2025-11-14T16:21:42-08:00 2024-12-31 472626541 Cook & Company A Prof Actcy Corporation One Sansome St Ste 3500 San Francisco CA 94104 990 2024-01-01 204504068 Meedan Inc MEED 4154972900 575 Market Street 4th Floor San Francisco CA 94105 Edward Bice CEO 2025-11-14 true true Douglas Cook PhDMPACPA P01521705 4156211112 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Edward Bice 6701023 false X http://meedan.com X 2006 CA To strengthen journalism, digital literacy and information accessible for global communities. 6 3 0 0 3910249 3745338 3736313 2896921 31371 58764 1181 0 7679114 6701023 980891 980891 0 2171251 2195421 17500 10500 42571 3706641 3706594 6876283 6893406 802831 -192383 4739525 4006129 681413 140400 4058112 3865729 X To strengthen journalism, digital literacy and information accessible for global communities. false false 4797971 159971 1088562 Check / 3PFC: program focuses on enhancing functionality and user experience across various platforms. It has introduced explainer articles to cover broad evergreen content not served by strict fact- checking, integrated advanced metrics for assessing user engagement, and added features for partnering organizations to create coalitions by sharing content across their Check workspaces. Focusing on data analytics access and portability paired with completion of SOC 2 compliance offers partners increased control and customization as well as ensuring stability and security. 1074591 625914 1708309 Research: The Research program at Meedan bridges theoretical knowledge with practical application, focusing on Natural Language Processing and AI. It supports the Co-insights project, which aimed to enhance information contextualization for underserved Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. That project finished in 2024.through cross-regional initiatives and partnerships in South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America. The projects work with feminist groups, civil society organizations and digital safety experts to document and combat gendered disinformation, particularly around election times, fostering a deeper understanding and developing effective counter-strategies. The projects support community learning and adapt technology to meet the challenges of gendered disinformation at the regional level as well as globally. 182050 182050 100050 Community Impact Programs: In 2024, we partnered with 73 media and civil society organizations across the Larger World, the United States, and Europe. We organized our programmatic work along three key verticals: elections, safe and inclusive information ecosystems, and crisis preparedness and response. In total, our program partners throughout the Larger World (our preferred term for the Global South) drove impactful information integrity coalitions, published hundreds of original articles and multimedia products, and led dynamics training programs. Check, our open source fact-checking software, formed the technical backbone for key initiatives focused on information integrity and elections. As part of our work on elections, we supported projects in several countries, including Mexico, Brazil, Indonesia, India, Mongolia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Our program team worked with leading partner organizations to build election-focused information integrity coalitions. We also collaborated with civil society and media organizations in crisis and conflict areas. During the flooding surge in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state, for example, we worked with local partners to disseminate fact-checked content addressing the rising tide of flood-related misinformation. 22118 12956 Gendered Disinformation: The Gendered Disinformation projects address the spread and impact of gender-targeted misinformation through cross-regional initiatives and partnerships in South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America. The projects work with feminist groups, civil society organizations and digital safety experts to document and combat gendered disinformation, particularly around election times, fostering a deeper understanding and developing effective counter-strategies. The projects support community learning and adapt technology to meet the challenges of gendered disinformation at the regional level as well as globally. 22118 12956 6076730 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 13 0 true 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 6 3 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true true false CA X Edward Bice 4154972900 575 Market Street 4th Floor San Francisco CA 94105 Edward Bice Chair CEO 40.00 0.00 X X 170948 0 95029 Brian Fleming Dir. of Product 40.00 0.00 152333 0 24292 Dwight Knell COO 40.00 0.00 X 146450 0 20248 Ashkan Kazemi Research Scientist 40.00 0.00 145553 0 16199 Doci Mou Sr Infrastr Eng 40.00 0.00 130006 0 23972 Devin Gaffney Machine Lrng Eng 40.00 0.00 105425 0 43600 Megan Marrelli Editorial Director 40.00 0.00 117033 0 0 Jon Corshen Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Hanan Heakal Secretary 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Zeynep Tufekci Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tim Hwang Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Maria Ressa Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Julie Owono Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lea