Public Charity

TRACE MEDIA INC

TRACE MEDIA INC is a Public Charity headquartered in BROOKLYN, NY. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $6.3M revenue, $5.2M expenses, $4.5M total assets. 52 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $13.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 474175513 BROOKLYN, NY Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$6.3M
Total Expenses$5.2M
Total Assets$4.5M
Grant Records52
Funding Total$13.2M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE TRACE IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPARTISAN, READER-SUPPORTED NONPROFIT JOURNALISM ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO REPORTING ON GUN VIOLENCE IN THE UNITED STATES. EMPLOYING THE FULL TOOLSETS OF MODERN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING AND AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT, WE STRIVE TO EXPAND PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND ACCOUNTABILITY REGARDING AN ISSUE OF UNDER-APPRECIATED NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.

Officers & Directors

STAFF WRITER Christian Van Sant
EXECUTIVE EDITOR Craig Hunter
DIRECTOR Elizabeth Hansen
MANAGING DIRECTOR James Burnett
DIRECTOR Jelani Cobb
PRESIDENT John Feinblatt

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Top Grant Purposes

RESEARCH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION INITIATIVES
$7,344,732 5 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$2,293,850 5 grants
Arts & Culture
$1,846,000 5 grants
PUBLIC SAFETY, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RELIEF
$525,000 6 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$290,043 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $6.3M $5.2M $4.5M
2023 $6.1M $4.4M $3.3M
2022 $3.4M $3.7M $1.7M
2020 $3.6M $3.0M $1.6M
2019 $3.0M $3.1M $1.1M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $3.0M to $6.3M (+107%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.5M.

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