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Key facts about ReThink Media
- EIN
- 46-2005479
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025
- Total assets
- $2,502,819
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing
Total Assets
$2.5M
+11.7% YoY
Revenue
$2.4M
+37.6% YoY
Net Investment Income
$53K
-9.0% YoY
Expenses
$2.3M
+1.6% YoY
About ReThink Media
Based on IRS filings
ReThink Media is a public charity focused on Education, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets. Net investment income was $53K.
Focus Areas
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $16K (2022) to $20K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for 2025.
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $2,502,819 | $2,240,502 | $2,817,178 |
| Revenue | $2,446,084 | $1,777,318 | $2,225,243 |
| Expenses | $2,250,547 | $2,216,079 | $2,987,774 |
| Net Investment Income | $53,359 | $58,609 | $87,034 |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 27, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 16, 2026)
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
ReThink Media is led by Mark Reading-Smith, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 5 of 15 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mark Reading-Smith
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$52K (2023) → $168K (2025)
Tyler Lewis
Board Chair
Director → Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
MacKenzie Hamilton
Program Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$104K (2024) → $107K (2025)
Randa Wahbe
Program Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$107K (2025)
Reva Patwardhan
Director
Chairman → Board Chair, 2021
Board Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sapreet Kaur Saluja
Director
Board Member → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Chi Cantalupo
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Simon
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Carnig
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joann Lee Wagner
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonas Kieffer
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eva Galanes-Rosenbaum
COO
Chief of Staff → COO, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$104K (2020) → $139K (2025)
Fadwa Rashid
CFO
Director of Finance → CFO, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$109K (2022) → $122K (2025)
Chris Dunn
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Armstrong
Secretary
Board Member → Director, 2020
Director → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Burt Edwards (2024) — Director of Programs
- Former: Lynn Fahselt (2019–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Mark Crain (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Peter Ferenbach (2019–2023) — Director of Strategy
- Former: Todd Kolze (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Bradley Akubuiro (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Burton Edwards (2023) — Director of Programs
- Former: Laura Nixon (2023) — Director of Research
- Former: Kirstin Alvanitakis (2022) — Program Director
- Former: Sahar Aziz (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Corey Saylor (2020–2021) — Deputy Director Strtgy
- Former: Roger Cox (2019–2020) — CFO
- Former: Naureen Shah (2019) — Board Member
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $168K, to Mark Reading-Smith (Executive Dir.). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about ReThink Media
How large is ReThink Media?
ReThink Media reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.4M.
What is ReThink Media?
ReThink Media is a public charity focused on Education, based in San Francisco, CA. It holds $2.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does ReThink Media operate?
ReThink Media has awarded grants in Illinois, Virginia.
What is ReThink Media's EIN?
ReThink Media's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-2005479. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
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