Mediathe Foundation Inc
Mediathe Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Dana Point, California. Its website describes support for arts, environmental, and humanitarian organizations; its 2025 grants included substantial support for new music and multimedia presentation, as well as medical research.
Mediathe Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Mediathe Foundation Inc gave $505K across 19 grants in 2025 (avg $27K), mostly in New York. 16% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $505,000
- +69.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 19
- -13.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $26,579
- +96.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $1,328,073
- -22.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 16% first-time grantees (3 of 19, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (89% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Mediathe Foundation Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- Review Cycle
- The website lists December 7 each year for applications for the following year.
- Deadline
- The website lists December 7 each year for applications for the following year.
- Contact
Mailing address: 32932 Pacific Cst Highwy 14-485, Dana Point, CA 92629
Phone: (949) 499-4154
Website: https://mediathe.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Mediathe Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Roulette Intermedium Inc ($247K). Together the top 10 received $470K.
Grant Size Distribution
95 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 87 grants of 95 (92%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation is based in Dana Point, California. In 2025, 89% of grant dollars went to recipients in New York, 4% to California, 2% to Pennsylvania, 2% to Colorado, and 1% to Hawaii. These figures describe the locations of 2025 recipients.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 19 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Mediathe Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
16%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 19 grantees (16%) were first-time recipients. With only 19 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $43K; repeat grants $24K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 84% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 199% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 867% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $116K (2020) to $505K (2025). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $505K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Roulette Intermedium Inc New York, NY | Support Presenter of New Music and Multimedia | $247,000 |
| Columbia University New York, NY | Support Medical Research | $120,000 |
| New Music USA New York, NY | Support Commissioner of New Video/Music/Sound Work | $35,000 |
| Issue Project Room Brooklyn, NY | Support Presenter of New Music and Video | $15,000 |
| Mutual Mentorship for Musicians New York, NY | Support Commissioner of New Video/Music/Sound Work/Poetry | $15,000 |
| Angel City Arts Claremont, CA | Support Presenter of New Music | $10,000 |
| Signal Culture Loveland, CO | Support Commissioner of New Video/Sound Work | $10,000 |
| Blank Forms Brooklyn, NY | Support Presenter of New Music and Multimedia Work | $8,000 |
| Arts Nova Workshop Philadelphia, PA | Support Presenter of New Music and for Equipment | $5,000 |
| Coaxial Arts Foundation Los Angeles, CA | Support Presenter of New Video and Music | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,328,073 | $148,063 | $517,501 | $505,000 | 19 | $508,193 | $137,507 | $58,625 |
| 2024 | $1,720,991 | $100,166 | $312,849 | $297,500 | 22 | $300,557 | $89,806 | $72,642 |
| 2023 | $1,767,707 | $101,814 | $176,652 | $161,500 | 17 | $164,779 | $89,941 | $74,085 |
| 2022 | $1,822,797 | $59,149 | $184,615 | $169,100 | 18 | $172,335 | $43,316 | $83,187 |
| 2021 | $2,168,598 | $75,285 | $229,329 | $203,720 | 19 | — | $60,903 | $94,716 |
| 2020 | $2,171,610 | $381,484 | $128,886 | $115,600 | 21 | — | $262,901 | $74,996 |
| 2019 | $1,823,662 | $354,280 | $224,163 | $216,700 | 20 | — | $224,189 | $76,836 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mediathe Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $59K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No formal mission statement is provided. The foundation’s website says it supports U.S. nonprofit organizations in several areas. For arts organizations, it seeks work combining imagery—such as video, animation, or internet visuals—with music, and prefers work performed before an audience; it does not fund film work or individuals. Its website also describes support for humanitarian organizations using public art to raise awareness of health and environmental issues or using technology to educate and transform communities, and for environmental organizations working on nature conservation, open spaces, or alternative energy.
Grantee missions illustrate some of the kinds of organizations it has supported. Roulette Intermedium says its mission is to support artists and present innovative music, movement, and media art. New Music USA describes its work as supporting the creation, performance, and appreciation of new music. Blank Forms describes itself as a curatorial platform for presenting and preserving time-based performance. Coaxial Arts Foundation says it operates an art space for experimental video, sound, and performance art.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 19 grants totaling $505,000. Grants ranged from $2,500 to $247,000, with a median of $5,000. The largest awards included $247,000 to Roulette Intermedium Inc. for support of a presenter of new music and multimedia; $120,000 to Columbia University for medical research; and $35,000 to New Music USA for support of a commissioner of new video, music, and sound work. Other awards included $15,000 each to Issue Project Room and Mutual Mentorship for Musicians, and $10,000 each to Angel City Arts and Signal Culture.
The foundation’s 2023 filing states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. Its website describes application forms and eligibility requirements for arts and environmental organizations, but the preselection policy means those website instructions should not be read as an invitation for unsolicited requests. The website asks arts applicants to provide organizational history, board information, a project description, budget, requested amount, and an explanation of how funds will be spent. It requires nonprofit status and, for arts applicants, a roster of planned artists or a history of presenting this kind of work. The website says awarded organizations must provide acknowledgment, 501(c)(3) documentation, project documentation and links, and printed publicity materials.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Joseph A. Walker as president and treasurer, Nancy M. Walker as secretary and director, and Gilbert Hsiao as director.
Mediathe Foundation Inc is led by Joseph A. Walker, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joseph A. Walker
President & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gilbert Hsiao
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy M. Walker
Secretary & Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Mediathe Foundation Inc
How much does Mediathe Foundation Inc give each year?
Mediathe Foundation Inc gave $505K across 19 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $298K across 22 grants.
What is Mediathe Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Mediathe Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $26,579, across 19 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Mediathe Foundation Inc that year got $43K on average.
Where does Mediathe Foundation Inc give grants?
Mediathe Foundation Inc gives mostly in New York: 89% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (6 grants), Brooklyn, NY (2 grants), Los Angeles, CA (2 grants) and Philadelphia, PA (2 grants).
Does Mediathe Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 11% of Mediathe Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 19) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Support Commissioner of New Video/Sound Work" (4 grants).
Who are Mediathe Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Mediathe Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Roulette Intermedium Inc ($247,000), Columbia University ($120,000) and New Music USA ($35,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 80% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Mediathe Foundation Inc?
Mediathe Foundation Inc reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $508K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $59K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Mediathe Foundation Inc fund?
No formal mission statement is provided. The foundation’s website says it supports U.S. nonprofit organizations in several areas. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Mediathe Foundation Inc?
Mediathe Foundation Inc does not accept unsolicited proposals, according to Grantable's research on its published guidelines. Check mediathe.org for any change to that policy.
What is Mediathe Foundation Inc's EIN?
Mediathe Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 11-3641353. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Mediathe Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 20, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 24, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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