RESIST - Media Funding Resources

A Territory Resource
603 Stewart, Suite 1007
Seattle, WA 98101-1229
206-624-4081
Cultural grants, basic grants and technical assistance grants available for social justice and social change organizations in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming.

Shaler Adams Foundation
PO Box 29274
San Francisco, CA 94129-0274
415-561-6570
shaler@igc.apc.org
Primary objective is to promote women's human rights worldwide. Has supported activities include conferences, networking and communication projects, media campaigns, publications, and educational programs.

Americans for the Arts: Animating Democracy Initiative
Vermont Avenue NW, 12th floor
Washington, DC 20005
202-371-2830
adi@artsusa.org
www.artsusa.org
Funded by the Ford Foundation, this initiative is funded from 1999 to 2003 to strengthen the role of the arts in civic dialogue.

Ameritech Foundation
30 South Wacker Drive, 34th floor
Chicago, IL 60606
312-750-5223
Supports “research and programs designed to determine ways that communications can contribute to the long term betterment of society and quality of life.” Primary funding areas are Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio.

Appalachian Community Fund
107 W. Main Street
Knoxville, TN 37902
615-523-5783
www.appalachiancommunityfund.org
Support limited to central Appalachia.

Arca Foundation
1308 19th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-822-9193
www.fdncenter.org/grantmaker/arca/index.html
Key interests include campaign finance reform, the US and Cuba, human rights and democratic development in Central America and policy-oriented social justice projects.

Astraea National Lesbian Action Foundation
116 East 16th Street, 7th floor
New York, NY 10003
212-529-8021
www.astraea.org
Astraea has a cultural/media grants program that funds publications, films and videos, as well as other arts and multi-media work. Astraea funds organizations which directly address issues related to heterosexism, homophobia and sexism.

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AT&T Foundation
32 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10013
212-387-5352
www.att.com/foundation
Supports “new and innovative artistic projects that foster communications and promote cross-cultural understanding. Priority is given to…supporting initiatives that provide access to all segments of communities.”

Benton Foundation
1625 K Street NW, 11th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
202-638-5770
www.benton.org
The Benton Foundation has worked to realize the social benefits made possible by the public interest use of communications. Bridging the worlds of philanthropy, public policy and community action, Benton demonstrates and promotes the use of digital media to engage, equip and connect people to solve social problems.

William Bingham Foundation
20325 Center Ridge Road, Suite 629
Rocky River, OH 44116
440-331-6350
www.fdncenter.org/grantmaker/bingham
Interested in the fields of education, health and human services, science, and the arts; “seeks to strengthen civil society and its institutions; works for a world that is environmentally self-sustaining; educates…in the values and practices of…community service; and seeks to build a sense of community among ourselves and with the world we share.”

Boettcher Foundation
600 17th Street, Suite 2210 South
Denver, CO 80202-5422
303-534-1937
www.boettcherfoundation.org
Supports “projects in the areas of education, community and social services, civic and cultural programs…in Colorado.”

Boston Globe Foundation
PO Box 2378
Boston, MA 02107-2378
617-929-2895
www.boston.com/extranet/foundation/home.stm
Supports five program areas: community services, education, arts and humanities, health care and the environment. Funding in Greater Boston only.

Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
PO Box 510860
Milwaukee, WI 53202-0153
414-291-9915
www.bradleyfdn.org
Large scale funding for publications, journalism, public television. Aims to encourage projects that focus on cultivating a renewed, healthier, and more vigorous sense of citizenship among the American people and among peoples of other nations. Funding primarily in Milwaukee area.

Bread and Roses Community Fund
1500 Walnut Street, Suite 1305
Philadelphia, PA 19102
215-731-1107
www.breadrosesfund.org
Supports “organizations that challenge the root causes of social problems rather than those that treat symptoms.” Support in the Greater Philadelphia area, plus nationally through the Funding Exchange.

Bydale Foundation
11 Martine Avenue
White Plains, NY 10606
914-428-3232
Occasionally supports “publications and other media projects related to its priority interests.” Priorities include: energy and environment, economic and foreign policy, peace and disarmament and the arts.

