Firelight Media Inc

New York, NY ·EIN 11-3489379 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$30.5M received 36 funders 97 grants · 2020–2025

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.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Corporation for Public Broadcasting$10,650,00042021–2024
The Ford Foundation$4,580,00072020–2024
John D and Catherine T Macarthur$3,265,00072020–2024
National Philanthropic Trust$2,500,00012022
Foundation to Promote Open Society$2,450,00082020–2024
The Hearthland Foundation$2,000,00042021–2024
Perspective Media Initiatives Inc$911,00052022–2024
Jonathan Logan Family Foundation$775,00052021–2024
The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc$650,00052020–2024
Wyncote Foundation$600,00052020–2024
Surdna Foundation Inc$355,00042020–2024
Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone$317,63642020–2024
Park Foundation Inc$300,00032022–2024
Abrams Foundation Inc$200,00022022–2023
Jerome Foundation Inc$175,50052020–2025
The New York Community Trust$150,00012023
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$100,00012020
Cinereach Ltd$100,00012020
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc$75,00012024
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc$75,00022020–2022
First Look Institute Inc$55,00022020–2021
Center for Asian American Media$52,00012022
Chicken & Egg Films Inc$50,15012021
Pacific Islanders in Communications$30,00012024
Academy Foundation$25,00012020
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What grants has Firelight Media Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Jerome Foundation IncSupport for nonfiction filmmakers in the Documentary Lab program.$43,500
2024Corporation for Public BroadcastingTVPRG$2,800,000
2024Corporation for Public BroadcastingOSS$2,200,000
2024The Ford FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT AND FOR CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING$850,000
2024John D and Catherine T MacarthurIN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS$650,000
2024The Hearthland FoundationARTS, CULTURE & MEDIA$500,000
2024Foundation to Promote Open SocietyTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT$500,000
2024Perspective Media Initiatives IncWILLIAM GREAVES AND IMPACT CAMPAIGN FUNDS$255,000
2024Wyncote FoundationSUPPORT FOR ONGOING PROGRAMS$150,000
2024Jonathan Logan Family FoundationWILLIAM GREAVES FUND$150,000
2024Surdna Foundation IncGeneral Support$125,000
2024Perspective Media Initiatives IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$100,000
2024The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2024Park Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$100,000
2024The Ford FoundationFOR 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
2024Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncTO SUPPORT THE DOCUMENTARY PROJECT, "SUN RA AND THE ROOTS OF AFROFUTURISM."$75,000
2024Jerome Foundation IncSupport for film/video organization working with early career artists$36,000
2024Pacific Islanders in CommunicationsPIC SPECIAL PROJECT LICENSING FEE$30,000
2024Upper Manhattan Empowerment ZoneCAPACITY GRANT$28,876
2024John D and Catherine T MacarthurIN SUPPORT OF A PANEL AND RECEPTION AT THE 2025 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL$25,000
2024Perspective Media Initiatives IncCRM LICENSES/TRAINING AND FUND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY$20,000
2024Pilzer Foundation IncA 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
2023The Ford FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT AND FOR CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING$1,150,000
2023John D and Catherine T Macarthurin support of general operations$650,000
2023The Hearthland FoundationARTS, CULTURE & MEDIA$500,000
2023Foundation to Promote Open SocietyTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT$500,000
2023Foundation to Promote Open SocietyTO 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
2023Foundation to Promote Open SocietyTO SUPPORT GRANTEE'S WORK ON PRODUCING A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT SUN RA AND THE ROOTS OF AFROFUTURISM$200,000
2023Jonathan Logan Family FoundationWILLIAM GREAVES FUND$200,000
2023Upper Manhattan Empowerment ZoneCAPACITY 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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