Truth in Media Cooperative
Donations deductibleTruth in Media Cooperative's network
7 peoplei7 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
7 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 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Campbell | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Ellen McCarthy | President & CEO | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jacob Schapiro | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Judith Schrecker | Treasurer | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Mark Bergman | Company secretary | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Sue Gordon | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Teresa Smetzer | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen McCarthy | CEO | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen McCarthy | President & CEO | 8 | $0 | ||
| Teresa Smetzer | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Bergman | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Judith Schrecker | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Sue Gordon | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jacob Schapiro | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bob Campbell | Director | 1 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Truth in Media Cooperative
- EIN
- 880818239
- Address
- 1210 Hillside Ter, Alexandria, VA, 22302-2729
- State
- Virginia
- Mission
- Our mission is to ensure public access to information quality InQ derived from standards and tools agreed upon by a diverse, nonpartisan forum of experts. We envision an information environment that is accessible to everyone, individual and organization alike, and which contains accurate and reliable content whose origin is transparent to the consumer. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B03 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 1 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2022
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 2023
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 3, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥3years on the filingsTeresa Smetzer
≥1years on the filingsBob Campbell
≥1years on the filingsEllen McCarthy
≥1years on the filingsJacob Schapiro
Latest return
year to 31 May 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 May 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $6k
- Total liabilities
- $100
- Net assets or fund balances
- $6k
- Contributions and grants received
- $212k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 1
Filed finances
3 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $212k | $215k | Deficit $3k |
| 2023 | $114k | $113k | $1k |
| 2022 | $50k | $42k | $8k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.