NonprofitsMuckrock Foundation Incorporated

Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy

Muckrock Foundation Incorporated

BOSTON, MA

Total revenue

$5.3M

Total expenses

$3.9M

Net assets

$3.9M

Grants received

$9.4M

72 grants

EIN

811485228

Tax year

2024

Mission

Muckrock is a non-profit, collaborative news site that brings together journalists, researchers, activists, and regular citizens to request, analyze, and share government documents, making politics more transparent

Programs

2 programs

Documentcloud, the leading host of primary source materials for newsroom, has expanded its tool to include a range of automated ways for journalists to monitor, analyze and share information with the public. Documentclouds users relied on the service for reporting that was a finalist for multiple pulitzer prizes, as well as served communities around the united states in better understanding the operations of government

Expenses: $75K

In 2024, mlk50 justice through journalism continued its impactful work in memphis, focusing on issues of poverty, power, and public policy. Among its key accomplishments, the newsroom held powerful entities accountable by highlighting unsafe working conditions at fedex and exposing environmental racism impacting south memphis residents. Additionally, mlk50 shed light on housing injustices, covering how landlords and developers were displacing residents for profit. The organization also captured the communities resilience, documenting joyful events such as juneteenth celebretion and protest against the expulsion of local representatives. Futhurmore, mlk50 expanded its reporting capacity by raising funds to hire new reporters focused on government accountability and public safety

Expenses: $1.6M

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$4.6M
Program service revenue$551K
Investment income$106K
Other revenue
Total revenue$5.3M

Expenses

Grants paid$133K
Salaries & benefits$2.6M
Fundraising
Other expenses$1.2M
Total expenses$3.9M
Total assets$4.0M
Net assets$3.9M

