2024-10-21T22:53:56-07:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 942563400 MEDIA ALLIANCE MEDI 4157469475 2830 20th Street Suite 201 San Francisco CA 94110 Tracy Rosenberg Executive Director 4157469475 2024-10-21 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Tracy Rosenberg 2830 20th Street Suite 201 San Francisco CA 94110 1916789 0 X https://media-alliance.org X 1976 CA Media Alliance is a media resource and advocacy center for media workers, non-profit organizations, and social justice activists. We focus on communications policy for legacy broadcast media and digital platforms that works in the interest of peace, justice and social responsibility. 5 4 1 50 0 0 1313072 1694750 290345 210672 0 11367 0 0 1603417 1916789 75393 234410 3800 7145 250900 203497 0 0 68319 755139 1102035 1085232 1547087 518185 369702 1172669 1633615 21134 112378 1151535 1521237 MA was founded with the belief that in order to ensure the free and unfettered flow of information and ideas necessary to maintain a truly democratic society, media must be accessible, accountable, decentralized, representative of society's diversity and free from covert or overt government control and corporate dominance. MA dedicates itself to fostering a genuine diversity of media voices and perspectives, holding the media accountable for their impact on society and protecting freedom of speech. 0 0 873111 1255220 Provide grassroots education and raise public awareness on communications policy, governmental transparency, freedom of expression, privacy and media accountability using the website, email blasts and public speaking. 236945 93995 69512 Provide media skills training and publicity assistance for grassroots and community organizations 103922 145650 Fiscally sponsor related projects that have not yet achieved independent corporate status. List follows: The Book of Vaughn (documentary film), The Frisc (hyper-local news site), Obscured (podcast), WhistleBlower Network News (informational website), Tikun Olam (informational website), Golden Hills Inclusive Education Foundation (public education), Bloc by Block (hyper-local news site), Out in the Bay (podcast), Elevate Media (media services), ACorrection (podcast), Thy Neighbor (documentary film), Oakland Workers Fund (public education), AWO (public education), Mosaic Journalism Education Project (journalism training), H is our Life (public education), RepCo (public education), Mutiny Radio (podcast), Underwater Transformational Photography Project (photography), Little Chicken (documentary film), Apparel for Activism (public education), St Peters (public education), Searching for Kapwa (documentary film), Aaron Swartz Day (public education), Climate Money Watchdog (informational website), Bujjiko (public education), A More Perfect Union (documentary film), OpenArchive (software). 0 0 0 1213978 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 524998 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CA X X Media Alliance 4157469475 2830 20th Street Suite 201 San Francisco CA 94110 Natalie Cadranel Project Director 32 0 X X 120750 0 0 Tracy Rosenberg ED 32 0.00 X X 41500 0 0 Samantha Calamari Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Al Kielwasser Chair of the Board 5 0 X X 0 0 0 Phavia Kujichagulia Secretary 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Oriana Saportas Treasurer 2 2 X X 0 0 0 162250 0 0 1 0 0 0 Natalie Cadranel 1631 NE Broadway Apartment 357 Portland OR 97237 Project Director 120750 1 0 112875 0 0 76750 1505125 0 1694750 Training Services 611430 15912 15912 0 0 Media Relations 541820 49110 49110 0 0 Fiscal Sponsorship Administration 561000 145650 145650 0 0 0 0 0 0 210672 11367 11367 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1916789 222039 0 0 X 51795 51795 0 0 182615 182615 7145 7145 162250 120750 31125 10375 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30000 24000 3000 3000 11247 7874 2811 562 184386 155311 19800 9275 8000 0 8000 0 72330 0 64115 8215 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 264282 264282 0 0 56355 35410 12195 8750 71881 40426 21780 9675 144358 107322 26973 10063 0 0 0 0 29340 20005 7501 1834 54873 41603 11800 1470 0 0 0 0 37075 34500 2575 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1100 600 400 100 31810 15905 15905 0 146245 104435 36810 5000 1547087 1213978 264790 68319 681959 750224 451244 833854 37642 46750 270 1400 0 0 0 0 0 0 1554 1387 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1172669 1633615 21134 37378 0 75000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21134 112378 X 300291 219910 851244 1301327 1151535 1521237 1172669 1633615 369702 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 175300 268200 749450 1313072 1694750 4200772 61700 91200 238690 290345 210672 892607 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 237000 359400 988140 1603417 1905422 5093379 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5093379 0 0 0 0 11367 11367 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11367 11367 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 237000 359400 988140 1603417 1916789 5104746 0.99777 1 0.00223 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 16925 5640 22565 0 22565 4513 1128 15797 18052 0 2280 3060 3349 4513 13202 19803 11400 15300 16743 22565 66008 570 765 837 1128 3300 4950 8500 10180 12445 16925 48050 Schedule C, Part I-C, Line 3 Media Alliance engages in limited legislative advocacy regarding communications policy including regulations and proposed new legislation