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FOOTAGE FOUNDATION INC
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 263085241 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE B990 · Education · Small ($100K-$1M) · footageproject.org
revenue
$425K
expenses
$292K
net assets
$181K
employees
0
program ratio
99%
mission · from form 990

ELEVATING THE LIVES OF VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE GLOBALLY, PRIMARILY YOUNG WOMEN

profile · synthesized from sources

Footage Foundation is a global feminist organization that empowers marginalized young women and communities affected by gender-based violence and forced displacement. It combines research, trauma-informed interventions, and advocacy to elevate lived experiences through narrative and storytelling. Operating across four continents, it advances the UN Sustainable Development Goals and feminist policy agendas by co-designing programs with survivors in crisis contexts.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $117K
    UKRAINE FEMSMS. THE NETWORK AIMS TO PROVIDE WOMEN IN CRISIS IN UKRAINE WITH RAPID ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND RESOURCES. OVER 12000 PEOPLE BENEFITTED.
  2. #2 $88K
    POWERTOOLS THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES INTERACTIVE TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING FOR NGOS AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN USING FOOTAGE'S STORYTELLING METHODS WITH SURVIVORS OF GBV IN EURASIA. OVER 120 PEOPLE BENEFITTED.
named programs · 4 · from sources

What they call their work

Compassionate Cash
Humanitarian support and leadership training program for young women, particularly single mothers and vulnerable groups, affected by crisis in Ukraine.
FemSMS
Provides rapid access to information and resources for women in crisis in Ukraine through a messaging network.
Girl-talk-Girl
Digital storytelling platform connecting young women globally to share experiences and combat gender-based violence.
PowerTools
Interactive training and capacity-building program for NGOs and civil society on using Footage’s storytelling methods with survivors of gender-based violence in Eurasia.
activities · 7 groups

What they do

  • Women's Empowerment and Leadership Development 2 activities
    • Engage young women in feminist, compassion-led project work
      Recruits outstanding young women from diverse universities, disciplines, and countries to participate in real-world feminist projects grounded in compassion and leadership development.
    • Provide humanitarian and leadership support for women in crisis in Ukraine
      Delivers rapid access to information, resources, and leadership training for women affected by crisis in Ukraine—including single mothers, elderly women, minorities, disabled individuals, and non-citizens—benefiting over 12,000 people according to IRS-990 reporting.
  • SDG Advancement & Global Advocacy 1 activity
    • Advocate for policy change at international forums
      Advocates for gender equity and migrant rights by delivering formal interventions at global policy venues including the UN International Migration Review Forum and engaging institutions such as the U.S. State Department and EU.
  • Volunteer and Professional Training Programs 1 activity
    • Deliver capacity-building training for NGOs on storytelling with survivors
      Provides interactive training and capacity building for civil society organizations and NGOs in Eurasia on using storytelling methods with survivors of gender-based violence, benefiting over 120 participants.
  • Gender Equity Research and Advocacy 1 activity
    • Deliver feminist research interventions globally
      Designed and delivered over eight feminist research interventions across twelve countries on four continents, producing ethnographic and qualitative data to advance gender equity and support marginalized communities.
  • Youth Leadership Development Programs 1 activity
    • Fund and implement youth media and advocacy programs globally
      Supports young people, especially young women, in creating media for advocacy through local technologies; fosters inclusion, belonging, identity formation, and empathy development via global connection initiatives.
  • Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Education 1 activity
    • Operate Girl-talk-Girl digital storytelling platform
      Runs Girl-talk-Girl, the largest digital storytelling platform connecting young women globally to share experiences of gender-based violence; implemented in multiple countries including Ukraine, Chile, and Kazakhstan with first-generation students, internally displaced women, and survivors of violence.
  • Uncategorized 3 activities
    • Deliver compassion-based participatory interventions with refugee women
      Conducts feminist, compassion-led participatory interventions with refugee women across five European countries, generating qualitative and ethnographic data to support empowerment and inform programming.
    • Integrate organizational model to advance feminist impact across levels
      Operates an integrated structure combining Footage Foundation, Footage France, and FootageLab+ to deliver feminist programming and impact at grassroots, national, and international levels.
    • Publish research reports and oral histories from field interventions
      Produces and publishes research analyzing qualitative and ethnographic data from compassion-based interventions with refugee women; includes published reports with practical recommendations and three oral histories illustrating lived experiences in sociopolitical contexts.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$425K
Contributions & grants$425K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$292K
Program expenses99%
Admin / overhead1%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$95K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$188K
Cash$188K
Investments$0
Liabilities$7K
Net assets$181K
Liquid reserves7.7 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +158.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
KRISTEN ALI EGLINTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 $59K
relationships · 35