People

10 listed

NameRoleCompensation

SCOTT KLEIN

PRESIDENT

Board

1 hrs/wk

MAGO TORRES

VICE PRESIDENT

Board

1 hrs/wk

JIM NEFF

TREASURER

Board

1 hrs/wk

FREDDY MARTINEZ

SECRETARY

Board

1 hrs/wk

VICTORIA BARANETSKY

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

JENNY LEE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

REBECCA WILLIAMS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL MORISY

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Board

60 hrs/wk

MITCHELL KOTLER

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

Staff

40 hrs/wk

AMANDA HICKMAN

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Staff

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear
$1.1M
TO SOLIDIFY MUCKROCKS ROLE AS A PROVIDER OF TOOLS FOR JOURNALISTS AND STEWARD OF A DEVELOPER ECOSYSTEM.
2024
$733K
CORE SUPPORT FOR MLK50: JUSTICE THROUGH JOURNALISM, A MEMPHIS-BASED NONPROFIT NEWSROOM FOCUSED ON ACCOUNTABILITY JOURNALISM AT THE INTERSECTION OF POWER, POVERTY AND POLICY, AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING FOR MLK50
2024
$500K
IN SUPPORT OF MLK50
2024
$200K
TO INCREASE AUDIENCE AND MAJOR DONORS FOR MLK50, A MEMPHIS-BASED INVESTIGATIVE NEWS OUTLET THAT HAS DEMONSTRATED JOURNALISTIC EXCELLENCE AND COMMUNITY IMPACT.
2024
$200K
TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF MLK50: JUSTICE THROUGH JOURNALISM
2024
$152K
Civic Participation
2024
$112K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
$95K
PROJECT SUPPORT GRANT TOWARD MLK50'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS IN ORDER TO DEEPEN REPORTING AROUND LABOR, HOUSING, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND PUBLIC HEALTH
2024
$40K
INN SUPPORT- LABS
2024
$25K
TO SUPPORT RESEARCH COMMUNITY AND PROGRAMS
2024
$12K
TO HOST NEWSROOMS TO SUPPORT REPORT FOR AMERICA CORPS MEMBERS
2024
$10K
GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2024
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING
2024
$250
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
2024
$415K
CORE SUPPORT FOR MLK50: JUSTICE THROUGH JOURNALISM, A MEMPHIS-BASED NONPROFIT NEWSROOM FOCUSED ON ACCOUNTABILITY JOURNALISM AT THE INTERSECTION OF POWER, POVERTY AND POLICY, AND FOR PROJECT SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING FOR MLK50
2023
$400K
CORE SUPPORT FOR MLK50: JUSTICE THROUGH JOURNALISM, A MEMPHIS-BASED NONPROFIT NEWSROOM FOCUSED ON ACCOUNTABILITY JOURNALISM AT THE INTERSECTION OF POWER, POVERTY AND POLICY, AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING FOR MLK50
2023
$300K
FOR THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF MLK50: JUSTICE THROUGH JOURNALISM
2023
$200K
TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF MLK50: JUSTICE THROUGH JOURNALISM
2023
$152K
Civic Participation
2023
$100K
Support for Project support for public safety reporting and community engagement to MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
2023
$95K
THIS GRANT SUPPORTS MLK50'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS IN ORDER TO DEEPEN REPORTING AROUND LABOR, HOUSING, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND PUBLIC HEALTH.
2023
$26K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$21K
TO HOST NEWSROOMS TO SUPPORT REPORT FOR AMERICA CORPS MEMBERS
2023
$20K
MLK50 Sustainability Audit
2023
$15K
MAPPING CHICAGOS AIR POLLUTION HOTSPOTS AND FUTURE URBAN AIR QUALITY NETWORKS
2023
$12K
GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2023
$10K
DATA JOURNALISM COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH ETHNIC MEDIA
2023
$5K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$550K
Civil Participation
2022
$217K
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
2022
$200K
SUPPORT FOR OUTLIER MEDIA
2022
$200K
TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF MLK50: JUSTICE THROUGH JOURNALISM
2022
$110K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$99K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
$66K
CORE SUPPORT FOR MLK50: JUSTICE THROUGH JOURNALISM, FOCUSING ON INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN THE U.S. SOUTH
2022
$50K
READER REVENUE INITIATIVE
2022
$40K
REVENUE GROWTH FELLOWSHIP
2022
$23K
PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL REPORTING NETWORK INITIATIVE
2022
$11K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$5K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
$250
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
2022
$250
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
2022
$50
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2022
$443K
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
2021
$443K
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
2021
$76K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2021
$69K
PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL REPORTING NETWORK INITIATIVE
2021
$6K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2021
$150
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2021
$500K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$300K
Program support for Outlier Media
2020
$300K
Program support for Outlier Media
2020
$125K
General support
2020
$125K
General support
2020
$100K
to support the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism, a fiscally sponsored project of the grantee, to increase transparency and accountability of corporations and governments around the world
2020
$72K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$60K
Program support to build newsroom sustainability
2020
$60K
Program support to build newsroom sustainability
2020
$25K
FOR COVID-19 DATA JOURNALISM PROJECT
2020
$15K
MEDIA SUPPORT RELATED TO COVID
2020
$10K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$10K
General support
2020
$10K
General support
2020
$8K
TO SUPPORT WIKICRED.
2020
$7K
MEDIA COVERAGE OF LOCAL ISSUES
2020
$1K
INN DIRECT SUPPORT - CO RIVER BASIN PROJECT
2020
$1K
INN DIRECT SUPPORT - IMPLEMENTATION GRANT
2020
$200
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
2020
$100K
General support
2018

Funded by

$9.4M from 35 funders · 72 grants · 2018–2024

The Ford Foundation

$1.6M · 4 grants · 2022–2024

John S And James L Knight Foundation

$1.3M · 2 grants · 2024

American Journalism Project Inc

$1.1M · 3 grants · 2021–2022

Democracy Fund Inc

$1.1M · 9 grants · 2018–2020

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

$854K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Borealis Philanthropy

$600K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

John D And Catherine T Macarthur

$500K · 1 grant · 2024

Details

EIN811485228
NTEE codeR60
Subsection03
Ruling date2016-05
Formed2016
Employees28
Volunteers0
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