Disinformation Index Inc.

Disinformation Index Inc. (DII) is an American component of the Global Disinformation Index (GDI), a London-based think tank focused on combatting alleged disinformation on online news sites. According to GDI, “brands unwittingly provide an estimated quarter of a billion dollars annually to disinformation websites.” 1

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Location: San Antonio, TX View on map
Tax ID: 85-2450338
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $804,661 Revenue: $3,006,917 Expenses: $2,999,025

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    Connected Organizations

    Disinformation Index Inc. (DII) is an American component of the Global Disinformation Index (GDI), a London-based think tank focused on combatting alleged disinformation on online news sites. 1

    The GDI has another American component known as the Disinformation Index Foundation (DIF) or the AN Foundation. 2

    Tax Disclosure Controversy

    In April 2023, Disinformation Index Inc. and its sister group, the Disinformation Index Foundation (DIF), released a redacted version of their 2021 tax returns due to an alleged “harassment campaign” carried out against the groups, which claimed to have received “multiple threats and hacking attacks, including threats of violence against their children.” According to lawyers interviewed by the Washington Examiner, the groups’ claim does not legally warrant concealing information on their public tax disclosures. The redacted information includes the names of officers and directors, a phone number, and the source of a $115,000 donation. 2

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2024 $804,661 $3,006,917 $2,999,025 View
    2023 $924,655 $3,225,055 $3,829,870 View
    2022 $1,423,707 $2,813,542 $2,467,233 View
    2021 $1,022,109 $1,123,089 $408,527 View
    2020 $259,887 $345,000 $85,170 View

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    Expenses Detail

    Employee Compensation

    • Number of Employees: 11

    Highest Earning Employees

    EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
    Danny RogersPRESIDENT$24,034

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $2,006,673
    • Number of Grants: 12
    • Number of Funders: 10

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

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $400,0002024 The Ford FoundationCore support for the Global Disinformation Index's U.S. work to improve civic information integrity in major public AI models and increase transparency in the digital advertising stack
    $300,0002025 The Ford FoundationCore support for the Global Disinformation Index's U.S. work to improve civic information integrity in major public AI models and increase transparency in the digital advertising stack
    $250,0002024 Wellspring Philanthropic FundGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $211,1732023 National Endowment for DemocracyEDUCATION, COMMUNICATION, & CULTURE
    $200,0002023 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
    $150,0002022 Open Society FoundationTo provide general support
    $150,0002021 Bohemian FoundationGeneral Support
    $125,0002022 Omidyar Network Fund, Inc.to support Grantee's efforts to combat harmful disinformation
    $100,0002024 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
    $100,0002023 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
    $20,0002022 Vanguard CharitableFor recipient's exempt purpose
    $5002024 Johnson and Louise H Clark Charitable FoundationGDI'S WORK FOCUSES ON THREE PRIMARY AREAS. FIRST IS OUR NEUTRAL, INDEPENDENT, TRANSPARENT INDEX OF A WEBSITE'S RISK OF DISINFORMING READERS. WE EMPLOY CUTTING EDGE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMBINED WITH THOROUGH ANALYSES OF JOURNALISTIC PRACTICE TO BEST SERVE AND INFORM ADVERTISERS, THE AD TECH INDUSTRY, SEARCH AND SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES, AND RESEARCHERS. SECOND IS OUR INDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE (OSINT) HUB, WHICH TRACKS DISINFORMATION AND EXTREMISM ACROSS PLATFORMS ONLINE. WE SERVE A BROAD ARRAY OF NGOS, AD TECH INTERMEDIARIES AND ONLINE PLATFORMS. THIRD IS OUR POLICY TEAM THAT PROVIDES DATA AND RESEARCH TO SUPPORT POLICY MAKERS IN GOVERNMENTS, REGULATORY BODIES AND PLATFORMS AROUND THE WORLD.

    All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $2,515,000
    • Number of Grants: 2
    • Number of Recipients: 2

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

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $1,415,0002024 Multiple EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) – ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM RecipientsTO FURTHER ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
    $1,100,0002023 Multiple EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) RecipientsTO FURTHER ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE

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    References

    1. “Defunding Disinformation.” Global Disinformation Index. Accessed Aptil 16, 2023. https://www.disinformationindex.org/mission/#:~:text=Brands%20unwittingly%20provide%20an%20estimated,risk%20across%20the%20open%20web..
    2. Kaminsky, Greg. “‘Disinformation’ network blacklisting conservative news hides tax forms over ‘harassment’.” April 12, 2023. Accessed April 16, 2023. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/disinformation-inc-network-blacklisting-conservative-news-hides-tax-forms-harassment.