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EIN 47-0928008

Media Matters for America

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
92
City
Washington
State
District of Columbia
Year formed
2003
Most recent tax filings
2020-12-01
NTEE code, primary
A33: Printing, Publishing
Description
Media Matters for America is a Web-based, not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media.
Total revenues
$18,033,820
2020
Total expenses
$14,064,585
2020
Total assets
$23,181,800
2020
Num. employees
92
2020

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
The American Independent FoundationGeneral Operating Purposes$467,000

Who funds Media Matters for America

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$3,267,725
The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationProject Support$400,000
Stephen M Silberstein FoundationEducational Radio Broadcasting$400,000
...and 60 more grants received totalling $7,815,809

Personnel at Media Matters for America

NameTitleCompensation
Angelo CarusonePresident$253,888
Chris BellTreasurer$0
Julie MillicanVice President$180,000
David BrockChairman$280,060
Pilar MartinezChief Financial Officer$119,287
...and 4 more key personnel

Financials for Media Matters for America

RevenuesFYE 12/2020
Total grants, contributions, etc.$17,976,980
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$49,403
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-12,297
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$19,734
Total revenues$18,033,820

Form 990s for Media Matters for America

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2019-122021-04-02990View PDF
2018-122020-01-21990View PDF
2017-122019-02-21990View PDF
2016-122018-01-18990View PDF
2015-122017-04-11990View PDF
...and 6 more Form 990s

Organizations like Media Matters for America

OrganizationLocationRevenue
The Marshall ProjectNew York, NY$12,290,756
Graywolf PressMinneapolis, MN$4,799,103
Young AMERICA'S Foundation (YAF)Reston, VA$27,991,196
Poynter InstituteSt Petersburg, FL$14,644,938
Project VeritasMamaroneck, NY$22,034,786
Solutions Journalism NetworkNew York, NY$14,691,261
Mother JonesSan Francisco, CA$16,529,073
Intercollegiate Studies InstituteWilmington, DE$6,014,026
Arizona MirrorChapel Hill, NC$9,976,227
The Center for Public IntegrityWashington, DC$5,315,614
Data update history
August 3, 2022
Received grants
Identified 10 new grant, including a grant for $250,000 from Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation
September 24, 2021
Received grants
Identified 33 new grant, including a grant for $400,000 from Stephen M Silberstein Foundation
August 23, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019
June 19, 2021
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
June 17, 2021
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMedia and communications organizationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanitiesHuman servicesCrime and lawRehabilitation for ex-offenders
Characteristics
LobbyingNational levelTax deductible donations
General information
Address
800 Maine Ave SW No 500
Washington, DC 20024
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
A33: Printing, Publishing
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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