Grants paid by Media Matters for America
EIN 47-0928008 · Washington, DC · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE B99
Media Matters for America of Washington, DC (EIN 47-0928008) reported 9 grants paid totaling $947,000 to 9 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$947,000
9 grants
Recipients
9
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | $125,000 | — |
| 2022 | 5 | $722,000 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | $50,000 | — |
| 2024 | 1 | $50,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 9 recipients receiving the most from Media Matters for America, by grants paid, out of 9 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voto Latino Foundation 20-1350252 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $275,000 | 2022 |
| Vet Voice Foundation 26-4627222 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $255,000 | 2022 |
| Counteract Foundation 88-3001705 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $102,000 | 2022 |
| The American Independent Foundation 33-1137541 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Nebraska Legal Action Education Fund 92-1101413 | A | Lincoln, NE | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| The Regents of the University of California 95-6006143 | A | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Glaad Inc 13-3384027 | A | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2022 |
| Forwardtn 82-3006560 | A | Nashville, TN | 1 | $40,000 | 2022 |
| Ivote Civic Education Fund 46-2672249 | A | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
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 9 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | STUDYING THE FISCAL IMPACT OF CULTURALLY DIVISIVE CONFLICT ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE US. | 202502549349301020 |
| 2023 | Nebraska Legal Action Education Fund Lincoln, NE | A | $50,000 | paid | DEVELOP A SCALABLE STRATEGIC PLAN. | 202402759349301200 |
| 2022 | Voto Latino Foundation Washington, DC | A | $275,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES | 202323199349322872 |
| 2022 | Vet Voice Foundation Washington, DC | A | $255,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES | 202323199349322872 |
| 2022 | Counteract Foundation Washington, DC | A | $102,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES | 202323199349322872 |
| 2022 | Glaad Inc Pasadena, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | LGBTQ CAMPAIGN | 202323199349322872 |
| 2022 | Forwardtn Nashville, TN | A | $40,000 | paid | LGBTQ CAMPAIGN | 202323199349322872 |
| 2020 | The American Independent Foundation Washington, DC | A | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES | 202113199349312741 |
| 2020 | Ivote Civic Education Fund Cambridge, MA | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES | 202113199349312741 |
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 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202502549349301020 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202402759349301200 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202323199349322872 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202113199349312741 |
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/470928008.json.
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