IDA Enterprise Documentary Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Focus Areas:
- In-depth explorations of original, contemporary stories
- Integration of journalistic practice into the filmmaking process
Additional Support: In addition to funds, grantees receive additional resources and expertise tailored to the needs of the project.
Note: Applications are paused for 2025 while the fund undergoes strategic review.
What International Documentary Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 61
- Total given
- $5.88M
- Median grant
- $30K
- Range
- $5,345–$1.48M
- By dollars: New York 35%, California 32%, Colorado 10%. Top recipient cities: Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 54% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Demetrius LLC · New York, NY
Fiscal sponsorship
$1.48M
Nick Molle Productions Inc · Estes Park, CO
Fiscal sponsorship
$586K
Buller Films LLC · McGaheysville, VA
Fiscal sponsorship
$390K
Ronald M Blatman Inc · San Francisco, CA
Fiscal sponsorship
$344K
Ten Thousand X Wisches LLC · Sherman Oaks, CA
Fiscal sponsorship
$247K
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Deadline
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