New York · Nonprofit
QUEENS WORLD FILM INITIATIVE INC
QUEENS WORLD FILM INITIATIVE INC (New York) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $97 to it, the largest being AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION ($97). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $69k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $97
- Net assets
- $33k
What Queens World Film Initiative Inc does
Mission
The organizations mission is to advance public participation in film screenings by utilizing traditional and alternative screeing locations and venues to screen independent cinema. Through implementation of educational programs for school-age children,senior citizens, film makers and general public, we provide opportunities for individuals to share ideas and develop analogue, digital, visual and performing arts projects.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program and a significant change in how it conducts a program.
Queens World is made possible, in part, by a Queens Community Arts Grant as part of the Statewide Community Regrants program funded by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and managed by Flushing Town Hall; the New York State Council on the Arts, Statewide Community Regrants Program (formerly the Decentralization program) with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature. It is also made possible in part by funding through New York City Council Member Shekar Krishnan and the Department of Youth and Community Development and public funds from the Queens Arts Fund, a re-grant program supported by New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with New York City Council and administered by New York Foundation for the Arts.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
Starting this Period, we have reported,as Noncash Revenue, the work contribution by Volunteers,by estimation.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 3).
FILM CENTRIC EVENTS INCLUDING SCREENINGS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND Listening Tours: Since 2021 the Queens World Film Festival has been interviewing community members about hope and resilience Over 200 interviews have been completed and over 85 compilations have been created, all capturing the diversity of our Borough as well as the unique perspectives of those who live in The Worlds Borough: Queens NY. All of the interviews and compilations are archived at Queens Memory Project at the Queens- LIbrary so that future generations may all come to know how we were able to do more than just survive the strange times of the 2020s.
$56,472 spentof which $14,023 as grants$69,060 earned by the program100% of program spendingBootcamps: Bringing equipment into schools, youthcenters, community centers or colleges and- asking the participants to collaborate on creating a short film- whether it is a 90 second PSA or a 16 minute advocacy film about the power of arts programming- to transform the lives of those who have been impacted by the criminal justice system - is transformative. QWFI partners with multiple partners to bring this immersive, fast paced experience to their clients. Partners include Renaissance Charter School, The Fortune Society, HARTS High School, and Venture House
$0 spent0% of program spendingScreenings and Media Centric Community Events :In the summer months, NYC is pulsing with outdoor events from parks to beaches- to closed streets to public spaces.QWFI is adept at taking advantage of those opportunities with the Selfi-Situation where everyone grabs a costume hat or an oversized pop and creates a very unique family memories with outrageous pics snapped on- the emerald carpet.After dark QWFI often partners with community organizations to screen films under the stars. Several times a year QWFI will provide unique professional development opportunities like The Filmmakers Breakfast, Passion in Action, Film Festival Fusion, or How to Fest. These opportunities can take place virtually or live, they can be stand alone experiences or part of festivals and celebrations with partners.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $56,472.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 $20k to $33k (+63%).
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: 2023 15% · 2024 7% · 2025 20%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
85% of QUEENS WORLD FILM INITIATIVE INC’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 8 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 1 funder, grant income rose $12 → $34.
1 of 1 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% 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 QUEENS WORLD FILM INITIATIVE INC’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 QUEENS WORLD FILM INITIATIVE INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $97 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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
QUEENS WORLD FILM INITIATIVE INC runs a healthier operating margin than half 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 New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
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
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Questions and answers
- Who funds QUEENS WORLD FILM INITIATIVE INC?
- QUEENS WORLD FILM INITIATIVE INC (New York) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $97 to it, the largest being AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION ($97). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does QUEENS WORLD FILM INITIATIVE INC have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $97 in grants to QUEENS WORLD FILM INITIATIVE INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of QUEENS WORLD FILM INITIATIVE INC?
- AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $97 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like QUEENS WORLD FILM INITIATIVE INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. 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 2017–2025), 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