New Haven Independent

Budget: $450,000

Though the majority of funding comes from grants, a fourth of the budget comes from individual donations and corporate sponsors.

Administrative Staff: 1 paid, 0 volunteer

Founder works in both administrative and editorial roles.

Editorial Staff: 10 paid, 0 volunteer, 4 freelance

The editorial staff is made up of 6 full-time editor/reporters and 4 part-time editor/reporters.

Competitive Environment: Moderately Competitive

Having been in the market for five years, the publication says that the city daily newspaper does more local coverage to compete, but it’s not financially competitive since they each pursue different funding bases.

Budget: $80,000

Initial funding provided by a handful of small grants from a variety of foundations and local organizations.

Partnerships: Content, Informal

Partnered with a Spanish language newspaper that runs a story from the publication each week, a relationship that continued through 2009.