Media Matters For America

Washington, DC
Tax-exempt since May 2004
EIN: 47-0928008

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) 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: Education N.E.C. (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$19.6M (2023)

Expenses

$20.8M (2023)

Total Assets

$20M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$12.6M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2010 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$19,564,571

Expenses

$20,789,440

Net Income

-$1,224,869

Net Assets

$7,375,484

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$18,328,201	93.7%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$59,564	0.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$1,166,737	6.0%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$10,069	0.1%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,165,321	10.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$2,160,000	10.4%
Other Salaries and Wages	$6,965,523	33.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$19,969,534
Total Liabilities	$12,594,050
Net Assets	$7,375,484

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Angelo Carusone (Chairman And President)	$393,200	$0	$17,495
Cynthia Padera (Chief Operating Officer)	$324,282	$0	$23,453
Sergio Munoz (Vice President, Research & Policy)	$213,902	$0	$21,559
Pilar Martinez (Director And Chief Financial Officer)	$203,551	$0	$8,302
David Brock (Former Chairman (Until 11/16/22))	$198,000	$0	$0
Julie Millican (Vice President)	$191,307	$0	$23,373
Matthew Gertz (Senior Fellow)	$187,807	$0	$24,695
Laura Keiter (Senior Communications Director)	$184,551	$0	$14,440
John Whitehouse (Senior Director)	$175,667	$0	$13,980
Benjamin Dimiero (Editor In Chief)	$168,953	$0	$19,721
Sharon Kann (Senior Director, Innovation & Impact)	$155,250	$0	$12,334
Rachel Tardiff (Senior Advisor, People & Culture)	$143,051	$0	$13,615
Elisabeth L Power (Media Intelligence Director)	$135,601	$0	$12,319
Andrea Alford (External Affairs Director)	$134,640	$0	$12,961
Eric Hananoki (Senior Investigative Reporter)	$133,681	$0	$12,421
Cecile Richards (Director)	$7,500	$0	$0
Will Lippincott (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Castro (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Bonnie Turner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Pollack (Director, (Until 10/13/2023))	$0	$0	$0
Karen White (Director, (Until 10/13/2023))	$0	$0	$0
Mark Buell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Thomas Perez (Director, (Until 10/13/2023))	$0	$0	$0
Oliver Willis (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Oct. 1, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$16,580,263

Expenses

$18,767,158

Net Income

-$2,186,895

Net Assets

$8,348,605

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$16,515,551	99.6%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$62,559	0.4%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$2,153	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,609,866	13.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,800,000	9.6%
Other Salaries and Wages	$6,770,761	36.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$22,138,632
Total Liabilities	$13,790,027
Net Assets	$8,348,605

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Angelo Carusone (Chairman And President (From 11/22))	$406,116	$0	$17,349
Cynthia Padera (Chief Operating Officer)	$346,302	$0	$22,746
David Brock (Chairman (Untill 11/16/22))	$270,239	$0	$17,482
Pilar Martinez (Chief Financial Officer)	$218,016	$0	$11,012
Julie Millican (Vice President)	$202,171	$0	$25,167
Sharon Kann (Senior Director, Innovation & Impact)	$190,000	$0	$13,536
Matthew Gertz (Senior Fellow)	$187,840	$0	$24,347
Sergio Munoz (Vice President, Research & Policy)	$185,586	$0	$17,849
Laura Keiter (Communications Director)	$183,616	$0	$13,911
John Whitehouse (Senior Director)	$173,000	$0	$13,460
Benjamin Dimiero (Editor In Chief)	$158,462	$0	$18,847
Elisabeth Power (Media Intelligence Director)	$142,616	$0	$13,144
Pamela Vogel (Senior Advisor, Talent & Skills Development)	$132,839	$0	$12,018
Rachel Tardiff (Senior Advisor, People & Culture)	$132,266	$0	$13,161
Andrea Alford (External Affairs Director)	$129,640	$0	$12,632
Cecile Richards See Sched O (Director)	$105,000	$0	$0
Will Lippincott (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Castro (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Bonnie Turner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Pollock (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Karen White (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Perez See Sched L (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Oliver Willis (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Buell (Director (From 10/22))	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 15, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$18,794,929

