Blackstar Projects Inc
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025
Total received
$8.6M
Foundation funders
31
Grants recorded
69
Years covered
2020–2025
Who funds Blackstar Projects Inc?
Blackstar Projects Inc is funded by 31 grantmakers, led by The Andrew W Mellon Foundation ($1.4M), The Wallace Foundation ($1.2M), The William Penn Foundation ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $8.6M in grants to Blackstar Projects Inc between 2020–2025.
Show all 31 funders
| Sundance Institute | $10,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Forman Arts Initiative Inc | $6,300 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| The LEF Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| Scattergood Behavioral Health | $5,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Ogilvie Family Foundation | $3,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 2023 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $56K (2020) to $3.8M (2023). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $459K.
What grants has Blackstar Projects Inc received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Surdna Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $200,000 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | CULTURE & ARTS | $145,400 |
| 2025 | The Pew Charitable Trusts | Civic Life | $105,403 |
| 2025 | The LEF Foundation | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF LUIS ARNAS'S PROJECT, "TONADA MENGUANTE" | $5,000 |
| 2025 | The Ogilvie Family Foundation | General Programming Support | $3,000 |
| 2024 | The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONAL COSTS | $750,000 |
| 2024 | The Wallace Foundation | To participate in Wallace's Advancing Well-Being in the Arts initiative. | $410,000 |
| 2024 | Surdna Foundation Inc | General Support | $300,000 |
| 2024 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS | $150,000 |
| 2024 | National Philanthropic Trust | EDUCATION | $125,100 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING | $120,000 |
| 2024 | The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art | TO SUPPORT PLATFORMS FOR US MUSLIM STORYTELLING. | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Allied Media Projects Inc | RENEWAL GRANT OF $50,000 TO SUPPORT SEEN, ITS JOURNAL OF FILM, ART, AND VISUAL CULTURE. | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Independence Public Media of | TO SUPPORT ZUFF DRIES' FILM, "THE NILE SPLITS" | $30,000 |
| 2024 | Independence Public Media of | TO SUPPORT THE LAND ALCHEMISTS, A MULTIMEDIA PROJECT | $27,500 |
| 2024 | Bread and Roses Community Fund | General Support | $20,000 |
| 2024 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | FOR THE WILLIAM AND LOUISE GREAVES FILMMAKER SEMINAR AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY | $15,000 |
| 2024 | The Philadelphia Cultural Fund Inc | OPERATIONS | $11,560 |
| 2024 | The Philadelphia Foundation | BLACKSTAR FILM FESTIVAL | $11,000 |
| 2024 | Independence Public Media of | TO SUPPORT PATRICE WORTHY'S FILM, WITHOUT VISION. | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Independence Public Media of | TO SUPPORT VERNON JORDAN'S FILM, "LAVENDER BOY." | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Independence Public Media of | TO PROVIDE FINISHING FUNDS FOR FILM PROJECT DELLA CAN FLY. | $9,553 |
| 2024 | Forman Arts Initiative Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $4,300 |
| 2023 | The Wallace Foundation | To participate in Year Two of the Advancing Well-Being in the Arts Initiative that will support arts organizations of color. | $585,000 |
| 2023 | The William Penn Foundation | SUPPORT TWO ROUNDS OF PHILADELPHIA FILMMAKER LAB, WHICH PROVIDES FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR BIPOC FILMMAKERS | $412,500 |
| 2023 | NEO Philanthropy Inc | Program Grant | $374,000 |
| 2023 | The University of the Arts | ARTS AND CULTURAL PROJECTS | $348,651 |
| 2023 | The William Penn Foundation | ARTS AND CULTURE HUBS FY2023, FY2024, FY2025 | $300,000 |
| 2023 | Surdna Foundation Inc | General Support | $300,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 69 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Blackstar Projects Inc?
Blackstar Projects Inc is funded by 31 grantmakers, led by The Andrew W Mellon Foundation ($1.4M), The Wallace Foundation ($1.2M), The William Penn Foundation ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $8.6M in grants to Blackstar Projects Inc between 2020–2025.
Who is Blackstar Projects Inc's largest funder?
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Blackstar Projects Inc, with $1.4M across 2 grants (2022–2024).
How much grant funding has Blackstar Projects Inc received?
IRS 990 filings record $8.6M in grants to Blackstar Projects Inc across 69 grants from 31 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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