Community Voices Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Pennsylvania: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia, Montgomery counties
- New Jersey: Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester counties
- Delaware: New Castle County
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Other requirements
- _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://independencemedia.org/how-apply)._
- Previous Community Voices grantees are welcome to apply
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: The Community Voices Fund does not award general operating grants.
- Not eligible: More than one proposal per organization/project for the Community Voices Fund
- Not eligible: We are not accepting individual filmmaker applications through Community Voices
- Not eligible: We invite filmmakers to apply through our [film nominations process](https://independencemedia.org/how-apply)
- Not eligible: If IPMF invited you to apply for a grant this year, this funding cycle is not for you
- Not eligible: That said, applicants that plan to partner with current grantees will not be penalized
Overview
_NOTE: Community Voices Fund Applications to Re-open in Summer of 2025._
Independence Public Media Foundation
The Independence Public Media Foundation connects creators, industry experts, community organizations, and philanthropists to support community-driven media-making and storytelling. We’re committed to transforming the Greater Philadelphia region into a hub for community-owned media, redefining the role of community in philanthropy, and evolving to best meet the needs of the people we serve.
Focus Areas
Your project must fit at least one of the following focus areas:
- Community-owned media and local storytelling
- Community-centered news and journalism
- Using archives for building community power
- Narrative shift and media for movement building
The Fund will center voices and leadership from communities targeted by white supremacy and state sanctioned violence.
Grant Awards
The Community Voices Fund will award one-year project grants within the range of $10,000 to $50,000. We will award a total of $800,000 in grants. These are non-renewable one-year project grants. The Community Voices Fund does not award general operating grants.
Eligibility
_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._
- This is an open call for 501(c)3 nonprofits or fiscally-sponsored organizations/projects based in:
- Pennsylvania: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia, Montgomery counties.
- New Jersey: Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester counties.
- Delaware: New Castle County.
- Previous Community Voices grantees are welcome to apply.
- We will not accept more than one proposal per organization/project for the Community Voices Fund.
Ineligibility
- We are not accepting individual filmmaker applications through Community Voices.
- We invite filmmakers to apply through our film nominations process.
- If IPMF invited you to apply for a grant this year, this funding cycle is not for you.
- That said, applicants that plan to partner with current grantees will not be penalized.
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Independence Public Media of's IRS filings)
Culturetrust Greater Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA · 2021
$100K
1 grant in Independence Public Media of's 2021 filings reference “Community Voices Fund” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Independence Public Media actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 176
- Total given
- $6.19M
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $1,000–$375K
- By dollars: Pennsylvania 81%, New York 7%, New Jersey 5%. Top recipient cities: Philadelphia, PA; New York, NY; Hartsdale, NY.
- 4% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 64% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Philadelphia Public Access Corp - Phillycam · Philadelphia, PA
To support the general operations of phillycam, a local community access media center
$375K
Fractured Atlas - Fiscal Sponsor for Siftmedia 215 · Hartsdale, NY
To support siftmedia 215's programming for local filmmakers
$200K
Movement Alliance Project - Fiscal Sponsor for Philly Community Wireless · Philadelphia, PA
Tto support programming and development of philly community wireless
$175K
Humanitarian Social Innovations - Fiscal Sponsor for Keystone Internet Coal · Bethlehem, PA
To support the keystone internet coalition's programs focused on digital equity…
$170K
Big Picture Alliance · Philadelphia, PA
To support the general operations of big picture alliance, which works to empower…
$150K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Journalism
- Social justice
- BIPOC
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