Mission
GUARDIAN.ORG FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED TO EDUCATE, ADVANCE, AND INFORM PUBLIC DISCOURSE AND CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AROUND THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES OF THE TIME THROUGH THE SUPPORT AND ADVANCEMENT OF INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM.
Public Charity
GUARDIANORG FOUNDATION
GUARDIANORG FOUNDATION, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $6.0M in revenue, $5.2M in expenses, $3.3M in total assets. 58 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.9M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 812404459
WASHINGTON, DC
Alliances & Advocacy
NTEE: A01
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.0M
Total Expenses$5.2M
Total Assets$3.3M
Grant Records58
Funding Total$4.9M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Guardianorg Foundation
How Guardianorg Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$99
Programs
the work itself
$1
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $99 for programs
$99
In keeping with the guardian.Org foundation's mission to inform public discourse and citizen participation around the most pressing issues of the time, the grant funds were used solely…
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
$5,300
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$279,164
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$147,586
COVERAGE PROJECT
$100,000
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$74,050
Showing up to 5 of 58 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Alice Rhee
BOARD CHAIR
Asha Curran
DIRECTOR
Cedric Brown
INTERIM PRESIDENT [11/24-12/24]
Jane Spencer
DIRECTOR
Lois Quam
TREASURER [01/24-12/24]
Manie Steyn
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6.0M | $5.2M | $3.3M |
| 2024 | $8.4M | $8.6M | $1.9M |
| 2023 | $2.9M | $2.7M | $4.9M |
| 2022 | $4.7M | $4.8M | $2.5M |
| 2021 | $4.1M | $3.9M | $1.7M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.1M to $6.0M (+46%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.3M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.