Media Matters Action Network

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 77-0646754 Website

MEDIA MATTERS ACTION NETWORK WAS ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF MONITORING, ANALYZING AND CORRECTING CONSERVATIVE MISINFORMATION IN THE U.S. MEDIA.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.4M

-52.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$4.3M

Grant Count

3

Avg Grant Size

$1.4M

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$3M$4M$6M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,389,859$2,899,020$3,070,847
Revenue$3,917,836$915,916$1,265,618
Expenses$5,335,869$837,798$615,724
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$17,836$15,468$15,503
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M0 grants20200 grants20210 grants20220 grants20233 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

AMERICA VOTES ACTION FUND$2.3MDEMOCRACY MATTERS FOUNDA…$1.3MMEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA$850K

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

ANGELO CARUSONEPRESIDENT\CHAIRMAN$33KCYNTHIA PADERACOO$27KJULIE MILLICANVICE PRESIDENT$20KPILAR MARTINEZCFO$13K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ANGELO CARUSONEPRESIDENT\CHAIRMAN4$33,325
MICHAEL MEEHANSECRETARY1
BILL TITELMANTREASURER1
KAREN WHITEDIRECTOR1
PILAR MARTINEZCFO3$12,766
CYNTHIA PADERACOO3$26,679
JULIE MILLICANVICE PRESIDENT3$19,938

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

Cities

Washington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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