Illinois · Nonprofit
Mezcla Media Collective LTD
Mezcla Media Collective LTD (Illinois) receives grants from 12 organizations whose IRS filings report $480,590 to it, the largest being FIELD FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS ($92,000). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $350k
- Funders on record
- 12
- Grants received
- $481k
- Net assets
- $238k
What Mezcla Media Collective LTD does
Mission
Mezcla Media Collective seeks to empower the next generation of filmmakers. MMC levels the playing field for new creatives by providing resources for hyper-local connection, instruction, learning and career advancement. Through our programming, we ensure women and non-binary filmmakers of color can actively participate in Chicago's bustling media production scene.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Mezcla Convenings - Strategic planning sessions with members and facilitators providing input on Mezcla's programming
$37,568 spent30% of program spendingQuarterly Workshops - Each quarter, Mezcla hosts workshops that provide a deep dive into a timely topic surrounding the film industry. These workshops are facilitated by individuals who are experienced in the topic and are local to Chicago. Topics range based on member needs.
$31,869 spent25% of program spendingPartnerships - Mezcla Media Collective partners with organizations to provide a specialized curation of programs, including screenings and panels
$20,490 spent16% of program spendingProfessional Development Program - Supports the personal and professional growth of our members. These funds may be applied toward opportunities such as attending film festivals, conferences, or workshops, as well as conducting project research.
$13,277 spent11% of program spendingIndustry circles provide an engagement opportunity for members to casually connect, provide feedback on each other's projects, and network. Our Gear Access Program aims to increase accessibility to professional-level equipment and technical resources in our community, especially for BIPOC creatives that often lack these resources. Our annual retreat is a two-day production intesnive for up to 16 members. The retreat provides members with the opportunity to be in community and immerse themselves in a specific skill set, and features a high-profile keynote speaker.
$10,970 spent9% of program spendingScreening Showcases - The showcases aim to present short, experimental work by diverse creators, highlighting their unique visions and approaches to media. This year, there were two showcases - a Spring Showcase and a Side Lot Showcase, screening experimental works from Illinois-based artists.
$10,065 spentof which $6,250 as grants8% of program spendingSummer Youth Employment: Hiring youth ages 16-22 to gain experience in work with non-profit organization
$1,340 spentof which $1,390 as grants1% of program spendingEmployer Job Postings - Employers pay a fee to post job opportunities to a private platform hosted by Mezcla Media Collective to reach professional filmmakers.
Mentorship Program - The mentorship program matches student filmmakers who are women and nonbinary people of color with Mezcla members who share their expertise and provide guidance. This program includes bi-weekly meetings between mentors and mentees over a 7-month period.
The 9 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $125,579.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $71k to $248k (+250%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2024 5% · 2025 4%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
99% of Mezcla Media Collective LTD’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base held at 4 funders, grant income rose $30k → $75k.
3 of 12 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 37% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Mezcla Media Collective LTD’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Mezcla Media Collective LTD has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 19% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
71% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Mezcla Media Collective LTD.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 57% · 2021 66% · 2022 33% · 2023 60% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
25% of Mezcla Media Collective LTD's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 50% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
97% of Mezcla Media Collective LTD's grant income comes from Illinois funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $179k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Mezcla Media Collective LTD runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Government funding Mezcla Media Collective LTD receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $30k on record.
- National Endowment for the Arts$30k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like Mezcla Media Collective LTD
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
59% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Mezcla Media Collective LTD: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Mezcla Media Collective LTD?
- Mezcla Media Collective LTD (Illinois) receives grants from 12 organizations whose IRS filings report $480,590 to it, the largest being FIELD FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS ($92,000). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Mezcla Media Collective LTD have?
- IRS filings report 12 organizations giving $480,590 in grants to Mezcla Media Collective LTD, 6 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Mezcla Media Collective LTD?
- FIELD FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS is the largest funder on record, with $92,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Mezcla Media Collective LTD find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2021–2025), and the filings of 12 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing