Mission
The Media Research Center documents and combats the falsehoods and censorship of the news media, entertainment media and big tech in order to defend and preserve America's founding principles and Judeo-Christian values.
Public Charity
Media Research Center
Media Research Center is a Public Charity headquartered in Herndon, VA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $14.6M revenue, $12.9M expenses, $17.9M total assets. 110 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $12.7M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 541429009
Herndon, VA
Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis
NTEE: A05
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$14.6M
Total Expenses$12.9M
Total Assets$17.9M
Grant Records110
Funding Total$12.7M
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Media Research Center
How Media Research Center divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$75
Programs
the work itself
$8
Management
running the organization
$17
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $75 for programs
$29
News Analysis Division
$24
MRC Free Speech America
$19
MRC Video
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990 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
ARTS AND CULTURE
$10,500
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$755,509
$500,000
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
$500,000
CULTURE & ARTS
$167,750
Showing up to 5 of 110 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
VP of Research & Publications
Brent Baker
Director
Cameron Smith
VP of Free Speech America
Daniel Schneider
President/Director
David Bozell
Director
Don Cooper
Chief Operating Officer
Ed Molchany
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $14.6M | $12.9M | $17.9M |
| 2024 | $15.2M | $13.1M | $18.7M |
| 2023 | $18.7M | $16.3M | $16.5M |
| 2022 | $12.6M | $16.5M | $13.7M |
| 2020 | $19.6M | $15.2M | $22.5M |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $19.6M to $14.6M (-26%), with total assets most recently reported at $17.9M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.