Public Charity

ALTERNATIVE NEWSWEEKLY FOUNDATION

ALTERNATIVE NEWSWEEKLY FOUNDATION, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $5.3M in revenue, $3.9M in expenses, $2.8M in total assets. 25 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 300100369 WASHINGTON, DC Censorship, Freedom of Speech & Press NTEE: R63 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.3M
Total Expenses$3.9M
Total Assets$2.8M
Grant Records25
Funding Total$1.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE ALTERNATIVE NEWSWEEKLY FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM.ANF SERVES AS A FISCAL SPONSOR TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE BUILDING AND SUSTAINING NEWS AND INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.AS PART OF ITS AFFILIATION WITH AAN PUBLISHERS (AAN.ORG), ANF SUPPORTS THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF JOURNALISTS AND CONNECTS YOUNG JOURNALISTS WITH MENTORS.ANF WORKS SIDE BY SIDE WITH AAN TO SUPPORT THE CORE PRINCIPLES OF THE ALTERNATIVE PRESS: SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER, TELLING STORIES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO UNTOLD, AND GIVING VOICE TO THOSE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE GO UNHEARD.

Where $100 goes at Alternative Newsweekly Foundation

How Alternative Newsweekly Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$95 Programs the work itself
$4 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $95 for programs

$69
Feln
73% of program spending
$19
Coaz
19% of program spending
$7
Alta
8% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Blair Barna
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & SECRETARY Ellen Meany
DIRECTOR Evelyn Castro
TREASURER George Thurlow
VICE PRESIDENT Graham Jarrett
DIRECTOR Jason Pramas

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,312,001 20 grants
Arts & Culture
$129,800 1 grant
Education
$60,000 1 grant
International Aid & Development
$25,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$40,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.3M $3.9M $2.8M
2024 $5.5M $6.1M $1.4M
2023 $2.8M $895K $2.0M
2022 $137K $137K $23K
2021 $79K $67K $21K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $79K to $5.3M (+6593%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.8M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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