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Grants paid by Informing America Foundation

EIN 86-3753264 · Washington, DC · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE W99

Informing America Foundation of Washington, DC (EIN 86-3753264) reported 34 grants paid totaling $15,247,617 to 15 recipients in tax years 2022–2024, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$15,247,617

34 grants

Recipients

15

distinct organizations

Tax years

2022–2024

3 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
202212$5,189,301
202310$4,372,899
202412$5,685,417

Top recipients

The 15 recipients receiving the most from Informing America Foundation, by grants paid, out of 15 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
Institute for Citizen Focused Service 86-2967724AAlexandria, VA3$2,800,0012024
Empower Whistleblower Center 86-3439342AAlexandria, VA3$2,580,0002024
Bentley Media Group 84-3535159AWashingon, DC3$2,055,4502024
Michigan News Source 88-1930698AWilliamston, MI3$1,240,0002024
Concerned Communities of America 87-4120588AWashington, DC2$1,075,0002023
Ulloo Media 81-1654696ABoca Raton, FL3$1,066,6672024
Star News Digital Media 83-1195965ANashville, TN3$1,060,0002024
Foundation for American Content 83-0911708AFamington Hills, MI2$1,000,0002023
Accuracy in Media 23-7135837AWashington, DC3$799,9992024
Franklin News Foundation 26-4066298AChicago, IL3$750,0002024
Real Clear Foundation 52-2128875ANorthbrook, IL2$500,0002024
Napolitan Institute 99-1866439AMckinney, TX1$210,0002024
Daily Caller News Foundation 45-2922471AWashington, DC1$50,0002024
Education Action Group Foundation (dba America Back to Basics) 26-0877115AMuskegon, MI1$50,0002024
Conservative Clergy of Color 85-1582645ATampa, FL1$10,5002022

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 34 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by Informing America Foundation
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2024Institute for Citizen Focused Service Alexandria, VAA$1,696,667paidPRODUCE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202531409349300428
2024Empower Whistleblower Center Alexandria, VAA$1,180,000paidDEVELOP AN INFRASTRUCTURE TO CULTIVATE, PROTECT AND WORK WITH WHISTLEBLOWERS TO ADDRESS ALLEGATIONS OF WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE202531409349300428
2024Michigan News Source Williamston, MIA$600,000paidPRODUCE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202531409349300428
2024Bentley Media Group Washingon, DCA$498,750paidPRODUCE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202531409349300428
2024Ulloo Media Boca Raton, FLA$300,000paidPRODUCE BI-LINGUAL MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202531409349300428
2024Accuracy in Media Washington, DCA$300,000paidPRODUCE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202531409349300428
2024Star News Digital Media Nashville, TNA$300,000paidPRODUCE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202531409349300428
2024Franklin News Foundation Chicago, ILA$250,000paidPRODUCE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202531409349300428
2024Real Clear Foundation Northbrook, ILA$250,000paidPRODUCE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202531409349300428
2024Napolitan Institute Mckinney, TXA$210,000paidPRODUCE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202531409349300428
2024Education Action Group Foundation (dba America Back to Basics) Muskegon, MIA$50,000paidPRODUCE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202531409349300428
2024Daily Caller News Foundation Washington, DCA$50,000paidPRODUCE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202531409349300428
2023Institute for Citizen Focused Service Alexandria, VAA$1,003,334paidPRODUCE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202411459349300426
2023Bentley Media Group Washingon, DCA$547,900paidPRODUCE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202411459349300426
2023Empower Whistleblower Center Alexandria, VAA$500,000paidDEVELOP AN INFRASTRUCTURE TO CULTIVATE, PROTECT AND WORK WITH WHISTLEBLOWERS TO ADDRESS ALLEGATIONS OF WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE202411459349300426
2023Ulloo Media Boca Raton, FLA$433,333paidPRODUCE BI-LINGUAL MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202411459349300426
2023Michigan News Source Williamston, MIA$420,000paidPRODUCE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202411459349300426
2023Star News Digital Media Nashville, TNA$385,000paidPRODUCE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202411459349300426
2023Accuracy in Media Washington, DCA$333,333paidPRODUCE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202411459349300426
2023Concerned Communities of America Washington, DCA$333,333paidPRODUCE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202411459349300426
2023Franklin News Foundation Chicago, ILA$250,000paidPRODUCE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202411459349300426
2023Foundation for American Content Famington Hills, MIA$166,666paidPRODUCE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202411459349300426
2022Bentley Media Group Washingon, DCA$1,008,800paidPRODUCE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202311949349300936
2022Empower Whistleblower Center Alexandria, VAA$900,000paidDEVELOP AN INFRASTRUCTURE TO CULTIVATE, PROTECT AND WORK WITH WHISTLEBLOWERS TO ADDRESS ALLEGATIONS OF WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE202311949349300936
2022Foundation for American Content Famington Hills, MIA$833,334paidPRODUCE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202311949349300936
2022Concerned Communities of America Washington, DCA$741,667paidPRODUCE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202311949349300936
2022Star News Digital Media Nashville, TNA$375,000paidPRODUCE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202311949349300936
2022Ulloo Media Boca Raton, FLA$333,334paidPRODUCE BI-LINGUAL MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202311949349300936
2022Franklin News Foundation Chicago, ILA$250,000paidPRODUCE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202311949349300936
2022Real Clear Foundation Northbrook, ILA$250,000paidPRODUCE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202311949349300936
2022Michigan News Source Williamston, MIA$220,000paidPRODUCE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202311949349300936
2022Accuracy in Media Washington, DCA$166,666paidPRODUCE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202311949349300936
2022Institute for Citizen Focused Service Alexandria, VAA$100,000paidPRODUCE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202311949349300936
2022Conservative Clergy of Color Tampa, FLA$10,500paidPRODUCE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC-INTEREST POLICY202311949349300936

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.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
99020242024-12-31not stated2024v5.1202531409349300428
99020232023-12-31not stated2023v5.0202411459349300426
99020222022-12-31not stated2022v5.0202311949349300936

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/863753264.json.

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