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12 funders with a record of paying for “cinema”
Where the money went Hobsonlucas Family Foundation → New York University: $6.7M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → Cultural Association for Cinema and Audiovisual-Aflamuna: $1.4M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Perspective Media Initiatives Inc → Cinema Tropical: $581K across 4 grants, latest 2023 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Sisters in Cinema Nfp: $562K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Chicago Public Library Foundation: $397K across 2 grants, latest 2021 John S and James L Knight Foundation → Akron Creative Inc: $275K across 6 grants, latest 2024 International Documentary Foundation Inc → Cinema Krimes LLC: $268K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Field Foundation of Illinois → Sisters in Cinema: $147K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Ncrc Community Development Fund Inc → Vip Cinemas Inc: $110K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Light Industry Cinema Projects Ltd: $78K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation Inc → Frida Cinema: $29K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Pilzer Foundation Inc → Jck Foundation: $21K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Sisters in Cinema: $475K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Full Spectrum Features Nfp: $325K across 1 grant, latest 2022 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Sisters in Cinema Nfp: $320K across 2 grants, latest 2024 John S and James L Knight Foundation → Coral Gables Cinemateque: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Perspective Media Initiatives Inc → Uniondocs: $141K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Ncrc Community Development Fund Inc → Rmc Cinemas Inc: $90K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Cinema St Louis: $67K across 3 grants, latest 2024 International Documentary Foundation Inc → Haveypro Cinema: $41K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation Inc → Amherst Cinema (Amherst Cinema Arts Center Inc): $28K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Hobsonlucas Family Foundation → Canyon Cinema: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Pilzer Foundation Inc → Jacob Burns Film Center: $21K across 4 grants, latest 2024 John S and James L Knight Foundation → University of Miami: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → Unseen Documentary LLC: $225K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → The Chicago Public Library Foundation: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Perspective Media Initiatives Inc → Beirut Dccultural Association for Cinema and Audiovisual Aflamuna: $115K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Ncrc Community Development Fund Inc → Manual Cinema LLC: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center Inc: $27K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation Inc → Cornell Cinema (Cornell University): $23K across 3 grants, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Stichting International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Hobsonlucas Family Foundation → Canyon Cinema Foundation: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Centro Afro Carioca De Cinema: $220K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Durban Filmmart Institute: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Sisters in Cinema: $108K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → Cinema Tropical Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → The Regents of the University of California Santa Cruz: $95K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Perspective Media Initiatives Inc → Sisters in Cinema: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → June I Givanni: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Lebanese Association for Independent Cinema - Metropolis Cinema: $75K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Perspective Media Initiatives Inc → American Cinema Editors Educational Center: $65K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Ncrc Community Development Fund Inc → 21st Century Cinemas Inc: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Ncrc Community Development Fund Inc → Chicago International Film Festival Inc Cinema-Chicago: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → Cinema Lamont: $53K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Sisters in Cinema: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Ncrc Community Development Fund Inc → Starmax Cinemas LLC: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → Plateaux LLC: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Sophia S Choice (Asian Pop-Up Cinema): $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → Cinema Nosso: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation Inc → Art House Cinema (Cine Billings): $16K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation Inc → Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema Inc: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation Inc → Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center: $13K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation Inc → Arkansas Cinema Society: $12K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation Inc → Downtown Winston-Salem Community Cinema: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation Inc → Cameo Cinema (Friends of the Cameo): $8K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation Inc → Amherst Cinema Arts Center Inc: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation Inc → Athena Cinema (Ohio University): $7K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation Inc → New Community Cinema Club Dba Cinema Arts Centre: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation Inc → Grand Tacoma Cine Club Dba the Grand Cinema: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation Inc → Loft Cinema (Loft Cinema Inc): $6K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation Inc → Cinema Detroit: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Hobsonlucas Family Foundation → The Livonian Cinema: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Hobsonlucas Family Foundation → American Cinema Editors Educational Ctr: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Hobsonlucas Family Foundation: $6.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Hobsonlucas Family Foundation $6.7M The Ford Foundation: $3.0M on this topic. Open the funder. The Ford Foundation $3.0M The Chicago Community Trust: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $1.0M Perspective Media Initiatives Inc: $982K on this topic. Open the funder. Perspective Media Initiatives… $982K John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated): $893K on this topic. Open the funder. John D and Catherine T Macart… $893K John S and James L Knight Foundation: $775K on this topic. Open the funder. John S and James L Knight Fou… $775K Ncrc Community Development Fund Inc: $415K on this topic. Open the funder. Ncrc Community Development Fu… $415K International Documentary Foundation Inc: $309K on this topic. Open the funder. International Documentary Fou… $309K Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation Inc: $191K on this topic. Open the funder. Coolidge Corner Theatre Found… $191K Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund: $171K on this topic. Open the funder. Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy… $171K Field Foundation of Illinois: $147K on this topic. Open the funder. Field Foundation of Illinois $147K Pilzer Foundation Inc: $42K on this topic. Open the funder. Pilzer Foundation Inc $42K New York University: received $6.7M on this topic New York University $6.7M Cultural Association for Cinema and Audiovisual-Aflamuna: received $1.4M on this topic Cultural Association for Cinema… $1.4M Sisters in Cinema: received $702K on this topic Sisters in Cinema $702K Cinema Tropical: received $581K on this topic Cinema Tropical $581K Sisters in Cinema Nfp: received $562K on this topic Sisters in Cinema Nfp $562K Chicago Public Library Foundation: received $397K on this topic Chicago Public Library Foundati… $397K Full Spectrum Features Nfp: received $325K on this topic Full Spectrum Features Nfp $325K Sisters in Cinema Nfp: received $320K on this topic Sisters in Cinema Nfp $320K Akron Creative Inc: received $275K on this topic Akron Creative Inc $275K Cinema Krimes LLC: received $268K on this topic Cinema Krimes LLC $268K Coral Gables Cinemateque: received $250K on this topic Coral Gables Cinemateque $250K University of Miami: received $250K on this topic University of Miami $250K Unseen Documentary LLC: received $225K on this topic Unseen Documentary LLC $225K Centro Afro Carioca De Cinema: received $220K on this topic Centro Afro Carioca De Cinema $220K Durban Filmmart Institute: received $200K on this topic Durban Filmmart Institute $200K Uniondocs: received $141K on this topic Uniondocs $141K Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center Inc: received $127K on this topic Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center I… $127K The Chicago Public Library Foundation: received $125K on this topic The Chicago Public Library Foun… $125K Beirut Dccultural Association for Cinema and Audiovisual Aflamuna: received $115K on this topic Beirut Dccultural Association f… $115K Vip Cinemas Inc: received $110K on this topic Vip Cinemas Inc $110K Sisters in Cinema: received $108K on this topic Sisters in Cinema $108K Cinema Tropical Inc: received $100K on this topic Cinema Tropical Inc $100K The Regents of the University of California Santa Cruz: received $95K on this topic The Regents of the University o… $95K Rmc Cinemas Inc: received $90K on this topic Rmc Cinemas Inc $90K Light Industry Cinema Projects Ltd: received $78K on this topic Light Industry Cinema Projects… $78K June I Givanni: received $75K on this topic June I Givanni $75K Lebanese Association for Independent Cinema - Metropolis Cinema: received $75K on this topic Lebanese Association for Indepe… $75K Manual Cinema LLC: received $70K on this topic