Expenses

$15,895,193

Net Income

$2,899,736

Net Assets

$11,006,652

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$18,735,543	99.7%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$51,572	0.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$3,376
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$11,190	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,648,929	10.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,800,000	11.3%
Other Salaries and Wages	$6,076,719	38.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$25,734,430
Total Liabilities	$14,727,778
Net Assets	$11,006,652

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Angelo Carusone (President And Ceo)	$453,651	$0	$16,902
David Brock (Chairman)	$292,151	$0	$82,902
Cynthia Padera (Chief Operating Officer)	$273,250	$0	$15,000
Julie Millican (Vice President)	$212,067	$0	$24,291
Pilar Martinez (Chief Financial Officer)	$211,466	$0	$7,249
Matthew Gertz (Senior Fellow)	$173,373	$0	$23,138
Laura Keiter (Communications Director)	$168,484	$0	$13,519
John Whitehouse (News Director)	$155,000	$0	$12,862
Sharon Kann (Research Director)	$145,750	$0	$12,048
Rachel Tardiff (Sr. Advisor, People & Culture)	$139,901	$0	$12,789
Cecile Richards See Sched O (Director (From 4/1/2021))	$60,000	$0	$0
Will Lippincott (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Castro (Treasurer (From 4/1/2021))	$0	$0	$0
Chris Bell (Treasurer (Until 4/1/2021))	$0	$0	$0
Bonnie Turner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Pollock (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Karen White (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Perez (Director (From 4/1/2021))	$0	$0	$0
Oliver Willis (Director (From 4/1/2021))	$0	$0	$0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$18,033,820

Expenses

$14,064,585

Net Income

$3,969,235

Net Assets

$7,923,748

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$17,976,980	99.7%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$49,403	0.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$12,297
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$19,734	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,232,648	8.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,800,000	12.8%
Other Salaries and Wages	$4,798,914	34.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$23,181,800
Total Liabilities	$15,258,052
Net Assets	$7,923,748

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
David Brock (Chairman)	$280,060	$0	$82,737
Angelo Carusone (President And Ceo)	$277,400	$0	$16,737
Cynthia Padera (Chief Operating Officer)	$224,950	$0	$13,778
Julie Millican (Vice President)	$184,695	$0	$22,333
Matthew Gertz (Senior Fellow)	$181,632	$0	$21,749
John Whitehouse (News Director)	$155,000	$0	$11,828
Laura Keiter (Communications Director)	$142,279	$0	$13,031
Benjamin Dimiero (Editorial Director)	$133,163	$0	$16,956
Pilar Martinez (Chief Financial Officer)	$121,550	$0	$8,408
Elisabeth Power (Media Intelligence Director)	$120,000	$0	$11,181
Will Lippincott (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Chris Bell (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Bonnie Turner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Buell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Castro (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Pollock (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Karen White (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 15, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$14,164,151

Expenses

$13,594,863

Net Income

$569,288

Net Assets

$3,730,149

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$14,104,653	99.6%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$61,205	0.4%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$1,707
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,081,694	8.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,440,000	10.6%
Other Salaries and Wages	$4,706,903	34.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$6,399,438
Total Liabilities	$2,669,289
Net Assets	$3,730,149

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
David Brock (Chairman)	$280,060	$0	$14,832
Angelo Carusone (President)	$253,888	$0	$18,037
Julie Millican (Vice President)	$180,000	$0	$16,400
Cynthia Padera (Chief Operating Officer)	$177,917	$0	$11,060
Matthew Gertz (Senior Fellow)	$171,437	$0	$18,918
Laura Keiter (Communications Director)	$135,000	$0	$11,296
John Whitehouse (News Director)	$135,000	$0	$10,072
Rachel Tardiff (Dir, Issues Prog & Special Projects)	$127,000	$0	$10,425
Benjamin Dimiero (Editorial Director)	$122,500	$0	$15,484
Pilar Martinez (Chief Financial Officer)	$119,287	$0	$10,213
Will Lippincott (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Chris Bell (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Bonnie Turner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Buell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Castro (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Pollock (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Karen White (Director (Start 03/19))	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 16, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$14,923,403

