Northwest Film Forum
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2021–2025
Total received
$9.7M
Foundation funders
85
Grants recorded
200
Years covered
2021–2025
Who funds Northwest Film Forum?
Northwest Film Forum is funded by 85 grantmakers, led by Seattle Foundation ($1.0M), Bernier McCaw Foundation ($813K), The Satterberg Foundation Inc ($725K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $9.7M in grants to Northwest Film Forum between 2021–2025.
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Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.4M (2023) to $2.9M (2021). In 2025 it made 21 grants totaling $1.4M.
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 | National Philanthropic Trust | CULTURE & ARTS | $78,500 |
| 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 | 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 | Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle | OPERATIONS SUPPORT | $15,000 |
| 2025 | JEWISHColorado | General Operating Support | $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 Incorporated | GENERAL OPERATING, CREATION AND/OR PRESENTING SUPPORT | $7,063 |
| 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 | Lynn R & Karl E Prickett Fund | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE | $6,000 |
| 2025 | Clovis Foundation | UNRESTRICTED | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Raynier Institute & Foundation | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Raynier Institute & Foundation | GENERAL & 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 | The Norcliffe Foundation | CONTRIBUTION | $250,000 |
| 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 | WARHOL RE-GRANTING INITIATIVE | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Network for Good | UNRESTRICTED | $93,294 |
| 2024 | Shunpike | GENERAL SUPPORT | $87,383 |
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 85 grantmakers, led by Seattle Foundation ($1.0M), Bernier McCaw Foundation ($813K), The Satterberg Foundation Inc ($725K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $9.7M in grants to Northwest Film Forum between 2021–2025.
Who is Northwest Film Forum's largest funder?
Seattle Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Northwest Film Forum, with $1.0M across 29 grants (2021–2024).
How much grant funding has Northwest Film Forum received?
IRS 990 filings record $9.7M in grants to Northwest Film Forum across 200 grants from 85 funders between 2021–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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