Accepts applications557 grants on file · $4.4M · FY2017–2025IRS 990-PF · FY2025
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
- How to apply
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $831,985 | $927,282 | $791,481 | $7,194,118 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 51% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTSOAKLAND, CA | IN SUPPORT OF CCA'S CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | $100,000 | 2019 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Finneran | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Sarah Treeson | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Byron Kuth | VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER | 0.25 | $0 |
| Lyda Kuth | PRESIDENT |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $7,125,715 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $533,348 | $833,553 | $717,522 | $7,237,697 | $7,206,181 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $296,843 | $936,751 | $749,655 | $7,561,197 | $7,560,092 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $3,160,614 | $767,460 | $654,989 | $8,278,042 | $8,278,042 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $374,215 | $856,187 | $766,531 | $5,867,752 | $5,867,752 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $386,985 | $763,718 | $664,297 | $6,189,803 | $6,189,549 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $653,625 | $840,538 | $725,958 | $6,560,595 | $6,560,595 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $586,269 | $728,456 | $636,726 | $6,843,482 | $6,843,036 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $589,474 | $787,506 | $704,911 | $6,988,343 | $6,988,343 |
| FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF MILTON GUILLN'S PROJECT MY SKIN AND I AS PART OF THE FSC-LEF FELLOWSHIP |
| $75,000 |
| 2025 |
| FILMMAKERS COLLABORATIVE INCSAN FRANCISCO, CA | GENERAL SUPPORT OF FILMMAKERS | $50,000 | 2025 |
| California College of the ArtsOakland, CA | CCA's Capital Campaign | $50,000 | 2017 |
| CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY INCSHARON, MA | FUNDING FOR THE FOLLOWING:UNRESTRICTED GIFT IN SUPPORT OF CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY, AND INDEPENDENT WORKS BY SIOBHAN LANDRY, CAROLINA BORRAS, BROOKE SAIS, AND THE COMPLETION OF "THE DREAMERS AND I" | $45,000 | 2025 |
| POINTS NORTH INSTITUTECAMDEN, ME | A GRANT IN SUPPORT OF THE LEF/CIFF FELLOWSHIP | $40,000 | 2025 |
| CREATIVE CAPITALNEW YORK, NY | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $40,000 | 2023 |
| POINTS NORTH INSTITUTECAMDEN, ME | A GRANT IN SUPPORT OF THE LEF/CIFF FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AT THE 2023 CAMDEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | $36,000 | 2024 |
| WOMEN MAKE MOVIES INC - AMANDA KOWANEW YORK, NY | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF AMANDA KOWALSKI'S PROJECT, "OUT IN THE MOUNTAINS (WORKING TITLE)" | $32,500 | 2025 |
| CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY INCBOSTON, MA | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF AMY JENKIN'S PROJECT ADAM'S APPLE | $25,000 | 2022 |
| COLOR CONGRESSOAKLAND, CA | FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF COLOR CONGRESS'S WORK TO STRENGTHEN BIPOC-LED MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS (1 OF 2) | $25,000 | 2025 |
| PRESIDENT & TRUSTEES OF BATES COLLEGELEWISTON, ME | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF CAROLINA GONZALEZ VALENCIA'S PROJECT HOW TO CLEAN A HOUSE IN 10 EASY ... | $25,000 | 2023 |
| THE BAY SCHOOLPRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCI, CA | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE SECOND INSTALLMENT OF A THREE PART GRANT FOR THE THE BAY SCHOOL'S... | $25,000 | 2022 |
| ROSS MCELWEECAMBRIDGE, MA | FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF ROSS MCELWEE'S PROJECT, REMAKE. | $25,000 | 2024 |
| CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY INCBOSTON, MA | STALIN, LENIN & OTHER TALES FROM SOUTH INDIA | $25,000 | 2018 |
| CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY INCBOSTON, MA | WHERE PAVEMENT ENDS | $25,000 | 2018 |
| WESTCHESTER INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPVALHALLA, NY | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF DAN HABIB'S PROJECT MY DISABILITY ROADMAP (WORKING TITLE) | $25,000 | 2023 |
| CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY INCBOSTON, MA | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF ZULILAH MERRY'S PROJECT NO ONE TOLD ME | $25,000 | 2020 |
| UNIONDOCS INCBROOKLYN, NY | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF FILM "NORTH BY CURRENT" | $25,000 | 2019 |
| DOCUMENTARY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INCWATERTOWN, MA | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $25,000 | 2019 |
| FILMMAKERS COLLABORATIVE OF SAN FRANCISCOSAN FRANCISCO, CA | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF FRANZISKA BLOME & LLEW SMITH'S PROJECT BOUND BY BLOOD | $25,000 | 2020 |
| INDEPENDENT FEATURE PROJECTMatched to this organization because 6 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.BROOKLYN, NY | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF LEIGH AND JASON MORFOOT'S PROJECT SCHOOL DISTRICT | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Documentary Educational Resources IncWatertown, MA | Councilwoman | $25,000 | 2017 |
| CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY INCBOSTON, MA | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF SHIRLEY KIM-RYU'S PROJECT KAKSOR!! | $25,000 | 2023 |
| DOCUMENTARY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INCROSLINDALE, MA | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF MARGO GUERNSEY'S PROJECT THE PHILADELPHIA ELEVEN | $25,000 | 2021 |
| 10.00 |
| $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Jun 30, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202403189349103190
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Jun 30, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202421349349103587
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Jun 30, 2022
Filing id 202311359349103456
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Jun 30, 2021
Filing id 202231339349103568
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Jun 30, 2020
Filing id 202140679349100559
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Jun 30, 2019
Filing id 202021139349100012
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Jun 30, 2018
Filing id 201911339349102991
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Jun 30, 2017
Filing id 201831359349104058
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