Small Public Charity

Media Working Group

Based in Cincinnati, OH, Media Working Group operates as a Small Public Charity. The organization reported $64K in revenue, $82K in expenses, $12K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 7 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $97K.

EIN: 311241613 Cincinnati, OH Media & Communications NTEE: A30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$64K
Total Expenses$82K
Total Assets$12K
Grant Records7
Funding Total$97K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

Media Working Group, Inc (MWG) provides capacity and infra-structure for artists, educators, writers and researchers to conduct their work in a non-commercial environment. It supports projects that intervene in mass media culture and help media artists realize the potential for participating in emerging local and global cultures. MWG works to inform us and make us aware of the importance of independent media and diverse media art forms which further self-representation, diversity and community development. MWG promotes media literacy education as a means of creating an informed citizenry and to strengthen our democratic society.

Where $100 goes at Media Working Group

How Media Working Group divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 7 years.

$90 Programs the work itself
$10 Everything else operations and overhead

Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.

Inside the $90 for programs

$90
Media Working Group (MWG)encourages the public's understanding and appreciation of the artistic and cultural impact of the multi-media arts by:1
All program spending
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Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2023
GENERAL SUPPORT
$15,000
2023
BETWEEN SUN AND THE SIDEWALK SCREENING
$10,000
2019
SUPPORT HUMANITIES IN THE STATE OF OHIO
$19,788
2019
TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION COSTS OF THE NETWORK
$5,000
2018
SUPPORT KNOCKING ON DOORS DOCUMENTARY
$15,000

Showing up to 5 of 7 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Vice President Fred Johnson
President Jean Donohue
Secretary Shawn Walker
Treasurer Tim Kraus

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$72,288 5 grants
Human & Social Services
$15,000 1 grant
Health & Medicine
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $64K $82K $12K
2024 $126K $144K $30K
2023 $215K $846K $30K
2021 $47K $75K $52K
2020 $90K $53K $80K

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $90K to $64K (-29%), with total assets most recently reported at $12K.

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