dirks, Van Essen & April | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Dirxion | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| eType Services | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Fake Brains Software | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Farago & Associates | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Ford Motor Company | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Friends2Follow | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| General Motors | Our Partners | 1 of 3 | ||
| iCreateAds, Inc. | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Interlink Inc. | Allied Partners | 1 of 3 | ||
| Knowles Media Brokerage Services | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Make it Free Partners | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Metro Creative Graphics Inc. | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Mirabel Technologies (The Newspaper & Magazine Manager) | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Multi Media Channels (MMC) | GOLD | 1 of 3 | ||
| NewspaperCRM | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| PAGE Cooperative | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Payway Inc. | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Pfizer Rare Disease | Our Partners | 1 of 3 | ||
| Pre1 Software | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Questco | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| RebelMouse | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Reynolds American Incorporated | Our Partners | 1 of 3 | ||
| SNO Sites | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Software Consulting Services (SCS) | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Spot-On | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Teak Systems Incorporated | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| Tecnavia | Allied Members | 1 of 3 | ||
| The Journal-News | Bronze | 1 of 3 | ||
| Upland/SecondStreet | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Walterry Insurance Brokers | Allied Partners | 1 of 3 | ||
| White Wolf Web | Bronze | 1 of 3 | ||
| WoodWing | Allied Members | 1 of 3 |
The outside view
A professional association for local independent news publishers across the United States and Canada, creating and supporting news entrepreneurs building sustainable community journalism
- Consensus
- Build
- Inward
- Operational
Their shape
The Guild
Where mastery is the price of belonging.
The Guild is the keeper of a craft and its standards, where belonging means meeting a real bar. Its gift is depth and trusted expertise, its challenge is opening up to newcomers and new ways.
Also reads toward The Movement and The Village.
Strengths
Not an official page of Local Independent Online News Publishers. Sociogene does not consult. Everything here comes from public sources, dated and linked. Something wrong here? Tell us what we missed.