The Public Media Lab

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 26-0312802

TO RECEIVE AND AWARD GRANTS TO DEVELOP, PROMOTE, AND SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILMS AND FILM MAKERS, AND TO CONDUCT RELATED PUBLIC EDUCATION AND INFORMATION ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED STATES.

Financial Overview

From 2022 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

-100.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$210K

-58.0% YoY

Grant Count

2

+100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$105K

-79.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$171K$343K$514K$685K202020212022
Metric202220212020
Total Assets$198,044$686,122
Revenue$160,939$15,153$128,390
Expenses$358,983$503,231$622,857
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$14$153$3,390
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$153K$305K$458K$610K1 grants20201 grants20212 grants2022

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2022

COLLEGE BOUND INC$110KBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AM…$100K

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2022 IRS filing

From 2022 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ROBERT T COONRODDIRECTOR
ALAN P DYEDIRECTOR,SECRETARY1
GINA CAPPO PACKDIRECTOR,PRESIDENT1
PAULA J DOBRIANSKYDIRECTOR
JULIANA GERAN PILONDIRECTOR

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

AtlantaChevy ChaseWashington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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