California Wellness Foundation
6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1700
Woodland Hills, CA 91367-7111
818-593-6600
www.tcwf.org
Has supported the Children's News Service, videos on dating violence, media campaign on public health issues, Spanish language radio programming on health issues for migrants. Funding only in California.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York
437 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
212-371-3200
www.carnegie.org

Annie E. Casey Foundation
701 Saint Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-547-6600
www.aecf.org
Focuses on disadvantaged children, through many avenues. Mostly large-scale projects.

Center for Alternative Media and Culture
c/o CRM Mgmt.
P.O. Box 778
New York, NY 10013-0778
Type of Grantmaker: Operating foundation
IRS Exemption Status: 501(c)(3)
EIN: 382415253

Donor(s): Michael Moore.
Background: Established in MI. Founded by Michael Moore, an Academy Award-winning filmmaker, author, and political commentator. He first became famous for his controversial film "Roger & Me," a documentary about what happened to Flint, Michigan, after General Motors closed its factories. In 2002, he won the Academy Award for Documentary Feature for "Bowling for Columbine." He is also the director and producer of "Fahrenheit 9/11" and "Sicko." Among his television work are "TV Nation" and "The Awful Truth." He is also the author of three best-selling books: "Downsize This!" (1996), "Stupid White Men" (2001) and "Dude, "Where's My Country?" (2003).
Limitations: Giving primarily in CA, FL, MI, and NY.
Fields of Interest: Subjects: Arts; History/archaeology; Media/communications; Media, film/video.
Geographic Focus: California; Florida; Michigan; New York.
Types of Support: Grants to individuals.
Application Information: Initial approach: Letter
Deadline(s): None
Officers: Michael Moore, President; Kathleen Glynn, Treasurer.
Financial Data: Year ended 12/31/07: Assets: $347,386 (market value); Expenditures: $29,347; Total giving: $19,500; Qualifying distributions: $25,847; Giving activities include: $19,500 for grants.
Additional Location Information: County: New York; Metropolitan area: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA; Congressional district: New York District 8.

Chicago Community Trust
222 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1400
Chicago, IL 60601-1009
312-372-3356
www.cct.org
A special grant program for mid-sized and small arts organizations. Funding primarily in Greater Chicago.

Chinook Fund
2418 W. 32nd Avenue
Denver, CO 80211
303-455-6905
www.chinookfund.org
Funds projects working for progressive social change through community organizing, advocacy and alternative media. Funds only within Colorado.

Robert Sterling Clark Foundation
135 East 64th Street
New York, NY 10021
212-288-8900
http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/rsclark
Support in Greater New York City region to strengthen cultural institutions.

Columbia Foundation
One Lombard Street, #305
San Francisco, CA 94111
415-986-5179
www.columbia.org
Priority areas: arts and culture; human rights; preservation of wilderness and biological diversity; and sustainable urban community development. Media projects must address one of these interest areas. See specific media guidelines on their website. Funding primarily, but not exclusively, in San Francisco Bay Area.

Columbus Foundation
1234 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43205
614-251-4000
www.columbusfoundation.com
Grants are made in the fields of arts and humanities, conservation, education, health, social services, urban affairs, and advancing philanthropy.

Compton Foundation
545 Middlefield Road, Suite 178
Menlo Park, CA 64025
650-328-0101
www.comptonfoundation.org
Areas of interest: community, peace and world order, population, and the environment, equal educational opportunity, community welfare and social justice, and culture and the arts. Also makes grants for education of the public, policy makers and the media.

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Creative Capital
65 Bleecker Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10012
212-598-9900
www.creative-capital.org
Supporting innovative artists in emerging fields, the media arts, visual arts, and performing arts.

Crossroads Fund
3411 W. Diversey Avenue, Suite 20
Chicago, IL 60647
773-227-7676
www.crossroadsfund.org
Funds Chicago-area organizations working to create “alternative arts and media linked to the struggle for social change.”

Nathan Cummings Foundation
475 10th Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10017
212-787-7300
www.ncf.org
Focuses on concern for the poor, disadvantaged, and underserved; respect for diversity; promotion of understanding across cultures; and empowerment of communities in need.

Deer Creek Foundation
720 Olive Street, Suite 1975
St. Louis, MO 63101
314-241-3228
Interested in advancement of “rule by the majority” and protection of basic rights. Has supported various alternative media-related projects.

Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
163 Madison Avenue
PO Box 1239
Morristown, NJ 07962-1239
973-540-8442
www.grdodge.org
Arts funding primarily focused in New Jersey and mid-Atlantic states. Education funding is primarily focused on the Northeast.

Echoing Green Foundation
24 East 21st Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10010
212-689-1165
www.echoinggreen.org
Offers full-time fellowships to emerging social entrepreneurs. Applies a venture capital approach to philanthropy by providing seed money and technical support to individuals creating innovative public service organizations or projects that seek to catalyze positive social change.

Educational Foundation of America
35 Church Lane
Westport, CT 06880-3515
203-226-6498
www.efaw.org
Interest areas: arts, education, environment, medical, Native American issues, population, and social issues.

EMSA Fund
827 Oakdale Road
Atlanta, GA 30307
404-373-1222
Focus on “progressive grassroots organizations that promote self-determination in low income and traditionally disenfranchised communities, protect the environment, create alternative visual and performing arts…” Most funding targeted to Georgia and Colorado.

Fel-Pro/Mecklenburger Foundation
7450 North McCormick Boulevard
PO Box 1103
Skokie, IL 60076-8103
708-674-7700
Grant categories include culture and education. Supports “major cultural organizations such as…public radio and televisions stations to encourage them to expand their services and appeal to wider audiences…” Also funds “arts organizations for community outreach and education outreach programs.” Primarily funds Chicago metropolitan area.

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Samuel S. Fels Fund
1616 Walnut Street, Suite 800
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-731-9455
http://www.samfels.org/
Interests in “human services, education and the arts.” Seeks projects that “help to demonstrate and evaluate ways to prevent, lessen, or resolve contemporary social problems.” Does not fund publications.

Film Arts Foundation
346 Ninth Street, 2nd floor
San Francisco, CA 94103
415-552-8760
www.filmarts.org
Funds independent film and video makers for development, distribution and technical assistance.

Ford Foundation
320 East 43rd Street
New York, NY 10017
212-573-5000
www.fordfound.org

Foundation for Deep Ecology
1555 Pacific Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94109
415-771-1102

Frameline Film/Video Completion Fund
346 9th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
415-703-8650
www.frameline.org
Seeks to increase visibility, diversity and accessibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered arts. Completion funds include post-production for films and videos, including sub-titling and video- to-film transfer.

The Funding Exchange
666 Broadway, #500
New York, NY 10012
212-529-5300
www.fex.org
Funding through the Media Justice Fund whose objective is to support work to shift the focus of media and telecommunications policies to reflect social justice values. The Media Justice Fund is supported by a two-year grant from the Ford Foundation. Also funds through The Paul Robeson Fund for Independent Media to support radio, film and video used as tools for social change organizing.

Gannett Foundation
1100 Wilson Boulevard, 30th floor
Arlington, VA 22234
703-284-6059
www.gannettfoundation.org
Priorities include arts and culture, education, gays and lesbians, minorities, women, youth. Apply to Gannett site in local region.

General Service Foundation
557 N. Mill Street, Suite 201
Aspen, CO 81611
970-920-6834
www.generalservice.org
Funding international peace, reproductive and health rights, resources and education. Has funded Spanish translations, documentation, videos.

Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation
470 Columbus Avenue, Suite 209
San Francisco, CA 94133
415-391-0911
http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/gerbode/
Funds media projects, especially those addressing their other priorities: arts and culture, environment, population, reproductive rights, citizen participation and building communities. Does not fund publications. Most funding in San Francisco and Hawaii.

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Gill Foundation
2215 Market Street, Suite 205
Denver, CO 80205
303-292-4455
www.gillfoundation.org
Priorities: social justice, AIDS, lesbian and gay issues. Funding restrictions: only in Colorado, or national organizations, or community organizations based outside major urban areas.

Global Fund for Women
1375 Sutter Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94109
415-202-7640
www.globalfundforwomen.org
Priorities include “women's access to communications, media and communications technology.”

Andrew Goodman Foundation
161 West 86th Street, Suite 8A
New York, NY 10024
212-362-7265
andrewgoodmanfdn@aol.com
Funds projects working against oppression and organizing on social and economic issues.

