Grants paid by Free Press
EIN 41-2106721 · Florence, MA · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE A01
Free Press of Florence, MA (EIN 41-2106721) reported 16 grants paid totaling $2,540,399 to 8 recipients in tax years 2019–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$2,540,399
16 grants
Recipients
8
distinct organizations
Tax years
2019–2025
7 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | $165,400 | — |
| 2020 | 1 | $125,000 | — |
| 2021 | 2 | $300,000 | — |
| 2022 | 1 | $300,000 | — |
| 2023 | 6 | $749,999 | — |
| 2024 | 2 | $900,000 | — |
| 2025 | 2 | $0 | — |
Top recipients
The 8 recipients receiving the most from Free Press, by grants paid, out of 8 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Media Freedom Foundation 94-3383394 | A | Fair Oaks, CA | 4 | $1,500,000 | 2025 |
| Free Press Action Fund 04-3771598 | A | Florence, MA | 6 | $775,000 | 2025 |
| Project Censored | U | Fair Oaks, CA | 1 | $200,000 | 2021 |
| Uncle Bobbie's Community Education Foundation 82-1939508 | A | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $15,400 | 2019 |
| Miles Media Consulting Management 80-0869911 | A | Granger, IN | 1 | $13,333 | 2023 |
| Stockton University 22-2832788 | A | Galloway, NJ | 1 | $13,333 | 2023 |
| Tiny News Collectivefive Wards Media & Newark News and Story Collaborative 85-3963369 | A | 1 | $11,667 | 2023 | |
| Movement Alliance Projectcommunity Info Cooperations 26-0307123 | A | 1 | $11,666 | 2023 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 16 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Free Press Action Fund Washington, DC | A | $0 + $250,000 non-cash | paid | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | 202611269349301001 |
| 2025 | The Media Freedom Foundation Fair Oaks, CA | A | $0 + $900,000 non-cash | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT OF MEDIA FREEDOM FOUNDATION'S PROJECT CENSORED ACTIVITIES | 202611269349301001 |
| 2024 | The Media Freedom Foundation Fair Oaks, CA | A | $600,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT OF MEDIA FREEDOM FOUNDATION'S PROJECT CENSORED ACTIVITIES | 202501289349300725 |
| 2024 | Free Press Action Fund Washington, DC | A | $300,000 | paid | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | 202501289349300725 |
| 2023 | The Media Freedom Foundation Fair Oaks, CA | A | $600,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT OF MEDIA FREEDOM FOUNDATION'S PROJECT CENSORED ACTIVITIES | 202441029349301104 |
| 2023 | Free Press Action Fund Washington, DC | A | $100,000 | paid | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | 202441029349301104 |
| 2023 | Miles Media Consulting Management Granger, IN | A | $13,333 | paid | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | 202441029349301104 |
| 2023 | Stockton University Galloway, NJ | A | $13,333 | paid | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | 202441029349301104 |
| 2023 | Tiny News Collectivefive Wards Media & Newark News and Story Collaborative | A | $11,667 | paid | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | 202441029349301104 |
| 2023 | Movement Alliance Projectcommunity Info Cooperations | A | $11,666 | paid | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | 202441029349301104 |
| 2022 | The Media Freedom Foundation Fair Oaks, CA | A | $300,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT OF MEDIA FREEDOM FOUNDATION'S PROJECT CENSORED ACTIVITIES | 202341169349300019 |
| 2021 | Project Censored Fair Oaks, CA | U | $200,000 | paid | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | 202211339349307961 |
| 2021 | Free Press Action Fund Florence, MA | A | $100,000 | paid | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | 202211339349307961 |
| 2020 | Free Press Action Fund Florence, MA | A | $125,000 | paid | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | 202131099349301443 |
| 2019 | Free Press Action Fund Florence, MA | A | $150,000 | paid | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | 202041129349300419 |
| 2019 | Uncle Bobbie's Community Education Foundation Philadelphia, PA | A | $15,400 | paid | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | 202041129349300419 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202611269349301001 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202501289349300725 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202441029349301104 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202341169349300019 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202211339349307961 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202131099349301443 |
| 990 | 2019 | 2019-12-31 | not stated | 2019v5.1 | 202041129349300419 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/412106721.json.
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