Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,225,243
- Total expenses
- $2,987,774
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,062,203
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $65,000
- Investment income
- $87,034
- Other revenue
- $11,006
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,817,178
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $360,774
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,456,404
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,334,021
- Management and general expenses
- $461,563
- Fundraising expenses
- $192,190
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,334,021
Program services were 78.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1b · Membership dues
$88,051
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,974,152
-
2a · Program service revenue: Consulting Services
total $65,000 · related or exempt $65,000
-
3 · Investment income
total $87,034 · excluded $87,034
-
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
-
5 · Royalties
total $0
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
-
9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
-
11a · Other revenue: Other Income
total $11,006 · related or exempt $11,006
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$11,006
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
-
4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $568,959 · program services $470,361 · management and general $67,628 · fundraising $30,970
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,382,548 · program services $1,142,960 · management and general $164,333 · fundraising $75,255
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $299,977 · program services $247,234 · management and general $35,850 · fundraising $16,893
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $152,045 · program services $125,797 · management and general $18,010 · fundraising $8,238
-
11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $5,017 · management and general $5,017
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $76,035 · management and general $76,035
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $51,220 · fundraising $51,220
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $60,749 · program services $8,732 · management and general $49,329 · fundraising $2,688
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
-
13 · Office expenses
total $34,963 · program services $23,980 · management and general $9,995 · fundraising $988
-
14 · Information technology
total $65,633 · program services $50,165 · management and general $11,439 · fundraising $4,029
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $10,288 · program services $6,156 · management and general $3,644 · fundraising $488
-
17 · Travel
total $46,843 · program services $38,277 · management and general $7,887 · fundraising $679
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $8,663 · program services $2,541 · management and general $6,087 · fundraising $35
-
20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
-
23 · Insurance
total $15,737 · program services $8,721 · management and general $6,309 · fundraising $707
-
24a · Other expenses: Media outreach and monitoring
total $209,097 · program services $209,097
-
24e · All other expenses
total $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
-
1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $2,114,568 · end of year $339,875
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $193,526 · end of year $670,664
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $118 · end of year $321
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $84,739 · end of year $83,603
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $0
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,129,676 · end of year $1,722,715
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,250 · end of year $0
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $113,685 · end of year $15,009
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $29,100 · end of year $42,029
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $206,129 · end of year $303,736
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,404,616 · end of year $1,489,154
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $770,347 · end of year $967,250
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
We strengthen groups collaborative media and communications capacity, increase the voiceshare of advocates, experts, and community spokespeople, and provide in-depth media, messaging, and opinion research to advance effective organizing and advocacy strategy. All driven by a belief that the stronger groups are across an issue sector and the tighter their collaboration, the more likely they are to win real and lasting social change. ReThink works in several distinct, yet interconnected, issue areas: combating bigotry and advancing human and civil rights; ensuring fair elections, impartial courts, and a more representative democracy; and working to end militarism and advance a more just and constructive US foreign and national security policy.
Activities or mission (Part I)
ReThink Media is a unique, nonprofit organization. We center effective media and communications as vital to progressive movement building and social change (Cont. on Sch O)
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Inclusive Democracy CollaborativeAchievement for this program:Our Inclusive Democracy Collaborative has partnered for a year with leading local, regional, and national groups to ensure all Americans have an equal voice by promoting judicial and campaign finance reform, increasing transparency, and protecting voting rights. In 2023, ReThink Media spearheaded a virtual training series, reaching hundreds of attendees and exploring strategies for community organizations to better utilize audio journalism as a tool in public engagement. We also organized a series of virtual convenings bringing together community leaders (including participants from 30 organizations and 18 different states) and members of the press for conversation on key state voting rights issues.
Expenses $741,246 · Revenue $9,000
-
Peace & Security CollaborativeAchievement for this program:Weve helped strengthen the voice of the nation's foremost leaders and experts for years, exploring solutions to vital national security challenges. In 2023, ReThink Media played a critical role in ensuring the voices of nuclear security experts and impacted communities -- including the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Working Group -- were heard in press coverage surrounding the hit film Oppenheimer. We also successfully amplified community voices urging Americas leaders to formally end the Korean War and lower tensions on the Korean peninsula around the 70th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice.
Expenses $579,425 · Revenue $25,000
-
Rights & Inclusion CollaborativeAchievement for this program:Our Rights & Inclusion team works across the country with Black, Arab, Muslim, Middle Eastern, Sikh, and South Asian American community leaders and allies to oppose hate crimes and prejudice. In 2023, ReThink Media relaunched our on-the-ground community spokesperson training efforts, working with community leaders in North Carolina, college students from around the south gathered in Washington, DC, and community gatherings in Chicago and Los Angeles. We also partnered with leading research organizations for a special discussion with leaders in the philanthropic community on Data-Driven Strategic Messaging for BIPOC Communities through Stories in the Public Square.
Expenses $555,142 · Revenue $11,000
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Lynn Fahselt
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $248,004
- From this org
- $203,866
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $44,138
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $203,866
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- $44,138
- Filer's total
- $248,004
-
Peter Ferenbach
Director of Strategy
- Total calculated
- $200,880
- From this org
- $192,721
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,159
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $192,721
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,159
- Filer's total
- $200,880
-
Burton Edwards
Dir. of Programs
- Total calculated
- $152,006
- From this org
- $134,185
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,821
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $134,185
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- $17,821
- Filer's total
- $152,006
-
Fadwa Rashid
Dir. of Finance
- Total calculated
- $142,863
- From this org
- $120,797
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,066
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Eva Galanes-Rosenbaum
Chief of Staff
- Total calculated
- $139,777
- From this org
- $125,729
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,048
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Laura Nixon
Dir. of Research
- Total calculated
- $119,387
- From this org
- $106,122
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,265
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Mark Reading-Smith
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $55,826
- From this org
- $51,574
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,252
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Nancy Chi Cantalupo
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tyler Lewis
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Reva Patwardhan
Board Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Chris Dunn
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kathy Armstrong
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Todd Kolze
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sapreet Kaur Saluja
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bradley Akubuiro
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mark Crain
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 5 September 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.1
- Source object
- 202402499349300310
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