Media Empathy Foundation
Donations deductibleMedia Empathy Foundation's network
10 people5 organisationsi10 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
10 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Paseornek Chair | Chair of the Board & Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Barbara Ricci | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| David Barrett | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| David Sloan | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Helene Ellison | President & Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jeff Mahshie | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| MAX Monahan- Ellison | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Orlando Reece | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Russell H Ellison | Chief Scientific Officer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Susan Magsamen | Chief Knowledge Officer & Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helene Ellison | President & Director | 20 | $0 | ||
| Susan Magsamen | Chief Knowledge Officer & Director | 0.01 | $0 | ||
| Russell H Ellison | Chief Scientific Officer | 3 | $0 | ||
| David Barrett | Treasurer | 0.01 | $0 | ||
| Max Monahan- Ellison | Secretary | 0.01 | $0 | ||
| Barbara Ricci | Director | 0.01 | $0 | ||
| David Sloan | Director | 0.01 | $0 | ||
| Mike Paseornek | Chair of the Board & Director | 0.01 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Mahshie | Director | 0.01 | $0 | ||
| Orlando Reece | Director | 0.01 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Media Empathy Foundation
- EIN
- 833207447
- Address
- 131 Riverside Dr Apt 4a, New York, NY, 10024-3740
- State
- New York
- Activity (NTEE)
- F05 Mental health and crisis intervention
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
- Size band
- 2 (IRS master file code)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 2020
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 2, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PF (contributions deductible)
- Principal officer
- Helene Ellison (Form 990-N, tax year 2021)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsMike Paseornek
≥4years on the filingsBarbara Ricci
≥4years on the filingsDavid Barrett
≥4years on the filingsDavid Sloan
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $24k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $24k
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Media Empathy Foundation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Foreign Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 4 March 2020
- Registered agent
- Not stated