Expenses

$13,151,307

Net Income

$1,772,096

Net Assets

$2,930,779

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$14,864,159	99.6%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$60,692	0.4%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$105	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$1,553
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$848,116	6.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,415,000	10.8%
Other Salaries and Wages	$5,023,699	38.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,386,698
Total Liabilities	$2,455,919
Net Assets	$2,930,779

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
David Brock (Chairman)	$278,417	$0	$14,113
Angelo Carusone (President)	$244,710	$0	$17,973
Matthew Gertz (Senior Fellow)	$168,144	$0	$12,307
Julie Millican (Vice President)	$160,543	$0	$11,111
Cynthia Padera (Senior Advisor)	$139,368	$0	$9,927
John Whitehouse (Online Strategy Director)	$134,500	$0	$5,650
Laura Keiter (Communications Director)	$133,357	$0	$10,664
Darryl Stanley (It Director)	$123,000	$0	$5,647
Pilar Martinez (Chief Financial Officer)	$110,704	$0	$10,545
Will Lippincott (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Chris Bell (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Bonnie Turner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Buell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Castro (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 15, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$11,527,337

Expenses

$12,463,082

Net Income

-$935,745

Net Assets

$1,286,018

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$11,447,749	99.3%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$80,694	0.7%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$1,593	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$2,699
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$819,584	6.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,274,368	10.2%
Other Salaries and Wages	$4,915,927	39.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,583,423
Total Liabilities	$3,297,405
Net Assets	$1,286,018

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
David Brock (Chairman)	$278,566	$0	$13,168
Angelo Carusone (President)	$245,442	$0	$16,584
Matthew Gertz (Senior Fellow)	$157,500	$0	$9,215
Sergio Munoz (Research Director)	$145,850	$0	$14,474
Eric Boehlert (Senior Fellow)	$135,384	$0	$2,585
Julie Millican (Vice President)	$126,056	$0	$9,365
Darryl Stanley (Technology Director)	$123,000	$0	$0
Pilar Martinez (Chief Financial Officer)	$119,871	$0	$10,532
Laura Keiter (Communications Director)	$116,840	$0	$5,359
Will Lippincott (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Chris Bell (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Bonnie Turner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Buell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Castro (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 15, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Revenue

$10,691,752

Expenses

$10,867,830

Net Income

-$176,078

Net Assets

$2,101,774

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$10,603,401	99.2%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$85,699	0.8%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$5,787	0.1%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$3,135
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$890,086	8.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,230,712	11.3%
Other Salaries and Wages	$4,112,372	37.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,346,947
Total Liabilities	$2,245,173
Net Assets	$2,101,774

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
David Brock (Chairman)	$280,060	$0	$12,589
Bradley Beychok (President (Through 11/30/16))	$243,361	$0	$7,828
Angelo Carusone (Exec. Vp (Until 11/16) Pres. (12/16))	$171,906	$0	$12,864
Pilar Martinez (Cfo)	$150,000	$0	$11,478
Eric Boehlert (Senior Fellow)	$150,000	$0	$4,396
Matthew Gertz (Research Director)	$150,000	$0	$9,629
Scott Derome (It Director)	$146,890	$0	$9,304
Sergio Munoz (Deputy Research Director)	$125,056	$0	$11,011
Julie Millican (Chief Of Staff)	$119,198	$0	$5,276
Will Lippincott (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Chris Bell (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Bonnie Turner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Buell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Castro (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 10, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$9,215,064

Expenses

$10,102,807

Net Income

-$887,743

Net Assets

$2,256,876

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$9,124,676	99.0%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$77,724	0.8%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$5,036	0.1%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$7,628	0.1%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$839,145	8.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,130,384	11.2%
Other Salaries and Wages	$3,931,610	38.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,982,197
Total Liabilities	$2,725,321
Net Assets	$2,256,876

