Orbmedia Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ORB MEDIA FUSES JOURNALISM, DATA SCIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE FROM THE CROWD TO ILLUMINATE OUR HUMAN STORY IN ORDER TO BETTER EDUCATE AND UNITE A GLOBAL AUDIENCE.
- Income
- $85
- Spending
- $4,659
- Reserves
- 8.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $1,531 spent. ORB TRACKS, REPORTS AND REVEALS HOW WE AS A HUMAN COMMUNITY ARE COLLECTIVELY FARING. OUR JOURNALISM IS DESIGNED TO BE ACCESSIBLE AND RELEVANT TO AS MANY PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD AS POSSIBLE. ORB MEDIA'S WORK IS DELIVERED TO NEWS ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS FORMATS (MULTIMEDIA, PRINT, RADIO AND TV BROADCAST) AND LANGUAGES, ENSURING THAT THE FINDINGS OF OUR INVESTIGATIONS REACH BROAD AUDIENCES. PROJECTS ARE PUBLISHED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEWSROOM BRANDS AND MEDIA NETWORKS. BY COLLABORATING IN THIS UNIQUE WAY ORB MEDIA AND ITS PARTNERS HAVE DEMONSTRATED A POWERFUL DISTRIBUTION MODEL THAT IS EFFICIENT FOR PUBLISHING PARTNERS AND EFFECTIVE FOR ORB MEDIA ACHIEVING ITS MISSION TO REACH AND UNITE A GLOBAL AUDIENCE.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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