Organization · EIN 47-0928008 · Washington, DC · Education
Who funds Media Matters for America?
46 private foundations reported paying Media Matters for America $4.13M on returns for tax year 2023.
46 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 46
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Joy Simon Charitable Foundation Carmel, IN · Preselected only |
$1,000,000 | CONTRIBUTION TO SUPPORT THE COMPREHENSIVELY MONITORING, ANALYZING, AND CORRECTING CONSERVATIVE MISINFORMATION IN THE U.S. MEDIA. | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Gill Foundation Denver, CO |
$610,000 2 grant lines |
PROJECT SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ ISSUES +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Shift Fka Aaron & Martha Schecter Private Foundation Hollywood, FL · Preselected only |
$400,000 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION Filed as “MEDIA MATTERS” |
Same ZIP 0.86 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 09/2024 |
| Stephen M Silberstein Foundation Belvedere, CA · Preselected only |
$400,000 | EDUCATIONAL RADIO BROADCASTING | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund New York, NY · Preselected only |
$350,000 | LGBTQ PROGRAM | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 11/2024 |
| Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund San Francisco, CA |
$150,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The John Levy and Gail Rothenberg Family Foundation Framingham, MA · Preselected only |
$100,164 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO ALL RECIPIENTS WERE MADE TO FURTHER THE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS FOR WHICH THEY WERE ACCORDED TAX EXEMPT STATUS UNDER IRC S… | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Wallace Global Fund II Washington, DC · Preselected only |
$100,000 | SUPPORT TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENT VOICES IN THE MEDIA | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Morningstar Philanthropic Foundation Bethesda, MD · Preselected only |
$100,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Philip and Janice Levin Foundation North Plainfield, NJ |
$100,000 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 08/2024 |
| The Scott Foundation Palo Alto, CA · Preselected only |
$100,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO MONITOR AND CORRECT JOURNALISTIC MISINFORMATION. | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Leland Fikes Foundation Dallas, TX · Preselected only |
$75,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Reynolds Family Foundation Wilmington, DE · Preselected only |
$70,000 | General & Unrestricted | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Delloakes Foundation Wilmington, DE · Preselected only |
$60,000 | General & Unrestricted | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Fine and Greenwald Foundation Aventura, FL · Preselected only |
$50,000 | MEDIA | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Wallace Genetic Foundation II Washington, DC · Preselected only |
$50,000 | MONITOR RADIO TALK SHOWSRELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE ANDENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| HAND Foundation Wilmington, DE · Preselected only |
$50,000 | General & Unrestricted | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
| Perloff Family Foundation Wilmington, DE · Preselected only |
$50,000 | General & Unrestricted | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Annenberg Foundation Conshohocken, PA · Preselected only |
$25,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Hutton Family Foundation Atherton, CA · Preselected only |
$25,000 | SEE STATEMENT A | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.
Foundations that fund organizations like Media Matters for America
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Media Matters for America, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- The Ford Foundation New York, NY
Paid 19 of the 25 closest peers · $25.9M to them - Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $738K to them - The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA
Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $22M to them - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $19.1M to them - John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago, IL
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $8.89M to them - The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $112K to them - American Express Foundation New York, NY
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $1.88M to them - Ge Foundation Norwalk, CT
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $33.5K to them
Organizations with the most funders in common
- The American Independent Foundation Washington, DC
10 shared funders · 33 funders in all - Planned Parenthood Federation of America New York, NY
15 shared funders · 755 funders in all - American Civil Liberties Union Foundation New York, NY
12 shared funders · 366 funders in all - The Center for Reproductive Rights New York, NY
12 shared funders · 281 funders in all - Wikimedia Foundation San Francisco, CA
7 shared funders · 380 funders in all - World Central Kitchen Washington, DC
10 shared funders · 1099 funders in all
Where this comes from
Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.
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