Documentary Educational Resources Inc

Watertown, MA ·EIN 04-2498206 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$3.8M received 47 funders 78 grants · 2020–2025

Who funds Documentary Educational Resources Inc?

Documentary Educational Resources Inc is funded by 47 grantmakers, led by Lilly Endowment Inc ($1.0M), Alfred P Sloan Foundation ($500K), Novo Foundation ($350K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.8M in grants to Documentary Educational Resources Inc between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Lilly Endowment Inc$1,000,00012020
Alfred P Sloan Foundation$500,00022020–2021
Novo Foundation$350,00012024
Perspective Media Initiatives Inc$325,00032022–2024
Democracy Fund Inc$175,00032020–2021
The Lef Foundation$165,000132020–2025
Cedar Tree Foundation$100,00012024
Central Indiana Community Foundation Inc$100,00012023
Seattle Foundation$100,00012021
Spunk Fund Inc$85,00022020–2021
Tides Foundation$84,50022023–2024
Mertz Gilmore Foundation$75,00022021–2024
Boston Foundation Inc$64,82232021–2024
Social Science Research Council$60,50012023
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc$50,00012024
The Bessemer Giving Fund$50,00012022
The Elsie Procter Van Buren Foundation$50,00012022
Creative Capital Foundation$45,00022021–2024
The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co$40,00022022–2024
William & Salome Mcallen Scanlan$33,00022021–2022
Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation Inc$30,00012023
California Humanities$30,00012022
Rapoport Family Foundation$25,00012023
The Andrea-Mennen Family Foundation$25,00022021–2023
The Henry Luce Foundation Inc$23,60042021–2024

Showing top 25 of 47 funders by total given.

What grants has Documentary Educational Resources Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025The Lef FoundationUNRESTRICTED GIFT IN SUPPORT OF DOCUMENTARY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES$25,000
2025The Lef FoundationUNRESTRICTED GIFT IN SUPPORT OF DOCUMENTARY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES$25,000
2024Novo FoundationDELEVAN STREET FILMS: JOIN OR DIE DOCUMENTARY$350,000
2024Cedar Tree FoundationPROJECT SUPPORT FOR JOIN OR DIE 2024 IMPACT TOUR$100,000
2024Tides FoundationSUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT$75,000
2024Perspective Media Initiatives IncPOST-PRODUCTION AND IMPACT SUPPORT FOR ELECTION ADMINISTRATION PROJECT$75,000
2024Rockefeller Brothers Fund IncFOR ITS IMPACT CAMPAIGN FOR JOIN OR DIE$50,000
2024Creative Capital FoundationPROJECT SUPPORT$30,000
2024Mertz Gilmore FoundationBETTER ANGELS PRODUCTIONS LLC'S DOCUMENTARY FILM, THE OFFICIALS (WORKING TITLE)$25,000
2024Boston Foundation IncArts$20,000
2024The Community Foundation of Sarasota CoPROGRAM SUPPORT$10,000
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationArts & Culture$8,000
2024T Rowe Price Program for CharitableMULTIPLE$5,500
2024The Henry Luce Foundation IncGeneral Operating Support$1,200
2024The Fagin Family FoundationGENERAL$1,000
2024Verizon FoundationOTHER CIVIC / COMMUNITY$50
2023Perspective Media Initiatives IncPRODUCTION AND POST-PRODUCTION SUPPORT FOR ELECTION ADMINISTRATION PROJECT$150,000
2023Central Indiana Community Foundation IncThe Philadelphia Eleven Film$100,000
2023Social Science Research CouncilRESEARCH GRANT$60,500
2023Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$30,000
2023Rapoport Family FoundationFBO PUTNAM FILM$25,000
2023Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$21,053
2023Dayton Foundation Plus IncPHILADELPHIA 11 FILM$20,000
2023The Genevieve Mcmillan-reba StewartCHARITABLE$20,000
2023The Lef FoundationPROGRAM SUPPORT OF JAMES RUTENBECK'S PROJECT THE FUCK YOU SPARK$15,000
2023Boston Foundation IncOperating Support/Annual Fund$15,000
2023Tides FoundationHEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES$9,500
2023The Ford FoundationFOR PRODUCTION OF HER SOCIALIST SMILE, A DOCUMENTARY FILM WHICH EXPLORES HELEN KELLERS ADVOCACY FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE$5,500
2023The Andrea-Mennen Family FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
2023The Lef FoundationPROGRAM SUPPORT OF JAMES RUTENBECK'S PROJECT SPECTRUM THEATRE$2,500

Showing 30 most recent of 78 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Documentary Educational Resources Inc?

Documentary Educational Resources Inc is funded by 47 grantmakers, led by Lilly Endowment Inc ($1.0M), Alfred P Sloan Foundation ($500K), Novo Foundation ($350K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.8M in grants to Documentary Educational Resources Inc between 2020–2025.

Who is Documentary Educational Resources Inc's largest funder?

Lilly Endowment Inc is the largest recorded funder of Documentary Educational Resources Inc, with $1.0M across 1 grant (2020).

How much grant funding has Documentary Educational Resources Inc received?

IRS 990 filings record $3.8M in grants to Documentary Educational Resources Inc across 78 grants from 47 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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