Program areas at Sentient Media
Reporting and investigations - published more than 200 articles on factory farms and their effect on climate, animals, public health, politics and more, ranging from science-explainers to long form investigations. Sentient's journalism falls into four areas: solutions, accountability, disinformation debunking and science-drivenexplainers.
Digital services - optimizing explainer articles to ensure the visibility of high-quality, informative content in search engines.
Audience engagement - in fy2023, Sentient worked to ensure important headlines and stories about factory farms and their effect on climate, animals, public health and politics reached a broad audience through search engine optimization. In fy2023, Sentient's headlines achieved 96,000,000 organic headline impressions in google.
Partnership and training, and fellowships - Sentient fosters a community of reporters and editors, providing resources to them to support their food and agriculture reporting. In fy2023, we supported 128 members and created a robust pitch database resulting in members submitting successful pitches to a variety of outlets. Sentient's original content was also republished by various newsrooms.
Who funds Sentient Media
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Financials for Sentient Media
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,194,532 | $696,947 | 71.4% |
| Program services | $153,898 | $141,350 | 8.9% |
| Investment income and dividends | $0 | $0 | - |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $1,348,430 | $838,297 | 60.9% |
Organizations like Sentient Media
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Media Literacy Now | 501(c)(3) | Watertown, MA | $449,851 |
| EdSource | 501(c)(3) | Oakland, CA | $5,735,643 |
| Franklin News Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Chicago, IL | $4,816,686 |
| The National Press Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $1,535,662 |
| Art Feminism | 501(c)(3) | Baltimore, MD | $507,451 |
| Center for the Study of Political Graphics | 501(c)(3) | Culver City, CA | $414,511 |
| The Tiny News Collective | 501(c)(3) | Philadelphia, PA | $1,927,979 |
| Millennium Institute (MI) | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $1,103,411 |
| Committee for A Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $3,051,216 |
| Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources | 501(c)(3) | Madison, WI | $786,014 |
Data update history
January 5, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
December 23, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMedia and communications organizationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanitiesAnimalsPublic policy
Characteristics
Operates internationallyCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 2984 B Folsom St
- San Francisco, CA 94110
- Metro area
- San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
- County
- San Francisco County, CA
- Website URL
- sentientmedia.org/Â
- Phone
- (415) 316-2176
IRS details
- EIN
- 83-0804345
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2018
- 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
California AB-488 details
- AB 488 status
- May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
- Charity Registration status
- Current
- FTB status revoked
- Not revoked
- AG Registration Number
- CT0291390
- FTB Entity ID
- 4148763
- AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
- 2025-07-16
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