Mission
TRUTHOUT WORKS TO SPARK ACTION BY REVEALING SYSTEMIC INJUSTICE AND PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR TRANSFORMATIVE IDEAS, THROUGH IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING AND CRITICAL ANALYSIS.
Public Charity
TRUTHOUT
TRUTHOUT, of SACRAMENTO, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $3.3M in revenue, $3.2M in expenses, $838K in total assets. 28 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $532K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 200031641
SACRAMENTO, CA
Printing & Publishing
NTEE: A33
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.3M
Total Expenses$3.2M
Total Assets$838K
Grant Records28
Funding Total$532K
Filing Years2020–2024
Where $100 goes at Truthout
How Truthout divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$91
Programs
the work itself
$9
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $91 for programs
$91
Truthout is an independent, nonprofit news website, centering on american politics, human rights and world affairs
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT
$40,000
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$32,750
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$27,445
CULTURE & ARTS
$10,500
OPERATIONS
$5,250
Showing up to 5 of 28 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
MEMBER
David Palumbo-Liu
Secretary
Henry A Giroux
MEMBER
Lacey Dickinson
Treasurer
Lewis Gordon
Board President
Maya Schenwar
MEMBER
Shaghayegh Tajvidi
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.3M | $3.2M | $838K |
| 2023 | $2.7M | $2.7M | $875K |
| 2022 | $2.3M | $2.4M | $882K |
| 2021 | $2.7M | $2.1M | $951K |
| 2020 | $2.0M | $1.9M | $383K |
Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.0M to $3.3M (+66%), with total assets most recently reported at $838K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.