Totals
- Total revenue
- $6,701,023
- Total expenses
- $6,893,406
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,745,338
- Grants paid
- $980,891
- Program service revenue
- $2,896,921
- Investment income
- $58,764
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,006,129
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $140,400
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $3,865,729
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $6,076,730
- Management and general expenses
- $774,105
- Fundraising expenses
- $42,571
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $6,076,730
Program services were 88.2% 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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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$3,745,338
-
2a · Program service revenue: Program service fees
total $2,896,921 · related or exempt $2,896,921
-
3 · Investment income
total $58,764 · excluded $58,764
-
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
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $980,891 · program services $980,891
-
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 $432,675 · program services $242,750 · management and general $176,626 · fundraising $13,299
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,430,624 · program services $1,268,690 · management and general $148,541 · fundraising $13,393
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $42,376 · program services $36,019 · management and general $5,737 · fundraising $620
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $141,444 · program services $128,094 · management and general $13,350
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $148,302 · program services $120,704 · management and general $25,372 · fundraising $2,226
-
11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $23,392 · management and general $23,392
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $244,297 · management and general $244,297
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $10,500 · fundraising $10,500
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $7,267 · program services $7,267
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
-
13 · Office expenses
total $9,064 · program services $2,835 · management and general $6,227 · fundraising $2
-
14 · Information technology
total $3,050,287 · program services $2,981,357 · management and general $68,748 · fundraising $182
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $26,713 · program services $17,475 · management and general $9,121 · fundraising $117
-
17 · Travel
total $81,776 · program services $67,966 · management and general $11,673 · fundraising $2,137
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $8,207 · program services $4,240 · management and general $3,967
-
20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $5,703 · management and general $5,703
-
23 · Insurance
total $17,036 · program services $12,977 · management and general $3,968 · fundraising $91
-
24a · Other expenses: Miscellaneous
total $211,979 · program services $197,272 · management and general $14,703 · fundraising $4
-
24b · Other expenses: Foreign Currency Losses
total $10,808 · management and general $10,808
-
24c · Other expenses: Supplies
total $10,065 · program services $8,193 · management and general $1,872
-
24e · All other expenses
total $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
-
1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $191,492 · end of year $158,405
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $2,926,540 · end of year $2,997,996
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,062,575 · end of year $562,405
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $491,041 · end of year $166,849
-
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 $53,165 · end of year $116,952
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$27,553
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$24,031
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $9,225 · end of year $3,522
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
-
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 $5,487 · end of year $0
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $451,297 · end of year $130,928
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $230,116 · end of year $9,472
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,810,896 · end of year $1,519,366
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,247,216 · end of year $2,346,363
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
To strengthen journalism, digital literacy and information accessible for global communities.
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Check / 3PFC: program focuses on enhancing functionality and user experience across various platforms. It has introduced explainer articles to cover broad evergreen content not served by strict fact- checking, integrated advanced metrics for assessing user engagement, and added features for partnering organizations to create coalitions by sharing content across their Check workspaces. Focusing on data analytics access and portability paired with completion of SOC 2 compliance offers partners increased control and customization as well as ensuring stability and security.
Expenses $4,797,971 · Grants $159,971 · Revenue $1,088,562
-
Research: The Research program at Meedan bridges theoretical knowledge with practical application, focusing on Natural Language Processing and AI. It supports the Co-insights project, which aimed to enhance information contextualization for underserved Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. That project finished in 2024.through cross-regional initiatives and partnerships in South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America. The projects work with feminist groups, civil society organizations and digital safety experts to document and combat gendered disinformation, particularly around election times, fostering a deeper understanding and developing effective counter-strategies. The projects support community learning and adapt technology to meet the challenges of gendered disinformation at the regional level as well as globally.
Expenses $1,074,591 · Grants $625,914 · Revenue $1,708,309
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Community Impact Programs: In 2024, we partnered with 73 media and civil society organizations across the Larger World, the United States, and Europe. We organized our programmatic work along three key verticals: elections, safe and inclusive information ecosystems, and crisis preparedness and response. In total, our program partners throughout the Larger World (our preferred term for the Global South) drove impactful information integrity coalitions, published hundreds of original articles and multimedia products, and led dynamics training programs. Check, our open source fact-checking software, formed the technical backbone for key initiatives focused on information integrity and elections. As part of our work on elections, we supported projects in several countries, including Mexico, Brazil, Indonesia, India, Mongolia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Our program team worked with leading partner organizations to build election-focused information integrity coalitions. We also collaborated with civil society and media organizations in crisis and conflict areas. During the flooding surge in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state, for example, we worked with local partners to disseminate fact-checked content addressing the rising tide of flood-related misinformation.
Expenses $182,050 · Grants $182,050 · Revenue $100,050
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Gendered Disinformation: The Gendered Disinformation projects address the spread and impact of gender-targeted misinformation through cross-regional initiatives and partnerships in South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America. The projects work with feminist groups, civil society organizations and digital safety experts to document and combat gendered disinformation, particularly around election times, fostering a deeper understanding and developing effective counter-strategies. The projects support community learning and adapt technology to meet the challenges of gendered disinformation at the regional level as well as globally.
Expenses $22,118 · Grants $12,956
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Edward Bice Chair
CEO
- Total calculated
- $265,977
- From this org
- $170,948
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $95,029
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $163,661
- Bonus
- $7,287
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $10,042
- Nontaxable benefits
- $84,987
- Filer's total
- $265,977
-
Brian Fleming
Dir. of Product
- Total calculated
- $176,625
- From this org
- $152,333
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,292
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $148,968
- Bonus
- $3,365
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $23,000
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,292
- Filer's total
- $176,625
-
Dwight Knell
COO
- Total calculated
- $166,698
- From this org
- $146,450
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,248
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $141,800
- Bonus
- $4,650
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $7,810
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,438
- Filer's total
- $166,698
-
Ashkan Kazemi
Research Scientist
- Total calculated
- $161,752
- From this org
- $145,553
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,199
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $139,953
- Bonus
- $5,600
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $7,002
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,197
- Filer's total
- $161,752
-
Doci Mou
Sr Infrastr Eng
- Total calculated
- $153,978
- From this org
- $130,006
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $23,972
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $125,139
- Bonus
- $4,867
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $5,624
- Nontaxable benefits
- $18,348
- Filer's total
- $153,978
-
Devin Gaffney
Machine Lrng Eng
- Total calculated
- $149,025
- From this org
- $105,425
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $43,600
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Megan Marrelli
Editorial Director
- Total calculated
- $117,033
- From this org
- $117,033
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Jon Corshen
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Hanan Heakal
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Zeynep Tufekci
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tim Hwang
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Maria Ressa
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Julie Owono
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lea Endres
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Leah Wang
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Quinn McKew
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 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
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
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- Part I, Line 7: Non-Fixed payments not listed above
- Bonus amounts (listed on page 2 of Schedule J) are determined by Meedan leadership team, based on factors such as funding, staff performance and provides a bonus based on the available percentage fo wages for each staff.
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
-
$284,170
Develop fact-checking tools
-
$195,364
Develop fact-checking tools
-
$152,453
Develop fact-checking tools
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 14 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202533189349315803
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