Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
WOMEN IN FILM & VIDEO INC
WOMEN IN FILM & VIDEO INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 50 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,610,622 to it, the largest being HUMANITIES COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON DC ($343,000). 14 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.8M
- Funders on record
- 50
- Grants received
- $1.6M
- Net assets
- $868k
What Women in Film & Video Inc does
Mission
Women in Film & Video (WIFV) provides professional development and networking opportunities for screen-based media makers, celebrates women's creative and technical achievements in media, and advocates for parity both in front of and behind the camera to ensure that all voices can be heard. All genres, genders, and experience levels welcome. A 501(c)(3) non-profit community benefit organization founded in 1979, WIFV is the premier professional resource for people who want successful media careers in the DC-metro region. Our resources, connections and advocacy support a vibrant, creative media community. The organization provides more than 200 career-building workshops per year.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Women in Film & Video (WIFV) provided more than 200 programs during the 2024-25 program year to satisfy the PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT and GENERAL EDUCATION needs of its members and public attendees. Most members attend multiple events per program year. All WIFV programs are open to the general public and we had more than 4000 registrations for the the Wednesday Ones, Roundtables, master classes, special interest workshops, and ScriptDC. The meetings present industry leaders who share their insights and provide attendees with info to hone their skills to become better freelancers, employers, and employees. Professional development programs were hosted primarily online from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. We found a broader geographic representation since attendees didn't have to deal with commuting. WIFV nominates films annually for inclusion into the National Film Registry. WIFV continues its fiscal sponsorship program to support women-created media and added new projects to that program. Fiscally-sponsored projects received funds from a variety of individuals, foundations, and government entities.
$1,528,783 spentof which $3,250 as grants$1,612,025 earned by the program97% of program spendingWomen in Film & Video (WIFV) offers NETWORKING opportunities at all events and provided several specific networking events to aid members in making connections across the Mid-Atlantic media industry. WIFV hosted a Fall Open House, Holiday Party in January, and informal events provide a range opportunities for new and existing members to network with each other and non-members. Networking events were held online from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 with regular in-person coffee events in Washington, DC, Richmond, VA, Annapolis, MD, Baltimore, MD, and Frederick, MD. Networking events were held specifically for Reel Moms (caregivers), LGBTQ+, and BIPOC mediamakers.
$19,751 spent$3,385 earned by the program1% of program spendingWomen in Film & Video (WIFV) distributed a member E-NEWSLETTER 11 times, a MEMBERS IN THE NEWS E-NEWSLETTER 12 times, a MONDAY MISSIVE 51 times for its 900+ members and the 3500+ non-members who have signed up for e-newsletter delivery between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025. The e-newsletter promotes member accomplishments, introduces new opportunities and research, and informs readers about professional development and educational offerings from WIFV and other media organizations. The e-newsletter and members in the news are archived on the WIFV website for general public access. The e-newsletter has dramatically increased the amount of information it presents because of the electronic format and now includes live links to information and members profiled making the material even more accessible via search engines. The weekly MISSIVE provides breaking news and event announcements. A core of volunteers produces a bi-weekly podcast, MEDIAMAKER SPOTLIGHT, available on all podcast platforms and the WIFV website.
$18,788 spent$123 earned by the program1% of program spendingWomen in Film & Video (WIFV) awarded two Seed Fund Grants for Documentary Filmmakers during this reporting period. It awarded a WIFV Short Narrative Film Finishing Fund Grant during this period that provides extensive in-kind services for post-production services including color correction, audio mix, graphics/titles, and film festival consultation.
$3,754 spentof which $3,750 as grants$2,900 earned by the program0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,571,076.
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.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $326k to $655k (+101%).
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: 2017 27% · 2018 16% · 2019 19% · 2020 31% · 2021 63% · 2022 28% · 2023 25% · 2024 18% · 2025 9%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 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.
Chief executive
Melissa Houghton
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 20 funders, grant income rose $30k → $315k.
13 of 50 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 41% 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 WOMEN IN FILM & VIDEO INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 50 funders by total. 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
WOMEN IN FILM & VIDEO INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 21% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
43% 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 WOMEN IN FILM & VIDEO INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 49% · 2018 67% · 2019 68% · 2020 39% · 2021 67% · 2022 33% · 2023 29% — diversifying over time.
“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
27% of WOMEN IN FILM & VIDEO INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 28% 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
WOMEN IN FILM & VIDEO INC draws 55% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 14 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $667k arriving through sponsors registered in 10 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.
Government funding WOMEN IN FILM & VIDEO INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $625k on record.
- National Endowment for the Humanities$525k
- National Endowment for the Arts$50k
- Department of the Interior$50k
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 WOMEN IN FILM & VIDEO INC
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 Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
94% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
97%
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 WOMEN IN FILM & VIDEO INC: 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 WOMEN IN FILM & VIDEO INC?
- WOMEN IN FILM & VIDEO INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 50 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,610,622 to it, the largest being HUMANITIES COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON DC ($343,000). 14 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WOMEN IN FILM & VIDEO INC have?
- IRS filings report 50 organizations giving $1,610,622 in grants to WOMEN IN FILM & VIDEO INC, 14 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WOMEN IN FILM & VIDEO INC?
- HUMANITIES COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON DC is the largest funder on record, with $343,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WOMEN IN FILM & VIDEO INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. 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 2017–2025), and the filings of 50 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