Private foundation · EIN 87-4236519 · New York, NY · Return for the year ending 2024-11-30
Where Perspective Media Initiatives's grants went
It reported $8.01M in grants paid across 92 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 78.9% of those dollars to 40 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $6.32M 73 lines
- No confident match $1.26M 10
- Outside the US $430K 9
What its filing says about applications
Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
- Website on filing
- WWW.PERSPECTIVEFUND.ORG
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 88 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potential Energy Coalition New York, NY · EIN 82-4652837 | $500,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| Cinema Tropical Brooklyn, NY · EIN 16-1615583 | $350,000 | MARKETING INTERVENTIONS FUND | Exact name 1.00 |
| Firelight Media New York, NY · EIN 11-3489379 | $255,000 | WILLIAM GREAVES AND IMPACT CAMPAIGN FUNDS | Same city 1.00 |
| Accelerate Change Boston, MA · EIN 82-3400062 | $250,000 | OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Denver Film Society Denver, CO · EIN 84-0771070 | $250,000 | EXPOSURE LAB'S ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY | Same address 1.00 |
| Represent Justice Los Angeles, CA · no confident EIN match | $250,000 | OPERATING SUPPORT ($100,000); CAPACITY BUILDING ($150,000) | Unmatched Help match |
| Represent Justice Los Angeles, CA · no confident EIN match | $250,000 | CORE SUPPORT FOR STORYTELLING PROGRAMS | Unmatched Help match |
| Doc Society Brooklyn, NY · no confident EIN match | $225,000 | GLOBAL IMPACT PRODUCERS ALLIANCE PROJECT | Unmatched Help match |
| American University Washington, DC · EIN 53-0196549 | $224,533 | STATE OF THE DOCUMENTARY FIELD STUDY | Same address 1.00 |
| Women Make Movies New York, NY · EIN 13-2740460 | $215,000 | MULTITUDE FILMS GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Workingfilms Wilmington, NC · EIN 56-2168107 | $200,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Exact name 1.00 |
| Doc Society Brooklyn, NY · no confident EIN match | $200,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| Common Counsel Foundation Oakland, CA · EIN 94-3214166 | $190,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same street 1.00 |
| The Center for Independent Documentary Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2738458 | $180,000 | FWD-DOC RENEWAL | Exact name 1.00 |
| Allied Media Projects Detroit, MI · EIN 01-0559608 | $150,000 | EMERGENCE MEDIA, REIMAGINE PROJECT SUPPORT: A LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR COMMUNITY-ACCOUNTABLE MEDIAMAKING | Same address 1.00 |
| The Center for Independent Documentary Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2738458 | $150,000 | CANADALAND LIMITED-SERIES | Exact name 1.00 |
| American University Washington, DC · EIN 53-0196549 | $130,000 | STATE OF THE DOCUMENTARY FIELD STUDY | Same address 1.00 |
| Just Vision Washington, DC · EIN 20-4898729 | $125,000 | DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION SUPPORT FOR UNTITLED ALBANY PROJECT | Same address 1.00 |
| Black Lily Philadelphia, PA · no confident EIN match | $125,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| Workingfilms Wilmington, NC · EIN 56-2168107 | $120,000 | IMPACT KICKSTART 2024 | Exact name 1.00 |
| Allied Media Projects Detroit, MI · EIN 01-0559608 | $110,000 | UNDOCUMENTED FILMMAKERS COLLECTIVE | Same address 1.00 |
| Afterimage Public Media San Francisco, CA · EIN 26-0683783 | $100,000 | PRODUCTION SUPPORT FOR POWER AND LIGHT | Same street 1.00 |
| The Center for Independent Documentary Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2738458 | $100,000 | PRODUCTION SUPPORT FOR THE PLAYBOOK | Exact name 1.00 |
| Firelight Media New York, NY · EIN 11-3489379 | $100,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| Level Ground Los Angeles, CA · EIN 46-2724477 | $100,000 | IMPACT SUPPORT FOR UNION | Same address 1.00 |
