Media Alliance
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025
Total received
$4.0M
Foundation funders
31
Grants recorded
74
Years covered
2020–2025
Who funds Media Alliance?
Media Alliance is funded by 31 grantmakers, led by GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc ($1.4M), Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc ($959K), The Whistleblower Legal Defense Foundation ($818K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.0M in grants to Media Alliance between 2020–2025.
Show all 31 funders
| Tides Foundation | $6,267 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Poetry Foundation | $2,750 | 1 | 2024 |
| The James Irvine Foundation | $1,500 | 1 | 2022 |
| Weinreb Pilecki Segal Foundation | $1,069 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maple Grove Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Castellano Family Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2022 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $123K (2025) to $1.2M (2021). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $123K.
What grants has Media Alliance received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The San Francisco Foundation | FOR PROJECT SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2025 | The Whistleblower Legal Defense Foundation | Whistleblower Network News Fund | $38,000 |
| 2025 | Horizons Foundation | Unrestricted | $20,000 |
| 2025 | SOMArts | Operating support | $8,832 |
| 2025 | Community Foundation of Mendocino County | CAPACITY BUILDING | $6,500 |
| 2024 | GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc | ARTS AND CULTURE | $750,000 |
| 2024 | Internews Network | MEDIA DEVELOPMENT | $59,945 |
| 2024 | The Whistleblower Legal Defense Foundation | Whistleblower Network News fund | $45,000 |
| 2024 | National Association of Latino Independent Producers Inc | FOR DIVERSE WOMEN VOICES IN FILM | $30,000 |
| 2024 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Civic Participation | $25,000 |
| 2024 | The Whistleblower Legal Defense Foundation | Whistleblower Network News fund | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Institute for Nonprofit News | INN SUPPORT - LABS | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Alternative Newsweekly Foundation | TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT | $20,000 |
| 2024 | The Miami Foundation Inc | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $15,805 |
| 2024 | The Whistleblower Legal Defense Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $15,000 |
| 2024 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Independence Public Media of | TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR THE OBSCURED JOURNALISM INITIATIVE PODCAST | $7,000 |
| 2024 | Tides Foundation | HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES | $6,267 |
| 2024 | The Poetry Foundation | SMALL PRESS BRIDGE GRANT FOR KRUPSKAYA BOOKS | $2,750 |
| 2024 | Weinreb Pilecki Segal Foundation | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | $1,069 |
| 2023 | GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc | ARTS AND CULTURE | $150,000 |
| 2023 | Valley Health Foundation (VHF) | GENERAL SUPPORT | $80,000 |
| 2023 | The Whistleblower Legal Defense Foundation | Whistleblower Network News | $40,000 |
| 2023 | The Whistleblower Legal Defense Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $25,000 |
| 2023 | Local Independent Online News Publishers Inc | The Frisc Sustainability Audit | $20,000 |
| 2023 | Independence Public Media of | COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS SERIES | $20,000 |
| 2023 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | $20,000 |
| 2023 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | $20,000 |
| 2023 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | $20,000 |
| 2023 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | $20,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 74 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Media Alliance?
Media Alliance is funded by 31 grantmakers, led by GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc ($1.4M), Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc ($959K), The Whistleblower Legal Defense Foundation ($818K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.0M in grants to Media Alliance between 2020–2025.
Who is Media Alliance's largest funder?
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc is the largest recorded funder of Media Alliance, with $1.4M across 3 grants (2022–2024).
How much grant funding has Media Alliance received?
IRS 990 filings record $4.0M in grants to Media Alliance across 74 grants from 31 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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