named programs · 3 · from sources
What they call their work
Documentary Field Research
Funds studies on the state and trends of the documentary film sector
Impact Campaign Funding
Provides grants to support documentary impact campaigns and audience engagement strategies
Organizational Capacity Building
Supports leadership development and institutional strengthening of media nonprofits
activities · 3 groups
What they do
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Film Production Funding and Fiscal Sponsorship 3 activities
- Funding general operating support for documentary and media organizationsProvides general operating support grants to organizations in the documentary and media field, including Potential Energy Coalition Inc., Women Make Movies’ Multitude Films, Doc Society, and Working Films.
- Funding research on the documentary fieldAwards grants to support research on the state and future of the documentary field, including funding for American University’s State of the Documentary Field study.
- Funding specific media impact and storytelling programsSupports targeted programs that advance media impact and storytelling, including Cinema Tropical's Marketing Interventions Fund, Firelight Media’s William Greaves and Impact Campaign funds, Represent Justice’s core storytelling programs, and Doc Society’s Global Impact Producers Alliance project.
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General Operating Support Grants 1 activity
- Funding organizational capacity building in media nonprofitsFinances capacity-building initiatives for media-focused nonprofits, including $150,000 to Represent Justice for capacity building and support for Denver Film Society’s Exposure Lab organizational capacity.
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Uncategorized 1 activity
- Funding operating support for media advocacy and change organizationsProvides operating support to organizations focused on media-driven social change, including Accelerate Change.
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financials · form 990PF · fy2023
revenue
Total revenue$20.45M
Contributions & grants$19.50M95%
Program service revenue——
Investment income$954K5%
Other revenue—
expenses
Total expenses$2.76M
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$290K
Grants paid out$8.01M
balance sheet
Total assets$21.12M
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$20.38M
3 years on record · 2021–2023 · YoY revenue +29.1%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2023
Who runs it
paid leadership · 3
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELIANA KRAUS PIPER | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, TREASURER | 40 | $283K |
| JACOB TAYLOR | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHAIR | 40 | $31K |
| MICHAEL HIRSCHHORN | FOREIGN GRANTS OFFICER | 1 | $2K |
board members · 3
- C FREDERICK TAYLOR — BOARD MEMBER
- JOHN TAYLOR — BOARD MEMBER
- MESKEREM TAYLOR — BOARD MEMBER
relationships · 10
Who they work with
- ACCELERATE CHANGE Partner — Recipient of operating support grant
- AMERICAN UNIVERSITY Partner — Recipient of funding for State of the Documentary Field study
- CINEMA TROPICAL Partner — Recipient of funding for Marketing Interventions Fund
- DENVER FILM SOCIETY Partner — Recipient of funding for Exposure Lab's organizational capacity
- DOC SOCIETY Partner — Recipient of funding for Global Impact Producers Alliance project and general operating support
- FIRELIGHT MEDIA Partner — Recipient of funding for William Greaves and Impact Campaign funds
- POTENTIAL ENERGY COALITION INC Partner — Recipient of general operating support grant
- REPRESENT JUSTICE Partner — Recipient of multiple grants for storytelling programs, operating support, and capacity building
- WOMEN MAKE MOVIES Partner — Recipient of general operating support grant for Multitude Films
- WORKING FILMS Partner — Recipient of general operating support grant