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EIN 86-3753264

Informing America Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
0
City
Washington
State
District of Columbia
Year formed
2021
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
A30: Media, Communications Organizations
Description
The Informing America Foundation promotes the gathering and dissemination of information about important public-policy issues facing the US through investigative, explanatory, data-driven, and multimedia journalism, as well as other forms of public-interest information. It provides grants to investigative journalistic entities or other organizations engaged in similar dissemination of public interest, accountability, and policy information. The foundation maintains an off-press website to disseminate important public-policy issues facing the US.
Total revenues
$6,587,356
2022
Total expenses
$8,908,592
2022
Total assets
$956,990
2022
Num. employees
0
2022

Program areas at Informing America Foundation

Provide grants to investigative journalistic entities or other organizations engaged in the similar dissemination of public interest, accountability, and policy information.
Maintain off the press website to disseminate important public-policy issues facing the us.

Grants made by Informing America Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Empower Oversight Whistleblowers and ResearchDevelop An Infrastructure To Cultivate, Protect and Work With Whistleblowers To Address Allegations of Waste, Fraud and Abuse$900,000
Foundation for American Content and EntertainmentProduce Media To Focus on Public-Interest Policy$833,334
Concerned Communities for AmericaProduce Media To Focus on Public-Interest Policy$741,667
...and 5 more grants made

Who funds Informing America Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Donors TrustFor General Operations$1,500,000
Oarsmen FoundationFunds for Charity$50,000

Personnel at Informing America Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Deborah MyersChief Executive Officer$251,613
David BlairChief Operating Officer$120,144
Phil WillardChief Financial Officer$84,000
Joseph CurlChief Editor$180,000
Rob DifrancescoPast Chief Operating Officer$66,000

Financials for Informing America Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$6,550,000
Program services$35,271
Investment income and dividends$2,085
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$6,587,356

Form 990s for Informing America Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-07-13990View PDF
2021-122022-11-15990View PDF
Data update history
December 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from Oarsmen Foundation
August 24, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
August 21, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
August 19, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 4 new vendors, including , , , and
August 17, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMedia and communications organizationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Provides grantsTax deductible donationsNo full-time employees
General information
Address
1900 K St NW
Washington, DC 20006
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County
District of Columbia, DC
Website URL
informingamerica.org/ 
Phone
(202) 987-9200
IRS details
EIN
86-3753264
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2021
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A30: Media, Communications Organizations
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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