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Vanessa Cardenas

Director · Free Press Action Fund

Director at Free Press Action Fund. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Others who share this name
2

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Reported as Director of Free Press Action Fund, based in Washington, DC.
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Also listed as Director of Free Press, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
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Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Free Press Action Fund Director · $890K revenue · Washington, DCFREE PRESS ACTION FUND FIGHTS FOR YOUR RIGHTS TO CONNECT AND COMMUNICATE. WE FIGHT TO SAVE THE FREE AND OPEN INTERNET, CURB RUNAWAY MEDIA…Filed FY2025, FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Free Press Director · $8.8M revenue · Washington, DCFREE PRESS WAS CREATED TO GIVE PEOPLE A VOICE IN THE CRUCIAL DECISIONS THAT SHAPE OUR MEDIA. WE BELIEVE THAT POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE, RACIAL JUSTICE…Filed FY2025, FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Vanessa Cardenas

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Vanessa Cardenas 2 organizations · Washington, DCAmerica's Voice
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Vanessa Cardenas 1 organization · San Diego, CACalifornia Southern Small Business Development Corporation

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Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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Co-CEO · FY2024
$184K
M
Chief of Staff · FY2024
$174K
K
COO/CFO, Asst. Treasurer, Asst. Secretary · FY2025
$165K
J
Co-CEO · FY2025
$161K
C
President, Co-CEO · FY2025
$155K
M
Vice President of Policy and General Counsel · FY2025
$145K
D
Research Director · FY2024
$142K
D
Senior Product Director · FY2025
$140K
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Senior Counsel and Director, Digital Justice and C · FY2025
$137K
C
Managing Director · FY2025
$136K
C
VP of Cultural Strategies · FY2022
$130K
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Research Director · FY2022
$123K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org