Public Charity

OROMIA MEDIA NETWORK

OROMIA MEDIA NETWORK is a Public Charity headquartered in ST PAUL, MN. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $214K revenue, $261K expenses, $74K total assets. 10 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 465137810 ST PAUL, MN Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$214K
Total Expenses$261K
Total Assets$74K
Grant Records10
Funding Total$1.1M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE OROMIA MEDIA NETWORK (OMN) IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT NEWS ENTERPRISE WHOSE MISSION IS TO PRODUCE ORIGINAL AND CITIZEN-DRIVEN REPORTING ON OROMIA, THE LARGEST AND MOST POPULOUS STATE IN ETHIOPIA. OMN SEEKS TO OFFER THOUGHT-PROVOKING, CONTEXTUAL, AND NUANCED COVERAGE OF CRITICAL PUBLIC INTEREST ISSUES THEREBY BRINGING MUCH NEEDED ATTENTION TO UNDER-REPORTED STORIES IN THE REGION. OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE A STRONG AND SUSTAINABLE MULTILINGUAL NEWSROOM THAT WILL SERVE AS A RELIABLE SOURCE OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE OROMO PEOPLE, THE ETHIOPIAN STATE, AND THE GREATER HORN OF AFRICA REGION.

Officers & Directors

MEMBER Ahmed Gelchu
MEMBER Angatu Balcha
MEMBER Bekele Gebremariam
MEMBER Berhanu Temesgen
MEMBER Demissew Ejara
SECRETARY Gutu Olana Wayessa

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Top Grant Purposes

Unrestricted
$726,093 4 grants
UNRESTRICTED
$259,156 3 grants
General Support
$81,088 1 grant
Unspecified
$46,000 1 grant
GENERAL SUPPORT
$22,552 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $214K $261K $74K
2023 $207K $406K $126K
2022 $454K $636K $364K
2020 $467K $609K $680K
2019 $772K $332K $895K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $772K to $214K (-72%), with total assets most recently reported at $74K.

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