2024-03-01T14:59:32-08:00 2023-06-30 Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP 548 Market St PMB 97503 San Francisco CA 94104 990 2022-07-01 300520981 The Center for Media Justice CENT 5106983800 1300 Clay St Ste 600 Oakland CA 94612 Steven Renderos Executive Dir. 2024-03-01 true Steven Renderos 999009999 true Tierna Jensen P02447146 5108352727 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Steven Renderos 1300 Clay St Ste 600 Oakland CA 94612 3618412 false X www.centerformediajustice.org X 2009 CA Our mission is to build a powerful movement for a more just and participatory media and digital world with racial equity and human rights for all. 12 11 21 12 0 4310514 3512501 1400 7400 2975 95886 1264 2625 4316153 3618412 56000 253300 0 1759190 2508320 49500 63100 472769 878619 1502588 2743309 4327308 1572844 -708896 7326196 6663739 191379 237818 7134817 6425921 Our mission is to build a powerful movement for a more just and participatory media and digital world with racial equity and human rights for all. false false 3370444 253300 7400 In FY23, Media Justice launched a campaign against the TV show Ring Nation, shedding light on surveillance issues linked to Amazon's Ring doorbells, and this effort gained significant media attention. Our advocacy efforts continued with submissions to the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission on digital discrimination and surveillance. Additionally, implementing our new compensation philosophy, with strong staff support, exemplified our commitment to equitable practices within our organization. Furthermore, we expanded our impactful web series, "That's So Black,X and introduced the Media Justice Network Fellowship, a pivotal step in addressing racialized disinformation and supporting emerging leaders in our network. 3370444 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 75 0 true 21 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 12 11 false false false false false false false false false false false true true true true true true true true false CA X Tina Bilger 5106983800 1300 Clay St Ste 600 Oakland CA 94612 Steven Renderos Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X X 139385 0 20362 Malkia Devich-Cyril Senior Fellow 40.00 0.00 109567 0 12855 Myaisha Hayes Campaigns Director 40.00 0.00 103352 0 16631 Joseph Torres Board Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jumana Musa Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Payal Patel Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Pia Infante Vice Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Andrea Figueroa Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Daniel Carrillo Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DeMarcus Akeem Suggs Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gabriella Anas Deal-Mrquez Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joseph Bateman Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Venita Griffin Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Vickie Suggs-Jones Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 352304 49848 3 false true false 0 3512501 3512501 Program Revenue 900099 7400 7400 7400 95886 95886 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other 900099 2625 2625 2625 3618412 7400 98511 X 232300 232300 21000 21000 0 0 185619 92811 37124 55684 0 1833007 1496233 162270 174504 75910 61789 6773 7348 255407 202842 25297 27268 158377 123090 16413 18874 0 4056 3135 428 493 125624 125624 0 63100 63100 648 648 780366 685310 41851 53205 17111 16384 123 604 50940 36076 5249 9615 102215 73989 15644 12582 0 54905 41292 7598 6015 123607 100893 8904 13810 0 212077 162734 23304 26039 0 0 0 3612 3612 Professional development 15434 11834 1562 2038 Other 9117 6762 1453 902 Dues, licenses, service fees 2876 1970 218 688 0 4327308 3370444 484095 472769 6860971 735115 256359 415650 437533 2436 2188 0 0 0 0 47139 104416 0 5128128 0 0 0 0 7326196 6663739 191379 237818 191379 237818 X 2937458 3132262 4197359 3293659 7134817 6425921 7326196 6663739 -708896 X false true X true false X 1741834 2839988 5008847 4310154 3512501 17413324 0 0 1741834 2839988 5008847 4310154 3512501 17413324 9899735 7513589 7357 3245 2411 2975 87693 103681 0 2480 4790 1061 1264 2625 12220 17529225 168844 0.42860 0.40750 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 4327308 4327308 366365 91591 false 244689 266763 287165 366365 1164982 1747473 1281 820 2101 61172 66691 71791 91591 291245 436868 406 219 625 Part II-B, Line 1i - Other Activities Description CMJ had a mtg with legislators focused on digital security and privacy legislation. This included a handful of email action alerts and volunteer participation at events. The total amount of time paid staff spent on lobbying was 10 hours. Part IV - Additional Information X 3617764 3617764 648 648 3618412 4326660 4326660 648 648 4327308 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board have determined that the Organization is exempt from federal and state income taxes under IRC 501(c)(3) and California RTC 23701(d). The Organization has evaluated its current tax positions as of June 30, 2023 and is not aware of any significant uncertain tax positions for which a reserve would be necessary. The Organizations tax returns are generally subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities for three and four years, respectively, after they are filed. 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X X X X false false false false false false false false false Steven Renderos Executive Dir. 139385 6481 13881 159747 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Finance Team (including Executive Director, Board Treasurer, Ops Director, Finance Manager, and external Bookkeeper) review the 990 for approval. Once approved it is emailed to the board as FYI and the Executive Director signs the authorization to finalize. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The COI policy has multiple steps for contract proposals, market rate/expertise analysis, and board approval. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Contracted a Board, Executive, and HR coaching and consulting firm to conduct market research and make recommendations around all staff compensation including Executive Director. Recommendations reviewed and presented to board. Board approved final package during FY23 budget approval process. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b Contracted a Board, Executive, and HR coaching and consulting firm to conduct market research and make recommendations around all staff compensation including Executive Director. Recommendations reviewed and presented to internal Compensation Committee who approved. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Upon written or verbal request.