Media Matters for America

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Washington, DC EIN 47-0928008

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2022–2025

Total received

$25.9M

Foundation funders

116

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2022–2025

Who funds Media Matters for America?

Media Matters for America is funded by 116 grantmakers, led by America Votes ($4.0M), Gill Foundation ($2.0M), Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $25.9M in grants to Media Matters for America between 2022–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
America Votes$4,000,00012025
Gill Foundation$2,002,50052022–2024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$1,111,00022023–2024
Future Now Action$1,000,00012025
Our American Future Action$1,000,00012024
Deborah Joy Simon Charitable Foundation$1,000,00012023
Media Matters Action Network$850,00012024
The American Independent Foundation$810,50012023
Stephen M Silberstein Foundation$750,00022023–2024
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$691,40022023–2024
Jewish Communal Fund$635,50062023–2025
Hopewell Fund$628,10122023–2024
Orange County Community Foundation$560,00032023–2025
National Philanthropic Trust$551,15032023–2025
City Fund$500,00012025
The Marisla Foundation$500,00012024
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc$475,00022023–2024
Marin Community Foundation$450,00032023–2025
The San Francisco Foundation$401,25032023–2025
Shift FKA Aaron & Martha Schecter$400,00012024
Reset Tech$400,00012023
Boston Foundation Inc$312,00022024–2025
Philip and Janice Levin Foundation$300,00032023–2025
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc$300,00022023–2024
Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund$300,00022023–2024
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The Ford Foundation$250,00012024
Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego$250,00022023–2024
The Delloakes Foundation$230,00032023–2025
The Annenberg Foundation$225,00022023–2024
The Klingenstein-Martell Foundation$200,00012025
The Scott Foundation$200,00022023–2024
Wallace Global Fund II$200,00022023–2024
Boone Family Foundation$200,00022023–2024
The John Levy and Gail Rothenberg$199,96122023–2024
United States Energy Foundation$197,50022023–2024
Wallace Genetic Foundation II Inc$175,00032023–2025
Friends of the Earth$174,00022023–2025
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma$160,30022023–2025
Impactassetsinc$154,30022023–2024
Orr Family Foundation$150,00012024
The Nick and Leslie Hanauer Foundation$150,00012024
Leland Fikes Foundation Inc$150,00022023–2024
The Bessemer Giving Fund$150,00022023–2024
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$125,00032023–2025
Reynolds Family Foundation$120,00022023–2024
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc$115,00022023–2024
Charities Aid Foundation America$100,65222023–2024
Lake Road Foundation$100,00012025
HAND Foundation$100,00022024–2025
Bainbridge Community Foundation$100,00022023–2024
The Fine and Greenwald Foundation$100,00022023–2024
The Morningstar Philanthropic Foundation$100,00012023
Joseph and Marie Field Foundation$100,00012023
Seattle Foundation$85,00042023–2024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$80,00022023–2024
Goldberg Family Foundation$75,00022024–2025
Yavanna Foundation$75,00032023–2025
Hutton Family Foundation$75,00022023–2024
B W Bastian Foundation$55,00022023–2024
The David Hochberg Foundation$50,00022024–2025
The Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Charitable Trust-I$50,00012024
The Mai Family Foundation$50,00012024
The New York Community Trust$50,00022023–2024
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc$50,00022023–2024
Perloff Family Foundation$50,00012023
The Dale and Max Berger Family Foundation$45,00022023–2024
Lebowitz-Aberly Family Foundation$40,00022023–2024
The Stainman Family Foundation Inc$35,00022023–2024
The Rosenfeld Foundation$31,00032023–2025
Perkins Hunter Foundation$25,00012025
Jim and Kelley Bailey Foundation$25,00012025
The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc$25,00012024
Apfelbaum Family Foundation$25,00012024
Vital Projects Fund Inc$25,00012024
Lisa Stone Pritzker Family Fund$25,00012024
Milton a & Charlotte R Kramer Charitable Foundation$25,00012024
The Thomas Phillips and Jane$22,50012023
Earl M and Margery C Chapman Foundation$20,00022024–2025
Oristaglio Family Foundation$20,00012024
East Bay Community Foundation$20,00022023–2024
Joseph and Barbara Ellis Foundation$20,00022023–2024
Finistere Charitable Foundation$20,00022023–2024
The Ettinger Foundation Inc$20,00012023
The Streisand Foundation$17,50012024
Falconwood Foundation$17,50012023
Hoffmann-Niemczewski Family$15,00012024
California Community Foundation$12,00022023–2024
Kay Unger Family Foundation$11,00012024
Lederer Foundation$10,00022024–2025
Steven a and Marianne M Mills$10,00012024
I Could Do Great Things Foundation$10,00012024
Daniel L NIR & Jill E Braufman Family$10,00012024
Horizons Foundation$10,00012024
The Miami Foundation Inc$10,00012024
Heyday Foundation$10,00022023–2024
The Loreen Arbus Foundation$10,00012023
Sun Hill Renewal Fund$10,00012023
Sonoma County Community Foundation$10,00012023
Our Fund Foundation Inc$9,00012023
Daniel M Neidich & Brooke Garber$7,50022023–2025
Steven M Goldman Family Fdn$7,50012023
Peco Foundation$7,00022023–2024
The Hurd Foundation$5,00012025
Brant Foundation$5,00012024
Turner Foundation Inc$5,00012024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$5,00012024
The Bessie Rattner Foundation$5,00012023
Frank H Jernigan Charitable Foundation Inc$4,00022024–2025
Bernard F & Alva B Gimbel Foundation$3,75012024
Sandpiper Fund Inc$3,00032023–2025
Jerry E Poncher Family Foundation$3,00022023–2024
Wolff Family Foundation$3,00012023
Schechter Foundation$1,30022023–2024
Caplin Foundation$1,25032023–2025
The Joan Shafran and Rob Haimes$1,00012025
The Milton and Ruth Berman$1,00012023

