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AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FOUNDATION (EIN 33-1137541)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-10-14
IRS object ID
202522879349301317
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-10-14T11:31:26-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN541487262PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MATTHEWS CARTER & BOYCEBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line112500 FAIR LAKES CIRCLE SUITE 260AddressLine1Txt
CityFAIRFAXCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22033ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN331137541EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9104954874PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 23262AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20026ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOE CONASONPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone9104954874PhoneNum
Signature2025-10-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCHARLES R DEPPEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01300682PTIN
Phone7032183600PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJOE CONASONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 23262AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20026ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$63,069,003GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.AMERICANINDEPENDENT.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2006FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE PART III, LINE 1.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body8VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee23TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers7TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$730PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$66,194CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$18,423,509PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$58,642,994CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$8,172,500PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$33,390,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,461,478PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$1,500,000PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$1,500,000CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Other Expenses$4,074,090PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$15,031,413CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$16,208,068PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$52,360,305CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,215,441PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$1,262,339TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$309,336TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$6,865,528NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$13,148,217NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO FOSTER STRONG, INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM THAT HELPS CREATE POSITIVE SOCIETAL CHANGE THROUGH INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS OF PROGRESSIVE ISSUES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$49,972,523ExpenseAmt
Grant$33,390,000GrantAmt
DescTHE ORGANIZATION FUNDS FACTUAL JOURNALISM THAT ARMS THE PUBLIC WITH THE TRUTHS NEEDED TO HOLD INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS ACCOUNTABLE FOR ACTIONS OR POLICIES THAT RUN COUNTER TO PROGRESSIVE VALUES.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document26IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee23EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9104954874PhoneNum

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State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

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DAVID BENNAHUM
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANKIT DESAI
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
VICTORIA HOPPER
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID JOLLY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARLOS MARROQUIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICCO MELE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JILL APER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PILAR MARTINEZ
DIRECTOR, CFO5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$59,500$0$0
JOE CONASON
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$101,167$0$0
DHANYA ADDANKI
EXECUTIVE EDITOR40.00$140,400$0$12,226Yes (X)
JESSICA STANDAFER BOLLES
DIGITAL DIRECTOR40.00$131,172$0$12,017Yes (X)
EMILY SINGER
SENIOR REPORTER40.00$108,365$0$18,230Yes (X)
DANIEL J CAMACHO
SENIOR EDITOR40.00$101,920$0$11,072Yes (X)
KAREN L FREUND
EDITOR40.00$101,764$0$23,484Yes (X)
JOSHUA E ISRAEL
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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BERNI CONSULTING LLC
900 CAMP STREET SUITE 346NEW ORLEANSLA70130COMMUNICATIONS AND DESIGN SERVICES$7,423,875
MISSION CONTROL INC
624 HEBRON AVE STE 200GLASTONBURYCT06033COMMUNICATIONS AND DESIGN SERVICES$5,390,937
BONNER GROUP INC
800 MAINE AVE SW 4TH FLOORWASHINGTONDC20024FUNDRAISING SERVICES$1,500,000
MZL MEDIA
7 COLONIAL COURTBAY SHORENY11706MEDIA SERVICES$400,000
AL MEDIA LLC
222 WEST ONTARIO STREET 600CHICAGOIL60654MEDIA SERVICES$350,000
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K8CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Contributions$58,709,188TotalContributionsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$94ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,359,721SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,426,009SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$66,288SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,340,000TotalAmt
Program Services$33,340,000ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,000TotalAmt
Program Services$50,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$160,667TotalAmt
Program Services$101,167ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,865,137TotalAmt
Program Services$1,590,470ProgramServicesAmt
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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,205TotalAmt
Program Services$40,068ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$137ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$205,577TotalAmt
Program Services$176,008ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,569ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$167,306TotalAmt
Program Services$134,174ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,132ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$162,144TotalAmt
Program Services$134,907ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,157ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$80FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,955TotalAmt
Program Services$20,769ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,186ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,500,000TotalAmt
Fundraising$1,500,000FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,275TotalAmt
Management And General$22,275ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,836,355TotalAmt
Program Services$1,672,859ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$98,496ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$65,000FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$59,786ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,928ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,580FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,295TotalAmt
Program Services$49,349ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,946ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$402,989TotalAmt
Program Services$206,071ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,641ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$185,277FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,522TotalAmt
Program Services$18,744ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,778ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$126,718TotalAmt
Program Services$105,463ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,255ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION$12,214,318$12,214,318
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$59,516$49,760$9,366$390
ALL OTHER EXPENSES$4,818$200$980$3,638
PAYROLL FEES$4,792$3,988$804

