Reforms media to strengthen democracy through research, education, and promoting diverse, public-service-oriented systems.
For fiscal year 2022 it reported $10.2M in revenue, $5.3M in expenses, and $9.6M in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$10.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$5.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$9.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $4.9M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
87%
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
87%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
11.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+48%
revenue over expenses, this year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$10.2M
FY2022▲ +231%
$10.2M$5.1M$0
FY2020FY2025
Expenses
$5.3M
FY2022▲ +15%
$8.7M$4.4M$0
FY2020FY2025
Total assets
$10.7M
FY2022▲ +105%
$13.1M$6.6M$0
FY2020FY2025
Total liabilities
$1.1M
FY2022▲ +112%
$1.1M$548K$0
FY2020FY2025
Total revenue
$10.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$5.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$9.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$4.9M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$10.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B87%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $4.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01
Future of Journalism
Through the MEDIA2070 project, documented how centuries of harm the U.S. Media system has inflicted on the black community. Examined how historic and contemporary racial discrimination in all media and government policies have excluded black people and other communities of color from controlling the nation's communications…
$2.1Mprogram expense
02
Democracy and Digital Civil Rights
Worked to combat hate, disinformation and conspiracy theories online while preserving freedom of speech and protecting marginalized communities when they speak out. Called on tech companies to institute election-integrity measures; enforce their rules equally regardless of a speaker's social or political status; enforce rules equally…
$1.3Mprogram expense
03
Future of the Internet
Highlighted the importance of closing the digital divide and bringing affordable broadband service to millions of people lacking such service. Promoted awareness of the affordable connectivity program to help lower income people afford phone and internet access during the pandemic.
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.
Individual Jessica Gonzalez · Reported title CO-CEO · Highest reported compensation $145K · Total expenses $5.3M
3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $3.8M · Total expenses $5.3M
73%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
87%
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Overhead ratio
4%
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Fundraising cost ratio
5%
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Revenue growth
231%
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Legal fee ratio
0%
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Accounting fee ratio
0%
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Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.
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Sources
Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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