Informing America Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$7.9m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$7.5m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$661k
$116k liabilities
Net assets
$546k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
4.2y av
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥1 yr
Jeff Birnbaum
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Informing America Inc's network
4 peoplei4 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
4 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.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 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Birnbaum Chair | Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ben Judge | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Diana Davis Spencer | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Steve Hantler | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| David Blair | COO | since 2022 |
| Deborah Myers | CEO | since 2022 |
| Joseph Curl | Chief Editor | since 2022 |
| Phil Willard | CFO | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Myers | CEO | 40 | $300k | ||
| David Blair | COO | 40 | $180k | ||
| Joseph Curl | Chief Editor | 40 | $120k | ||
| Phil Willard | CFO | 20 | $72k | ||
| Jeff Birnbaum | Chair | 1 | $36k | ||
| Steve Hantler | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Diana Davis Spencer | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ben Judge | Director | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
7 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20243019466). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Phil Willard | |
| Deborah Myers | CEO |
| Ben Judge | Director |
| Diana Davis Spencer | Board Member |
| Steve Hantler | Board Member |
| Jeff Birnbaum | Board Chair |
| Phil Willard | CFO |
About
- Legal name
- Informing America Inc
- EIN
- 863753264
- Address
- 1900 K Street Nw 02r, Washington, DC, 20006-1110
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- Organized for the purpose of promoting the gathering and dissemination of information about important public-policy issues facing the US through investigative, explanatory, data-driven and multimedia journalism, and other forms of public-interest information. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- W99 Public and societal benefit
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Public & Societal Benefit
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2021
- Principal officer
- Deborah Myers (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 2022
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 2, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsJeff Birnbaum
≥4years on the filingsDiana Davis Spencer
≥4years on the filingsSteve Hantler
≥3years on the filingsBen Judge
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $661k
- Total liabilities
- $116k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $546k
- Contributions and grants received
- $7.9m
- Program service revenue
- $47k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $5.7m
- Employees
- 0
Grants paid
12 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Institute for Citizen Focused Service | Produce media to focus on public-interest policy | $1.7m |
| Empower Whistleblower Center | Develop an infrastructure to cultivate, protect and work with whistleblowers to address allegations of waste, fraud and abuse | $1.2m |
| Michigan News Source | Produce media to focus on public-interest policy | $600k |
| Bentley Media Group | Produce media to focus on public-interest policy | $499k |
| Star News Digital Media | Produce media to focus on public-interest policy | $300k |
| Ulloo Media | Produce bi-lingual media to focus on public-interest policy | $300k |
| Accuracy in Media | Produce media to focus on public-interest policy | $300k |
| Franklin News Foundation | Produce media to focus on public-interest policy | $250k |
| Real Clear Foundation | Produce media to focus on public-interest policy | $250k |
| Napolitan Institute | Produce media to focus on public-interest policy | $210k |
| Education Action Group Foundation (Dba America Back to Basics) | Produce media to focus on public-interest policy | $50k |
| Daily Caller News Foundation | Produce media to focus on public-interest policy | $50k |