Independence Public Media of Philadelphia Inc
Historical FunderPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania · EIN 22-2600747 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$6.2M
Organizations funded176
Typical grant$20,000
Total assets$120.8M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $37,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | INDEPENDENCEMEDIA ORGHOW- APPLY |
|---|---|
| Address | 1800 JFK BLVD STE 300, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 |
| Phone | 2154833900 |
| INFO@INDEPENDENCEMEDIA .ORG | |
| Form and materials | DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOW TO APPLY FOR GRANTS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT INDEPENDENCEMEDIA . ORG/HOW-AL?PLY |
| Deadlines | SUBMISSION DEADLINES CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT INDEPENDENCEMEDIA . ORG/HOW-APPLY . |
| Restrictions | ALL RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS ON AWARDS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE INDEPENDENCEMEDIA .ORG/,OW-APPLY . |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
27% of grants went outside Pennsylvania.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Public Access Corp - Phillycam | Philadelphia, PA | To support the general operations of phillycam, a local community access media center | $375,000 |
| Fractured Atlas - Fiscal Sponsor for Siftmedia 215 | Hartsdale, NY | To support siftmedia 215'S programming for local filmmakers | $200,000 |
| Movement Alliance Project - Fiscal Sponsor for Philly Community Wireless | Philadelphia, PA | Tto support programming and development of philly community wireless | $175,000 |
| Humanitarian Social Innovations - Fiscal Sponsor for Keystone Internet Coal | Bethlehem, PA | To support the keystone internet coalition's programs focused on digital equity initiatives | $170,000 |
| Big Picture Alliance | Philadelphia, PA | To support the general operations of big picture alliance, which works to empower philadelphia youth to define their own narrative through… | $150,000 |
| Lenfest Institute for Journalism | Philadelphia, PA | To support philadelphia media founders exchange programs, coaching and support | $150,000 |
| Resolve Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | To support germantown info hub, a hyperlocal newsroom in the germantown neighborhood | $150,000 |
| West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance | Philadelphia, PA | To support the archives of the paul robeson house & museum | $140,000 |
| Cinespeak | Philadelphia, PA | To support cinspeak's year-round collaborative film programming | $125,000 |
| Centro de Cultura Arte Trabajo Y Educacion | Norristown, PA | To strengthen and expand revarte media, and help launch radio revarte | $120,000 |
| Digital Literacy Alliance | Philadelphia, PA | To support innovative digital equity initiatives | $120,000 |
| 2 Puntos Platform Inc | Delanco, NJ | To support 2puntos journalism and strengthen its community-run vozcolectiva newsroom. | $100,000 |
| Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture | Philadelphia, PA | Tosupport al-bustan news service | $100,000 |
| Amistad Law Project | Philadelphia, PA | To create two mini-documentaries highlighting mobile crisis units and the commutation process | $100,000 |
| Culture Trust Greater Philadelphia - Fiscal Sponsor for the Credible Messen | Philadelphia, PA | To support the community-led credible messenger reporting project on the impact of gun violence | $100,000 |
| Love Now Media | Philadelphia, PA | To support love now media programming | $100,000 |
| Making Worlds Bookstore and Social Center | Philadelphia, PA | To support making worlds bookstore as community media infrastructure for gathering, education, and action | $100,000 |
| Spiral Q LLC | Philadelphia, PA | To support the general operations of spiral q and its community art making and storytelling programs | $100,000 |
| The Welcome Project Pa | Hatboro, PA | To create a documentary film and 2-3 training videos | $100,000 |
| Media Inequality & Change Center | Philadelphia, PA | To support mic center's pennsylvania broadband research institute | $97,500 |
| Culture Trust Greater Philadelphia - Fiscal Sponsor for Just Media | Philadelphia, PA | To support just media's philly movement media fellowship for young journalists | $86,000 |
| Whyy - Fiscal Sponsor for Youth Set the Stage | Philadelphia, PA | To support a network of youth media organizations with professional development opportunities | $85,000 |
| Culture Trust Greater Philadelphia - Fiscal Sponsor for the Podcast From He | Philadelphia, PA | To complete season 4 of the podcast "from here with a view" | $80,000 |
| G-Town Radio | Philadelphia, PA | To support general operations of g-town radio, a community radio station in the germantown neighborhood | $75,000 |
| Montclair State University Foundation | Montclair, NJ | To support the south jersey information equity project for early career black journalists in south jersey | $75,000 |
| South Asian American Digital Archive | Philadelphia, PA | To support the south asian american digital archive's oral history programs, archival collecting fellowships, and educational workshops | $75,000 |
| Technology Learning Collaborative | Philadelphia, PA | For professional development and collaboration within philadelphia's digital equity community | $75,000 |
