Perspective Media Initiatives Inc
Invitation OnlyNew York, New York · EIN 87-4236519 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2023)$8M
Organizations funded92
Typical grant$55,000
Total assets$21.1M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $25,000 and $100,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2023 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
63% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2023
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potential Energy Coalition Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $500,000 |
| Cinema Tropical | New York, NY | Marketing interventions fund | $350,000 |
| Firelight Media | New York, NY | William greaves and impact campaign funds | $255,000 |
| Accelerate Change | Boston, MA | Operating support | $250,000 |
| Denver Film Society | Denver, CO | Exposure lab's organizational capacity | $250,000 |
| Represent Justice | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support ($100,000); capacity building ($150,000) | $250,000 |
| Represent Justice | Los Angeles, CA | Core support for storytelling programs | $250,000 |
| Doc Society | Brooklyn, NY | Global impact producers alliance project | $225,000 |
| American University | Washington, DC | State of the documentary field study | $224,533 |
| Women Make Movies | New York, NY | Multitude films general operating support | $215,000 |
| Doc Society | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Working Films | Wilmington, NC | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Oakland, CA | General operating support | $190,000 |
| Center for Independent Documentary | Newton, MA | Fwd-Doc renewal | $180,000 |
| Allied Media Projects | Detroit, MI | Emergence media, reimagine project support: a legal framework for community-accountable mediamaking | $150,000 |
| Center for Independent Documentary | Newton, MA | Canadaland limited-series | $150,000 |
| American University | Washington, DC | State of the documentary field study | $130,000 |
| Black Lily Inc | Philadelphia, PA | General operating support | $125,000 |
| Just Vision Inc | Washington, DC | Development and production support for untitled albany project | $125,000 |
| Working Films | Wilmington, NC | Impact kickstart 2024 | $120,000 |
| Allied Media Projects | Detroit, MI | Undocumented filmmakers collective | $110,000 |
| Afterimage Public Media | San Francisco, CA | Production support for power and light | $100,000 |
| Center for Independent Documentary | Newton, MA | Production support for the playbook | $100,000 |
| Documentary Africa | Nairobi, KE | Real reel impact program | $100,000 |
| Firelight Media | New York, NY | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Level Ground | Los Angeles, CA | Impact support for union | $100,000 |
| Native American Journalists Association | Norman, OK | Impact support for bad press | $100,000 |
| Peace Is Loud Inc | New York, NY | Operating support | $100,000 |
| The Center for Investigative Reporting | Emeryville, CA | Impact campaign support for victim-suspect documentary | $100,000 |
| The Film Collaborative | Los Angeles, CA | Post-Production and impact support for fault lines | $100,000 |
| Women Make Movies | New York, NY | Post-Production and impact support for life after | $100,000 |
| Youth Fx | Albany, NY | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Peace Is Loud | New York, NY | General operating support | $85,000 |
| Taturana | Sao Paulo, BR | General operating support | $85,000 |
| Chicken & Egg Pictures | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Color Farm Impact | Brooklyn, NY | Impact support for the big payback | $75,000 |
| Documentary Educational Resources | Watertown, MA | Post-Production and impact support for election administration project | $75,000 |
| Floodlight | Washington, DC | Core support for documentary collaborative project | $75,000 |
| Independent Feature Project | Brooklyn, NY | Impact support for anonymous sister | $75,000 |
| New Orleans Film Society | New Orleans, LA | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Video Veracity | New Orleans, LA | Impact support for commuted | $75,000 |
| Video Veracity | New Orleans, LA | Production and impact support for unlearned | $75,000 |
| Women Make Movies | New York, NY | Production and impact support for counted | $75,000 |
| American Documentary | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $65,000 |
| Women Make Movies | New York, NY | Impact support for love apptually | $65,000 |
| If Not US Then Who | Venice, CA | General operating support | $60,000 |
| Peace Is Loud | New York, NY | Collective lens dissemination | $55,000 |
| Uniondocs | Brooklyn, NY | Project support for sunshine cinema | $53,000 |
| Beirut Dccultural Association for Cinema and Audiovisual Aflamuna | Baabda, LE | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Brown Girls Doc Mafia | Bronx, NY | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Documental Ambulante Ac | Ciudad de Mexico, MX | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Taturana | Sao Paulo, BR | III latin american forum on film and social impact - colombia edition | $50,000 |
| The Film Collaborative | Los Angeles, CA | Production support for disclosure follow-up project | $50,000 |
| The Redford Center | San Francisco, CA | Post-Production and impact support for let no one lose heart | $50,000 |
| Women Make Movies | New York, NY | Impact support for razing liberty square | $50,000 |
| Liblab LLC | Philadelphia, PA | 2023 - 2025 inf convening series | $45,000 |
| Austin Film Society | Austin, TX | Impact support of for the record | $40,000 |
| Axs Lab | Long Island City, NY | Axs film fund | $40,000 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | Core support for justice for my sister project | $40,000 |
| Sisters in Cinema | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $40,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 92 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doc Society | Brooklyn, NY | Global impact producers alliance project | $225,000 |
| Firelight Media | New York, NY | William greaves and impact campaign funds | $220,000 |
| Women Make Movies | New York, NY | Multitude films general operating support | $215,000 |
| Firelight Media | New York, NY | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Oakland, CA | General operating support | $190,000 |
| Represent Justice | Los Angeles, CA | Core support for storytelling programs | $100,000 |
| Taturana | Sao Paulo, | General operating support | $85,000 |
| If Not US Then Who | Venice, CA | General operating support | $60,000 |
| Brown Girls Doc Mafia | Bronx, NY | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Southern Documentary Fund | Durham, NC | General operating support | $30,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $8,013,815 | 102 |
| 2022 | $7,890,238 | 81 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2023, filed Oct 10, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202502839349100430
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 87-4236519
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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