on behalf of our members. This includes broadcast and digital communication issues and freedom of expression and First Amendment issues. South America Training grant to ALDEA for testing and use of open source document preservation software 10000 Wire Transfer 0 Central America and the Caribbean Training grant to Data Civica for testing and use of open source document preservation software 7200 Wire Transfer 0 Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) Training grant to Kharkiv Human Rights for testing and use of open source document preservation software 10000 Wire Transfer 0 Sub-Saharan Africa Grants to St Peters and Bujjikko Community Development in Kampala, Uganda for social support 14480 Wire Transfer 0 Middle East and North Africa Testing of document preservation software - Iraqi Network for Social Media - Iraq 15000 Wire Transfer 0 6 6 Compensation for Services Rendered - Angelica Pages - Argentina South America 1 960 Electronic Service - Payoneer 0 Compensation for Services Rendered - Benjamin Erhart - Austria Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) 1 50031 Electronic Service - Gusto 0 Compensation for Services Rendered - Benjamin Royer - United Kingdom Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) 1 1980 Electronic Service - Gusto 0 Compensation for Services Rendered - Denys Volokh - Ukraine Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) 1 807 Electronic Service - Gusto 0 Compensation for Services Rendered - Joselyn Villaroel South America 1 5550 Electronic Service - Payoneer 0 Compensation for Services Rendered - Lauren Salim - Canada North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) 1 14583 Electronic Service - Gusto 0 Compensation for Services Rendered- Michael Pohn - Austria Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) 1 13320 Electronic Service - Gusto 0 Compensation for Services Rendered - Purvi Ranawat Shah - India South Asia 1 7744 Electronic Service - Gusto 0 Compensation for Services Rendered - Silvia Puglisi - Spain Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) 1 24010 Electronic Service - Gusto 0 Compensation for Services Rendered - Vani Chitkara - India South Asia 1 1340 Electronic Service - Gusto 0 Compensation for Services Rendered - Viktoria Savichuk - Ukraine Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) 1 5610 Electronic Service - Gusto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule F, Part III One of our projects that focused on digital document preservation hired contractors in a number of foreign countries with the necessary expertise. The individuals were paid via the electronic transfer services Gusto and Payoneer. Each individual submitted a W8BEN form for processing. 1 Gisa 445 East 77th Street New York NY 10075 611861903 15000 0 0 0 Testing and evaluation of document preservation software Superbloom 276 5th Avenue New York NY 10001 472462310 26795 0 0 0 Technical specifications and support materials CubaLex 1800 Hampshire Green Lane Silver Spring MD 20903 821722748 10000 0 0 0 Testing and evaluation of document preservation software 3 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Media Alliance issued sub-grants to organizations that performed testing and evaluation services for document preservation software. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 Individuals who make an annual donation of $50 or more are members of the organization. Members can vote on the Board of Directors when there are multiple candidates for the seats. Members also vote on any material changes to the organizations Articles or bylaws. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a The members may vote on members of the Board of Directors when there are multiple candidates for an available seat. Members also vote on any material changes to the organization's Articles or Bylaws. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b The Board of Directors is only five people so there are no current committees. The Board acts at quarterly board meetings as a whole. No committee, should the Board establish one, would be authorized to act on behalf of the board as a whole. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A draft of the form was sent to all the members of the Board for review prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c At the initial board meeting each year, the ED outlines major funders and vendors and ask Board members if there are any conflicts that need to be disclosed. Every board member is instructed that if a conflict arises they were earlier unaware of to make a statement to ED in writing promptly, so that board member can appropriately recuse if necessary. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The organization primarily relies on contractors. The paid employee is the ED who receives an authorization for annual pay based on available resources. Large pending contracts are discussed at quarterly board meetings and the board treasurer reviews extant contracts periodically. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Documents are available upon request by email, telephone or mail. The organizations posts its 990 forms at Candid Guidestar and Charity Navigator for easy public access. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Contractors performed services including research, writing, editing, coding, photography and artwork The organization filed a request for extension in May of 2024 and an automatic extension was granted until November 15, 2024. The return is filed timely.