| The Afro-American Historical Society of Delaware | Wilmington, DE | To support general operations of whge-lp, delaware's first and only black-owned radio station. | $75,000 |
| Uptown Entertainment & Development Corporation | Philadelphia, PA | To support general operations of wjyn, a community radio station in north philadelphia | $75,000 |
| Performance Zone Inc - Fiscal Sponsor for Drag Arts Oral History Project | New York, NY | To support the drag arts oral history project archive | $70,000 |
| Taller Puertorriqueno | Philadelphia, PA | To increase access to the eugenio mara de hostos archives | $70,000 |
| Institute for the Development of Education in the Arts - Idea | Camden, NJ | To support idea's community voices local news program | $60,000 |
| Asian Arts Initiative | Philadelphia, PA | To provide access to state-of-the-art digital broadcasting technology for community storytelling. | $50,000 |
| Cata (Farmworker Support Committee) | Glassboro, NJ | To support radiocata as a source of trustworthy information, education, and entertainment | $50,000 |
| Culture Trust Greater Philadelphia - Fiscal Sponsor for Presente Media | Philadelphia, PA | To support local latine stories in the philadelpahia region | $50,000 |
| Movement Alliance Project - Fiscal Sponsor for Securing the Roots | Philadelphia, PA | To support securing the roots, a fellowship program to expand the fundraising capacity for community-based organizations with budgets up to… | $50,000 |
| Movement Alliance Project - Fiscal Sponsor for Radio Milpa | Philadelphia, PA | To support radio milpa and the creation of a bilingual radio series | $50,000 |
| Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | To support the philanthropy network's general operations | $50,000 |
| Resolve Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | To support resolve philly's re-organization | $50,000 |
| Temple University | Philadelphia, PA | To support temple university's new center for community-centered journalism. | $50,000 |
| Abolitionist Law Center - Fiscal Sponsor for Web Du Bois Movement School | Pittsburgh, PA | To shift prevailing narratives around policing and mass incarceration | $40,000 |
| Dayonenotdaytwo | Philadelphia, PA | To support the community apprentice fellowship for emerging community journalists | $40,000 |
| Fractured Atlas - Fiscal Sponsor for Cultural Justice Project | Hartsdale, NY | To support community-centered multimedia highlighting latine/black communities arts and culture | $40,000 |
| Technology Learning Collaborative | Philadelphia, PA | To develop new community internet initiatives in the philadelphia region | $40,000 |
| Digital Literacy Alliance | Philadelphia, PA | To support innovative digital equity initiatives | $37,000 |
| Culture Trust Greater Philadelphia - Fiscal Sponsor for the Podcast Audio O | Philadelphia, PA | To support audio olney, a podcast about the olney neighborhood | $35,500 |
| Asian Americans United | Philadelphia, PA | To strengthen the no arena in chinatown campaign | $35,000 |
| Big Picture Alliance - Fiscal Sponsor for Philly Youth Media Collaborative | Philadelphia, PA | To support a collaborative of member organizations focused on expanding youth media. | $35,000 |
| One Art Community Center | Philadelphia, PA | To support the completion of one art media division's "urban survival skills" short film series | $35,000 |
| Philadelphia Arab-American Development Corps - Fiscal Sponsor for LA LA Lil | Philadelphia, PA | To support LA LA lil jidar's archive | $35,000 |
| Temple University - Fiscal Sponsor for Create Genius Media LLC | Philadelphia, PA | To support a multimedia journalism project focused on healthcare outcomes for justice impacted individuals | $35,000 |
| West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance - Fiscal Sponsor for Move | Philadelphia, PA | To support the archives of the move organization's history | $35,000 |
| Asian Americans United - Fiscal Sponor for Ginger Arts Center | Philadelphia, PA | To support the ginger arts center by documenting community stories through art and oral histories | $30,000 |
| Blackstar - Fiscal Sponsor for the Nile Splits | Philadelphia, PA | To support zuff dries' film, "the nile splits" | $30,000 |
| Centro Integral de LA Mujer Madre Tierra | Philadelphia, PA | To support spanish-language multimedia about disinformation in the latine community | $30,000 |
| Down North Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | To support a documentary with black youth and adults impacted by the carceral system | $30,000 |
| Fractured Atlas - Fiscal Sponsor for a Song for Nia | Hartsdale, NY | To support eboni zamani's film, "A song for nia" | $30,000 |
| Iglesias Garden Co | Philadelphia, PA | To support the creation of an archive of community members' stories and history of iglesias garden | $30,000 |
| Local Journalism Initiative | Wilmington, DE | To strengthen the local news and information ecosystem in delaware | $30,000 |
| Philadelphia Arab-American Development Corps - Fiscal Sponsor for Palestine | Philadelphia, PA | To produce a multimedia archive | $30,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 176 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,192,760 | 176 |
| 2023 | $9,842,200 | 154 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Oct 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202502879349100635
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 22-2600747
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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