AMERICAN INDEPENDENT MEDIA
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $35.7M · expenses $35.4M · assets $579K
- EIN
- 88-1571567
- Address
- 800 MAINE AVE SW STE 400, WASHINGTON, DC 20024-2995
- Website
- WWW.AMERICANINDEPENDENT.COM
- NTEE code
- A30
- Subsection
- 501(c)(4)
- Ruling year
- 2026
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
AMERICAN INDEPENDENT MEDIA (AIM) IS A PROGRESSIVE MEDIA ORGANIZATION THAT PRODUCES NEWS AND INFORMATION CONTENT REGARDING GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Conason | PRESIDENT | 2023-2024 | $129,845 | $129,845 | 2 |
| Pilar Martinez | CFO | 2022-2024 | $10,500 | $21,706 | 9 |
| Bradley Beychok (former) | PRESIDENT, (UNTIL 10/2023) | 2022-2023 | $13,500 | $51,225 | 7 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
7 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilyse Hogue | TREASURER | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Paul Dinino | CHAIR | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Marissa Mcbride | SECRETARY | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 3 |
| Ari Rabin-Havt | DIRECTOR | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 3 |
| Jesss Floyd | DIRECTOR | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ankit Desai (former) | DIRECTOR | 2022-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Eva Kemp (former) | PRESIDENT, (FROM 10/2023 TO 12/2023) | 2023 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $140K · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOE CONASON | PRESIDENT | 20 | $129,845 | $0 | $0 | $129,845 | 2 |
| PILAR MARTINEZ | CFO | 3 | $10,500 | $0 | $0 | $10,500 | 9 |
| PAUL DININO | CHAIR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MARISSA MCBRIDE | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| ILYSE HOGUE | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| ARI RABIN-HAVT | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| JESSS FLOYD | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 10 people listed · 2 paid, $22K · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRADLEY BEYCHOK | PRESIDENT, (UNTIL 10/2023) | 3 | $13,500 | $0 | $0 | $13,500 | 7 |
| PILAR MARTINEZ | CFO | 3 | $7,844 | $0 | $214 | $8,058 | 9 |
| PAUL DININO | CHAIR & TREASURER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MARISSA MCBRIDE | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| ARI RABIN-HAVT | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| JESSS FLOYD | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ILYSE HOGUE | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| ANKIT DESAI | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| EVA KEMP | PRESIDENT, (FROM 10/2023 TO 12/2023) | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOE CONASON | PRESIDENT, (FROM 12/2023) | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2022 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $41K · 0 employees · 3 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRADLEY BEYCHOK | PRESIDENT | 3 | $37,725 | $0 | $0 | $37,725 | 7 |
| PILAR MARTINEZ | CFO | 3 | $3,094 | $0 | $54 | $3,148 | 9 |
| ANKIT DESAI | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| ARI RABIN-HAVT | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| PAUL DININO | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
2024 · 5 contractors · $29.3M
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| TECHNICOLOR POLITICAL | CHICAGO, IL | DIGITAL MEDIA SERVICES | $23,851,901 |
| BERNI CONSULTING LLC | NEW ORLEANS, LA | PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN SERVICES | $1,537,859 |
| BONNER GROUP INC | WASHINGTON, DC | FUNDRAISING SERVICES | $1,500,000 |
| DIXON DAVIS MEDIA GROUP | WASHINGTON, DC | MEDIA CONSULTING SERVICES | $1,200,000 |
| MISSION CONTROL | GLASTONBURY, CT | PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN SERVICES | $1,174,343 |
2023 · 5 contractors · $3.7M
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| BONNER GROUP INC | WASHINGTON, DC | FUNDRAISING SERVICES | $1,500,000 |
| BERNI CONSULTING LLC | NEW ORLEANS, LA | PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN SERVICES | $1,134,200 |
| CANAL PARTNERS MEDIA LLC | ATLANTA, GA | VOTER EDUCATION SERVICES | $500,000 |
| AMM POLITICAL STRATEGIES | FORT WORTH, TX | PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN SERVICES | $421,386 |
| LOCAL REPORT | ORLANDO, FL | PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN SERVICES | $142,500 |
