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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Joe Conason PRESIDENT2023-2024 $129,845$129,845 2
Pilar Martinez CFO2022-2024 $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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Ilyse Hogue TREASURER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Paul Dinino CHAIR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Marissa Mcbride SECRETARY2023-2024 1 $0 reported 3
Ari Rabin-Havt DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 3
Jesss Floyd DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Ankit Desai (former) DIRECTOR2022-2023 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
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOE CONASON PRESIDENT20 $129,845$0$0 $129,8452
PILAR MARTINEZ CFO3 $10,500$0$0 $10,5009
PAUL DININO CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARISSA MCBRIDE SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $03
ILYSE HOGUE TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $02
ARI RABIN-HAVT DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
JESSS FLOYD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 10 people listed · 2 paid, $22K · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRADLEY BEYCHOK PRESIDENT, (UNTIL 10/2023)3 $13,500$0$0 $13,5007
PILAR MARTINEZ CFO3 $7,844$0$214 $8,0589
PAUL DININO CHAIR & TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
MARISSA MCBRIDE SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $03
ARI RABIN-HAVT DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
JESSS FLOYD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ILYSE HOGUE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
ANKIT DESAI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
EVA KEMP PRESIDENT, (FROM 10/2023 TO 12/2023)3 $0$0$0 $01
JOE CONASON PRESIDENT, (FROM 12/2023)20 $0$0$0 $02
2022 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $41K · 0 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRADLEY BEYCHOK PRESIDENT3 $37,725$0$0 $37,7257
PILAR MARTINEZ CFO3 $3,094$0$54 $3,1489
ANKIT DESAI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
ARI RABIN-HAVT DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
PAUL DININO TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2024 · 5 contractors · $29.3M
NameLocationServicePaid
TECHNICOLOR POLITICALCHICAGO, ILDIGITAL MEDIA SERVICES$23,851,901
BERNI CONSULTING LLCNEW ORLEANS, LAPUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN SERVICES$1,537,859
BONNER GROUP INCWASHINGTON, DCFUNDRAISING SERVICES$1,500,000
DIXON DAVIS MEDIA GROUPWASHINGTON, DCMEDIA CONSULTING SERVICES$1,200,000
MISSION CONTROLGLASTONBURY, CTPUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN SERVICES$1,174,343
2023 · 5 contractors · $3.7M
NameLocationServicePaid
BONNER GROUP INCWASHINGTON, DCFUNDRAISING SERVICES$1,500,000
BERNI CONSULTING LLCNEW ORLEANS, LAPUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN SERVICES$1,134,200
CANAL PARTNERS MEDIA LLCATLANTA, GAVOTER EDUCATION SERVICES$500,000
AMM POLITICAL STRATEGIESFORT WORTH, TXPUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN SERVICES$421,386
LOCAL REPORTORLANDO, FLPUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN SERVICES$142,500
2022 · 5 contractors · $16.1M
NameLocationServicePaid
MISSION CONTROLGLASTONBURY, CTPUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN SERVICES$5,121,023
DELIVER STRATEGIES LLCWASHINGTON, DCPUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN SERVICES$4,827,487
BERNI CONSULTING LLCNEW ORLEANS, LAPUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN SERVICES$3,921,000
LOCAL REPORTORLANDO, FLPUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN SERVICES$1,464,500
AMM POLITICAL STRATEGIESFORT WORTH, TXPUBLIC 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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$35,690,000$35,373,728 $579,053$517,379 $35,690,000$0 $140,34505
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,550,000$5,225,059 $414,585$201,107 $5,550,000$0 $21,55805
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$19,550,125$19,673,959 $75,238-$123,834 $19,550,125$0 $40,87203

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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2022-2024 3$34,860,000 2024$11,190,000
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AB FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2024 1$23,500,000 2024$23,500,000
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LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC Public charity Exact 2024 1$500,000 2024$500,000
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DEMOCRACY MATTERS Public charity Exact 2024 1$450,000 2024$450,000
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DEMOCRACYFIRST Public charity Exact 2022 1$125,000 2022$125,000
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ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND Public charity Exact 2023 1$100,000 2023$100,000
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Who funds organizations like this

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GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
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SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$56,346,256114 212010–2024 AMERICAN JOURNALISM PROJECT INC; KQED INC; GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION INC; 19TH NEWS and 17 more
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATION Private foundation$28,366,15996 112010–2024 WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION; GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION INC; TRACE MEDIA INC; CITY BUREAU NFP and 7 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 · $35,373,728 spent · pay $335,399 · grants $1,195,000 · events $162,104
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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$35,373,728100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $5,225,059 spent · pay $95,308 · grants $342,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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$5,225,059100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $19,673,959 spent · pay $101,547 · grants $1,779,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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$19,673,959100%

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