Media Freedom Foundation

Analysis

Media Freedom Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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 June 2024, Media Freedom Foundation reported income of $872k and spending of $639k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2024, income grew from $271k to $872k (+222%), an average of +79% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Media Freedom Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Junior Trevian Youth Football Corporation ($872k), Elevated Life Community Center Inc ($873k) and Navarre Youth Sports Association Inc ($872k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $265k (41% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $474k against liabilities of $1,934, net assets of $472k.