2022 · 5 contractors · $16.1M
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| MISSION CONTROL | GLASTONBURY, CT | PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN SERVICES | $5,121,023 |
| DELIVER STRATEGIES LLC | WASHINGTON, DC | PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN SERVICES | $4,827,487 |
| BERNI CONSULTING LLC | NEW ORLEANS, LA | PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN SERVICES | $3,921,000 |
| LOCAL REPORT | ORLANDO, FL | PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN SERVICES | $1,464,500 |
| AMM POLITICAL STRATEGIES | FORT WORTH, TX | PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN SERVICES | $780,230 |
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 · 2 grants to organizations · $1.2M
2023 · 1 grant to organizations · $342K
2022 · 1 grant to organizations · $1.8M
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $35,690,000 | $35,373,728 | $579,053 | $517,379 | $35,690,000 | $0 | $140,345 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $5,550,000 | $5,225,059 | $414,585 | $201,107 | $5,550,000 | $0 | $21,558 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $19,550,125 | $19,673,959 | $75,238 | -$123,834 | $19,550,125 | $0 | $40,872 | 0 | 3 |
Funders of this organization
6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $59,535,000 in all, tax years 2022 to 2024. 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FOUNDATION | Public charity | Exact | 2022-2024 | 3 | $34,860,000 | 2024 | $11,190,000 | show |
| AB FOUNDATION | Public charity | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $23,500,000 | 2024 | $23,500,000 | show |
| LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC | Public charity | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $500,000 | 2024 | $500,000 | show |
| DEMOCRACY MATTERS | Public charity | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $450,000 | 2024 | $450,000 | show |
| DEMOCRACYFIRST | Public charity | Exact | 2022 | 1 | $125,000 | 2022 | $125,000 | show |
| ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND | Public charity | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $100,000 | 2023 | $100,000 | show |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| VERMONT PUBLIC CO | VT | A30 | $25,188,515 | $21,977,945 | FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO | $288,521 | Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x |
| WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL | NY | A30 | $19,172,090 | $14,892,536 | PRESIDENT AND CEO (THRU 11/24) | $403,503 | Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x |
| CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING INC | CT | A30 | $26,072,352 | $26,249,659 | PRESIDENT/CEO | $479,869 | Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x |
| CLOSE UP FOUNDATION | VA | A30 | $41,112,757 | $42,841,648 | CHIEF FIN. & OP. OFF.(UNTIL 12/2024) | $345,108 | Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x |
| ATLANTA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COLLABORATIVE | GA | A30 | $18,395,924 | $19,099,046 | President & CEO | $342,735 | Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x |
| CENTER FOR THE COLLABORATIVE CLASSROOM | CA | A30 | $20,938,024 | $24,838,196 | CEO/PRESIDENT | $344,948 | Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x |
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| THE FRED ROGERS COMPANY | PA | A30 | $28,551,570 | $57,395,571 | PRESIDENT/CEO | $385,703 | Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x |
| OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING | OR | A30 | $58,138,859 | $52,507,747 | FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO | $686,717 | Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x |
| RADIANT LIFE MINISTRIES | IL | A30 | $36,139,228 | $112,011,200 | PRESIDENT & CEO | $238,509 | Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x |
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| 70 FACES MEDIA INC | NY | A30 | $8,446,355 | $8,196,511 | CEO, EXECUTIVE EDITOR | $316,634 | Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 5x |
| EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION | CA | A30 | $7,522,573 | $6,097,980 | Major Accnt. Mngr. | $138,981 | Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 5x |
| WQED MULTIMEDIA | PA | A30 | $13,231,992 | $13,722,691 | FINANCIAL OFFICER (EXIT 01/12/24) | $218,100 | Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 5x |
| GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION INC | VA | A30 | $148,406,874 | $127,057,614 | President & CEO | $797,893 | Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 5x |
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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 · $35,373,728 spent · pay $335,399 · grants $1,195,000 · events $162,104
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | RADIO | $25,071,511 | $25,071,511 | - | - | 70.9% |
| Other (as described) | NEWSPAPER | $3,805,436 | $3,805,436 | - | - | 10.8% |
| Fees: professional fundraisers | $1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | 4.2% | |
| Other (as described) | CONSULTANT PAID MEDIA | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | - | - | 3.4% |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $1,195,000 | $1,195,000 | - | - | 3.4% | |
| Fees: other services | $914,494 | $787,494 | $99,000 | $28,000 | 2.6% | |
| Other (as described) | DIGITAL | $595,000 | $595,000 | - | - | 1.7% |
| All other expenses | $543,528 | $543,528 | - | - | 1.5% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $168,000 | $89,500 | $78,500 | - | 0.5% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $162,104 | - | - | $162,104 | 0.5% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $140,345 | $129,845 | $10,500 | - | 0.4% | |
| Fees: accounting | $23,608 | $11,543 | $12,065 | - | 0.1% | |
| Payroll taxes | $15,329 | $7,688 | $7,641 | - | 0.0% | |
| Other employee benefits | $11,535 | $3,835 | $7,700 | - | 0.0% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $10,250 | $10,250 | - | - | 0.0% | |
| Travel | $10,032 | $10,032 | - | - | 0.0% | |
| Office expenses | $6,196 | $615 | $5,581 | - | 0.0% | |
| Fees: legal | $1,170 | - | $1,170 | - | 0.0% | |
| Pension plan contributions | $190 | $52 | $138 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $35,373,728 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $5,225,059 spent · pay $95,308 · grants $342,500 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: professional fundraisers | $1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | 28.7% | |
| Other (as described) | RESEARCH | $958,086 | $958,086 | - | - | 18.3% |
| Other (as described) | NEWSPAPER | $871,000 | $871,000 | - | - | 16.7% |
| Other (as described) | DATA PROCESSING | $700,499 | $700,499 | - | - | 13.4% |
| Fees: other services | $653,250 | $653,250 | - | - | 12.5% | |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $342,500 | $342,500 | - | - | 6.6% | |
| Other (as described) | DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS | $77,600 | $77,600 | - | - | 1.5% |
| Other salaries and wages | $64,084 | $57,529 | $6,555 | - | 1.2% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $21,558 | $9,450 | $12,108 | - | 0.4% | |
| Fees: accounting | $20,800 | $16,152 | $4,648 | - | 0.4% | |
| Payroll taxes | $6,686 | $4,549 | $2,137 | - | 0.1% | |
| Travel | $3,358 | $3,358 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Other employee benefits | $2,980 | $2,480 | $500 | - | 0.1% | |
| Office expenses | $2,348 | - | $2,348 | - | 0.0% | |
| All other expenses | $310 | - | $310 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $5,225,059 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $19,673,959 spent · pay $101,547 · grants $1,779,500 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | NEWSPAPER | $13,480,436 | $13,480,436 | - | - | 68.5% |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $1,779,500 | $1,779,500 | - | - | 9.0% | |
| Other (as described) | DATA | $1,633,892 | $1,633,892 | - | - | 8.3% |
| Other (as described) | MAILING TEST | $1,356,655 | $1,356,655 | - | - | 6.9% |
| Fees: professional fundraisers | $720,000 | - | - | $720,000 | 3.7% | |
| Fees: other services | $547,800 | $547,800 | - | - | 2.8% | |
| Other (as described) | DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS | $52,400 | $52,400 | - | - | 0.3% |
| Other salaries and wages | $52,396 | $6,016 | $46,380 | - | 0.3% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $40,872 | $30,180 | $10,692 | - | 0.2% | |
| Payroll taxes | $6,231 | $2,557 | $3,674 | - | 0.0% | |
| Other employee benefits | $2,048 | $1,019 | $1,029 | - | 0.0% | |
| Office expenses | $1,630 | - | $1,630 | - | 0.0% | |
| All other expenses | $99 | - | $99 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $19,673,959 | 100% |