FUNDER
CHICAGO MEDIA PROJECT
19recipients FY2016–24
$965,618giving on file
2023latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 60% of giving in New York
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A local funder — 60% of its dollars go to NY. It is a candidate for organizations in the 6 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, CO, IL, ME, NY, UT.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORD FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | large program funder | 6 |
| JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | large program funder | 5 |
| PERSPECTIVE MEDIA INITIATIVES INC | program funder | 4 | |
| ARCHIBALD FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | BOSTON, MA | program funder | 3 |
| CATAPULT FILM FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | program funder | 3 |
| CHICKEN & EGG PICTURES INC | BROOKLYN, NY | program funder | 3 |
| FIELD FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 3 |
| INMAAT FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 3 |
| LURIE FAMILY FOUNDATION | BOSTON, MA | program funder | 3 |
| ACADEMY FOUNDATION | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | program funder | 2 |
| DOC SOCIETY INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| DRAKE BETTNER FOUNDATION | MCKINNEY, TX | program funder | 2 |
| ETTINGER FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | large program funder | 2 |
| JONATHAN LOGAN FAMILY FOUNDATION | BERKELEY, CA | program funder | 2 |
| L & N ANDREAS FOUNDATION | MANKATO, MN | program funder | 2 |
| LEF FOUNDATION | CALISTOGA, CA | program funder | 2 |
| PARK FOUNDATION INC | ITHACA, NY | program funder | 2 |
| SUNDANCE INSTITUTE | PARK CITY, UT | program funder | 2 |
| THE DENOVO INITIATIVE | PORTLAND, OR | program funder | 2 |
| WYNCOTE FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | program funder | 2 |
| 1111 FOUNDATION | HIGHLAND PARK, IL | program funder | 1 |
| A MAINEHEALTH HCSR | PORTLAND, ME | program funder | 1 |
| AILEEN GETTY FOUNDATION | RENO, NV | program funder | 1 |
| ALFRED AND LUCILLE BRONSON FOUNDATION INC | ASTORIA, NY | program funder | 1 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOMEN MAKE MOVIES INC | NY | 1 | 2023 | $25,000 |
| CATAPULT FILM FUND | CA | 2 | 2023 | $20,000 |
| ONE STORY INC | NY | 1 | 2022 | $62,000 |
| MEZCLA MEDIA COLLECTIVE LTD | IL | 1 | 2022 | $20,073 |
| CHICAGO PUBLIC MEDIA INC | IL | 1 | 2022 | $12,500 |
| WESTCHESTER INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | NY | 1 | 2022 | $10,000 |
| KARTEMQUIN EDUCATIONAL FILMS | IL | 1 | 2022 | $9,990 |
| SUNDANCE INSTITUTE | UT | 2 | 2020 | $68,000 |
| AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY INC | NY | 3 | 2020 | $60,000 |
| PRINCIPE PRODUCTIONS INC | NY | 2 | 2020 | $20,000 |
| SHINE GLOBAL INC | NY | 2 | 2020 | $20,000 |
| LOWER DEPTH THEATRE ENSEMBLE | CA | 1 | 2020 | $5,060 |
| HOT DOCS FOUNDATION USA INC | NY | 2 | 2019 | $42,000 |
| STORYLINE | NY | 2 | 2019 | $25,000 |
| POINTS NORTH INSTITUTE | ME | 2 | 2019 | $12,000 |
| INCITE PRODUCTIONS INC | CO | 1 | 2019 | $10,000 |
| FILM INDEPENDENT INC | CA | 1 | 2018 | $19,000 |
| ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATION INC | NY | 1 | 2018 | $10,000 |
| TALLGRASS EDUCATIONAL FILMS | IL | 1 | 2018 | $7,000 |