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
David Brock (Chairman)	$278,793	$0	$12,250
Bradley Beychok (President)	$235,947	$0	$10,722
Angelo Carusone (Executive Vice President)	$203,733	$0	$4,926
Pilar Martinez (Chief Financial Officer)	$198,786	$0	$6,988
Eric Boehlert (Senior Fellow)	$150,000	$0	$4,369
Scott Derome (It Director)	$149,008	$0	$6,511
Matt Gertz (Research Director)	$137,500	$0	$9,015
Zachary Petkanas (Vice President Of Communications)	$134,750	$0	$7,262
Sergio Munoz (Deputy Research Director)	$119,905	$0	$8,569
Will Lippincott (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Chris Bell (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Bonnie Turner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Castro (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Buell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Susan Buell (Director (Through 04/15))	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 15, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$10,099,530

Expenses

$10,702,482

Net Income

-$602,952

Net Assets

$3,189,932

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$10,021,188	99.2%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$86,165	0.9%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$707	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$8,530
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$774,302	7.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,147,882	10.7%
Other Salaries and Wages	$3,818,368	35.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$6,249,848
Total Liabilities	$3,059,916
Net Assets	$3,189,932

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
David Brock (Chairman)	$293,637	$0	$11,629
Bradley Beychok (President)	$224,879	$0	$9,028
Pilar Martinez (Chief Financial Officer)	$202,084	$0	$5,324
Angelo Carusone (Executive Vice President)	$173,837	$0	$4,438
Eric Boehlert (Senior Fellow)	$147,500	$0	$4,090
Scott Derome (It Director)	$141,837	$0	$4,441
Jeremy Holden (Research Director)	$112,736	$0	$7,417
Sergio Munoz (Courts Matter, Director)	$102,067	$0	$10,371
Bonnie Turner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Will Lippincott (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Susan Buell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Castro (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Chris Bell (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 16, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$12,549,513

Expenses

$11,201,222

Net Income

$1,348,291

Net Assets

$3,776,249

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$12,501,819	99.6%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$68,467	0.5%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$2,176	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$22,949
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$893,845	8.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,424,309	12.7%
Other Salaries and Wages	$4,480,179	40.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,008,984
Total Liabilities	$3,232,735
Net Assets	$3,776,249

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Matthew Butler (Ceo)	$371,188	$0	$8,797
David Brock (Chairman)	$280,060	$0	$11,304
Bradley Beychok (President)	$213,750	$0	$8,746
Ari Rabin Havt (Senior Advisor)	$148,397	$0	$10,903
Angelo Carusone (Vice President)	$142,917	$0	$8,520
Scott Derome (It Director)	$139,000	$0	$8,419
Eric Boehlert (Senior Fellow)	$135,000	$0	$4,590
Jeremy Holden (Director Research)	$102,583	$0	$7,235
Chris Bell (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Will Lippincott (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Castro (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Bonnie Turner (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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Filed on Nov. 17, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$9,628,580

Expenses

$10,432,310

Net Income

-$803,730

Net Assets

$2,485,213

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$9,598,333	99.7%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$42,827	0.4%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$10,208	0.1%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$25,113
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$2,325	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$676,837	6.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,008,593	9.7%
Other Salaries and Wages	$4,564,108	43.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,345,764
Total Liabilities	$2,860,551
Net Assets	$2,485,213

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$8,303,358

Expenses

$10,476,854

Net Income

-$2,173,496

Net Assets

$3,245,029

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$8,253,537	99.4%
Program Services	$37,891	0.5%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$18,487	0.2%
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$8,220
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,663	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$752,705	7.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$857,394	8.2%
Other Salaries and Wages	$3,911,832	37.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$6,303,552
Total Liabilities	$3,058,523
Net Assets	$3,245,029

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

Revenue

$13,237,875

Expenses

$10,605,629

Net Income

$2,632,246

Net Assets

$5,421,780

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$13,206,417	99.8%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$37,467	0.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$7,509
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,500	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$938,850	8.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,283,162	12.1%
Other Salaries and Wages	$3,329,466	31.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$8,955,120
Total Liabilities	$3,533,340
Net Assets	$5,421,780

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

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Revenue $19.6M (2023)

Expenses $20.8M (2023)

Total Assets $20M (2023)

Total Liabilities $12.6M (2023)

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Revenue

$19.6M (2023)

Expenses

$20.8M (2023)

Total Assets

$20M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$12.6M (2023)

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