Center for Media Justice

The Center for Media Justice, established in 2008, is a national non-profit organization based in Oakland, California. The organization’s 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.”

At-A-Glance

Issue Areas: Tech Policy
Location: Oakland, CA View on map
Tax ID: 30-0520981
Most Recent Filing: 2025
Budget (2025): Assets: $4,850,959 Revenue: $2,789,962 Expenses: $4,458,848

The Center for Media Justice, established in 2008, is a national non-profit organization based in Oakland, California. The organization’s 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.”

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2025 $4,850,959 $2,789,962 $4,458,848 View
2024 $6,538,252 $4,250,232 $4,356,129 View
2023 $6,663,739 $3,618,412 $4,327,308 View
2022 $7,326,196 $4,316,153 $2,743,309 View
2021 $5,682,624 $5,038,769 $2,335,254 View
2020 $3,135,805 $2,875,123 $1,893,780 View

Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Revenue Detail

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 26

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Steven RenderosExecutive Dir.$197,312

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $35,365,034
  • Number of Grants: 243
  • Number of Funders: 75

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$3,700,0002022 The Ford FoundationGeneral support for advocacy for just and participatory media and digital policies that advance racial justice, economic equity, and human rights, and core support for institutional strengthening
$1,000,0002020 The Ford FoundationGeneral support to advocate for media and technology policies that advance racial justice, economic equity, and human rights
$750,0002024 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur FoundationIn support of general operations.
$675,0002025 The California EndowmentTo establish regional hubs of organizing, research, and leadership development in California where Black, Indigenous, and people of color community leaders can challenge corporate power's erosion of public health in their communities.
$500,0002024 Democracy Fund IncGeneral support
$450,0002023 Democracy Fund IncGeneral support
$450,0002023 The California EndowmentTo grow and deploy organized, distributed, grassroots power for promoting digital equity, addressing racialized disinformation and abolishing electronic monitoring to protect health equity in California.
$400,0002023 The Heising-Simons Foundationfor general support
$400,0002022 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundationin support of general operations.
$400,0002020 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur FoundationIn support of activities to protect immigrants and communities of color from online harassment and media manipulation.
$400,0002020 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur FoundationIn support of general operations.
$325,0002021 Democracy Fund IncGeneral support
$300,0002023 The Libra Foundation
$300,0002021 The California EndowmentTo provide training and capacity-building support on digital security to activists working towards racial justice to advance health and racial equity in California.
$300,0002021 The Libra Foundation
$250,0002022 Luminate Foundation IncBuild movement in data and digital rights and racial justice.
$250,0002021 Luminate Foundation IncSupport intersection of data and digital rights and racial justice
$250,0002021 Foundation to Promote Open Societyto provide general support
$250,0002021 Rosenberg FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$250,0002020 Luminate Foundation IncSupport intersection of data and digital rights and racial justice
$235,0002020 Democracy Fund IncGeneral operating support
$235,0002020 Democracy Fund IncGeneral operating support
$227,7002024 Wellspring Philanthropic FundGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$215,0002022 Democracy Fund IncGeneral support
$210,0002021 New Venture FundCIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $464,400
  • Number of Grants: 22
  • Number of Recipients: 19

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$100,0002023 Next RiverMalkia Project
$50,0002021 Voices for Racial JusticeDisinformation Defense
$43,5002021 Center for the Rights of Abused ChildrenCOVID Relief,Disinformation Defense
$25,0002021 SAN JOSE COMMUNITY MEDIA ACCESS CORPORATIONDisinformation Defense
$20,5002021 AppalshopDisinformation Defense & General
$20,5002021 Movement Alliance ProjectGeneral & Disinformation Defense
$20,0002023 Communities United for PeopleElectronic Monitoring Defense/Rsrch
$20,0002023 Dignity and Power NowElectronic Monitoring Defense/Rsrch
$20,0002021 PILLSBURY UNITED COMMUNITIESDisinformation Defense
$18,0002023 New Mexico FoundationDisinformation Defense
$18,0002023 SAN JOSE COMMUNITY MEDIA ACCESS CORPORATIONDisinformation Defense
$15,5002021 Urbana-Champaign Independent Media CenterGeneral & Disinformation Defense
$15,0002023 Pueblos De Lucha Y Esperanza MinnesotaElectronic Monitoring Defense/Rsrch
$12,0002021 Global Action Project IncCOVID19 Relief
$12,0002021 St. Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN)COVID Relief,Disinformation Defense
$10,0002021 ALLIED MEDIA PROJECTSCOVID19 Relief
$10,0002021 Cangress DBA Los Angeles Community Action NetworkDisinformation Defense
$9,9002023 Equalhealth IncMJ Network Fellowship
$6,5002020 Dignity and Power NowGeneral & Covid19 Relief
$6,5002020 Ella Baker Center for Human RightsGeneral & Covid19 Relief
$6,0002024 Equalhealth IncMJ Network Fellowship
$5,5002020 RYSE INCCovid19 Relief