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CENTER FOR MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY INC

EIN: 39-1777402Madison, WIZIP: 53703
A33Z - Arts, Culture & Humanities501(c)(3)

Mission

CENTER FOR MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY, INC. (CMD) IS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PARTISAN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO INVESTIGATING AND PUBLICIZING THE HIDDEN INFLUENCE OF POWERFUL SPECIAL INTERESTS ON AMERICA'S MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY, AND ITS IMPACT ON PUBLIC OPINION, PUBLIC POLICY, LAW, AND ELECTIONS.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$930k$0$2.6M
2023$1.8M$0$2.7M

Compensation

2024

ERIC WITTSTEIN
Director of Operations
chief operating officer
$227,451
$0
$0
$233,061
ARN PEARSON
Executive Director
chief executive officer
$185,000
$0
$0
$208,062
DAVID ARMIAK
Research Director
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$136,970
COSMO HARRIGAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DEBORAH BEY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ELLEN BRAUNE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GORDON LAFER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JAN MIYASAKI
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LISA GRAVES
President
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$0
NANCY MACLEAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BO YERXA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

ERIC WITTSTEIN
Director of Operations
chief operating officer
$222,419
$0
$0
$228,377
ARN PEARSON
Executive Director
chief executive officer
$180,000
$0
$0
$199,259
KAREN KIMBALL
Strategic Outreach Director
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$126,673
LISA GRAVES
President
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$0
JAN MIYASAKI
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GORDON LAFER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ELLEN BRAUNE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DEBORAH BEY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
NANCY MACLEAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BO YERXA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
COSMO HARRIGAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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