Gramercy Park Foundation
c/o Zemlock, Levy, Bick and Karnbad
225 Broadway
New York, NY 10007
212-964-4140
Funds arts, higher education, libraries, music and performing arts.

Grantmakers in the Arts
604 West Galer Street
Seattle, WA 98119-3253
206-624-2312
www.giarts.org
GIA aims to increase the presence of arts philanthropy within the broader foundation and policy making communities, thereby promoting more meaningful support of arts and culture.

Greater Cincinnati Foundation
200 West 4th Street
Cincinnati, OH 45020-2602
513-241-2880
www.greatercincinnatifdn.org
Grants in arts and culture, community progress, education, environment, health and human services. Funding in eight counties in the Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana region.

George Gund Foundation
1845 Guildhall Building
45 Prospect Avenue West
Cleveland, OH 44115
216-241-3114
www.gundfdn.org
Priorities include arts, education, civic affairs, economic and community revitalization. Publication and media funding must fall within the other interest areas. Funding primarily, though not exclusively, in Greater Cleveland and northeastern Ohio.

Hawaii Community Foundation
Pioneer Plaza Building
900 Fort Street Mall, Suite 1300
Honolulu, HI 96813
808-537-6333
www.hcf-hawaii.org
Funds culture and arts organizations whose “primary purpose is to preserve, promote and interpret the values, mores, skills, and traditions of defined population groups through various expressions that include, but are not limited to, dance, art, music, literature, language and theater.” Funding within Hawaii only.

Headwaters Fund
122 W. Franklin Avenue, Suite 518
Minneapolis, MN 55404
612-879-0602
http://headwatersfund.org
Funding to support grassroots social change work, only in the seven county Twin Cities region.

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William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
525 Middlefield Road, Suite 200
Menlo Park, CA 94025-3495
415-329-1070
www.hewlett.org
Funds performing arts and makes "some grants to groups providing services to San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit film and video organizations." Also supports education, environment, conflict resolution and family and community development.

Colin Higgins Foundation
PO Box 29903
San Francisco, CA 94129-0903
415-561-6323
www.colinhiggins.org
Fellowships for academics, actors, writers, directors, and filmmakers.

Jerome Foundation
125 Park Square Court, 400 Sibley Street
St. Paul, MN 55101-1928
651-224-9431
www.jeromefdn.org
Supports “dance, literature, media arts, music, theater, performance art, the visual arts, multi-disciplinary work and arts criticism.” Focuses on emerging artists in New York City and Minnesota.

W. Alton Jones Foundation
232 E. High Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902-5178
804-295-2134
www.wajones.org
Funding initiatives include the sustainable world program and the secure world program.

Joyce Foundation
70 West Madison Street, Suite 2750
Chicago, IL 60602
312-782-2464
www.joycefdn.org
Funds conservation, culture, economic development, education, anti-gun violence work, money and politics, through President's Discretionary Fund and grants to individuals. Preference for funding in Midwest, though not exclusively.

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
One Biscayne Tower, Suite 3800
2 South Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33131-1803
305-539-0009
www.knightfdn.org
Provides grants in “journalism, education, and arts and culture.” No support for production of films, videos, or television programs; commercial television or radio time; and writing or publishing books.

Kongsgaard-Goldman Foundation
1932 First Avenue, Suite 602
Seattle, WA 98101
206-448-1874
www.kongsgaard-goldman.org
Funding in the Pacific Northwest to support cultural arts and humanities (including public radio, television, educational videos and independent publishers), human services, and environmental protection. Priority is to fund the building of grassroots organizations with the power to change their communities and improve their lives.

Lannan Foundation
313 Read Street
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2628
505-986-8160
www.lannan.org
Funding in arts and literature. No support for documentary film or video.

LEF Foundation
1095 Lodi Lane
Saint Helena, CA 94574
707-963-9591
www.lef-foundation.org
Funds projects that “encourage a positive interchange between the arts and the natural and urban environment.” Including visual, media, performing and literary arts, and public art. Funding preference for New England and Northern California.

John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
140 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60603
312-726-8000
Does not fund “publications or media production;” yet has funded many media projects over the years, mostly large-scale.

