Skip to content
ProPublica Donate
ProPublica Donate

Monthly Review Foundation

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Printing, Publishing (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$1.41M (2023)

Expenses
$1.44M (2023)

Total Assets
$2.44M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$163k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,414,608
Expenses
$1,437,261
Net Income
-$22,653
Net Assets
$2,281,792
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $355,200
25.1%
Program Services $1,007,116
71.2%
Investment Income $52,895
3.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue -$603
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $142,940
9.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $243,225
16.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,444,790
Total Liabilities $162,998
Net Assets $2,281,792
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Martin Paddio (Secretary) $97,241 $0 $0
John Foster (President) $45,700 $0 $0
Bob Mc Chesney (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brett Clark (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bernardine Dohrn (Director) $0 $0 $0
Hanna Holleman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Frederick Magdoff (Director) $0 $0 $0
Al Ruben (Director) $0 $0 $0
Martha Sweezy (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Mage (Vice Pres./T) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,200,301
Expenses
$1,339,117
Net Income
$861,184
Net Assets
$2,311,988
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,345,993
61.2%
Program Services $847,420
38.5%
Investment Income $6,940
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue -$52
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $223,455
16.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,503,831
Total Liabilities $191,843
Net Assets $2,311,988
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Martin Paddio (Secretary) $88,020 $0 $0
John Foster (President) $40,015 $0 $0
Bob Mc Chesney (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brett Clark (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bernardine Dohrn (Director) $0 $0 $0
Hanna Holleman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Frederick Magdoff (Director) $0 $0 $0
Al Ruben (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Simon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Martha Sweezy (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Mage (Vice Pres./T) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,716,375
Expenses
$1,351,883
Net Income
$364,492
Net Assets
$1,454,000
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $514,729
30.0%
Program Services $1,199,171
69.9%
Investment Income $2,475
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $195,357
14.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,677,000
Total Liabilities $223,000
Net Assets $1,454,000
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Martin Paddio (Secretary) $81,774 $0 $0
Bob Mc Chesney (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brett Clark (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bernardine Dohrn (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Foster (President) $0 $0 $0
Hanna Holleman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Frederick Magdoff (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Mage (Vice Pres./T) $0 $0 $0
Al Ruben (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Simon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Martha Sweeny (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,516,775
Expenses
$1,266,830
Net Income
$249,945
Net Assets
$1,089,560
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $373,193
24.6%
Program Services $1,137,955
75.0%
Investment Income $6,863
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue -$1,236
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $80,336
6.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $178,821
14.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,305,606
Total Liabilities $216,046
Net Assets $1,089,560
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Martin Paddio (Secretary) $80,336 $0 $0
John Mage (Vice President/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
John Simon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Martha Sweezy (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Foster (President) $0 $0 $0
Bob Mc Chesney (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bernardine Dohrn (Director) $0 $0 $0
Al Ruben (Director) $0 $0 $0
Hannah Holleman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brett Clark (Director) $0 $0 $0
Frederick Magdoff (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,135,892
Expenses
$1,108,704
Net Income
$27,188
Net Assets
$839,615
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $224,778
19.8%
Program Services $900,181
79.2%
Investment Income $5,521
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,412
0.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $76,190
6.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $170,272
15.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,054,498
Total Liabilities $214,883
Net Assets $839,615
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Martin Paddio (Secretary) $76,190 $0 $0
John Mage (Vice President/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
John Simon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Martha Sweezy (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Foster (President) $0 $0 $0
Bob Mc Chesney (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bernardine Dohrn (Director) $0 $0 $0
Al Ruben (Director) $0 $0 $0
Hannah Holleman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brett Clark (Director) $0 $0 $0
Frederick Magdoff (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,494,051
Expenses
$1,062,983
Net Income
$431,068
Net Assets
$812,427
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $555,037
37.1%
Program Services $931,828
62.4%
Investment Income $1,106
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $6,080
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $74,879
7.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $171,306
16.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,022,456
Total Liabilities $210,029
Net Assets $812,427
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Martin Paddio (Secretary) $74,879 $0 $0
John Mage (Vice President/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
John Simon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Martha Sweezy (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Foster (President) $0 $0 $0
