Funders to approach for Brooklyn Filmshop Inc
Founded in 2009, Filmshop is a nonprofit membership organization of independent filmmakers committed to developing new work through peer support and collaboration. Chapters in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Los Angeles and New Orleans meet weekly to workshop projects Making a film is a herculean endeavor. Filmshop is a community that makes the process much less solitary. When you go through similar challenges with fellow filmmakers, it makes the impossible that much less daunting. When you can ask a diverse community of working cinematographers, editors, writers, and directors to pitch in to your project, somehow financial, creative, and emotional challenges dissolve. We make films…
Your prospects by chance and grant size
a funder to approach
$15k, your typical grantunder 1 in 1001 in 100$3k$10k$30k$100k$300kChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$0–$5kover two years, from 0–1 new funder
Last two years (2023–24)$0from 0 new funders
Half the value is in your top 11 funders, of 152
FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
- 1The Pierre & Tana Matisse Foundation IncGives in New York (118 of 134)Similar grantees: Bric Arts Media Bklyn Inc ($50k/yr), Arts for All Inc ($16k/yr), MANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER INC DBA MGC Community Print Studio ($21k/yr)under 1 in 100$15k
- 2Alliance of Resident Theatres New York IncGives in New York (91 of 119)Similar grantees: The Brick Theater Inc ($8k/yr), Wild Project Productions Inc ($7k/yr), Soho Repertory Theatre Inc ($55k/yr)1 in 87$9k
- 3Dance Service New York City IncGives in New York (62 of 76)Similar grantees: Indiespace Inc ($8k/yr), Fourth Arts Block Inc ($29k/yr)under 1 in 100$16k
- 4The Howard Gilman Foundation IncGives in New York (410 of 526)Similar grantees: New York Stage and Film Inc ($120k/yr), Bric Arts Media Bklyn Inc ($430k/yr), Brooklyn Academy of Music Inc ($740k/yr)under 1 in 100$9k
- 5Perspective Media Initiatives IncSimilar grantees: New Orleans Film & Video Society Inc ($100k/yr), Doc Society Inc ($480k/yr), Uniondocs Inc ($47k/yr)under 1 in 100$56k
- 6The Laurie M Tisch Foundation IncGives in New York (142 of 189)Similar grantees: The Filmmakers Collaborative Inc ($100k/yr), Brooklyn Academy of Music Inc ($28k/yr), The Film Collaborative Inc ($15k/yr)under 1 in 100$16k
- 7New York Council for the HumanitiesGives in New York (190 of 199)Similar grantees: African Film Festivalinc ($10k/yr), Film Forum Inc ($9k/yr), Anthology Film Archives ($10k/yr)under 1 in 100$11k
- 8Harlem Grown IncGives in New York (11 of 17)No similar grantees yetunder 1 in 100$9k
- 9Participant IncGives in New York (28 of 31) · First year of givingSimilar grantees: Mono No Aware Inc ($19k/yr), Uniondocs Inc ($19k/yr), Light Industry Cinema Projects LTD ($19k/yr)under 1 in 100$17k
- 10The Ford FoundationSimilar grantees: New Orleans Film & Video Society Inc ($170k/yr), New York Women in Film & Television Inc ($110k/yr), Bric Arts Media Bklyn Inc ($50k/yr)under 1 in 100$8k
- 11Chicken & Egg Films IncSimilar grantees: The Filmmakers Collaborative Inc ($85k/yr), Doc Society Inc ($39k/yr), Uniondocs Inc ($68k/yr)under 1 in 100$24k
- 12Cornelia T Bailey Charitable TrustSimilar grantees: New York Women in Film & Television Inc ($25k/yr), Women's Studio Workshop Inc ($10k/yr), The Bronx Documentary Center ($25k/yr)under 1 in 100$13k
- 13The Hyde and Watson FoundationGives in New York (681 of 1064)Similar grantees: New York Stage and Film Inc ($5k/yr), Bric Arts Media Bklyn Inc ($9k/yr), Film Forum Inc ($10k/yr)under 1 in 100$7k
- 14Lower Manhattan Cultural Council IncGives in New York (116 of 181)Similar grantees: Naked Angels LTD ($5k/yr), She NYC Arts Inc ($5k/yr)under 1 in 100$7k
- 15Indiespace IncGives in New York (11 of 17)Similar grantees: The Brick Theater Inc ($11k/yr)under 1 in 100$16k
- 16The New York Community TrustGives in New York (1425 of 2766)Similar grantees: Bric Arts Media Bklyn Inc ($230k/yr), Doc Society Inc ($15k/yr), Brooklyn Academy of Music Inc ($92k/yr)under 1 in 100$18k
- 17The Andrew W Mellon FoundationSimilar grantees: The Filmmakers Collaborative Inc ($150k/yr), Brooklyn Academy of Music Inc ($1.5M/yr), The Film Collaborative Inc ($150k/yr)under 1 in 100$310k
- 18West Harlem Development CorporationGives in New York (111 of 137)No similar grantees yetunder 1 in 100$17k
- 19Dalio Family Fund IncSimilar grantees: Film Forum Inc ($98k/yr), Brooklyn Academy of Music Inc ($20k/yr), The Film Collaborative Inc ($30k/yr)under 1 in 100$20k
- 20Alfred P Sloan FoundationSimilar grantees: The Filmmakers Collaborative Inc ($100k/yr), Uniondocs Inc ($130k/yr), Women Make Movies Inc ($630k/yr)under 1 in 100$69k
- 21Pacific Islanders in CommunicationsSimilar grantees: The Filmmakers Collaborative Inc ($10k/yr), Doc Society Inc ($40k/yr), The Film Collaborative Inc ($30k/yr)under 1 in 100$14k
- 22Albertine FoundationSimilar grantees: Brooklyn Academy of Music Inc ($23k/yr), The Brick Theater Inc ($10k/yr), The Id Art Center Inc ($8k/yr)under 1 in 100$8k
- 23Sundance InstituteSimilar grantees: African Film Festivalinc ($15k/yr), Uniondocs Inc ($10k/yr), Youth FX Inc ($20k/yr)under 1 in 100$13k
- 24Leon Levy FoundationGives in New York (176 of 240)Similar grantees: New York Women in Film & Television Inc ($50k/yr), Millennium Film Workshop Inc ($500/yr), Brooklyn Academy of Music Inc ($250k/yr)under 1 in 100$9k
- 25Catapult Film FundSimilar grantees: Film Forum Inc ($25k/yr), Doc Society Inc ($23k/yr), Uniondocs Inc ($32k/yr)under 1 in 100$15k