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MEDIA COLLECTIVE INC
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 134115168 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE E60 · Health Care · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$1.0M
expenses
$999K
net assets
$4K
employees
0
volunteers
6
program ratio
100%
mission · from form 990

TO PROMOTE ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS THROUGH DOCUMENTARY AND FILM PROJECTS

profile · synthesized from sources

Media Collective Inc supports independent filmmakers through stipends and production resources, focusing on documentary projects that explore personal and communal trauma, health, and environmental themes. The organization produces films that raise awareness about issues such as childhood sexual abuse, ocean health, and cultural heritage. Based in New York, it operates nationally and collaborates on international projects under the UN Ocean Decade initiative.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $222K
    PROGRAM: DOCUMENTARY FILM FOX CHASE BOY IS A SHORT FILM CONCERNING SEXUAL ABUSE, AS A CHILD, BY A CATHOLIC PRIEST. IT IS A MEMOIR OF PERSONAL AND COMMUNAL TRAUMA. PROGRAM: DOCUMENTARY FILM THE EPIC SWIM MAUI IS A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE VERY FIRST CIRCUMNAVIGATION SWIM AROUND THE HAWAIIAN ISLAND OF MAUI. THIS 2024 UNITED NATIONS PROJECT, OCEAN DECADE, RAISES THE AWARENESS FOR OCEAN HEALTH.
  2. #2 $123K
    PROGRAM: FACET PRODUCER GROUP IS AN INITIATIVE BY MAIDA LYNNS CAMPANY FACET. THE PURPOSE AIMS TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS, SHARE CREATIVE INSPIRATION AND IT ALSO PROVIDES STIPENDS. PROGRAM: DOCUMENTARY FILM: BOATBUILDERS TELLS THE STORY OF THE HISTORICAL LEGACY AND CURRENT IMPACT OF THE BOATBUILDING COMMUNITY IN NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES.
named programs · 4 · from sources

What they call their work

Documentary Film: Boatbuilders
Explores the historical legacy and contemporary impact of the boatbuilding community in the northeastern United States.
Documentary Film: Fox Chase Boy
A memoir-style short film addressing childhood sexual abuse by a Catholic priest, exploring personal and communal trauma.
Documentary Film: The Epic Swim Maui
Documentary about the first circumnavigation swim around the island of Maui, produced as part of the 2024 UN Ocean Decade project to promote ocean health awareness.
FACET Producer Group
Initiative supporting independent filmmakers with creative inspiration and stipends, led by Maida Lynns Company FACET.
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Documentary Film Production 1 activity
    • Producing documentary films on social and environmental issues
      Creates documentary films that explore critical social and environmental themes, including sexual abuse within religious institutions, ocean health, and cultural heritage. Projects are aligned with broader awareness campaigns such as the 2024 United Nations Ocean Decade initiative.
  • Emerging Filmmaker Support Programs 1 activity
    • Supporting independent filmmakers through the FACET Producer Group
      Operates the FACET Producer Group initiative to build capacity among independent filmmakers by providing professional support and stipends.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$1.02M
Contributions & grants$1.02M100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$1K0%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$999K
Program expenses100%
Admin / overhead0%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineProfessional Fees
balance sheet
Total assets$150K
Cash$94K
Investments$56K
Liabilities$146K
Net assets$4K
Liquid reserves1.8 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -21.2%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 3
  • CHENTA LAURY — SECRETARY
  • DIANE CRESPO — DIRECTOR
  • STEFAN SCHAEFER — DIRECTOR
relationships · 1

Who they work with

  • United Nations Partner — Collaborated on the documentary project "The Epic Swim Maui" as part of the United Nations Ocean Decade initiative.
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Artistic Advocacy Through Film
    methodology: artistic-advocacy-through-film
    By creating and distributing documentary films, the organization raises public awareness about social and environmental issues, because impactful storytelling fosters emotional engagement and motivates behavioral or policy change.