Mission
THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO FOSTER STRONG, INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM THAT HELPS CREATE POSITIVE SOCIETAL CHANGE THROUGH INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS OF PROGRESSIVE ISSUES.
Public Charity
THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FOUNDATION
THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FOUNDATION, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $58.6M in revenue, $52.4M in expenses, $13.5M in total assets. 130 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $65.9M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 331137541
WASHINGTON, DC
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$58.6M
Total Expenses$52.4M
Total Assets$13.5M
Grant Records130
Funding Total$65.9M
Filing Years2019–2024
Sample Grants Received
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$16,912,049
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
$3,330,000
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$1,586,286
Arts & Culture
$1,316,250
HUMAN SERVICES
$812,432
Showing up to 5 of 130 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TREASURER
Ankit Desai
DIRECTOR
Carlos Marroquin
SENIOR EDITOR
Daniel J Camacho
CHAIR
David Bennahum
DIRECTOR
David Jolly
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Dhanya Addanki
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $58.6M | $52.4M | $13.5M |
| 2023 | $18.4M | $16.2M | $8.1M |
| 2022 | $26.1M | $22.6M | $4.8M |
| 2020 | $2.1M | $2.0M | $592K |
| 2019 | $1.3M | $1.5M | $280K |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.3M to $58.6M (+4335%), with total assets most recently reported at $13.5M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.