Firelight Media Inc
New York, NY ·EIN 11-3489379 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings
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Who funds Firelight Media Inc?
Firelight Media Inc is funded by 36 grantmakers, led by Corporation for Public Broadcasting ($10.7M), The Ford Foundation ($4.6M), John D and Catherine T Macarthur ($3.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $30.5M in grants to Firelight Media Inc between 2020–2025.
Show all 36 funders
| The Heising-simons Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Princeton Area Community Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Globalgiving Foundation Inc | $19,817 | 1 | 2021 |
| The California Wellness Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pilzer Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 5 | 2020–2024 |
| Swartz Foundation Trust | $5,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| William F Harnisch Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Olivieri Johnston Family Foundation | $3,000 | 2 | 2021–2022 |
| Chutorian-semler Family Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harnisch Family Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Commonwealth Fund | $375 | 1 | 2023 |
What grants has Firelight Media Inc received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jerome Foundation Inc | Support for nonfiction filmmakers in the Documentary Lab program. | $43,500 |
| 2024 | Corporation for Public Broadcasting | TVPRG | $2,800,000 |
| 2024 | Corporation for Public Broadcasting | OSS | $2,200,000 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT AND FOR CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING | $850,000 |
| 2024 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS | $650,000 |
| 2024 | The Hearthland Foundation | ARTS, CULTURE & MEDIA | $500,000 |
| 2024 | Foundation to Promote Open Society | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | $500,000 |
| 2024 | Perspective Media Initiatives Inc | WILLIAM GREAVES AND IMPACT CAMPAIGN FUNDS | $255,000 |
| 2024 | Wyncote Foundation | SUPPORT FOR ONGOING PROGRAMS | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Jonathan Logan Family Foundation | WILLIAM GREAVES FUND | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Surdna Foundation Inc | General Support | $125,000 |
| 2024 | Perspective Media Initiatives Inc | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $100,000 |
| 2024 | The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Park Foundation Inc | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $100,000 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM, A MULTI-COMPONENT, POSTHUMOUS PROJECT BY PIONEERING FILMMAKER WILLIAM GREAVES EXPLORING THE REFLECTIONS AND INTERGENERATIONAL DIALOGUE OF ARTISTS AND THINKERS FROM THE 1960S AND 70S | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | TO SUPPORT THE DOCUMENTARY PROJECT, "SUN RA AND THE ROOTS OF AFROFUTURISM." | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Jerome Foundation Inc | Support for film/video organization working with early career artists | $36,000 |
| 2024 | Pacific Islanders in Communications | PIC SPECIAL PROJECT LICENSING FEE | $30,000 |
| 2024 | Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone | CAPACITY GRANT | $28,876 |
| 2024 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur | IN SUPPORT OF A PANEL AND RECEPTION AT THE 2025 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Perspective Media Initiatives Inc | CRM LICENSES/TRAINING AND FUND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Pilzer Foundation Inc | A FLAGSHIP MENTORSHIP PROGRAM THAT SEEKS OUT AND DEVELOPS EMERGING, DIVERSE FILMMAKERS. THE DOCUMENTARY LAB PROVIDES FILMMAKERS WITH ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT, FUNDING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES.MORE THAN JUST A WORKSHOP, THE DOCUMENTARY LAB IS UNRIVALED IN ITS REPRESENTATION OF DIVERSE PRODUCERS, CREATING AN EXCLUSIVE NETWORK OF TALENTED UNIQUE STORYTELLERS THAT RECEIVE ONGOING SUPPORT FROM A PROJECT'S CONCEPTION TO ITS COMPLETION. IN THE LAST DECADE, THE DOCUMENTARY LAB GREW FROM A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM TO A ROBUST ARTIST DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE THAT HAS SUPPORTED OVER 120 EMERGING FILMMAKERS, AND GRANTED OVER $600K TOWARDS PRODUCTIONS AND DISTRIBUTION. | $1,000 |
| 2023 | The Ford Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT AND FOR CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING | $1,150,000 |
| 2023 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur | in support of general operations | $650,000 |
| 2023 | The Hearthland Foundation | ARTS, CULTURE & MEDIA | $500,000 |
| 2023 | Foundation to Promote Open Society | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | $500,000 |
| 2023 | Foundation to Promote Open Society | TO SUPPORT THE FIRELIGHT MEDIA/ ONE WORLD PUBLISHING'S EVENT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF FREE SPEECH AND PRESS TO BENEFIT ARTISTS, STORYTELLERS AND THE PUBLIC BY BUILDING COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AROUND ISSUES OF BOOK BANNING, FREE SPEECH, AND NARRATIVE JUSTICE | $250,000 |
| 2023 | Foundation to Promote Open Society | TO SUPPORT GRANTEE'S WORK ON PRODUCING A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT SUN RA AND THE ROOTS OF AFROFUTURISM | $200,000 |
| 2023 | Jonathan Logan Family Foundation | WILLIAM GREAVES FUND | $200,000 |
| 2023 | Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone | CAPACITY GRANT | $168,760 |
Showing 30 most recent of 97 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Firelight Media Inc?
Firelight Media Inc is funded by 36 grantmakers, led by Corporation for Public Broadcasting ($10.7M), The Ford Foundation ($4.6M), John D and Catherine T Macarthur ($3.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $30.5M in grants to Firelight Media Inc between 2020–2025.
Who is Firelight Media Inc's largest funder?
Corporation for Public Broadcasting is the largest recorded funder of Firelight Media Inc, with $10.7M across 4 grants (2021–2024).
How much grant funding has Firelight Media Inc received?
IRS 990 filings record $30.5M in grants to Firelight Media Inc across 97 grants from 36 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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