| Native American Journalists Association Norman, OK · EIN 52-6105010 | $100,000 | IMPACT SUPPORT FOR BAD PRESS | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Peace Is Loud New York, NY · EIN 26-3873991 | $100,000 | OPERATING SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| The Film Collaborative Los Angeles, CA · EIN 32-0295081 | $100,000 | POST-PRODUCTION AND IMPACT SUPPORT FOR FAULT LINES | Same address 1.00 |
| Women Make Movies New York, NY · EIN 13-2740460 | $100,000 | POST-PRODUCTION AND IMPACT SUPPORT FOR LIFE AFTER | Same address 1.00 |
| Youth Fx Albany, NY · EIN 81-1401093 | $100,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| The Center for Investigative Reporting Emeryville, CA · no confident EIN match | $100,000 | IMPACT CAMPAIGN SUPPORT FOR VICTIM-SUSPECT DOCUMENTARY | Unmatched Help match |
| Peace Is Loud New York, NY · EIN 26-3873991 | $85,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Taturana Sao Paulo, BR · outside the US | $85,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Foreign |
| Chicken & Egg Films Brooklyn, NY · EIN 47-4712007 | $75,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Color Farm Impact Brooklyn, NY · EIN 93-3401211 | $75,000 | IMPACT SUPPORT FOR THE BIG PAYBACK | Same address 1.00 |
| Documentary Educational Resources Watertown, MA · EIN 04-2498206 | $75,000 | POST-PRODUCTION AND IMPACT SUPPORT FOR ELECTION ADMINISTRATION PROJECT | Same address 1.00 |
| Floodlight Washington, DC · EIN 86-1433162 | $75,000 | CORE SUPPORT FOR DOCUMENTARY COLLABORATIVE PROJECT | Same address 1.00 |
| Independent Feature Project Brooklyn, NY · EIN 13-3118525 | $75,000 | IMPACT SUPPORT FOR ANONYMOUS SISTER | Same address 1.00 |
| New Orleans Film & Video Society New Orleans, LA · EIN 72-1136068 | $75,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 0.82 |
| Video Veracity New Orleans, LA · EIN 72-1246350 | $75,000 | IMPACT SUPPORT FOR COMMUTED | Same address 1.00 |
| Video Veracity New Orleans, LA · EIN 72-1246350 | $75,000 | PRODUCTION AND IMPACT SUPPORT FOR UNLEARNED | Same address 1.00 |
| Women Make Movies New York, NY · EIN 13-2740460 | $75,000 | PRODUCTION AND IMPACT SUPPORT FOR COUNTED | Same address 1.00 |
| American Documentary Brooklyn, NY · EIN 13-3447752 | $65,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Women Make Movies New York, NY · EIN 13-2740460 | $65,000 | IMPACT SUPPORT FOR LOVE APPTUALLY | Same address 1.00 |
| If Not US Then Who Tarzana, CA · EIN 81-4186787 | $60,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Exact name 1.00 |
| Peace Is Loud New York, NY · EIN 26-3873991 | $55,000 | COLLECTIVE LENS DISSEMINATION | Same address 1.00 |
| Uniondocs Ridgewood, NY · EIN 86-1150496 | $53,000 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR SUNSHINE CINEMA | Exact name 1.00 |
| Brown Girls Doc Mafia Bronx, NY · EIN 86-3570320 | $50,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| The Film Collaborative Los Angeles, CA · EIN 32-0295081 | $50,000 | PRODUCTION SUPPORT FOR DISCLOSURE FOLLOW-UP PROJECT | Same address 1.00 |
| Redford Center San Francisco, CA · EIN 46-4549706 | $50,000 | POST-PRODUCTION AND IMPACT SUPPORT FOR LET NO ONE LOSE HEART | Same ZIP 1.00 |
4 more lines ($210K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
Foundations that fund the same organizations
- Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA
25 recipients in common - The Ford Foundation New York, NY
18 recipients in common - John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago, IL
18 recipients in common - Inmaat Foundation New York, NY
10 recipients in common - Jonathan Logan Family Foundation Berkeley, CA
8 recipients in common - Foundation to Promote Open Society New York, NY
8 recipients in common - Harnisch Family Foundation New York, NY
7 recipients in common - The Heising-Simons Foundation Los Altos, CA
6 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.