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ORATO WORLD MEDIA FOUNDATION INC
BLASDELL, NY · EIN 871298822 · Form 990EZ · FY2024 · NTEE B01 · Education · Micro (<$100K) · orato.world
revenue
$150
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net assets
$150
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mission · from form 990

TO REPORT STORIES NOT OTHERWISE REPORTED

profile · synthesized from sources

Orato World Media Foundation Inc. is a nonprofit news organization that publishes verified, first-person accounts of world events experienced by real people. It supports journalists who report on impactful, newsworthy events through a global network of contributors. The foundation emphasizes truth, empathy, and combating disinformation by amplifying underrepresented voices from around the world.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

First-Person News Reporting
Trains and supports journalists to produce verified, first-person narratives from individuals who have directly experienced newsworthy events, published in multiple languages.
Inside Orato
Private Slack community for approved contributors to collaborate with editors, staff, and other journalists on story development and editorial practices.
Orato Contributor Program
Global network of freelance journalists and photographers who pitch, report, and submit verified stories and photo galleries for publication.
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Nonprofit Investigative & Community Journalism 2 activities
    • Produces and publishes verified first-person news stories
      Collects, verifies, and publishes authentic news stories based on firsthand accounts from individuals affected by disinformation and misinformation, ensuring accuracy through editorial review and publishing in both English and the subject's native language. Stories are reported by a global network of professional journalists and correspondents and distributed through platforms including Google News, Samsung News, NewsNow, and Upday.
    • Trains and engages journalists in first-person reporting
      Builds a global network of professional correspondents by training journalists in first-person news reporting and engaging freelance contributors through formal agreements to pursue and produce stories on behalf of the organization.
  • Support for Investigative and Independent Journalism 1 activity
    • Compensates contributing journalists and photographers
      Pays fixed rates to journalists and photographers globally for feature stories and photo galleries based on scope and length, supporting the production of first-person stories about real people experiencing world events.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2024
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Total revenue$150
Contributions & grants$150100%
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Total assets$150
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Net assets$150
3 years on record · 2021–2024
relationships · 9

Who they work with

  • Freelancer Agreement Partner — Formal agreement used to engage freelance contributors in story production.
  • Google News Partner — Approved content provider for Google News
  • Inconel Investments Inc. Government — Parent organization that owns Orato World Media Inc., the for-profit entity associated with the foundation.
  • NewsNow Partner — Approved content provider for NewsNow
  • Orato World Media Partner — Primary entity producing verified stories; likely core operational arm of the foundation.
  • SNW Business Logic Limited Funder — Processes donations for Orato World Media Foundation via donation platform.
  • Samsung News Partner — Approved content provider for Samsung News
  • Upday Partner — Approved content provider for Upday
  • r/firstpersonnews_ Partner — Hosts a Subreddit community for discussion about first-person news and collaborates with contributors.
strategies · 3

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Amplifying Marginalized Voices to Reshape Global Narratives
    methodology: amplifying marginalized voices
    By prioritizing stories from individuals and communities overlooked by traditional media, we diversify global narratives and increase information access, because including excluded perspectives leads to a more accurate and representative public understanding of world events.
  • Emotional Engagement Through Lived Experience
    methodology: emotional-anchor-storytelling
    By centering stories around emotional and sensory details from first-person narratives, we generate empathy and deeper reader engagement, because affective connection increases public attention and humanizes distant global events more effectively than detached reporting.
  • First-Person Journalism to Counter Disinformation
    methodology: firsthand-testimony journalism
    By publishing verified stories based on firsthand accounts from individuals directly affected by world events, we increase public awareness and counter disinformation, because lived experience grounded in verification produces credible, authentic narratives that challenge false or incomplete mainstream coverage.