Marin Community Foundation
17 East Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Suite 200
Larkspur, CA 94939-1727
415-461-3333
Funds human needs, education and training, community development, religion, environment, and the arts, limited to work within Marin County.

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John and Mary R. Markle Foundation
10 Rockefeller Plaza, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10020-1903
212-489-6655
www.markle.org
Seeks to “examine and improve mass communications and to explore the potential of information technology to enhance people's lives.” Rarely funds production of films, radio or television programs.

McKenzie River Gathering Foundation
2705 E. Burnside, Suite 210
Portland, OR 97214
503-289-1517
www.mrgfoundation.org
Funding priorities include progressive media. Funding only in Oregon.

McKnight Foundation
121 South 8th Street, Suite 600
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-333-4220
www.mcknight.org
Mission is to improve the quality of life for present and future generations and to seek paths to a more humane and secure world. Support efforts to strengthen communities, families, and individuals, particularly those in need. Contributes to the arts, preservation of the natural environment, and research in selected fields. Focus on Twin City region.

Media Justice Fund
Funding Exchange
666 Broadway, #500
New York, NY 10012
212-529-5300
http://www.fex.org/content/index.php?pid=51
A new fund of the Funding Exchange.

Joyce Mertz-Gilmore Foundation
218 East 18th Street
New York, NY 10003-3694
212-475-1137
www.mertzgilmore.org/
Supports human rights, the environment, world security, “New York City human and built environment.” No film or television production, or publications.

Money for Women/Barbara Deming Foundation
PO Box 40-1043
Brooklyn, NY 11240
Funds women artists from the US and Canada, including writers, playwrights, musicians, dancers, artists, photographers, filmmakers, and others.

A.J. Muste Memorial Institute
339 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10012
212-533-4335
www.ajmuste.org
Funds projects that seek to advance nonviolent grassroots education and action for social and economic justice. Have funded video documentaries and translations.

National Network of Grantmakers
138 Court Street, #427
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-643-8814
www.nng.org
Network of individual and institutional grantmakers who support progressive philanthropy to fund organizing for social change. Publishes Grantmakers Directory and organizes donors and grantmakers to increase resources through Working Groups and Collaborations.

New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
37 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
603-225-6641
www.nhcf.org
Funding throughout the state of New Hampshire, for arts and humanities, education, the environment, health, social and community services and the voluntary sector.

New Prospect Foundation
1420 Sheridan Road, #9A
Wilmette, IL 60091
708-524-8004
Primary areas of interest include public media and public information, organizing within low-income communities, race relations, civil rights, civil liberties, advocacy undertaken in the public interest, reform of public education, women's rights, peace and community development.

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New York Times Company Foundation
229 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036-3959
212-556-1091
http://www.nytco.com/company/foundation/
Funds cultural affairs, education, community services, journalism and environmental concerns. Most grants focused on New York metropolitan area and areas served by affiliates of the New York Times Company (18 states and 3 international regions).

Next Wave Films
2510 7th Street, Suite E
Santa Monica, CA 90405
310-392-1720
www.nextwavefilms.com
Specializes in providing completion funds for low-budget independent feature films. Films must be in post-production.

Norman Foundation
147 E. 48th Street
New York, NY 10017
212-230-9830
www.normanfdn.org

Open Society Institute/Soros Foundation
400 West 59th Street
New York, NY 10019
212-548-0600
www.soros.org

Youth Media and Communications Program
212-548-0153
www.soros.org/youth
Center on Crime, Communities and Culture:
212-548-0137
www.soros.org/crime
Soros Documentary Fund:
212-548-0657
www.soros.org/sdf/index.htm
Supports the production and distribution of documentary films and videos dealing with human rights, social justice, civil liberties, and freedom of expression issues. Contemporary issues only, no historical projects or biographies. Check main Soros website for information and applications for these and other programs.

OUT Fund for Lesbian & Gay Liberation
Funding Exchange
666 Broadway, #500
New York, NY 10012
212-529-5300
www.fex.org/2.3.2_outfund.html
Supports radical organizing projects working to build community among lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender people. Will support publications and electronic media projects.

