Public Charity

CENTER FOR MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY INC

CENTER FOR MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY INC, of MADISON, WI, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $930K in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, $2.6M in total assets. 60 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 391777402 MADISON, WI Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$930K
Total Expenses$1.1M
Total Assets$2.6M
Grant Records60
Funding Total$2.6M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

CENTER FOR MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY, INC. (CMD) IS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PARTISAN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO INVESTIGATING AND PUBLICIZING THE HIDDEN INFLUENCE OF POWERFUL SPECIAL INTERESTS ON AMERICA'S MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY, AND ITS IMPACT ON PUBLIC OPINION, PUBLIC POLICY, LAW, AND ELECTIONS.

Officers & Directors

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Arn Pearson
DIRECTOR Bo Yerxa
DIRECTOR Cosmo Harrigan
RESEARCH DIRECTOR David Armiak
DIRECTOR Deborah Bey
DIRECTOR Ellen Braune

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Top Grant Purposes

For recipient's exempt purpose
$584,580 1 grant
GENERAL SUPPORT
$348,493 10 grants
CLIMATE CHANGE
$308,604 2 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$276,905 8 grants
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
$240,000 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $930K $1.1M $2.6M
2023 $1.8M $1.1M $2.7M
2022 $1.1M $819K $2.0M
2021 $1.9M $680K $1.7M
2020 $830K $667K $495K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $830K to $930K (+12%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.6M.

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