Documentary Educational Resources Inc

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Watertown, MA EIN 04-2498206

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$4.6M

Foundation funders

60

Grants recorded

106

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Documentary Educational Resources Inc?

Documentary Educational Resources Inc is funded by 60 grantmakers, led by Lilly Endowment Inc ($1.0M), Alfred P Sloan Foundation ($500K), Democracy Fund Inc ($400K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.6M in grants to Documentary Educational Resources Inc between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Lilly Endowment Inc$1,000,00012020
Alfred P Sloan Foundation$500,00022020–2021
Democracy Fund Inc$400,00082020–2022
Novo Foundation$350,00012024
Perspective Media Initiatives Inc$325,00032022–2024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$147,37172023
The LEF Foundation$140,000122020–2025
Catapult Film Fund$115,00042020–2025
Cedar Tree Foundation$100,00012024
Institute for Responsive Government Inc$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
Roth Family Foundation$65,00012025
Boston Foundation Inc$64,82232021–2024
Social Science Research Council$60,50012023
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc$50,00012024
The Elsie Procter Van Buren Foundation$50,00012022
The Bessemer Giving Fund$50,00012022
The Philadelphia Foundation$50,00012019
Creative Capital Foundation$45,00022021–2024
The Community Foundation of Sarasota CO Inc$40,00022022–2024
William & Salome McAllen Scanlan$33,00022021–2022
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Rowan T O'Riley Family Foundation$30,00012025
Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation Inc$30,00012023
California Humanities$30,00012022
The Argosy Foundation$25,00012024
Rapoport Family Foundation$25,00012023
The Andrea-Mennen Family Foundation$25,00022021–2023
The Henry Luce Foundation Inc$23,60042021–2024
The Boudinot Foundation$20,00012025
Driver Family Foundation$20,00022024–2025
Dayton Foundation Plus Inc$20,00012023
National Film Preservation Foundation$20,00012023
The Genevieve McMillan-Reba Stewart Foundation$20,00012023
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$18,00022022–2024
The Ford Foundation$16,50032023
E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation$15,00012022
Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation$10,50012022
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma$10,00012022
Triangle Community Foundation Inc$10,00012022
The John a Hartford Foundation Inc$10,00012021
Germeshausen Foundation Inc$10,00012020
Network for Good$8,15912021
The JM Kaplan Fund Inc$6,00012022
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc$5,50012024
Frances Lear Foundation$5,00012022
Empire Loan Charitable Foundation$5,00012022
Linked Foundation$5,00012022
Roxanne Quimby Foundation Inc$5,00012021
CrossCurrents Foundation Inc$4,00012019
Merrill Family Charitable Foundation Inc$3,00012025
John E Fetzer Institute Inc$2,00012020
The Fagin Family Foundation$1,00012024
The Nell Newman Foundation Inc$1,00012019
The Gertler Clark Foundation Inc$25012023
Marilyn & Mike Grossman Foundation$10012025
Verizon Foundation$5012024

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M3 grants2019 13 grants2020 18 grants2021 20 grants2022 27 grants2023 17 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $55K (2019) to $1.7M (2020). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $166K.

What grants has Documentary Educational Resources Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Roth Family FoundationFINISHING COSTS FOR THE FILM "CUT TO DAVID"$65,000
2025Rowan T O'Riley Family FoundationSUPPORT$30,000
2025The LEF FoundationUNRESTRICTED GIFT IN SUPPORT OF DOCUMENTARY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES$25,000
2025The Boudinot FoundationGRANT TO ANOTHER 501(C)(3) ORG$20,000
2025Catapult Film FundAccelerator & Consulting Grants$12,500
2025Driver Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2025Merrill Family Charitable Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$3,000
2025Marilyn & Mike Grossman FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$100
2024Novo FoundationDELEVAN STREET FILMS: JOIN OR DIE DOCUMENTARY$350,000
2024Cedar Tree FoundationPROJECT SUPPORT FOR JOIN OR DIE 2024 IMPACT TOUR$100,000
2024Institute for Responsive Government IncGENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2024Perspective Media Initiatives IncPOST-PRODUCTION AND IMPACT SUPPORT FOR ELECTION ADMINISTRATION PROJECT$75,000
2024Tides FoundationSUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT$75,000
2024Rockefeller Brothers Fund IncFOR ITS IMPACT CAMPAIGN FOR JOIN OR DIE$50,000
2024Creative Capital FoundationPROJECT SUPPORT$30,000
2024The Argosy FoundationCOMMUNICATIONS PROJECT$25,000
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 CO IncPROGRAM SUPPORT$10,000
2024Driver Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationArts & Culture$8,000
2024T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving IncMULTIPLE$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

Showing 30 most recent of 106 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Documentary Educational Resources Inc?

Documentary Educational Resources Inc is funded by 60 grantmakers, led by Lilly Endowment Inc ($1.0M), Alfred P Sloan Foundation ($500K), Democracy Fund Inc ($400K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.6M in grants to Documentary Educational Resources Inc between 2019–2025.

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 $4.6M in grants to Documentary Educational Resources Inc across 106 grants from 60 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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