Pacific Pioneer Fund
PO Box 20504
Stanford, CA 94309
650-497-1133
www.pacificpioneerfund.com
Assists emerging documentary filmmakers in California, Oregon and Washington only. No seed or distribution grants, does not support instruction or performance documentaries or student film projects.

David and Lucile Packard Foundation
300 Second Street, Suite 200
Los Altos, CA 94022
650-948-7658
www.packard.org/home.aspx
Funding areas include science; conservation; population and reproductive health; children, family and communities; arts; and organizational effectiveness. Has supported radio series, media information campaigns, video distribution. Primarily large-scale grants, with an emphasis on California.

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William Penn Foundation
100 N. 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2757
215-988-1830
www.wpennfdn.org/
Priorities include human development, culture, environment, and community fabric. Does not fund films; has funded video documentaries. Funding only in Delaware Valley area of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Polk Brothers Foundation
420 N. Wabash Avenue, Suite 204
Chicago, IL 60611
312-527-4684
www.polkbrosfdn.org
Funding primarily in Chicago area.

Puffin Foundation, Ltd.
20 E. Oakdene Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666-4100
201-836-8923
www.angelfire.com/nj/PuffinFoundation
Seeking to encourage a continuing dialogue between art and the lives of ordinary people. Grants in all fields of creative arts. Seeking to support artists whose work, due to their genre and/or social philosophy, might have difficulty being aired.

Charles H. Revson Foundation
55 E. 59th Street
New York, NY 10022
212-935-3340
Priorities include “the impact of modern communications on education and other areas of life.“ Usually does not approve funding for community-based groups, book projects, or local arts groups.

Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
101 Reynolda Village
Winston-Salem, NC 27106-5199
910-725-7541; 800-443-8319
www.zsr.org
Funds public radio and television, educational audio and video production, media literacy, diversity and youth issues. Categories of interest: pre-collegiate education, community economic development, environmental issues, minority issues, women's issues. Funding only in North Carolina.

Paul Robeson Fund for Independent Media
Funding Exchange
666 Broadway, #500
New York, NY 10012
212-529-5300
http://www.fex.org/pdfs/robeson%20guidelines.PDF (guidelines only)
Supports independent social issue film, video and radio productions addressing critical social and political issues, that will reach a broad audience and combine intellectual clarity with creative uses of the medium. Proposals must demonstrate understanding of media activism and how the production will be used for progressive social change organizing. Does not support film/video production or post-production costs.

San Francisco Foundation
225 Bush Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94104-4224
415-733-8500
www.sff.org
Areas of interest include arts and humanities, community health, education, environment, and social services and urban affairs. Funding only in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Florence and John Schumann Foundation
33 Park Street
Montclair, NJ 07042
973-783-6660
http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/schumann/

Sister Fund
116 East 16th Street, 7th floor
New York, NY 10003-2112
212-260-4446
sisterfund@aol.com
Funds programs that support the advancement of women and girls. Have funded video distribution, and other media projects.

Target Foundation (formerly the Dayton Hudson Foundation)
33 S. 6th Street, CC-28Y
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-696-6098
Programs that “result in artistic excellence and stronger artistic leadership in communities or increased access to, and use of, the arts as a means of community expression.”

Threshold Foundation
PO Box 29903
San Francisco, CA 94129-0903
415-561-6400
threshold@igc.apc.org
A primary interest is arts and media, in order to “bring the concerns, values, and spirit of Threshold to a larger audience through print, film, video, radio and visual and performing arts.”

Town Creek Foundation
PO Box 159
Oxford, MD 21654
410-226-5315
www.towncreekfdn.org
Priorities include: “dissemination, via public radio and television throughout the US, of news and commentary significant to people concerned about the world around them and the future in order to provide them with a basis to examine what is happening and to act to improve many aspects of society and government.” Does not fund publication of books and periodicals or visual or performing arts projects.

Van Ameringen Foundation
509 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022-5501
212-758-6221
www.vanamfound.org
Seeks to “stimulate prevention, education and direct care in the mental-health field with an emphasis on…populations having a disadvantaged background.” Funding for videos only in post-production and distribution phase.

The Women's Foundation
340 Pine Street, Suite 302
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-837-1113
www.twfusa.org
Funds capacity building grants for projects that empower women and girls. Funding only in Northern California.