El Faro
Source Passport
SV-M-00004-7
Issued and maintained by MJRC
- Legal name
- FUNDACIÓN PERIÓDICA
- Country
- El Salvador
- Type
- Online news
- Founded
- 1998
- Editor-in-chief
- Not disclosed
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 14 August 2026
0 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Limited
3 of 7 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number not disclosed
- Owners with influence not disclosed
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- State advertising or revenue mix on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
- Owners not disclosed
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- El Faro
- El Faro English
- Company registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address Pending check
- San José, Costa Rica
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owners with influence
- Not disclosed
- Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- None
- Parent group
- Not disclosed
Who pays?
Money
Not yet verified
- State advertising and foreign public funding
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix Pending check
Source Share of revenue Grants and philanthropy Over 50% Commercial advertising Under 10% Reader revenue Under 10% Events and other 10 to 25% - Named funders Pending check
Funder Type Note Seattle International Foundation Foundation shown among funders on El Faro's about page (2025) Open Society Foundations Foundation shown among funders on El Faro's about page (2025) Free Press Unlimited Foundation shown among funders on El Faro's about page (2025) Heinrich Böll Stiftung Foundation shown among funders on El Faro's about page (2025) Fund for Global Human Rights Foundation shown among funders on El Faro's about page (2025)
Where does it appear?
Channels
Partly verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts Pending check
Platform Link Facebook facebook.com/elfaronet X twitter.com/_elfaro_ Instagram instagram.com/elfaronet/ YouTube youtube.com/c/elfaro Spotify open.spotify.com/show/2Cu2B9TQ4KT4od807pTmmI X (El Faro English) twitter.com/elfaroenglish
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Not yet verified
- Sister outlets in the same group Pending check
- El Faro English
- ForoCAP
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Money, Channels, Networks) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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