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Grantmaking public charityEIN 840771070

DENVER FILM SOCIETY

DENVER, CO 80206

Total Assets

$10.4M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$2.4M

FY 2024

Grants Made

18

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$132K

FY 2024

Grant Range

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$2.0M

Denver film festival and mini-festivals: the denver film festival is a ten-day festival in early november which screens approximately 260 international films, hosts about 150 filmmaker guests, and takes place at venues around the denver metro area. Focuses within the denver film festival include women+film, cinemaq, cinelatinx, j'adore, the italian showcase, and the sheila k o'brien spotlight on uk/ireland cinema. Also included as part of dff are panel discussions.. Each year, the denver film society hosts mini-festivals women+film, cinemaq, colorado dragon boat film festival (in partnership with colorado dragon boat), which are film festivals dedicated to the film of females, the lgbtq+ community, and the asian community, respectively. There is also the denver silent film festival held in the late summer. Other partnerships include the sci-fi film festival, film on the rocks, and sunset cinema.

Program 2

$1.4M

Denver film festival and mini-festivals: the denver film festival is a two-week festival in early november which screens approximately 260 international films, hosts about 150 filmmaker guests, and takes place at venues around the denver metro area. Focuses within the denver film festival include women+film, cinemaq, cinelatinx, j'adore, the italian showcase, and the sheila k o'brien spotlight on uk cinema. Also included as part of dff are panel discussions, virtual reality, and immersive experiences. Each year, the denver film society hosts mini-festivals women+film, cinemaq, and the colorado dragon boat film festival (in partnership with colorado dragon boat), which are film festivals dedicated to the film of females, the lgbtq+ community, and the asian community, respectively. Other partnerships include the denver silent film festial, the sci-fi film festival, film on the rocks, and sunset cinema.

Program 3

$671K

Film on the rocks: in the summer, denver film society presents film on the rocks, a series of classic films that screen at red rocks amphitheater. Screenings pair popular films with local performers and bands.

Focus Areas

ArtsCulture & Humanities

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$13.2M

Total Expenses

$7.8M

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $2.4M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

69 grants

EXPOSURE LABS
$4.1M
4 grants
Social Dilemma (AKA Social Media Project)
$916K
1 grant
I WAS BORN THIS WAY PRODUCTION LLC
$731K
4 grants
CHASING TWICE LLC
$715K
2 grants
WONDER LLC
$540K
2 grants
POSSIBILITIES IN AMERICA LLC
$517K
1 grant
BRAIDING PICTURES LLC
$505K
2 grants
The Social Dilemma LLC
$451K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

69 grants

<$10K
14
grants
$10–50K
28
grants
$50–250K
17
grants
$250K–1M
7
grants
$1–5M
3
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

Colorado
$8.9M
86% of total
California
$1.3M
13% of total
Texas
$100K
1% of total
New York
$32K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$15K
0% of total
Georgia
$7K
0% of total

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