Nonprofit · EIN 81-5231180
INEQUALITY MEDIA CIVIC ACTION
Tax-exempt · BERKELEY, CA 94709
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $6,650,990 | $4,716,143 | $1,934,847 | $5,965,132 | $181,408 | $5,783,724 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,782,939 | $2,537,161 | $1,245,778 | $3,933,532 | $81,709 | $3,851,823 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $1,835,655 | $1,051,873 | $783,782 | $2,754,158 | $152,806 | $2,601,352 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $1,483,003 | $850,054 | $632,949 | $1,887,617 | $79,000 | $1,808,617 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,071,886
- Program service revenue
- $457,642
- Investment income
- $86,437
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $33,535
- Other revenue
- $35,025
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $126,935
- Other salaries and wages
- $373,867
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $618,760
- Professional fundraising fees
- $98,673
- Legal fees
- $34,384
- Accounting fees
- $10,400
- Occupancy
- $32,777
- Travel
- $56,519
- Program services (functional)
- $3,558,149
- Management and general (functional)
- $220,797
- Fundraising (functional)
- $937,197
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,933,532
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,965,132
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $181,408
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,783,724
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,109,710
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,783,724
- Gross receipts
- $6,682,016
- Employees
- 0
- Year formed
- 2016
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER KINLAW LOFTHOUSE | PRESIDENT Officer | 18 | $113,818 | $133,874 | $28,545 |
| DAN DAVIS | EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 18 | $74,178 | $87,250 | $28,117 |
| EMILY PAULOS | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 18 | $66,433 | $78,140 | $20,871 |
| MICHAEL LAHANAS-CALDERON | CHIEF STRATEGIST Highest-paid employee | 18 | $60,081 | $70,668 | $10,177 |
| KYLE PARKER | HEAD OF CREATIVE Highest-paid employee | 18 | $53,887 | $63,382 | $15,102 |
| ZOE BECK | BOARD CHAIR TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG DWORKIN | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARYANNE MCCORMICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER KINLAW LOFTHOUSE | DIRECTOR + P Trustee or director, Officer | 16 | $80,000 | $6,500 |
| ZO BECK | DIRECTOR + T Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS DWORKIN | DIRECTOR + S Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARYANNE MCCORMICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER KINLAW LOFTHOUSE | DIRECTOR + P Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $38,770 | $6,340 |
| ZO BECK | DIRECTOR + T Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS DWORKIN | DIRECTOR + S Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARYANNE MCCORMICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER KINLAW LOFTHOUSE | DIRECTOR + P Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $24,301 | $3,982 |
| ZO BECK | DIRECTOR + T Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS DWORKIN | DIRECTOR + S Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARYANNE MCCORMICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 9323, BERKELEY, CA 94709-0323
- In care of
- % ZOE BECK
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- HEATHER KINLAW LOFTHOUSE, P O BOX 9323, BERKELEY, CA 94709
- Signed the 990
- HEATHER KINLAW LOFTHOUSE, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (510) 698-9150
- Return prepared by
- Alta CPA GroupLLC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 81-5231180 or by the name INEQUALITY MEDIA CIVIC ACTION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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 OExpenses $3,558,149 · revenue $457,642
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 81-5231180
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2018
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R60)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,965,132
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,682,016
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $6,650,990 | $4,716,143 | $5,965,132 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,782,939 | $2,537,161 | $3,933,532 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,835,655 | $1,051,873 | $2,754,158 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,483,003 | $850,054 | $1,887,617 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 81-5231180).
Questions about INEQUALITY MEDIA CIVIC ACTION
- What is the EIN of INEQUALITY MEDIA CIVIC ACTION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INEQUALITY MEDIA CIVIC ACTION is 81-5231180.
- Is INEQUALITY MEDIA CIVIC ACTION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 2018.
- Are donations to INEQUALITY MEDIA CIVIC ACTION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does INEQUALITY MEDIA CIVIC ACTION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of INEQUALITY MEDIA CIVIC ACTION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did INEQUALITY MEDIA CIVIC ACTION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of INEQUALITY MEDIA CIVIC ACTION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names HEATHER KINLAW LOFTHOUSE.
- Who are the officers and directors of INEQUALITY MEDIA CIVIC ACTION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $113,818 (HEATHER KINLAW LOFTHOUSE, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does INEQUALITY MEDIA CIVIC ACTION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,650,990, expenses of $4,716,143 and total assets of $5,965,132 at year end.
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