Manual Cinema LLC $70K Cinema St Louis: received $67K on this topic Cinema St Louis $67K American Cinema Editors Educational Center: received $65K on this topic American Cinema Editors Educati… $65K 21st Century Cinemas Inc: received $60K on this topic 21st Century Cinemas Inc $60K Chicago International Film Festival Inc Cinema-Chicago: received $55K on this topic Chicago International Film Fest… $55K Cinema Lamont: received $53K on this topic Cinema Lamont $53K Haveypro Cinema: received $41K on this topic Haveypro Cinema $41K Sisters in Cinema: received $30K on this topic Sisters in Cinema $30K Starmax Cinemas LLC: received $30K on this topic Starmax Cinemas LLC $30K Frida Cinema: received $29K on this topic Frida Cinema $29K Amherst Cinema (Amherst Cinema Arts Center Inc): received $28K on this topic Amherst Cinema (Amherst Cinema… $28K Canyon Cinema: received $25K on this topic Canyon Cinema $25K Plateaux LLC: received $25K on this topic Plateaux LLC $25K Cornell Cinema (Cornell University): received $23K on this topic Cornell Cinema (Cornell Univers… $23K Jck Foundation: received $21K on this topic Jck Foundation $21K Jacob Burns Film Center: received $21K on this topic Jacob Burns Film Center $21K Sophia S Choice (Asian Pop-Up Cinema): received $20K on this topic Sophia S Choice (Asian Pop-Up C… $20K Cinema Nosso: received $20K on this topic Cinema Nosso $20K Art House Cinema (Cine Billings): received $16K on this topic Art House Cinema (Cine Billings) $16K Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema Inc: received $15K on this topic Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema… $15K Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center: received $13K on this topic Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center $13K Arkansas Cinema Society: received $12K on this topic Arkansas Cinema Society $12K Stichting International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam: received $11K on this topic Stichting International Documen… $11K Downtown Winston-Salem Community Cinema: received $9K on this topic Downtown Winston-Salem Communit… $9K Cameo Cinema (Friends of the Cameo): received $8K on this topic Cameo Cinema (Friends of the Ca… $8K Amherst Cinema Arts Center Inc: received $7K on this topic Amherst Cinema Arts Center Inc $7K Athena Cinema (Ohio University): received $7K on this topic Athena Cinema (Ohio University) $7K New Community Cinema Club Dba Cinema Arts Centre: received $7K on this topic New Community Cinema Club Dba C… $7K Grand Tacoma Cine Club Dba the Grand Cinema: received $7K on this topic Grand Tacoma Cine Club Dba the… $7K Loft Cinema (Loft Cinema Inc): received $6K on this topic Loft Cinema (Loft Cinema Inc) $6K Cinema Detroit: received $6K on this topic Cinema Detroit $6K Canyon Cinema Foundation: received $5K on this topic Canyon Cinema Foundation $5K The Livonian Cinema: received $3K on this topic The Livonian Cinema $3K American Cinema Editors Educational Ctr: received $1K on this topic American Cinema Editors Educati… $1K 12 funders, 61 recipients, grants matching “cinema” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $100,000 to CENTRO AFRO CARIOCA DE CINEMA — for the 15th and16th editions of the black cinema meeting zozimo bulbul: brazil, africa, caribbean, and other diasporas, for training on black cinema and for organizational plannin…
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Largest: $7,500 to AMHERST CINEMA (AMHERST CINEMA ARTS CENTER INC) — science on screen program subgrant
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Largest: $350,000 to CINEMA TROPICAL — marketing interventions fund
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Largest: $3.4M to NEW YORK UNIVERSITY — martin scorsese dept of cinema studies
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Largest: $250,000 to CORAL GABLES CINEMATEQUE — to digitally equip a second theatre at the coral gables art cinema.
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Largest: $12,000 to Sisters in Cinema NFP — in support of the sisters in cinema fellows travel to the blackstar film festival
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Largest: $40,000 to Sisters in Cinema — in support of the south side neighborhood capacity partnership with the community programs accelerator at the university of chicago office of civic engagement
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Largest: $12,000 to JACOB BURNS FILM CENTER — non-profit cultural arts center dedicated to presenting independent documentaries and world cinema
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Largest: $110,000 to VIP CINEMAS INC — illinois coronavirus fiscal recovery funds
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Largest: $77,632 to LIGHT INDUSTRY CINEMA PROJECTS LTD — arts and culture
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Largest: $50,000 to SISTERS IN CINEMA — sisters in cinema media arts center
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Largest: $115,788 to CINEMA KRIMES LLC — fiscal sponsorship
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