DAILY SIGNAL INSTITUTE

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $3.6M · expenses $1.4M · assets $2.6M

EIN
99-2370652
Address
214 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NE STE 300, WASHINGTON, DC 20002-4958
Website
HTTPS://WWW.THEDAILYSIGNALINSTITUTE.ORG
NTEE code
A30 Media, Communications Organizations (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 2024 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR JOURNALISTS, REPORTERS, AND EDITORS, AND EDUCATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY PRODUCING NONPARTISAN NEWS AND EDITORIAL CONTENT THAT INFORMS THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY ON IMPORTANT PUBLIC-POLICY ISSUES AND CURRENT EVENTS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

10 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
Derrick Morgan DIRECTOR2024 $649,481$649,481 2
Eric Korsvall VICE PRESIDENT2024 $532,761$532,761 2
Dan Mauler SECRETARY2024 $418,837$418,837 2
John Backiel TREASURER2024 $392,073$392,073 4
Robert Bluey PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE EDITOR2024 $387,117$387,117 2
Brian Gottstein SR EDITOR & WRITING ADVISOR2024 $221,716$221,716 1
Katrina Trinko EDITOR-IN-CHIEF2024 $197,447$197,447 1
Fred Lucas SENIOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER2024 $170,590$170,590 1
Kenneth Mcintyre SR EDITOR2024 $160,082$160,082 1
Tyler O'Neil SR EDITOR & MARILYN & FRED G. FELLOW2024 $157,103$157,103 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 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
Erik Telford DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 4
John Miller DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 2
Jack Fowler DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 2
Jim Weidman DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Darryle Owens DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 2

People by year

2024 · 15 people listed · 10 paid, $3.3M · 21 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DERRICK MORGAN DIRECTOR1 $0$545,991$103,490 $649,4812
ERIC KORSVALL VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$444,117$88,644 $532,7612
DAN MAULER SECRETARY1 $0$374,337$44,500 $418,8372
JOHN BACKIEL TREASURER1 $0$313,985$78,088 $392,0734
ROBERT BLUEY PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE EDITOR20 $124,883$184,576$77,658 $387,1172
BRIAN GOTTSTEIN SR EDITOR & WRITING ADVISOR20 $89,464$87,160$45,092 $221,7161
KATRINA TRINKO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF20 $75,914$92,590$28,943 $197,4471
FRED LUCAS SENIOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER20 $63,530$63,205$43,855 $170,5901
KENNETH MCINTYRE SR EDITOR20 $56,660$56,336$47,086 $160,0821
TYLER O'NEIL SR EDITOR & MARILYN & FRED G. FELLOW20 $59,283$58,957$38,863 $157,1031
ERIK TELFORD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $04
JOHN MILLER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
JACK FOWLER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
JIM WEIDMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DARRYLE OWENS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

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 ↗
$3,598,549$1,370,524 $2,629,956$2,122,123 $3,571,589$0 $162,658215

