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Evident Media INC

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Dover, DE501(c)(3)Since 2024Arts & CultureEIN 33-2402089Revenue $261K in FY2025

On file with the IRSevidentmedia.org8 the Green Ste A, 19901-3618 · Dover, DETax-exempt since Dec 2025Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$33K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 86% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $35K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$76K
83% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 83% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$261K
Spent
$246K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$15K

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 Dec 2025.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $188K Management & general 15% · $37K Fundraising 9% · $21K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $33K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Kevin Clancy
Board President
$18,000Pt VII · Sec A
Zachary Tombs
Executive Director & Founder
$9,000Pt VII · Sec A
Erica Evans
Board Treasurer
$6,000Pt VII · Sec A
Subrata De
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chloe Gingrich Howling
Board Administrator
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jim Spencer
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sebastian Walker
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kevin Clancy’s $18K as Board President is at the 14th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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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

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Evident Media INC is an arts and culture nonprofit based in Dover, DE, formed in 2024.

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1 program · $188K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Evident media is a nonprofit news organization with a mission to make the truth evident through investigative visual journalism. We take viewers on a journey of discovery and use evidence-based reporting to shed light on corruption, conflict, technology, and government abuse.

$188Kprogram expense

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
The Tiny News Collective INCFY2025$35K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$35K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$261K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$162K
Other incomeLn 4–11$96K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Money outPt IX
$246K
Ln 25
Programscol B$188K
Managementcol C$37K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$15K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$91K
Total assetsLn 16$91K
LiabilitiesLn 26$76K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$162K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$96K
Total revenueLn 12$261K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$91K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$91K
Total assetsLn 16$91K
LiabilitiesLn 26$76K
Net assetsLn 32$15K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64
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$91K
Total assetsLn 16$0$91K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$76K
Net assetsLn 32$0$15K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$275$275
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$170K$136K$25K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$35K$28K$5K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$257$257
Information technologyLn 14$8K$6K$1K$391
OccupancyLn 16$8K$6K$1K$393
TravelLn 17$7K$6K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$341$114
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$5K$858$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$850$850
Total functional expensesLn 25$246K$188K$37K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $261K$246K$15K$15K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $261,024 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$161,864
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$3,200
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$95,960
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$261,024
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$275
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$245,627
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$245,902
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$15,122
Part VI · Governance 4 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $261,024 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$161,864
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$161,864
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,200$3,200
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $95,960$95,960
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,200 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $95,960$261,024
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $245,902 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $275$275
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $135,666 · Management $25,437 · Fundraising $8,479$169,582
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $27,625 · Management $5,180 · Fundraising $1,727$34,532
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $257$257
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,258 · Management $1,173 · Fundraising $391$7,822
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,291 · Management $1,180 · Fundraising $393$7,864
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,682 · Management $1,421$7,103
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,817 · Management $341 · Fundraising $114$2,272
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,579 · Management $858 · Fundraising $9,908$15,345
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $850$850
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $188,193 · Management $36,697 · Fundraising $21,012$245,902
Part X · Balance sheet $90,622 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$90,622
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$90,622
X-19 Deferred revenue$75,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$75,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$15,122
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$90,622
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,122 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$261,024
XI-2 Total expenses$245,902
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$15,122
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,122

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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