Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,487,622
- Total expenses
- $1,472,758
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,185,400
- Grants paid
- $227,952
- Program service revenue
- $277,890
- Investment income
- $24,332
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,536,101
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,536,101
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,061,193
- Management and general expenses
- $312,581
- Fundraising expenses
- $98,984
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,061,193
Program services were 72.1% 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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1a · Federated campaigns
$0
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1b · Membership dues
$108,450
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1c · Fundraising events
$0
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1d · Related organizations
$0
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$198,798
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$878,152
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$0
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2a · Program service revenue: Training Services
total $64,045 · related or exempt $64,045 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2b · Program service revenue: Media Relations
total $96,065 · related or exempt $96,065 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2c · Program service revenue: Fiscal Sponsorship Administration
total $117,780 · related or exempt $117,780 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $24,332 · related or exempt $24,332 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
5 · Royalties
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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6a · Gross rents
real property $0 · personal property $0
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0 · personal property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $0 · other assets $0
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $0 · other assets $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $0 · other assets $0
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$0
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$0
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$0
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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9a · Gaming: gross income
$0
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9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$0
-
9c · Net income from gaming
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$0
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $2,600 · program services $2,600
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0 · program services $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $225,352 · program services $225,352
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $8,324 · program services $8,324
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $49,320 · program services $32,058 · management and general $9,864 · fundraising $7,398
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $4,500 · program services $1,500 · management and general $1,500 · fundraising $1,500
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $13,251 · program services $8,613 · management and general $2,650 · fundraising $1,988
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11a · Fees: management
total $164,801 · program services $107,251 · management and general $41,250 · fundraising $16,300
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11b · Fees: legal
total $6,000 · program services $0 · management and general $6,000 · fundraising $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $85,500 · program services $0 · management and general $71,695 · fundraising $13,805
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0 · fundraising $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $310,503 · program services $248,403 · management and general $46,575 · fundraising $15,525
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $46,833 · program services $30,515 · management and general $9,312 · fundraising $7,006
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13 · Office expenses
total $73,338 · program services $46,825 · management and general $16,785 · fundraising $9,728
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14 · Information technology
total $195,032 · program services $151,220 · management and general $29,015 · fundraising $14,797
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15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $34,600 · program services $23,450 · management and general $7,200 · fundraising $3,950
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17 · Travel
total $37,745 · program services $29,950 · management and general $5,920 · fundraising $1,875
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $19,775 · program services $14,210 · management and general $4,815 · fundraising $750
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20 · Interest
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $3,750 · program services $2,700 · management and general $800 · fundraising $250
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23 · Insurance
total $49,600 · program services $24,800 · management and general $24,800 · fundraising $0
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24e · All other expenses
total $141,934 · program services $103,422 · management and general $34,400 · fundraising $4,112
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $750,224 · end of year $712,995
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $833,854 · end of year $820,958
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $46,750
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $1,400 · end of year $853
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $1,387 · end of year $1,295
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $37,378 · end of year $0
-
18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $75,000 · end of year $0
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $219,910 · end of year $245,619
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,301,327 · end of year $1,290,482
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
MA was founded with the belief that in order to ensure the free and unfettered flow of information and ideas necessary to maintain a truly democratic society, media must be accessible, accountable, decentralized, representative of society's diversity and free from covert or overt government control and corporate dominance. MA dedicates itself to fostering a genuine diversity of media voices and perspectives, holding the media accountable for their impact on society and protecting freedom of speech.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Media Alliance is a media resource and advocacy center for media workers, non-profit organizations, and social justice activists. We focus on communications policy for legacy broadcast media and digital platforms that works in the interest of peace, justice and social responsibility.
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Provide grassroots education and raise public awareness on communications policy, governmental transparency, freedom of expression, privacy and media accountability using the website, email blasts and public speaking.
Expenses $809,650 · Revenue $996,500
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Provide media skills training and publicity assistance for grassroots and community organizations
Expenses $145,743 · Revenue $160,111
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Fiscally sponsor related projects that have not yet achieved independent corporate status. List follows: The Book of Vaughn (documentary film), The Frisc (hyper-local news site), Obscured (podcast), WhistleBlower Network News (informational website), Tikun Olam (informational website), Golden Hills Inclusive Education Foundation (public education), Bloc by Block (hyper-local news site), Out in the Bay (podcast), Elevate Media (media services), ACorrection (podcast), Thy Neighbor (documentary film), Oakland Workers Fund (public education), RepCo (public education), Mutiny Radio (podcast), Underwater Transformational Photography Project (photography), Apparel for Activism (public education), Searching for Kapwa (documentary film), Climate Money Watchdog (informational website), OpenArchive (software), Our Town, Reno (hyer-local news site), Trans Bloom (cultural support), On Spec (podcast), New Energy Times (public education), Late Bloom (documentary film), Bay Area Action History Project (public education), Greetings from St Helena (short film), Carmel Mission (documentary film), You Approached With Such Ambivalence (short film),Social Justice Writing Club at George Washington High School (education), Don't Call The Police (public education), Krupskaya Press (publishing), Bay Swan (cultural support), Blues in Motion (cultural support), Dillonwood Productions (cultural support), (Saint Anthony Initiative (cultural support), Gratitude Community Development (cultural support).
Expenses $105,800 · Revenue $117,780
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Tracy Rosenberg
ED
- Total calculated
- $49,320
- From this org
- $49,320
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 30
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Samantha Calamari
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Al Kielwasser
Chair of the Board
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Phavia Kujichagulia
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Oriana Saportas
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 16 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202533209349301993
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