Women in Film & Video Inc
Women in Film & Video (WIFV) provides professional development and networking opportunities for screen-based media makers, celebrates women's creative and technical achievements in media, and advocates for parity both in front of and behind the camera to ensure that all voices can be heard. All genres, genders, and experience levels welcome. A 501(c)(3) non-profit community benefit organization founded in 1979, WIFV is the premier professional resource for people who want successful media careers in the DC-metro region. Our resources, connections and advocacy support a vibrant, creative media community. The organization provides more than 200 career-building workshops per year.
Women in Film & Video Inc at a glance
In short: Women in Film & Video Inc reported $3K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $2,500 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $871,252
- +19.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,822,926
- +61.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $10,603
- +121.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,672,803
- +57.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Women in Film & Video Inc
Open Grants
3 open opportunities from Women in Film & Video Inc
Seed Fund for Documentary Filmmakers
Women in Film & Video Inc
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
WIFV Narrative Short Film Finishing Grant
Women in Film & Video Inc
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Women of Vision Awards
Women in Film & Video Inc
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Women in Film & Video Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2023) to $22K (2021). In 2025 it reported $3K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| US Committee for UN Fund for Women Arlington, VA | One of our fiscal sponsored projects, POWER of 7, had funds remaining after program accomplishment. After checking with all donors, the remaining funds were granted to the US Committee for the UN Fund for Women as the purpose of the project and the committee were related. | $21,778 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $871,252 | $1,822,926 | $1,672,803 | $2,500 | Total only | $10,603 |
| 2024 | $730,136 | $1,130,047 | $1,059,677 | $2,750 | Total only | $4,786 |
| 2023 | $644,423 | $767,180 | $598,743 | $1,924 | Total only | $5,298 |
| 2022 | $472,059 | $433,075 | $595,416 | $6,172 | Total only | $162 |
| 2021 | $654,804 | $921,953 | $601,591 | $21,778 | 1 | $216 |
| 2019 | $289,537 | $364,225 | $302,165 | — | — | $219 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Women in Film & Video Inc
Based on IRS filings
Women in Film & Video Inc is a public charity, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $871K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $3K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $11K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Women in Film & Video Inc is led by Melissa Houghton, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 22 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Melissa Houghton
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
60 hrs/week
$74K (2019) → $100K (2025)
Connie St John
President
Member-At-Large → President, 2024
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sara Barger
Immediate President & Advisory Committee Liaison
Executive Vice President → President, 2022
President → Immediate President & Advisory Committee Liaison, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Maxey
Member-At-Large & Mentorship Chair
Member-At-Large → Member-At-Large & Mentorship Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anna Reid Jhirad
Member-At-Large
Member-At-Large → Member-At-Large & Development Chair, 2023
Member-At-Large & Development Chair → Member-At-Large, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Malikkah Rollins
Member-At-Large
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Monda Raquel Webb
Member-At-Large
Treasurer → Executive Vice President, 2022
Executive Vice President → Member-At-Large, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sheri Ratick Stroud
Member-At-Large & Women of Vision Co-Chair
Member-At-Large & Development Chair → Member-At-Large, 2023
Member-At-Large → Member-At-Large & Women of Vision Co-Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tara Jabbari
Member-At-Large & Wift Us Liaison
Member-At-Large → Member-At-Large & Wift Us Liaison, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judith Snyderman
Member-At-Large
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Abrams
Member-At-Large & Women of Vision Co-Chair
Member-At-Large → Member-At-Large & Women of Vision Co-Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sheila Smith
Member-At-Large
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Candice Bloch
Executive Vice President
Secretary → Executive Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacqueline Greff
Treasurer
Member-At-Large → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Scott
Member-At-Large
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Brennan
Secretary
Member-At-Large → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alison Bauer
Member-At-Large
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alyscia Cunningham
Member-At-Large
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carla Sandy
Member-At-Large
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robin Farmer
Member-At-Large
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Lutz
Member-At-Large
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Virginia Bertholet
Member-At-Large
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (30)
- Former: Emma Mankey Hidem (2019–2024) — Member-At-Large & Programming Co-Chair
- Former: Steve Lack (2021–2024) — Member-At-Large & Communications Chair
- Former: Amy Oden (2022–2024) — Member-At-Large
- Former: May Santiago (2022–2024) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Carolyn Dodd (2023–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Kirk Schroder (2023–2024) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Akima A Brown (2024) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Ariel Baska (2024) — Member-At-Large & Programming Co-Chair
- Former: Dylan Comstock (2019–2023) — Member-At-Large & Mentorship Chair
- Former: John Benedetto (2019–2023) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Lauren Menkes (2019–2023) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Cathie Saadeh (2021–2023) — Immediate President & Advisory Committee Liaison
- Former: Sonya Dunn (2021–2023) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Emily Wathen (2022–2023) — Member-At-Large
- Former: John Aaron (2022–2023) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Richard Violin (2019–2022) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Sharon Sobel (2021–2022) — Member-At-Large & Membership Chair
- Former: Ericka Boston (2019–2021) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Robin Noonan-Price (2019–2021) — Immediate President & Advisory Committee Liaison
- Former: Dana Flor (2021) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Fran Murphy (2021) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Giuseppe Lucarelli (2021) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Carletta S Hurt (2019) — Immediate President & Advisory Committee Liaison
- Former: Hillary Shea (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Julle Allen (2019) — Treasurer, Co-Chair & Kids World Film Festival
- Former: Katherine Wilkins De Frances (2019) — Wifti Liaison
- Former: Kimberly Skyrme (2019) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Paige Gold (2019) — Executive Vice President
- Former: Shari Garmise (2019) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Woryeneh Benson (2019) — Chair & Media Job Fair
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $100K, to Melissa Houghton (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Women in Film & Video Inc
How much does Women in Film & Video Inc give each year?
Women in Film & Video Inc reported $3K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $3K in grants paid.
How large is Women in Film & Video Inc?
Women in Film & Video Inc reported $871K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.8M.
Where does Women in Film & Video Inc operate?
Women in Film & Video Inc has awarded grants in Virginia.
What is Women in Film & Video Inc's EIN?
Women in Film & Video Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1175294. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 26, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 22, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 31, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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