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,422TotalAmt
Program Services$4,422ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,360,305TotalAmt
Program Services$49,972,523ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$624,817ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,762,965FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,549,972BOYAmt
EOY$12,453,534EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$421,739BOYAmt
EOY$170,229EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,000BOYAmt
EOY$14,422EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$570,000EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$125,000BOYAmt
EOY$232,694EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,156BOYAmt
EOY$16,674EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,127,867BOYAmt
EOY$13,457,553EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,262,339BOYAmt
EOY$309,336EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,262,339BOYAmt
EOY$309,336EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,985,166BOYAmt
EOY$12,960,807EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,880,362BOYAmt
EOY$187,410EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,865,528BOYAmt
EOY$13,148,217EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,127,867BOYAmt
EOY$13,457,553EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$6,282,689ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,096,304CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,908,476CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$26,126,383CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$18,422,779CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$58,709,188CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$110,263,130TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,096,304CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,908,476CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$26,126,383CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$18,422,779CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$58,709,188CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$110,263,130TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$11,309,202SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$98,953,928PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$86CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$94CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$180TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$110,263,310TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.89740PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.75850PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$58,620,719TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$58,620,719RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$22,275InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$22,275RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$58,642,994TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$52,338,030TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$52,338,030ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$22,275InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$22,275ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$52,360,305TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTAIF HAS ANALYZED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT NO LIABILITY SHOULD BE RECORDED RELATED TO ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. TAIF IS NOT AWARE OF ANY TAX POSITIONS WHICH THEY BELIEVE WILL CHANGE MATERIALLY IN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. IF THIS POSITION CHANGES, THEY WILL ASSESS THE IMPACT OF ANY SUCH MATTERS ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. TAIF IS NOT UNDER AUDIT BY ANY TAX JURISDICTION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)RegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedGRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGIONTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$50,000RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$50,000SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$50,000TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)RegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantTO SUPPORT GRANTEE'S MISSIONPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$50,000CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWIREMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:DURING THE GRANT PERIOD, GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT FINANCIAL REPORTS DESCRIBING HOW THE GRANT WAS SPENT.
PART II, COLUMN (D)REGION: EUROPE (D) PURPOSE OF GRANT: TO SUPPORT THE GRANTEE'S MISSION.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BONNER GROUP INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 MAINE AVE SW 4TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20024ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityPROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$58,709,188GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$1,500,000RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$57,209,188NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$58,709,188TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$1,500,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$57,209,188TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
AMERICAN INDEPENDENT MEDIA
800 MAINE AVE SW 5TH FLWASHINGTONDC20024881571567501(C)(4)$11,190,000$0EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
DEMOCRACY MATTERS
800 MAINE AVE SW STE 400WASHINGTONDC20005992900699501(C)(4)$11,000,000$0EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
DEMOCRACY MATTERS FOUNDATION
800 MAINE AVE SW STE 400WASHINGTONDC20024463009324501(C)(3)$10,100,000$0GENERAL SUPPORT
MEDIA MATTERS ACTION NETWORK
800 MAINE AVE SW STE 500WASHINGTONDC20024770646754501(C)(4)$1,000,000$0EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
UTAH FILM CENTER
50 WEST BROADWAY SUITE 1125SALT LAKE CITYUT84101753077559501(C)(3)$25,000$0GENERAL SUPPORT
YALE UNIVERSITY
2 WHITNEY AVENUE 6TH FLOORNEW HAVENCT06510060646973501(C)(3)$25,000$0RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org3Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org6TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDURING THE GRANT PERIOD, GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT FINANCIAL REPORTS DESCRIBING HOW THE GRANT WAS SPENT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDHANYA ADDANKIPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE EDITORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$140,400BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$4,212DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$8,014NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$152,626TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution21ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$4,426,009NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, COLUMN (B):THE NUMBER IN COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED.
PART I, LINE 32B:THE ORGANIZATION HAS A BROKERAGE ACCOUNT THAT HELPS WITH THE SALES OF STOCK DONATIONS.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 990 WAS COMPLETED BY A CPA FIRM, IT WAS THEN REVIEWED BY THE CFO, LEGAL COUNSEL, AND PRESIDENT. A COPY OF THE 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMEBRS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. INDIVIDUALS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MUST DISCLOSE THE CONFLICT TO THE OTHER DIRECTORS, OTHER MEMBERS OF A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR AN OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION. UPON DISCLOSURE, THE REMAINING DIRECTORS, OR IN THE EVENT OF AN EMPLOYEE, THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION, WILL GATHER INFORMATION AND DETERMINE WETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS. IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT A CONFLICT DOES EXSIT, THEN THE INTERESTED PERSON WILL BE RECUSED FROM ANY DECISION MAKING POSITIONS WITH REGARD TO THE TRANSACTION. A TRANSACTION, ARRANGEMENT, OR SOME ALTERNATIVE, MAY BE APPROVED IF IT IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST AND FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION, AND IS THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THE ORGANIZATION CAN OBTAINWITH REASONABLE EFFORTS UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. IF AN EMPLOYEE, OFFICER, DIRECTOR, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE, WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS, VIOLATES THIS POLICY, DISCIPLINARY ACTION MAY BE TAKEN INCLUDING TERMINATION OF THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT GENERATING THE CONFLICT, FORMAL REPRIMAND, SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND/OR REMOVAL FROM THE BOARD AS APPROPRIATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND FORM 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24EPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COSTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,214. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,214. MISCELLANEOUS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 208. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 208.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.