Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Media in the Public Interest
EIN 54-2110334 • 501(c)3 • Boulder, CO
Profile
To improve the quality of media by helping the nonprofit sector understand how journalists operate and what they need in order to increase their own success in getting information out to the public.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
62nd percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
6th percentile
Higher net margin than 6% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
47th percentile
Faster asset growth than 47% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
4th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 4% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$62,899
Up $8,513 (+16%) from 2023
Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
$62,899
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
Down$85,717
Down $109,616 (-56%) from 2023
Expenses
Down$77,204
Down $111,946 (-59%) from 2023
Net Income
Up$8,513
Up $2,330 (+38%) from 2023
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $62,899
- Liabilities
- -
- Net assets
- $62,899
- Revenue
- $85,717
- Expenses
- $77,204
- Net income
- $8,513
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Apr 30, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $85,717
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
To improve the quality of media by helping the nonprofit sector understand how journalists operate and what they need in order to increase their own success in getting information out to the public.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES TO AID NON-PROFITS IN DISSEMINATING THEIR MESSAGE THROUGH VARIOUS MEDIA CHANNELS, WHICH RESULTED IN THE PUBLISHING OF 70 MEDIA STORIES THROUGH OVER 4,000 MEDIA OUTLETS NATIONWIDE AND REACHING AN AUDIENCE OF OVER 57 MILLION PEOPLE, PLUS MILLIONS MORE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. OF NOTE, 15 OF THE STORIES WERE PRODUCED BY JOURNALISM STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITIES IN OHIO IN A CAREER BUILDING MEDIA COLLABORATION WITH THE OHIO NEWS SERVICE, ONE OF 38 STATE-BASED BUREAUS OF THE PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE. THESE STORIES REACHED A CUMULATIVE AUDIENCE OF ALMOST 10 MILLION PEOPLE, PLUS MILLIONS MORE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. | - | $73,000 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LARK CORBEIL | Board Chair | - | $0 | - | - |
| JACK O'CONNELL | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| MICHAEL A SIMON | Director Fun | - | $0 | - | - |
| DAVID CRANDALL | Director, Tr | - | $0 | - | - |
| RYAN FOX | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| SUSAN WHITMORE | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| JEFF BROWNE | Director Fun | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Media in the Public Interest
- EIN
- 54-2110334
- Phone
- 2088416642
- Address
- 415 QUAIL CIRCLE, BOULDER, CO 80304
Signing Officer
- Name
- Lark Corbeil
- Title
- Board Chair Founder
- Phone
- 2088416642
- Signed
- 2025-04-30
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Boulder CPA Group
- Address
- 1790 30TH ST STE 418, BOULDER, CO 80301
- Preparer
- John H David CPA
- Phone
- 3034493060
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses insurance 817 telephone 343 computer 1,427 total 2,587”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Maine community foundation 0 0”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“To improve the quality of media by helping the nonprofit sector understand how journalists operate and what they need in order to increase their own success in getting information out to the public.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28
“Increased opportunities to aid non-profits in disseminating their message through various media channels, which resulted in the publishing of 70 media stories through over 4,000 media outlets nationwide and reaching an audience of over 57 million people, plus millions more via social media. Of note, 15 of the stories were produced by journalism students at universities in ohio in a career building media collaboration with the ohio news service, one of 38 state-based bureaus of the public news service. These stories reached a cumulative audience of almost 10 million people, plus millions more via social media.”
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