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M1 grant2022 75 grants2023 91 grants2024 33 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $610K (2022) to $9.7M (2024). In 2025 it made 33 grants totaling $7.8M.

What grants has Media Matters for America received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025America VotesPrimary Purpose$4,000,000
2025Future Now ActionNONPARTISAN VOTER EDUCATION$1,000,000
2025City FundTO SUPPORT THE OPENING OF A HIGH SCHOOL IN STOCKTON IN AUGUST 2025$500,000
2025Orange County Community FoundationEDUCATION$400,000
2025Marin Community FoundationPROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$400,000
2025Boston Foundation IncOperating Support/Annual Fund$207,000
2025The Klingenstein-Martell FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$200,000
2025The San Francisco FoundationFOR GENERAL SUPPORT$127,750
2025The Delloakes FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$100,000
2025Lake Road FoundationGENERAL$100,000
2025Philip and Janice Levin FoundationGENERAL CONTRIBUTION$100,000
2025Friends of the EarthCONTRIBUTION FOR CLIMATE DISINFORMATION$92,000
2025Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & SonomaPUBLIC/SOCIETY BENEFIT$84,300
2025Wallace Genetic Foundation II IncMONITOR PODCASTS AND RADIO TALK SHOWS RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND PUBLIC HEALTH$75,000
2025Jewish Communal FundIN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE$51,500
2025Jewish Communal FundIN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE$51,500
2025HAND FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$50,000
2025Goldberg Family FoundationCOMPREHENSIVELY MONITORING, ANALYZING, AND CORRECTING CONSERVATIVE MISINFORMATION IN THE US MEDIA$50,000
2025Perkins Hunter FoundationGeneral Use$25,000
2025Jim and Kelley Bailey FoundationSUPPORT MEDIA MATTERS MISSION$25,000
2025Yavanna FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$25,000
2025The David Hochberg FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
2025The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC$25,000
2025The Rosenfeld FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$20,000
2025National Philanthropic TrustEDUCATION$15,800
2025Earl M and Margery C Chapman FoundationGENERAL GRANT$10,000
2025Lederer FoundationCHARITABLE$5,000
2025Daniel M Neidich & Brooke GarberGENERAL CHARITABLES$5,000
2025The Hurd FoundationTO SUPPORT THE CORRECTION OF MISINFORMATION IN THE U.S. MEDIA$5,000
2025Frank H Jernigan Charitable Foundation IncGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Media Matters for America?

Media Matters for America is funded by 116 grantmakers, led by America Votes ($4.0M), Gill Foundation ($2.0M), Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $25.9M in grants to Media Matters for America between 2022–2025.

Who is Media Matters for America's largest funder?

America Votes is the largest recorded funder of Media Matters for America, with $4.0M across 1 grant (2025).

How much grant funding has Media Matters for America received?

IRS 990 filings record $25.9M in grants to Media Matters for America across 200 grants from 116 funders between 2022–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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