NonprofitsSentient Media

Animal-Related

Sentient Media

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Total revenue

$2.2M

Total expenses

$1.2M

Net assets

$2.2M

Grants received

$2.8M

40 grants

EIN

830804345

Tax year

2024

Mission

Sentient media ("sentient") (sentientmedia.org) is an independent and nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization dedicated to illuminating the impacts of factory farming on climate, animals, public health and more. Through fact-checked, science-based journalism, we uncover injustices, highlight solutions, and inform communities, lawmakers, newsrooms and content creators.

Programs

3 programs

Reporting and investigations - in fy2024, sentient published more than 200 articles on the impacts of factory farms. Sentient's journalism falls into four areas: solutions; accountability; disinformation debunking; and policy and science-driven explainers.

Expenses: $266K

Partnership and training sentient's approach is to collaborate with other news outlets to coreport, copublish, and republish stories on factory farming. Sentient provides resources to help build the capacity of other newsrooms to report accurately on the varied impacts of factory farms.

Expenses: $158K

Digital services - optimizing explainer articles to ensure the visibility of high-quality, informative content in search engines. Fellowships - editorial fellows work with the editorial team on articles, fact-checking and newsletters.

Expenses: $192K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$2.2M
Program service revenue$51K
Investment income
Other revenue
Total revenue$2.2M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$685K
Fundraising$46K
Other expenses$509K
Total expenses$1.2M
Total assets$2.3M
Net assets$2.2M

People

5 listed

NameRoleCompensation

ANNA BRADLEY

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$100K

40 hrs/wk

MIKKO JARVENPAA

PRESIDENT & TREASURER

Board

10 hrs/wk

CAILEN LABARGE

SECRETARY

Board

10 hrs/wk

DAVID COMAN-HIDY

BOARD MEMBER

Board

10 hrs/wk

DEBORAH BREWSTER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

10 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 40 of 40

FromAmountPurposeYear
$340K
Environment & Animals
2024
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$25K
GENERAL FUND
2024
$25K
TO SUPPORT THE TRAINING AND PRODUCTION OF SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM
2024
$20K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$20K
INN SUPPORT - LABS
2024
$8K
CHARITABLE
2024
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$576K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$140K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$100K
GENERAL FUND
2023
$100K
to support Animal Agriculture coverage in the Midwest and provide communication support
2023
$100K
CHARITABLE
2023
$61K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$50K
ENVIRONMENT AND ANIMALS
2023
$21K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$10K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$5K
Capacity building
2023
$1K
matching gift
2023
$262K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$100K
GENERAL FUND
2022
$100K
to support Animal Agriculture coverage in the Midwest and provide communication support
2022
$74K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$66K
EDUCATION ON ANIMAL WELFARE
2022
$66K
IMPROVING ANIMAL WELFARE
2022
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$24K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$5K
Capacity Building
2022
$60K
MOVEMENT GRANT; SUPPORT MISSION
2021
$31K
SUPPORT VEGAN ADVOCACY AND ENCOURAGE VEGAN LIFESTYLES
2021
$20K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$20K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$8K
SUPPORT VEGAN ADVOCACY AND ENCOURAGE VEGAN LIFESTYLES
2020
$7K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$157K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019

Funded by

$2.8M from 21 funders · 40 grants · 2019–2024

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

$845K · 3 grants · 2020–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$331K · 5 grants · 2019–2023

The Greenbaum Foundation

$225K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Builders Vision Foundation

$200K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Effective Ventures Foundation Usa Inc

$192K · 3 grants · 2021–2022

Humane America Animal Foundation

$140K · 1 grant · 2023

Aceso Foundation Inc

$108K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Details

EIN830804345
NTEE codeD05
Subsection03
Ruling date2019-02
Formed2018
Employees8
Volunteers10
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