Red Canary Magazine Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR JOURNALISM IS GUIDED BY AN OBLIGATION TO THE TRUTH, A LOYALTY TO CITIZENS, AND A DISCIPLINED VERIFICATION OF OUR REPORTING. WE BELIEVE IN JOURNALISM'S SOCIAL AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY IN A DEMOCRACY AND THE NEED TO PURSUE IT WITHOUT FEAR OF FAVOR. OUR MISSION IS TO PRODUCE DIFFERENCE-MAKING WORK, FOCUSED ON URGENT ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES, THAT PROVOKES DISCUSSION, INSPIRES REFLECTION AND SPEAKS TO THE TIMES WITH COMPELLING STORYTELLING THAT IS TIMELESS.
- Income
- $175,464
- Spending
- $174,423
- Reserves
- 0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 December 31, 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 December 31, 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)
- $171,481 spent. AT RED CANARY MAGAZINE, WE ARE NOT JUST REPORTING ON THE WORLD'S MOST PRESSING ISSUES - WE ARE FIGHTING FOR A FUTURE WHERE JOURNALISM REMAINS A PILLAR OF TRUTH, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DEMOCRACY. FREE FROM CORPORATE INFLUENCE AND DEDICATED TO FEARLESS, INVESTIGATIVE STORYTELLING, WE UNCOVER THE TRUTHS THAT POWERFUL INTERESTS WANT TO KEEP HIDDEN. OUR PUBLICATION SPEAKS TO AN ENGAGED, SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS AUDIENCE THAT LONGS FOR TRUTH, ENVIROMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND JUSTICE. oUR READERS ARE CRITICAL THINKERS, CHANGE-MAKERS, AND LIFELONG LEARNERS WHO SEEK IN-DEPTH, INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM ON THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES OF OUR TIME. GOOD JOURNALISM, LIKE A GOOD DEMOCRACY, REQUIRES INVESTMENT FROM ALL OF US. JOIN US IN DEFENDING THE POWER OF INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM -- BECAUSE WITHOUT IT, THE TRUTH DISAPPEARS.RED CANARY MAGAZINE IS AN INDEPENDENT ONLINE MAGAZINE EDITED BY AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST AND WRITER JOE DONNELLY. THE PUBLICATION IS COMMITTED TO DIFFERENCE-MAKING WORK FOCUSED ON URGENT ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES. OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS RED CANARY MAGAZINE HAS WON FIFTEEN AWARDS, INCLUDING: SIX FIRST-PLACE AWARDS AND FOUR HONORABLE MENTIONS FROM THE LA PRESS CLUB; ONE FIRST PLACE AWARD FROM THE SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS; ONE HONORABLE MENTION FROM THE SOCIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISTS; ONE HONORABLE MENTION FROM THE WEBBYS; AND THREE WEBSITE AWARDS FROM THE C2A, DAVEY AND ANTHEM AWARDS. FUNDS FROM DONATIONS WILL SUPPORT THE MAGAZINE AND INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST AND PHOTOGRAPHERS FOR IN-DEPTH REPORTING ON CRITICAL ENVIORNMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES. RED CANARY MAGAZINE IS CURRENTLY FISCALLY SPONSORED BY FISCAL SPONSORSHIP ALLIES, INC (EIN: 85-0839183) A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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