NonprofitsCheck My Ads Institute

Education

Check My Ads Institute

WASHINGTON, DC

Total revenue

$1.5M

Total expenses

$2.1M

Net assets

$573K

Grants received

$4.5M

22 grants

EIN

871895699

Tax year

2024

Mission

Check My Ads is a non profit 501(c)3 adtech watchdog. We are a non-partisan research and media organization. Our business activities include researching brand safety and advertising fraud within the digital advertising industry. We publish stories to an industry audience of Fortune 500 advertisers, agency representatives, and adtech executives, government officials, and the general public.

Programs

2 programs

Working with civil society peers and policymakers, leading and contributing to working groups, and bringing together thought leaders across industry, academia, and civil society to push the digital advertising industry toward transparent and accountable business practices.

Expenses: $505K

Educating the public and the advertising industry about supply chain business practices, and the lack of transparency within the industry.

Expenses: $433K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$1.5M
Program service revenue$575
Investment income$3K
Other revenue
Total revenue$1.5M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$1.3M
Fundraising$267K
Other expenses$743K
Total expenses$2.1M
Total assets$600K
Net assets$573K

People

8 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Zachary Edwards

Board Member

Board

0

Sabrina Hersi Issa

Board Member

Board

0

Dr Joan Donovan

Board Member

Board

0

Nandini Jammi

Chief Strategy Officer

Board

5 hrs/wk

Claire Atkin

CEO/Co-Founder

Board

5 hrs/wk

David Carroll

Board Member

Board

0

Claire Atkin

CEO/Co-Founder

Staff

$150K

40 hrs/wk

Nandini Jammi

Chief Strategy Officer

Staff

$144K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 22 of 22

FromAmountPurposeYear
$250K
General support
2024
$200K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$25K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
$1K
SUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS
2024
$815K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$450K
General support
2023
$200K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$50K
Consumer safety in digital advrtzng
2023
$36K
HUMAN SERVICES
2023
$15K
Watchdog for digital adtech industry
2023
$1K
SUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS
2023
$515K
General support
2022
$372K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$200K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$15K
UNRESTRICTED CHARITIBLE PURPOSE
2022
$15K
Watchdog for digital adtech industry
2022
$550K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$550K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021

Funded by

$4.5M from 11 funders · 22 grants · 2021–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$2.3M · 4 grants · 2021–2023

Democracy Fund Inc

$1.2M · 3 grants · 2022–2024

The Ford Foundation

$600K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$172K · 2 grants · 2021–2023

National Philanthropic Trust

$67K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Bold Impact

$50K · 1 grant · 2023

Abraham Fuchsberg Family Foundation Inc

$30K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

The Miami Foundation Inc

$25K · 1 grant · 2024

Details

EIN871895699
NTEE codeB05
Subsection03
Ruling date2021-11
Formed2021
Employees12
Volunteers0
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