Virginia · Nonprofit

CENTER FOR MEDIA AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS

CENTER FOR MEDIA AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS (Virginia) is funded by 1 grantmaker whose IRS filings report $189,550,167 in grants to it, the largest being George Mason University Foundation Inc ($189,550,167). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

$27

Revenue FY2018

Funders on record

$190M

Grants received

$-12201

Net assets

1/1 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 90549544%

Against its field

CENTER FOR MEDIA AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS is better cushioned than half of the 8,674 arts & culture nonprofits its size.

Operating margin−49981% · bottom quartile

Months of reserve14.0mo · above the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 8,674 arts & culture nonprofits under $100k, FY2018

01The organization over time

02Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

Grant income rose $24M → $25M on a roughly flat funder count — a concentrated base.

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total

George Mason University Foundation Inc

$190M

funders

From the IRS filings of CENTER FOR MEDIA AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation.

Where its funders are

CENTER FOR MEDIA AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS is locally rooted: 100% of its grant income comes from Virginia funders.

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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Virginia out of state home

03Its place in the field

Funders to approach

Grantmakers that don’t fund you yet, surfaced two ways: they back organizations that share your funders, or their grantees resemble your mission. The ones both signals agree on come first.

From the co-funder graph (funders backing at least two comparable organizations, shrunk for grantee count, donor-advised and mega-funds excluded) and the universe embeddings. A research starting point; overlap is association, not a guarantee of fit.

04Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

97% of spending goes to programs.

Program 97%Management 3%Fundraising 0%

Governance

board members

33%

independent

✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Public support

46%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Questions and answers

Who funds CENTER FOR MEDIA AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS?: CENTER FOR MEDIA AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS (Virginia) is funded by 1 grantmaker whose IRS filings report $189,550,167 in grants to it, the largest being George Mason University Foundation Inc ($189,550,167). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does CENTER FOR MEDIA AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS have?: IRS filings report 1 grantmaker giving $189,550,167 in grants to CENTER FOR MEDIA AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of CENTER FOR MEDIA AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS?: George Mason University Foundation Inc is the largest funder on record, with $189,550,167 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like CENTER FOR MEDIA AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS find more funders?: Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Virginia. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

Every figure is read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML — this organization’s own return for FY2018 (financials across 2018–2018), and the filings of 1funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. view filing

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CENTER FOR MEDIA AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS

$27

Revenue FY2018

Funders on record

$190M

Grants received

$-12201

Net assets

1/1 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 90549544%

Questions and answers

Who funds CENTER FOR MEDIA AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS?

How many funders does CENTER FOR MEDIA AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS have?

IRS filings report 1 grantmaker giving $189,550,167 in grants to CENTER FOR MEDIA AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.

Who is the largest funder of CENTER FOR MEDIA AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS?

George Mason University Foundation Inc is the largest funder on record, with $189,550,167 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.

How can an organization like CENTER FOR MEDIA AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS find more funders?

Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Virginia. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.