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Funders to approach for Filmmakers Collaborative

San Francisco, California$1.4M revenue48 funders on file

Filmmakers Collaborative is a non-profit media organization with a mission to catalyze positive change though the power of filmmaking. Significant activities to support our mission in 2024 were the screenings and fundraising for the For Us By Us Incubator program, continuation of our membership program, continued fiscal sponsorship of films that fit our mission, professional and artistic development workshops for filmmakers, continued distribution of our films, and sliding-scale consulting to help filmmakers get their films…

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$37k, your typical grant1 in 1001 in 401 in 201 in 10$1k$3k$10k$30k$100k$300kChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$170k–$770kover two years, from 4–9 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$180kfrom 8 new funders

Half the value is in your top 12 funders, of 159

$0$390k$770khalf from the top 12likely range1st10thAll 159
FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. 1The Andrew W Mellon FoundationSimilar grantees: The Film Collaborative Inc ($150k/yr), The Filmmakers Collaborative Inc ($150k/yr), Women Make Movies Inc ($410k/yr)1 in 26$410k
  2. 2The Ford FoundationSimilar grantees: The Film Collaborative Inc ($50k/yr), Film Forum Inc ($1k/yr), WorkingFilms Inc ($280k/yr)1 in 12$37k
  3. 3Perspective Media Initiatives IncSimilar grantees: The Film Collaborative Inc ($150k/yr), Women Make Movies Inc ($580k/yr), WorkingFilms Inc ($370k/yr)1 in 18$74k

156 more funders on the list for Filmmakers Collaborative

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