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EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $7.5M · expenses $6.1M · assets $3.9M

EIN
85-0941500
Address
2345 YALE ST FL 1, PALO ALTO, CA 94306-1449
Website
www.embarcaderomediafoundation.org
NTEE code
A30
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2020
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Mission

EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION SEEKS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA BY SUPPORTING ACCURATE AND PROFESSIONAL LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE OF THE REGION, MAKING GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING NEEDED SOCIAL & HUMAN SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY; INCREASED IN-DEPTH AND INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING; CONDUCTING PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND FORUMS ON LOCAL ISSUES; AND LITIGATING AGAINST AGENCIES THAT ARE NOT COMPLYING WITH CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC RECORDS ACT AND OPEN MEETING LAWS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Connie Jo Cotton Major Accnt. Mngr.2024 $138,981$138,981 1
Adam Dawes President2024 $100,000$100,000 1
Gina Channell Wilcox Pres. East Bay2024 $88,150$88,150 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

17 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
William Johnson Chairman2022-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Bruce Gee Director2024 0 $0 reported 1
Chris Tucher Director2024 0 $0 reported 1
Deborah McKeehan Director2024 0 $0 reported 1
Esther Wojcicki Director2024 0 $0 reported 1
Gina Dalma Director2024 0 $0 reported 1
John Sensiba Director2024 0 $0 reported 1
Kort van Bronkhorst Director2024 0 $0 reported 1
Mara Oommen Director2024 0 $0 reported 1
Pastor Paul Bains Director2024 0 $0 reported 1
Sherry Listgarten Director2024 0 $0 reported 1
Lance Conn Director2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Jeff Klein Director2024 0 $0 reported 1
Michael Naar SEC & TREASURER2022-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Jeffrey Klein (former) Director2022-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Carol Melamed (former) Director2022-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Simone Coxe (former) Director2022-2023 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 17 people listed · 3 paid, $327K · 58 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Connie Jo Cotton Major Accnt. Mngr.40 $138,981$0$0 $138,9811
Adam Dawes President40 $100,000$0$0 $100,0001
Gina Channell Wilcox Pres. East Bay40 $88,150$0$0 $88,1501
William Johnson Chairman10 $0$0$0 $01
Bruce Gee Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Chris Tucher Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Deborah McKeehan Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Esther Wojcicki Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Gina Dalma Director0 $0$0$0 $01
John Sensiba Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Kort van Bronkhorst Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Mara Oommen Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Pastor Paul Bains Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Sherry Listgarten Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Lance Conn Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Jeff Klein Director0 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL NAAR SEC & TREASURER3 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jeffrey Klein Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Carol Melamed Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Lance Conn Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Simone Coxe Director0 $0$0$0 $01
William Johnson Director & Chairman10 $0$0$0 $01
Michael Naar Secretary & Treasurer3 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jeffrey Klein Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Carol Melamed Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Lance Conn Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Simone Coxe Director0 $0$0$0 $01
William Johnson Director & President4 $0$0$0 $01
Michael Naar Secretary & Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 63 grants to organizations · $926K

Listed grants add up to $925,500; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $1,100,210. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2023 · 63 grants to organizations · $926K

Listed grants add up to $925,500; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $1,100,210. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2022 · 1 grant to organizations · $578K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$7,522,573$6,097,980 $3,873,704$2,736,364 $4,150,788$3,386,581 $188,15058100
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,327,516$1,119,104 $1,365,771$265,561 $1,327,102$0 $006
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$630,672$580,976 $157,149$57,149 $630,579$0 $0010

Funders of this organization

23 grantors reported grants to this organization, $2,504,398 in all, tax years 2022 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$878,063 2024$864,163
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$694,400 2024$359,540
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DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Embarcadero Media Foundation”, “EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION” 2022, 2024 2$200,000 2024$100,000
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GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$175,000 2024$175,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$150,046 2024$99,800
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$65,900 2024$43,900
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ALTERNATIVE NEWSWEEKLY FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2023-2024 2$60,000 2024$40,000
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$50,250 2024$25,000
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ISHIYAMA FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION” 2024 1$50,000 2024$50,000
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AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$46,000 2024$46,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$26,139 2024$18,103
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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$25,000 2022$25,000
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THE ANGELO FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION” 2022, 2024 3$20,000 2024$15,000
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ARRILLAGA FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION” 2022-2023 2$20,000 2023$10,000
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WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2025 2$15,000 2025$15,000
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VOLCKMANN FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Embarcadero Media Foundation”, “EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION” 2023, 2025 2$8,000 2025$5,000
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RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$5,200 2024$5,200
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THE CASWELL JIN FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION” 2025 1$5,000 2025$5,000
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JOHN S AND JAMES L KNIGHT FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION” 2024 1$5,000 2024$5,000
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THE EMILY BENATAR FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION” 2024 1$3,000 2024$3,000
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JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION” 2024 1$1,100 2024$1,100
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TOSA FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION” 2023 1$1,000 2023$1,000
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DAVID & DIANE TOOLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION” 2022, 2024-2025 3$300 2025$100
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Who funds organizations like this

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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$133,026,217377 712016–2024 STATES NEWSROOM; CITY BUREAU NFP; 19TH NEWS; CENTER FOR ASIAN AMERICAN MEDIA and 67 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $6,097,980 spent · pay $3,630,713 · grants $1,100,210 · events $82,005
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $2,878,126$2,346,810$514,548$16,768 47.2%
Grants to US organizations and governments $1,100,210$1,100,210-- 18.0%
Other (as described)Printing and Publications $736,008$736,008-- 12.1%
Other employee benefits $327,300$266,879$58,514$1,907 5.4%
Payroll taxes $237,137$191,364$44,084$1,689 3.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $188,150$153,416$33,637$1,097 3.1%
Other (as described)Repair & maintenance $123,361$76,326$47,035- 2.0%
Other (as described)Freelance editorial $118,948$118,948-- 2.0%
Other (as described)Dues & subscriptions $114,476$14,995$99,432$49 1.9%
All other expenses $94,868$45,555$46,121$3,192 1.6%
Advertising and promotion $59,194$52,840$2,589$3,765 1.0%
Occupancy $41,725$12,347$23,503$5,875 0.7%
Fees: other services $41,086$7,269$33,817- 0.7%
Insurance $18,122-$18,122- 0.3%
Fees: legal $12,473$2,207$10,266- 0.2%
Depreciation and depletion $5,746-$5,746- 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,050$1,050-- 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $40,053$80,955reported apart
Total$6,097,980100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $1,119,104 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,100,210 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $1,100,210$1,100,210-- 98.3%
Fees: legal $12,600$0$12,600$0 1.1%
Other (as described)Credit card donation processing fees $4,148$0$0$4,148 0.4%
Office expenses $1,261-$1,261- 0.1%
Insurance $885-$885- 0.1%
Total$1,119,104100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $580,976 spent · pay $0 · grants $577,808 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $577,808$577,808-- 99.5%
Fees: accounting $2,286-$2,286- 0.4%
Insurance $882-$882- 0.2%
Total$580,976100%

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