Nonprofit · EIN 37-0341210
ILLINI MEDIA COMPANY
Tax-exempt · CHAMPAIGN, IL 61820
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 990 | $761,208 | $923,265 | -$162,057 | $781,403 | $1,001,547 | -$220,144 |
| July 31, 2024 | 990 | $725,859 | $819,653 | -$93,794 | $895,808 | $970,759 | -$74,951 |
| July 31, 2023 | 990 | $738,569 | $802,991 | -$64,422 | $650,031 | $648,204 | $1,827 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $163,323
- Program service revenue
- $597,885
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $157,375
- Other salaries and wages
- $251,443
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $449,908
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $11,265
- Accounting fees
- $19,759
- Occupancy
- $92,815
- Depreciation
- $19,027
- Program services (functional)
- $725,686
- Management and general (functional)
- $184,129
- Fundraising (functional)
- $13,450
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $895,808
- Total assets, end of year
- $781,403
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,001,547
- Net assets, end of year
- -$220,144
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $84,841
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$254,053
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $33,909
- Gross receipts
- $761,208
- Employees
- 130
- Volunteers
- 300
- Year formed
- 1911
- State of legal domicile
- IL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA PASCO | BUSINESS DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $101,802 |
| JAKE WILLIAMS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO Officer | 40 | $77,125 |
| BOB EPSTEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CAROLINA GARIBAY | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| ERIK RIHA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER OWENS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIM SCHLUETER | BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JULIE WURTH ASMUSSEN | BOARD VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| MOLLY CORNYN | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 10/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LIL LEVANT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHNATHAN HETTINGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JJ KIM | STUDENT BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA PASCO | GENERAL MANAGER Officer | 40 | $107,875 |
| JAKE WILLIAMS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO Officer | 40 | $34,167 |
| BOB EPSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLINA GARIBAY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CHRIS HARLAN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ERIK RIHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEN OWENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM SCHLUETER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JULIE WURTH ASMUSSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JJ KIM | STUDENT BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JORDAN DZIURA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $79,481 |
| MELISSA PASCO | GENERAL MANAGER Officer | 40 | $78,542 |
| BOB EPSTEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CAROLINA GARIBAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHRIS HARLAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| ERIK RIHA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JENNIFER OWENS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JIM SCHLUETER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| JULIE WURTH ASMUSSEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| NOUR LONGI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1001 S WRIGHT ST, CHAMPAIGN, IL 61820-6225
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JIM SCHLUETER, 1001 SOUTH WRIGHT ST, CHAMPAIGN, IL 61820
- Signed the 990
- JIM SCHLUETER, BOARD CHAIR
- Phone
- (217) 337-8310
- Website
- HTTP://WWW.ILLINIMEDIA.COM
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
ILLINI MEDIA IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING AN UNSURPASSED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ITS STUDENT EMPLOYEES AND TO KEEPING THIS MISSION AT THE FOREFRONT OF ALL OUR INTERNAL DECISION-MAKING. OUR WELL-RUN, SUCCESSFUL COMPANY ALLOWS US TO OFFER A PROFESSIONAL, HANDS-ON, STUDENT-RUN LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, AND TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY COMMUNICATION VEHICLES FOR READERS, LISTENERS AND VIEWERS THROUGHOUT OUR CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY.BY OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING, PROVIDING CURRENT TOOLS AND RESOURCES, AND CREATING A CHALLENGING, FAST-PACED ENVIRONMENT, ILLINI MEDIA HELPS CREATE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER JOURNALISTS, BROADCASTERS, AND MANAGERS. WHILE OUR STUDENTS LEAD OUR DAILY MEDIA OPERATIONS, THEY LEARN THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MAKING INDEPENDENT DECISIONS AND GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT FOR CHERISHED FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION PRINCIPLES AND ETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES.
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN MEDIA PRODUCTION AND SALES CONSISTING OF A STUDENT NEWSPAPER, RADIO BROADCASTING, YEARBOOK AND A QUARTERLY STUDENT MAGAZINE.Expenses $725,686 · revenue $597,885
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 31, 2026 | December 15, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | July 31, 2025 | December 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | July 31, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 37-0341210
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1955
- Accounting year ends
- July
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B400)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $781,403
- Income (IRS master file)
- $761,208
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | July 2025 | $761,208 | $923,265 | $781,403 | XML |
| 990 | July 2024 | $725,859 | $819,653 | $895,808 | XML |
| 990 | July 2023 | $738,569 | $802,991 | $650,031 | XML |
| 990 | July 2022 | $954,260 | $1,138,283 | $660,510 | IRS |
| 990 | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 37-0341210).
Questions about ILLINI MEDIA COMPANY
- What is the EIN of ILLINI MEDIA COMPANY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ILLINI MEDIA COMPANY is 37-0341210.
- Is ILLINI MEDIA COMPANY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1955.
- Are donations to ILLINI MEDIA COMPANY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ILLINI MEDIA COMPANY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ILLINI MEDIA COMPANY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ILLINI MEDIA COMPANY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ILLINI MEDIA COMPANY?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names JIM SCHLUETER.
- Who are the officers and directors of ILLINI MEDIA COMPANY?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $101,802 (MELISSA PASCO, BUSINESS DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does ILLINI MEDIA COMPANY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $761,208, expenses of $923,265 and total assets of $781,403 at year end.
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