American Media Council

Analysis

American Media Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Cheyenne, WY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, American Media Council reported income of $99k and spending of $271k, spending 274% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $725k to $99k (-86%), an average of -48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 318182%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Media Council sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 32nd percentile within WY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chorus North Shore Inc ($99k), Little League Baseball Inc ($99k) and Mater Dei Academy Inc ($99k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $66k (24% of expenses). It paid $35k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $348k against liabilities of $4,024, net assets of $344k. It reported 2 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.