Media Fund
Organization Details
PurposeLeadership
Last updated 2007
Financial Overview
Aggregation is done by name and will not account for significant variations in reported names.
Aggregation is done by name and will not account for significant variations in reported names.
Insights
This organization uses a small percentage of its total expenditures for political contributions.Contributions & Expenditures
Explore all contributions to and expenditures by Media Fund since 2003.
$60.13M
$60.15M
Search all contributors, including those who made in-kind contributions of goods and services. Those who gave less than $200 per year may be reported in aggregate. Read more about the information required in these filings.
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IRS disclosures
All electronic form 8872s that Media Fund has filed with the IRS. Organizations may file monthly or quarterly during general-election (even-numbered) years, and monthly or semiannually during nonelection (odd-numbered) years.
Data only includes electronic filings. To look for paper reports, try the IRS’ search function.
2007
- $0 in contributions
- $478,824 in expenditures
2007
- $0 in contributions
- $478,824 in expenditures
July 1, 2007 to December 18, 2007
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$616,430
Final report
Mid-year report
January 1, 2007 to June 30, 2007
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$-137,606
2006
- $300,000 in contributions
- $731,510 in expenditures
2006
- $300,000 in contributions
- $731,510 in expenditures
November 28, 2006 to December 31, 2006
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$8,266
October 19, 2006 to November 27, 2006
Total contributions
$300,000
Total expenditures
$426,309
Pre-election report (DC)
October 1, 2006 to October 18, 2006
(General election: November 7, 2006)
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0
July 1, 2006 to September 30, 2006
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$22,138
Quarter 2 report
April 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0
January 1, 2006 to March 31, 2006
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$274,797
2005
- $425,000 in contributions
- $1.3M in expenditures
2005
- $425,000 in contributions
- $1.3M in expenditures
July 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005
Total contributions
$425,000
Total expenditures
$672,093
Previous reports available
This is the last report submitted for this period (processed January 31, 2006 at 07:36PM). Expand to see 1 other report that overlaps in this date range.
January 1, 2005 to June 30, 2005
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$581,441
2004
- $56.4M in contributions
- $57.7M in expenditures
2004
- $56.4M in contributions
- $57.7M in expenditures
November 23, 2004 to December 31, 2004
Total contributions
$10,000
Total expenditures
$65,645
October 14, 2004 to November 22, 2004
Total contributions
$7.75M
Total expenditures
$7.84M
Previous reports available
This is the last report submitted for this period (processed August 11, 2005 at 11:01AM). Expand to see 1 other report that overlaps in this date range.
Total contributions
$5.11M
Total expenditures
$5.38M
Previous reports available
This is the last report submitted for this period (processed August 11, 2005 at 10:58AM). Expand to see 1 other report that overlaps in this date range.
July 1, 2004 to September 30, 2004
Total contributions
$18.42M
Total expenditures
$17.19M
Previous reports available
This is the last report submitted for this period (processed August 11, 2005 at 10:53AM). Expand to see 1 other report that overlaps in this date range.
April 1, 2004 to June 30, 2004
Total contributions
$13.08M
Total expenditures
$16.57M
January 1, 2004 to March 31, 2004
Total contributions
$12.05M
Total expenditures
$10.62M
2003
- $3M in contributions
- $19,502 in expenditures
2003
- $3M in contributions
- $19,502 in expenditures
November 5, 2003 to December 31, 2003
Total contributions
$3M
Total expenditures
$19,502
Tax-exempt political organizations that report receiving $25,000 or more a year must file Form 990, unless they meet certain criteria.
ProPublica found 5 form 990s on the IRS website filed by Media Fund. To search for additional Form 990s, try the IRS’ search function.
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About This Data
What is a 527?
A 527 is a nonprofit formed under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, which grants tax-exempt status to organizations whose primary purpose is attempting to influence the election of one or more people to public office at the national, state or local level. But contributions to these organizations are not considered tax-deductible, unlike gifts to charities.
What organizations are in the 527 Explorer?This database covers tax-exempt political organizations organized under Section 527, excluding organizations that are regulated by the Federal Election Commission (like federal PACs are); that expect to receive less than $25,000 in annual contributions; that are nonpolitical nonprofits, like charities; or that are political committees for a state or local candidate or a political party. An organization’s state is taken from the address reported on its most recent form 8871.
What organizations report itemized contributions and expenditures?Tax-exempt political organizations, other than qualified state or local political organizations, that have filed for tax-exempt status with the IRS under Section 527 must file Form 8872 to disclose any expenditures made or contributions received. A qualified state or local political organization is one whose political activities relate solely to state or local public office and that routinely files publicly available reports with one or more states. For state-by-state information on tax-exempt political organizations and their filings, see the IRS’ listings.
Note: Only electronic filings are included in this data. While many organizations filed electronically before 2020, electronic filing for all organizations was only required beginning in January 2020. Therefore, some contributions and expenditures made prior to 2020 may not be reflected in this data.
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How are the totals calculated?An organization’s total contributions and expenditures are calculated by summing up the most recent report filed for each reporting period. However, organizations sometimes file reports for overlapping dates or reports that duplicate data. For any date range, the most recently filed report is marked. Duplicate contributions or expenditures (ones that have the exact same name, amount and date but show up in multiple reports) have been removed from the calculated totals.