Bob Mc Chesney (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bernardine Dohrn (Director) $0 $0 $0
Al Ruben (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,007,201
Expenses
$1,070,967
Net Income
-$63,766
Net Assets
$389,017
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $176,206
17.5%
Program Services $829,776
82.4%
Investment Income $1,219
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $74,879
7.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $166,470
15.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $662,255
Total Liabilities $273,238
Net Assets $389,017
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Martin Paddio (Secretary) $74,879 $0 $0
John Mage (Vice President/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
John Simon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Martha Sweezy (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Foster (President) $0 $0 $0
Bob Mc Chesney (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bernardine Dohrn (Director) $0 $0 $0
Al Ruben (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,081,376
Expenses
$1,046,379
Net Income
$34,997
Net Assets
$424,338
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $185,195
17.1%
Program Services $884,116
81.8%
Investment Income $1,007
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $11,058
1.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $79,750
7.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $139,219
13.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $676,495
Total Liabilities $252,157
Net Assets $424,338
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Martin Paddio (Secretary) $74,327 $0 $0
John Mage (Vice President/Treasurer) $5,423 $0 $0
John Simon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Martha Sweezy (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Foster (President) $0 $0 $0
Bob Mc Chesney (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bernardine Dohrn (Director) $0 $0 $0
Al Ruben (Director) $0 $0 $0
Fred Magdoff (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,090,917
Expenses
$1,127,878
Net Income
-$36,961
Net Assets
$386,711
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $152,885
14.0%
Program Services $912,726
83.7%
Investment Income $1,306
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $24,000
2.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $82,424
7.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $132,859
11.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $685,784
Total Liabilities $299,073
Net Assets $386,711
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Martin Paddio (Secretary) $75,193 $0 $0
John Mage (Vice President/Treasurer) $7,231 $0 $0
John Simon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Martha Sweezy (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Foster (President) $0 $0 $0
Bob Mc Chesney (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bernardine Dohrn (Director) $0 $0 $0
Al Ruben (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,095,059
Expenses
$1,045,954
Net Income
$49,105
Net Assets
$443,758
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $207,991
19.0%
Program Services $861,346
78.7%
Investment Income $1,722
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $24,000
2.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $81,005
7.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $128,435
12.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $752,174
Total Liabilities $308,416
Net Assets $443,758
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Martin Paddio (Secretary) $73,774 $0 $0
John Mage (Vice President/Treasurer) $7,231 $0 $0
John Simon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Martha Sweezy (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Foster (President) $0 $0 $0
Bob Mc Chesney (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bernardine Dohrn (Director) $0 $0 $0
Al Ruben (Director) $0 $0 $0
Fred Magdoff (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,353,359
Expenses
$1,116,700
Net Income
$236,659
Net Assets
$394,653
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $386,625
28.6%
Program Services $953,234
70.4%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $13,500
1.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $81,005
7.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $116,703
10.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $722,398
Total Liabilities $327,745
Net Assets $394,653
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Martin Paddio (Secretary) $73,774 $0 $0
John Mage (Vice President/Treasurer) $7,231 $0 $0
John Simon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Martha Sweezy (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Foster (President) $0 $0 $0
Bob Mc Chesney (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bernardine Dohrn (Director) $0 $0 $0
Al Ruben (Director) $0 $0 $0
Fred Magdoff (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,241,518
Expenses
$993,136
Net Income
$248,382
Net Assets
$157,994
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $241,708
19.5%
Program Services $988,431
79.6%
Investment Income $1,779
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $9,600
0.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $80,154
8.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $117,426
11.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $568,499
Total Liabilities $410,505
Net Assets $157,994

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,093,331
Expenses
$1,214,360
Net Income
-$121,029
Net Assets
-$90,388
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $169,530
15.5%
Program Services $900,072
82.3%
Investment Income $12,629
1.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $11,100
1.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $77,821
6.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $114,381
9.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $556,764
Total Liabilities $647,152
Net Assets -$90,388

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

Get the Data

For those interested in acquiring the original data from the source, here’s where our data comes from:

  • Raw filing data. Includes EINs and summary financials as structured data.
  • Exempt Organization profiles. Includes organization names, addresses, etc. You can merge this with the raw filing data using EIN numbers.
  • Form 990 documents. Prior to 2017, these documents were obtained and processed by Public.Resource.org and ProPublica. Bulk PDF downloads since 2017 are available from the IRS.
  • Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

API

The data powering this website is available programmatically, via an API. Read the API documentation »