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MEDIA COALITION FOUNDATION INC
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 463719849 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE R63 · Civil Rights & Advocacy · Small ($100K-$1M)
revenue
$203K
expenses
$251K
net assets
$105K
employees
0
program ratio
100%
mission · from form 990

The Media Coalition Foundation defends free speech by supporting legal work in challenging laws that violate the First Amendment and supporting free speech cases by filing amicus briefs. The Foundation also strives to educate policymakers, journalists and the public about ever-evolving First Amendment and censorship issues. It aims to fulfill the vision of an informed American public engaged in free speech causes.

profile · synthesized from sources

The Media Coalition Foundation defends free speech by supporting legal challenges to laws that violate the First Amendment and filing amicus briefs in significant free speech cases. It also educates policymakers, journalists, and the public about First Amendment issues and censorship. The organization operates nationally, focusing on advocacy and public education around constitutional free expression rights.

named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Amicus Brief Program
Files friend-of-the-court briefs in significant free speech litigation to support First Amendment protections
Public Education Initiative
Educates policymakers, journalists, and the public about evolving free speech and censorship issues
activities · 1 group

What they do

  • Free Expression Defense & Advocacy 2 activities
    • Conducting educational outreach on First Amendment and censorship issues
      Provides educational programming and resources to policymakers, journalists, and the public to promote understanding of free speech principles and combat censorship.
    • Supporting legal challenges and filing amicus briefs on First Amendment issues
      Engages in litigation support by backing legal challenges to laws that violate the First Amendment and regularly files amicus briefs in significant free speech cases to influence judicial outcomes.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$203K
Contributions & grants$200K99%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$3K1%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$251K
Program expenses100%
Admin / overhead0%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineProfessional Fees
balance sheet
Total assets$105K
Cash$105K
Investments$0
Liabilities$0
Net assets$105K
Liquid reserves5.0 mo
2 years on record · 2023–2024 · YoY revenue -8.0%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 2
  • CHRISTOPHER FINAN — Director
  • THOMAS FOULKES — Director
strategies · 2

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.

  • Public Education on Constitutional Rights
    methodology: public-education-on-constitutional-rights
    By educating influencers and the public about free speech principles, we foster broader societal understanding and defense of constitutional rights, because informed communities are more likely to uphold and advocate for those rights.
  • Strategic Litigation and Amicus Advocacy
    methodology: litigation-support-and-amicus-participation
    By participating in key legal cases and submitting amicus briefs, we shape precedent to strengthen free speech protections, because court decisions have broad and lasting impact on constitutional rights.