Focolare Media INC

Tax-deductible

New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 2022EIN 27-0924405

Our mission is to provide content that empowers people to grow spiritually, improve relationships, engage in dialogue and foster collaboration within the Church and throughout society.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$206K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$206K
to officers and key staff · 38% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 38% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $251K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$768K
97% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 97% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$574K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$549K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$25K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$574K
FY2025▲ +6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$420K
FY2021$353K
FY2022$409K
FY2023$455K
FY2024$541K
FY2025$574K
Expenses
$549K
FY2025▲ +4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$394K
FY2021$349K
FY2022$402K
FY2023$473K
FY2024$527K
FY2025$549K
Net assets
$25K
FY2025▲ +84%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$686K
FY2021$526K
FY2022$7K
FY2023−$18K
FY2024$13K
FY2025$25K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1946.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $511K Management & general 4% · $21K Fundraising 3% · $16K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

21 people listed on the 990; $206K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$55,000Pt VII · Sec A
Marketing Director
$47,000Pt VII · Sec A
Magazine Editor
$43,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$32,340Pt VII · Sec A
Production Manager
$14,400Pt VII · Sec A
Subscriptions
$14,400Pt VII · Sec A
President of the Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary of the Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Matteo Pota$55,000$51,244$49,992$49,992——
Claude Blanc—————$51,700
Greg Metzger—$18,750$48,850$45,400——
Karol Joy Dizon$47,000$13,738————
Claude Blanc————$45,000—
Jonathan Sweeney$43,000$43,000$32,249———
Victor Ramos$32,340$29,400$29,400$17,150——
Manuel Salazar—$7,350$17,640$26,015——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Creates and publishes content promoting unity and dialogue based on gospel values.

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1 program service account for $511K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Focolare Media is a ministry of the Focolare Movement in the United States and Canada. Our goal is to renew the world by enkindling the spirit of unity. Our mission is to provide content that empowers people to grow spiritually, improve relationships, engage in dialogue and foster collaboration within the Church and throughout society.

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$251K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$574K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$311K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$252K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Money outPt IX
$549K
Ln 25
Programscol B$511K
Managementcol C$21K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$25K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$456K
Total assetsLn 16$793K
LiabilitiesLn 26$768K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$252K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Other incomeLn 4–11$311K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$574K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$25
SavingsLn 2$456K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$456K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$793K
LiabilitiesLn 26$768K
Net assetsLn 32$25K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$391K$456K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$44K$30K
Total assetsLn 16$772K$793K
LiabilitiesLn 26$758K$768K
Net assetsLn 32$13K$25K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$206K$206K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$17K$17K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$77K$77K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$773$773
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$18K
Management feesLn 11a$26K$26K
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$16K$16K
Investment management feesLn 11f$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$28K$28K
Office expensesLn 13$24K$24K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$41K$41K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K$15K
InterestLn 20$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$0$21K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$549K$511K$21K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $574K$549K$25K$25K 990 PDF
FY2024 $541K$527K$13K$13K 990 PDF
FY2023 $455K$473K−$18K−$18K 990 PDF
FY2022 $409K$402K$7K$7K 990 PDF
FY2021 $353K$349K$4K$526K 990 PDF
FY2020 $420K$394K$26K$686K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $573,520 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $310,784 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$252,113
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$252,113
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,623$10,623
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $310,784 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,623$573,520
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $548,844 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $206,140 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$206,140
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $16,800 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$16,800
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $76,878 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$76,878
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $773$773
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,366$18,366
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $25,806$25,806
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $18,311$18,311
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $16,491$16,491
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $10,060$10,060
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $28,193$28,193
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $24,204$24,204
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,286$6,286
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $40,588$40,588
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,453$8,453
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,693$14,693
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $1,366$1,366
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,116$14,116
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $21,320 · Fundraising $0$21,320
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $511,033 · Management $21,320 · Fundraising $16,491$548,844
Part X · Balance sheet $792,572 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $31$25
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $390,838$455,715
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $533−$1,381
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $81,054$73,184
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $243,817$223,538
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,287$9,678
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $44,270$30,154
X-15 Other assets$1,659
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $771,830$792,572
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $52,220$33,632
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $35,231$35,620
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $670,945$698,644
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $758,396$767,896
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,434$24,676
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,434$24,676
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $771,830$792,572
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,676 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$573,520
XI-2 Total expenses$548,844
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,676
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,434
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$13,434
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$24,676

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