Mission
TO EDUCATE AND INFORM GROWING AUDIENCES WITH ENGAGING CONTENT THROUGH DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS.
Public Charity
AMERICAN INDEPENDENT MEDIA
AMERICAN INDEPENDENT MEDIA, of CHICAGO, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $1.4M in revenue, $581K in expenses, $881K in total assets. 13 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.6M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 814770680
CHICAGO, IL
Professional Societies & Associations
NTEE: W03
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.4M
Total Expenses$581K
Total Assets$881K
Grant Records13
Funding Total$5.6M
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at American Independent Media
How American Independent Media divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.
$90
Programs
the work itself
$4
Management
running the organization
$6
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $90 for programs
$90
Provide underwriting grants to qualified news producers to achieve this vision and mission, and may also directly produce content
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
for general operations
$1,432,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$10,000
for general operations
$95,000
GRANT TO OTHER ORGANIZATION THAT SHARES THE SAME PRINCIPLES.
$17,000
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
$2,471,221
Showing up to 5 of 13 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
SECRETARY
Eric Tubbs
DIRECTOR
Frayda Levy
DIRECTOR
Gwen Beattie
CHAIRMAN
John Tillman
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4M | $581K | $881K |
| 2023 | $113K | $77K | $213 |
| 2022 | $126K | $132K | $1K |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $6K |
| 2019 | $614K | $556K | $58K |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $614K to $1.4M (+135%), with total assets most recently reported at $881K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.