Endres Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Leah Wang Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Quinn McKew Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 967748 223340 7 false true false Natalie Gyenes 575 Market Street 4th Flr San Francisco CA 94105 research 164854 Scott Hale 575 Market Street 4th Flr San Francisco CA 94105 program services 162354 Saber LLC Ltd 81 Oakfield Road Birmingham UK B12 9PY state program services 176539 Caio Almeida Alameda Salvador 1057 Salvador Bahia BR 41820790 Engineering 163712 Nonprofit Intelligence Partners PO Box 879 Pinole CA 94560 CFO-Accounting services 137925 10 3745338 3745338 Program service fees 900099 2896921 2896921 2896921 58764 58764 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6701023 2896921 58764 980891 980891 0 0 0 432675 242750 176626 13299 0 1430624 1268690 148541 13393 42376 36019 5737 620 141444 128094 13350 148302 120704 25372 2226 0 23392 23392 244297 244297 0 10500 10500 0 7267 7267 0 9064 2835 6227 2 3050287 2981357 68748 182 0 26713 17475 9121 117 81776 67966 11673 2137 0 8207 4240 3967 0 0 5703 5703 17036 12977 3968 91 Miscellaneous 211979 197272 14703 4 Foreign Currency Losses 10808 10808 Supplies 10065 8193 1872 0 6893406 6076730 774105 42571 191492 158405 2926540 2997996 1062575 562405 491041 166849 0 0 0 0 53165 116952 27553 24031 9225 3522 0 0 0 0 5487 0 4739525 4006129 451297 130928 230116 9472 681413 140400 X 1810896 1519366 2247216 2346363 4058112 3865729 4739525 4006129 -192383 X false true X true false X 2374837 2974769 2893774 3910249 3745338 15898967 0 0 2374837 2974769 2893774 3910249 3745338 15898967 2923545 12975422 164 37 260 31371 58764 90596 0 0 15989563 13193197 0.81150 0.75790 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 27553 24031 3522 3522 6701023 6701023 6701023 6882598 6882598 10808 10808 6893406 Part XII, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/S Foreign Currency Losses on SEK Contr $10808 true East Asia / Pacific 0 12 Program services See Part V 95262 Europe/Iceland/Greenland 0 7 Program services See Part V 593516 Middle East/North Africa 0 2 Program services See Part V 379157 North America 1 26 Program services See Part V 287666 South America 0 8 Program services See Part V 476792 South Asia 0 3 Program services See Part V 199828 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 4 Program services See Part V 210559 1 62 1 62 2242780 2242780 false false false false false false Part I, Line 2 - Grantmakers Explanation For Monitoring Use of Funds Outside US The organization requires grantees to report against standards including ISA 800/805 for grantees supported under European Donor Agencies. For performance and impact reporting we require partners submit qualitative and quantitative reports. Part I, Line 3f - Method of Accounting Amounts are presented on the accrual basis of accounting. true UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST 181 PRESIDENTS DR AMHERST MA 01003 542084125 284170 0 Develop fact-checking tools UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT 2016-2098 HILLSIDE RD MANSFIELD CT 06269 060772160 152453 0 Develop fact-checking tools UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 3160 CHESTNUT ST PHILADELPHIA PA 19104 231352685 195364 0 Develop fact-checking tools 3 0 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used Our organization monitors the use of grant funds in the U.S. through established procedures. These procedures include regular review of financial records to ensure compliance, tracking of expenses to budget, and communication with grantees to address any concerns or questions. We strive to maintain transparency and accountability in our use of grant funds. X false false false false false false false true false Ashkan Kazemi Research Scientist 139953 5600 7002 9197 161752 Brian Fleming Dir. of Product 148968 3365 23000 1292 176625 Doci Mou Sr Infrastr Eng 125139 4867 5624 18348 153978 Dwight Knell COO 141800 4650 7810 12438 166698 Edward Bice Chair CEO 163661 7287 10042 84987 265977 Part I, Line 7: Non-Fixed payments not listed above Bonus amounts (listed on page 2 of Schedule J) are determined by Meedan leadership team, based on factors such as funding, staff performance and provides a bonus based on the available percentage fo wages for each staff. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b There are no committees authorized to act on behalf of the board of directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Circulated to board, and draft approved before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c At each contracting event, the Meedan Board of Directors is informed of any potential conflict of interest. If the Board determines there is a conflict of interest it will deliberate on this matter, excluding from deliberations and voting any BOD member participating in this conflicted interest. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The Board reviews the CEO's contract and compensation annually, utilizing Indeed and Glassdoor compensation data as a guide. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The Board reviews the CEO's contract and compensation annually, utilizing Indeed and Glassdoor compensation data as a guide. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Form 990 is available for download on Guidestar. Other documents shall be made available upon request.