Northwest Film Forum
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025
Total received
$8.6M
Foundation funders
95
Grants recorded
200
Years covered
2020–2025
Who funds Northwest Film Forum?
Northwest Film Forum is funded by 95 grantmakers, led by Bernier McCaw Foundation ($813K), The Satterberg Foundation Inc ($725K), Artsfund ($608K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $8.6M in grants to Northwest Film Forum between 2020–2025.
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Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $547K (2020) to $2.1M (2024). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $1.3M.
What grants has Northwest Film Forum received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bernier McCaw Foundation | WA NA WARI GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $503,500 |
| 2025 | SITY Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $390,000 |
| 2025 | Artsfund | GENERAL SUPPORT | $264,260 |
| 2025 | Charities Aid Foundation America | CHARITABLE DONATION | $50,000 |
| 2025 | The Dean Witter Foundation | TO PILOT THE DOCUMENTARY REFLECTIONS OF THE RIVER | $30,000 |
| 2025 | Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle | OPERATIONS SUPPORT | $15,000 |
| 2025 | James D Scheinfeld Family Foundation | Emergence Films Fund for Vashon Island Opening Event, to purchase equipment/Software, discretionary fund and general purpose | $15,000 |
| 2025 | James D Scheinfeld Family Foundation | any general purpose for Emergence Films | $10,000 |
| 2025 | United Way of King County | PROGRAMMATIC INVESTMENT | $10,000 |
| 2025 | New England Foundation for the Arts | GENERAL OPERATING, CREATION AND/OR PRESENTING SUPPORT | $7,063 |
| 2025 | Lynn R & Karl E Prickett Fund | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE | $6,000 |
| 2025 | James D Scheinfeld Family Foundation | Emergence Film Fund, for operational expenses to include accounting, grant writing and other operational expenses in support of the Fund | $6,000 |
| 2025 | Raynier Institute & Foundation | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Raynier Institute & Foundation | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Clovis Foundation | UNRESTRICTED | $5,000 |
| 2025 | The Puffin Foundation Ltd | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | $2,500 |
| 2025 | JPMorgan Chase Foundation | MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT) | $2,000 |
| 2025 | Seattle Peoples Fund | SONG2SEA | $1,000 |
| 2025 | Firehole Foundation | FILM DEVELOPMENT RADIOHEART | $1,000 |
| 2024 | The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT OF A SPONSORED PROJECT | $425,000 |
| 2024 | Artsfund | GENERAL SUPPORT | $229,490 |
| 2024 | Inatai Foundation | CORE SUPPORT FOR FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT | $227,500 |
| 2024 | Social Justice Fund Northwest | GENERAL OPERATING: COMMUNITY WEALTH BUILDING AND DAF | $150,000 |
| 2024 | National Philanthropic Trust | HEALTH | $100,000 |
| 2024 | The Andy Warhol Foundation for the | WARHOL RE-GRANTING INITIATIVE | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Network for Good | UNRESTRICTED | $93,294 |
| 2024 | Shunpike | GENERAL SUPPORT | $87,383 |
| 2024 | Bainbridge Community Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $74,500 |
| 2024 | New England Foundation for the Arts | GENERAL OPERATING, CREATION AND/OR PRESENTING SUPPORT | $59,438 |
| 2024 | Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle | OPERATIONS SUPPORT | $55,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Northwest Film Forum?
Northwest Film Forum is funded by 95 grantmakers, led by Bernier McCaw Foundation ($813K), The Satterberg Foundation Inc ($725K), Artsfund ($608K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $8.6M in grants to Northwest Film Forum between 2020–2025.
Who is Northwest Film Forum's largest funder?
Bernier McCaw Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Northwest Film Forum, with $813K across 3 grants (2022–2025).
How much grant funding has Northwest Film Forum received?
IRS 990 filings record $8.6M in grants to Northwest Film Forum across 200 grants from 95 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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