Inequality Media Civic Action
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What it says it does
OUR ULTIMATE VISION IS ONE OF SOCIAL WELFARE REFLECTED IN A UNITED STATES WHERE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION BY INFORMED CITIZENS RESTORES THE BALANCE OF POWER IN OUR DEMOCRACY AND CREATES AN ECONOMY WHERE GAINS ARE WIDELY SHARED.
- Income
- $6.7 million
- Spending
- $4.7 million
- Employees
- 0
- Highest pay
- $276,237, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)
- $3.6 million spent. INEQUALITY MEDIA CIVIC ACTION IMCA PRODUCES AND DISTRIBUTES EDUCATIONAL ONLINE VIDEOS, REACHING AUDIENCES ACROSS PLATFORMS WITH CLEAR, COMPELLING CONTENT ABOUT ECONOMIC INEQUALITY, POLITICAL POWER, AND PUBLIC POLICY. IMCA VIDEOS PROVIDE BIG-PICTURE CONTEXT ON CURRENT EVENTS AND POLICY DEBATES, WITH TOPICS SPANNING INCOME AND WEALTH INEQUALITY, HEALTHCARE, CORPORATE CONCENTRATION, CIVICS, AND ECONOMIC HISTORY. IN 2025, IMCA PRODUCED OVER 250 VIDEOS AND VIDEO PODCASTS. IMCA PARTNERS WITH ALIGNED ORGANIZATIONS TO EXTEND REACH ACROSS PLATFORMS AND AUDIENCES. IN 2025, IMCA RELEASED ITS FIRST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY, THE LAST CLASS, WHICH BECAME THE 5TH HIGHEST-GROSSING DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR. THE FILM REACHED AUDIENCES ACROSS 48 STATES THROUGH A DISTRIBUTION MODEL DEVELOPED ENTIRELY OUTSIDE TRADITIONAL CHANNELS, WITH THE MAJORITY OF VENUES EXTENDING OR HOLDING OVER THEIR INITIAL RUN. AS OF MAY 2026, THE FILM REMAINS IN THEATRICAL RELEASE, ELEVEN MONTHS AFTER OPENING, INCLUDING A STANDOUT 9-WEEK ENGAGEMENT AT THE QUAD CINEMA IN NEW YORK CITY. CONTINUED IN SCH O PROGRAM CONTINUED IMCA SUPPLEMENTED THE THEATRICAL RUN WITH A LIVE PUBLIC WATCH-ALONG ON YOUTUBE, DRAWING 37,000 PEAK CONCURRENT VIEWERS IN A SINGLE FREE SCREENING. THE FILMS COMPANION SUBSTACK HAS GROWN TO 130,000 SUBSCRIBERS, EXTENDING THE EDUCATIONAL REACH OF THE FILMS THEMES TO AN ONGOING AUDIENCE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare 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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 October 2018.
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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