Who they work with

  • BBC World News Partner — Featured the organization's work in a live broadcast interview with its Executive Director.
  • Cambridge University Network — Founded at Cambridge University by five women social science PhDs in 2009.
  • Cambridge University Network — Founded by five women social science PhDs at Cambridge University.
  • Eurasia Foundation Partner — Administered the Peer-to-Peer Dialogue Program Award from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow in 2019.
  • European Union Government — Platform for policy advocacy and global visibility
  • European Union Government — Provided ethical visibility on global stages including the EU.
  • European Union Partner — Engages in advocacy at the EU level as part of transnational feminist solidarity work.
  • Footage France Network — EU-based nonprofit hub within the Footage Lab ecosystem focused on regional programs and partnerships.
  • Footage Lab+ Network — Social impact consultancy branch of Footage Lab providing feminist expertise to influence policy and systems.
  • Forix Foundation Funder — Funder of the Supporting FemSMS initiative in 2024.
  • GivKwik Network — Administered the Giv.NYC Top 10 Nonprofits in New York City recognition in 2016.
  • Libération Partner — Published a feature on the organization's FemSMS project supporting women in conflict zones.
  • Michelle Au Partner — Creator of the internship program
  • NYC Pride Funder — Funder of the Pride Gives Back Grant in 2026.
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Partner — Hosted the Girl-talk-Girl program with first-generation women students in the School of Psychology in 2018.
  • ReliefWeb Partner — Featured the organization's FemSMS initiative and published its report on forced displacement.
  • U.S. Department of State Government — Recipient of 12 Public Diplomacy awards from the U.S. Department of State.
  • U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Kazakhstan Funder — Sponsored and supported the Girl-talk-Girl program with university students and survivors of violence in Almaty, Kazakhstan in 2020.
  • U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Kazakhstan Government — Grant funder through the Public Diplomacy Program Award in 2019.
  • U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Kazakhstan Government — Grant funder through the Public Diplomacy Program Award in 2021.
  • U.S. Embassy Moscow Government — Grant funder through the Public Diplomacy Program Award in 2020.
  • U.S. Embassy in Chile Funder — Funded the implementation of Girl-talk-Girl with first-generation women students in Chile in 2018.
  • U.S. Embassy in Ukraine Funder — Funded the implementation of Girl-talk-Girl with internally displaced young women in Eastern Ukraine and Crimea in 2017.
  • U.S. State Department Funder — Provided two awards to support the Girl-talk-Girl collaboration between young women in New York City and St. Petersburg from 2014–2016.
  • U.S. State Department Government — Platform for policy advocacy and global visibility
  • U.S. State Department Government — Provided ethical visibility on global stages including the U.S. State Department.
  • US Department of State Government — Grant funder through the Public Diplomacy Program Award in 2024 and 2015.
  • United Nations Government — Aligns programs with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
  • United Nations Government — Participated in the International Migration Review Forum at UN Headquarters in New York.
  • United Nations Government — Platform for policy advocacy and global visibility
+ 5 more
strategies · 4

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.

  • Compassion-Centered Narrative and Storytelling for Healing and Advocacy
    methodology: storytelling-for-healing
    By using interactive and mobile digital storytelling (e.g., mVoiceWorks©) that emphasizes compassion, voice, and personal narrative, the organization fosters healing among survivors of gender-based violence and transforms individual experiences into advocacy tools, because storytelling builds empathy, strengthens peer connections, and influences policy.
  • Dialogue Diplomacy and Feminist Leadership for Policy Change
    methodology: dialogue-diplomacy
    By advancing feminist, compassion-led leadership and creating authentic dialogue spaces across research, programming, and policy, the organization bridges gaps in global systems and shifts practice because relational, values-driven engagement enables more ethical visibility and sustainable influence on Feminist Foreign Policy, WPS, and SDGs.
  • Feminist, Participatory, and Trauma-Informed Co-Design
    methodology: participatory_action_research
    By co-designing interventions with marginalized communities—especially women, girls, and refugees—using participatory action research and trauma-informed methods, the organization produces more effective and empowering outcomes because it centers lived experience, narrative, and agency in shaping programs and policy.
  • Youth Empowerment Through Voice, Technology, and Media-Led Advocacy
    methodology: youth-led-advocacy-through-media
    By training youth in accessible communication technologies and supporting them to create media that reflects their lived experiences, the organization develops leadership and drives social change because youth-led creative expression increases awareness, builds global community, and becomes a tool for advocacy.