Pennsylvania · Nonprofit
PHILADELPHIA FILM FACTORY
PHILADELPHIA FILM FACTORY (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $20,000 to it, the largest being THE LENFEST INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM SPECIAL ASSET FUND OF TPF ($20,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $87k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $20k
- Net assets
- $52k
What Philadelphia Film Factory does
Mission
The Philadelphia Film Factory (Philm Factory) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering independent filmmakers, residents, youth, and creatives, particularly those from underserved and underrepresented communities, by providing educational, economic, and professional opportunities in film, entertainment, and media. Through hands on training, workshops, mentorship, and community based film productions, Philm Factory equips participants with practical skills, industry experience, and creative exposure needed to thrive in creative industries. The organization provides fiscal sponsorship and production support for independent film projects, assisting artists with funding administration, compliance, and project execution. Philm Factory advances diversity, inclusion, and equitable access to resources while strengthening Philadelphia's film culture, workforce development, and creative economy by building a sustainable ecosystem for media arts and production.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
The Take One Youth Film Mentorship Program provides film and media education, workforce development, and mentorship for Philadelphia youth, particularly those from underrepresented communities. The program focuses on filmmaking training, storytelling, production, youth violence prevention, and mental health awareness. Participants receive hands-on instruction and access to industry mentors and positive creative outlets. In 2025, the program served 20 youth, building creative and life skills while supporting violence prevention efforts. All funds were used directly for program activities.
$14,250 spentof which $14,250 as grants24% of program spendingThe organization provided fiscal sponsorship and production support to independent filmmakers by administering grants, managing financial compliance, and overseeing the distribution of funds for approved film projects. Through this program, the organization enabled the creation and completion of original cinematic works by supporting artists with structured funding oversight and administrative services.
$20,000 spentof which $20,000 as grants34% of program spendingTake Two, an initiative of The Philadelphia Film Factory is a youth film-based workforce development diversion and re-entry program for court-involved and at-risk youth. Designed to interrupt cycles of violence, support positive youth development, and reduce juvenile justice involvement, the program operates on a rolling admission basis, providing continuous access to mentorship, skill-building, and supportive services.
$25,000 spentof which $25,000 as grants42% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $59,250.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2024, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2024, 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 $24k to $52k (+116%).
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.
95% of PHILADELPHIA FILM FACTORY’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (78% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.
Leadership and staff
Chief executive
Martese Bowman
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of PHILADELPHIA FILM FACTORY’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.
Where its funders are
100% of PHILADELPHIA FILM FACTORY's grant income comes from Pennsylvania funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
PHILADELPHIA FILM FACTORY runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 10,242 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 10,242 arts & culture nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
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In Pennsylvania
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for PHILADELPHIA FILM FACTORY: 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 PHILADELPHIA FILM FACTORY?
- PHILADELPHIA FILM FACTORY (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $20,000 to it, the largest being THE LENFEST INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM SPECIAL ASSET FUND OF TPF ($20,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does PHILADELPHIA FILM FACTORY have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $20,000 in grants to PHILADELPHIA FILM FACTORY.
- Who is the largest funder of PHILADELPHIA FILM FACTORY?
- THE LENFEST INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM SPECIAL ASSET FUND OF TPF is the largest funder on record, with $20,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like PHILADELPHIA FILM FACTORY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Pennsylvania. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2024–2025), and the filings of 1 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