Mlrc Institute
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE MLRC INSTITUTE IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED ARE TO SUPPORT AND BENEFIT THE CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND PROGRAMS OF THE MEDIA LAW RESOURCE CENTER,INC. BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THE MEDIA LAW RESOURCE CENTER,INC. AND BY CONDUCTING SUCH PROGRAMS DIRECTLY. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE MLRC INSTITUTE WILL SPONSOR AND ENGAGE IN RESEARCH, SPONSOR AND CONDUCT CONFERENCES AND PUBLIC FORUMS, EDUCATE JOURNALISTS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AS TO MEDIA LAW, ENGAGE IN PUBLISHING ACTIVITIES, SUPPORT OR PARTICIPATE IN LITIGATION (INCLUDING FILING OF AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFS), AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION, ALL OF THE FOREGOING FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF FIRST AMENDMENT INTERESTS IN LIBEL AND RELATED FIELDS.
- Income
- $0
- Spending
- $5,453
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 December 31, 2025, 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 December 31, 2025, 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)
- IN LATE 2015 THE BOARD OF THE INSTITUTE HELD A RETREAT WHERE IT DETERMINED TO SOMEWHAT ALTER ITS EXECUTION OF ITS MISSION. RESPONDING TO A PUBLIC NEED, IT DECIDED TO PRESENT A SERIES OF LEGAL WORKSHOPS FOR JOURNALISTS AIMED AT INDEPENDENT REPORTERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS, SUCH AS BLOGGERS, FREELANCERS, ETC., WHO DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A CORPORATE ATTORNEY BUT WOULD BE AIDED BY A SEMINAR GIVEN BY MEDIA LAW EXPERTS. THE INSTITUTE ORGANIZED SUCH WORKSHOPS IN NEW YORK AND OTHER CITIES, AND AT NATIONAL JOURNALISTIC CONFERENCES.IN 2025, THE INSTITUTE WITH SUPPORT FROM A GRANT FROM KNIGHT FOUNDATION CONDUCTED A NUMBER OF WORKSHOPS, SOME IN PERSON AND SOME WEBINAR AIMED AT REPORTERS, EDITORS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS AS WELL AS INDEPENDENT BLOGGERS, FREELANCERS, ETC. ON LEGAL ISSUES PERTINENT TO THEIR JOURNALISTIC CAREERS, SUCH AS LIBEL, PRIVACY, NEWSGATHERING, ETC.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 November 6, 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 December 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 August 1988.
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 November 4, 2026.
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