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $3,551,000 in all, tax years 2024 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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
HERITAGE FOUNDATION $3,500,0001 $3,500,0002024 2024 Public charity Exact
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RICHARD D SHIRK FAMILY FOUNDATION INC $50,0001 $50,0002025 2025 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “DAILY SIGNAL INSTITUTE”
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CHIAVACCI FAMILY FOUNDATION INC $1,0001 $1,0002025 2025 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “DAILY SIGNAL INSTITUTE”
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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
NATIONAL CENTER ON SEXUAL EXPLOITATION INCDCA30 $5,657,911$5,542,301 GENERAL COUNSEL$226,332 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x, same state
ACCURACY IN MEDIA INCDCA30 $3,188,569$3,157,354 PRESIDENT$200,000 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x, same state
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONDCA30 $2,636,267$2,421,237 DIRECTOR$2,968,246 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x, same state
OPEN CAMPUS MEDIA INCDCA30 $2,463,790$2,973,668 CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER$191,446 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x, same state
MEMPHIS FOURTH ESTATE INCTNA30 $5,864,658$5,920,297 CEO$181,962 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x, similar mission
LINCOLN MEDIA FOUNDATION INCCAA30 $3,881,696$2,865,301 CEO/DIRECTOR$243,353 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x, similar mission
CENTER FOR INTEGRITY IN NEWS REPORTINGARA30 $3,181,643$973,220 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$176,711 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x, similar mission
ASSOCIATED PRESS FOUNDATION FOR JOURNALISM INCNYA30 $2,000,000$231,355 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$106,652 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x, similar mission
CITYSIDE JOURNALISM INITIATIVECAA30 $6,023,660$4,911,909 VP, CLIENT PARTNERSHIPS$344,391 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x
WORDS OF PEACE INTERNATIONALCAA30 $1,903,332$1,395,011 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x
HOUSTON LOCAL INFORMATION INITIATIVE INCTXA30 $6,413,069$7,961,350 CEO$418,368 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x
FREE PRESS INDIANA INCINA30 $5,468,212$56,484 BOARD CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x
FORWARD ASSOC INCNYA30 $6,658,429$6,615,681 CEO$415,602 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x
VERMONT JOURNALISM TRUSTVTA30 $2,947,321$3,023,036 CEO$148,734 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x
BROOKLYN RAIL INCNYA30 $2,803,890$1,827,849 PRESIDENT$74,843 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x
TRACE MEDIA INCNYA30 $6,308,861$5,174,682 EDITOR IN CHIEF$280,095 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x
HONEST REPORTING COM INCFLA30 $3,297,488$2,894,939 President & CEO$267,117 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x
INTERCEPT MEDIA INCNYA30 $5,597,043$9,519,616 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$333,271 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x
ALABAMA MEDIA FOUNDATIONALA30 $2,319,131$2,025,690 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$169,880 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x
HONOLULU CIVIL BEAT INCHIA30 $5,550,945$6,427,756 General Manager$192,728 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x
COMMITTEE OF 100 INCNYA30 $2,825,404$3,323,363 MAY 2025, THEN EXE. VICE PRESIDENT$290,448 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x
MEDIA LINE LTDNYA30 $1,929,362$1,591,186 PRESIDENT$155,889 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x
COLORADO SUNCOA30 $4,020,681$3,254,914 Board President$0 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x
NA LEO O HAWAII INCHIA30 $2,117,790$2,033,418 PRES/CEO$128,010 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x
CITY REPORT INCNYA30 $4,490,787$5,432,071 Executive Director$323,134 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $35,541,086344 72DAF sponsor2016–2024 CENTER FOR ASIAN AMERICAN MEDIA; FORWARD ASSOC INC; TRACE MEDIA INC; DEMOCRACY NOW PRODUCTIONS INC and 68 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $19,433,132281 64DAF sponsor2014–2024 DEMOCRACY NOW PRODUCTIONS INC; BOLD IMPACT; CITYSIDE JOURNALISM INITIATIVE; VERMONT JOURNALISM TRUST and 60 more
THE SABAN FAMILY FOUNDATION $17,022,7124 1Private foundation2019–2022 ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES FOUNDATION
FORD FOUNDATION $16,196,335104 19Private foundation2010–2024 MOVEMENT ALLIANCE PROJECT; KOAHNIC BROADCAST CORPORATION; WOMENS MEDIA CENTER; CENTER FOR ASIAN AMERICAN MEDIA and 15 more
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER MEMPHIS INC $12,455,521164 3DAF sponsor2015–2024 MEMPHIS FOURTH ESTATE INC; MID-SOUTH PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION; THE SOUTHERN DOCUMENTARY FUND
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $11,102,92080 14DAF sponsor2012–2024 DALLAS EXPRESS MEDIA; ALABAMA MEDIA FOUNDATION; MASTERMEDIA INTERNATIONAL; NATIONAL CENTER ON SEXUAL EXPLOITATION INC and 10 more
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATION $10,180,15047 12Private foundation2012–2024 THE SOUTHERN DOCUMENTARY FUND; TRACE MEDIA INC; CENTER FOR ASIAN AMERICAN MEDIA; TINY NEWS COLLECTIVE INC and 8 more
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM $8,185,805110 38DAF sponsor2020–2024 ACCURACY IN MEDIA INC; COMMITTEE OF 100 INC; VMTS EDUCATION INC; VOICE OF SAN DIEGO and 34 more
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $8,129,07077 19DAF sponsor2010–2024 TRACE MEDIA INC; EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION; MOVEMENT ALLIANCE PROJECT; INDIJ PUBLIC MEDIA and 15 more
PENTECOST FOUNDATION $7,800,0009 1Private foundation2016–2024 NATIONAL CENTER ON SEXUAL EXPLOITATION INC
KINDER FOUNDATION $7,500,0003 1Private foundation2022–2024 HOUSTON LOCAL INFORMATION INITIATIVE INC
UNITED WAY MIAMI INC $5,918,3104 2DAF sponsor2010–2012 WORDS OF PEACE INTERNATIONAL; SOJOURN TO THE PAST
NOVO FOUNDATION $5,276,50023 5Private foundation2013–2024 WOMENS MEDIA CENTER; DEMOCRACY NOW PRODUCTIONS INC; INDIJ PUBLIC MEDIA; THE SOUTHERN DOCUMENTARY FUND and 1 more
THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC $5,176,419133 29DAF sponsor2014–2025 TYPE MEDIA CENTER INC; CITYSIDE JOURNALISM INITIATIVE; TINY NEWS COLLECTIVE INC; VERMONT JOURNALISM TRUST and 25 more
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR $4,737,83878 38DAF sponsor2014–2024 COMMITTEE OF 100 INC; INDIJ PUBLIC MEDIA; NATIONAL CENTER ON SEXUAL EXPLOITATION INC; THE SOUTHERN DOCUMENTARY FUND and 34 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 · $1,370,524 spent · pay $1,125,341 · grants $0 · events $38,811
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $754,127$490,183$263,944- 55.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $162,658$105,727$56,931- 11.9%
Fees: other services $87,426$56,827$30,599- 6.4%
Other employee benefits $87,392$57,011$30,381- 6.4%
Pension plan contributions $68,630$44,610$24,020- 5.0%
Payroll taxes $52,534$34,147$18,387- 3.8%
Advertising and promotion $40,192--$40,192 2.9%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $38,811$38,811-- 2.8%
Travel $36,020$36,020-- 2.6%
Information technology $15,339$9,970$5,369- 1.1%
Fees: legal $11,002$7,160$3,517$325 0.8%
Office expenses $9,112$6,219$2,893- 0.7%
Other (as described)DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS $4,801$3,121$1,680- 0.4%
Occupancy $1,159$753$406- 0.1%
Other (as described)HONORARIA & WRITER'S FE $1,000$1,000-- 0.1%
Other (as described)OTHER EXPENSES $321$319$2- 0.0%
Total$1,370,524100%

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