Funding search · EIN 452982027 · Westport, CT

The Filmmaker Fund

Name: The Filmmaker Fund grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

69
grants reported: $415,026
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $2,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

community

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Brooklyn College2 grants · $70,000
Cos Mor Iv Llc1 grant · $50,000
Molly Vs the Machines1 grant · $50,000
Uc Regents1 grant · $25,000
World Food Kitchen1 grant · $20,000
Feeding America1 grant · $15,000
Westport Ukraine1 grant · $15,000
Covenant House3 grants · $12,871
Habitat for Humanity2 grants · $12,000
Uc Berkeley Foundation1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

$99,622

2022

$191,938

2023

$123,466

2024

Grant history

All 69 reported grants, largest first.

$50,000
Cos Mor Iv Llc · Newark, DE · 2023
Community
$50,000
Molly Vs the Machines · 2023
Community
$40,000
Brooklyn College · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Community
$30,000
Brooklyn College · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Community
$25,000
Uc Regents · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Community
$20,000
World Food Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
Community
$15,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community
$15,000
Westport Ukraine · New York City, NY · 2022
Community
$10,000
Covenant House · Oakland, CA · 2024
Community
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity · New London, CT · 2024
Community
$10,000
Inspirica · Stamford, CT · 2023
Community
$10,000
Uc Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Community
$5,000
Aspca · New York, NY · 2024
Community
$5,000
Ct Food Bank · Stamford, CT · 2024
Community
$5,000
Ct Humane Society · Newington, CT · 2024
Community
$5,000
Da Lasalle Academy · New York, NY · 2024
Community
$5,000
Planned Parenthood · New Haven, CT · 2024
Community
$5,000
Staples Tuition · Westport, CT · 2024
Community
$5,000
Uc Berkeley Journalism · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Community
$5,000
Homes With Hope · Westport, CT · 2023
Community
$4,000
Aspetuck Land Trust · Westport, CT · 2024
Community
$3,500
Ct Food Bank · Stamford, CT · 2022
Community
$2,575
Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2024
Community
$2,525
Muddy Paws Rescue · Long Island City, NY · 2023
Community
$2,500
Wilton Land Conservation Trust · Wilton, CT · 2024
Community
$2,500
Wilton Land Conservation Trust · Wilton, CT · 2023
Community
$2,500
Aspetuck Land Trust · Westport, CT · 2022
Community
$2,500
Friends of Mianus River · Stamford, CT · 2022
Community
$2,100
Loveland Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Community
$2,050
Bridgeport Rescue · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Community
$2,050
Muddy Paws Rescue · Long Island City, NY · 2022
Community
$2,041
Mianus River Gorge · Bedford, NY · 2024
Community
$2,022
Westport Volunteer Ems · Westport, CT · 2022
Community
$2,000
Best Friends · Kanab, UT · 2024
Community
$2,000
Friends of Mianus River · Stamford, CT · 2024
Community
$2,000
Muddy Paws Rescue · Long Island City, NY · 2024
Community
$2,000
Ren Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Community
$2,000
Rescue Dogs · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Community
$2,000
Safe & Sound · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Community
$2,000
Waldos Rescue Pen · New York, NY · 2024
Community
$2,000
Westport Playhouse · Westport, CT · 2024
Community
$2,000
Westport Volunteer Ems · Westport, CT · 2024
Community
$2,000
Wildlife in Crisis · Weston, CT · 2024
Community
$2,000
Wise Animal Rescue · Lake Hiawatha, NJ · 2024
Community
$2,000
Aspetuck Land Trust · Westport, CT · 2023
Community
$2,000
Friends of Mianus River · Stamford, CT · 2023
Community
$2,000
Loveland Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Community
$2,000
Safe & Sound · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Community
$2,000
True North Rescue · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Community
$2,000
Westport Playhouse · Westport, CT · 2023
Community
$2,000
Westport Volunteer Ems · Westport, CT · 2023
Community
$2,000
Wise Animal Rescue · Lake Hiawatha, NJ · 2023
Community
$2,000
Habitat for Humanity · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Community
$2,000
Rescue Dogs · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Community
$2,000
Waldos Rescue Pen · New York, NY · 2022
Community
$1,871
Covenant House · Oakland, CA · 2023
Community
$1,030
Rescue Dogs · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Community
$1,000
Center for Contemporary · Norwalk, CT · 2024
Community
$1,000
Humane Society · Newington, CT · 2024
Community
$1,000
Wikipedia · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Community
$1,000
Ct Food Bank · Stamford, CT · 2023
Community
$1,000
Waldos Rescue Pen · New York, NY · 2023
Community
$1,000
Covenant House · Oakland, CA · 2022
Community
$1,000
Healing Waters · Laplata, MD · 2022
Community
$1,000
Lily'S Legacy · Petauma, CA · 2022
Community
$1,000
Westport Police Union · Westport, CT · 2022
Community
$512
Ct Mirror · Hartford, CT · 2023
Community
$500
Sustainable Westport · Westport, CT · 2023
Community
$250
Pro Republica · New York, NY · 2024
Community

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