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EIN 47-0928008

Media Matters for America

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
125
City
Washington
State
District of Columbia
Year formed
2003
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
A30: Media, Communications Organizations
Description
Media Matters for America monitors and analyzes conservative misinformation in the U.S. media. Its mission is to comprehensively correct false claims and notify activists, journalists, pundits, and the general public about instances of misinformation. It also provides resources for rebuttal and direct action against offending media institutions.
Total revenues
$16,580,263
2022
Total expenses
$18,767,158
2022
Total assets
$22,138,632
2022
Num. employees
125
2022

Program areas at Media Matters for America

Media Matters for America works to notify activists, journalists, pundits and the general public about instances of misinformation, providing them with the resources to rebut false claims and take direct action against offending Media institutions.

Grants made by Media Matters for America

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Voto Latino FoundationGeneral Operating Purposes$275,000
Vet Voice FoundationGeneral Operating Purposes$255,000
CounterAct FoundationGeneral Operating Purposes$102,000
...and 2 more grants made

Who funds Media Matters for America

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$3,612,850
Deborah Joy Simon Charitable FoundationContribution To Support the Comprehensively Monitoring, Analyzing, and Correcting Conservative Misinformation in the U.s. Media.$1,000,000
Gill FoundationProject Support for LGBTQ Issues$610,000
...and 72 more grants received totalling $10,939,622

Personnel at Media Matters for America

NameTitleCompensation
Angelo CarusonePresident and Chief Executive Officer$406,116
Cynthia PaderaChief Operating Officer / Senior Advisor$346,302
Pilar MartinezChief Financial Officer$218,016
Benjamin DimieroEditor in Chief / Editorial Director$158,462
Sergio MunozVice President , Research and Policy / Deputy Research Director$185,586
...and 13 more key personnel

Financials for Media Matters for America

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$16,515,551
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$62,559
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$2,153
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$16,580,263

Form 990s for Media Matters for America

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-15990View PDF
2021-122022-11-15990View PDF
2020-122021-11-15990View PDF
2019-122021-04-02990View PDF
2018-122020-01-21990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

Organizations like Media Matters for America

OrganizationLocationRevenue
Common Sense MediaSan Francisco, CA$24,617,693
BallotpediaMiddleton, WI$9,266,167
Resource MediaBeaverton, OR$9,437,002
Movement Alliance ProjectPhiladelphia, PA$9,858,887
Real Clear FoundationNorthbrook, IL$8,476,449
The Center for Rural StrategiesWhitesburg, KY$6,040,955
National Trust for Local NewsEnglewood, CO$4,292,081
City Bureau NFPChicago, IL$4,163,542
WQED MultimediaPittsburgh, PA$12,826,584
The MarkupNew York, NY$4,285,481
Data update history
August 26, 2024
Received grants
Identified 22 new grant, including a grant for $1,000,000 from Deborah Joy Simon Charitable Foundation
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $400,000 from Reset Tech
January 19, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 18, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
January 3, 2024
Received grants
Identified 38 new grant, including a grant for $610,000 from Gill Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsSocial advocacy organizationsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMedia and communications organizationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
LobbyingNational levelTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
PO Box 44811
Washington, DC 20026
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County
District of Columbia, DC
Website URL
mediamatters.org/ 
Phone
(202) 756-4100
Facebook page
Mediamatters 
Twitter profile
@mmfa 
IRS details
EIN
47-0928008
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2003
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A30: Media, Communications Organizations
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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