Arts, Culture & Humanities
Brave Maker
EMERALD HILLS, CA
Total revenue
$464K
Total expenses
$414K
Net assets
$90K
Grants received
$273K
16 grants
EIN
825102678
Tax year
2024
Mission
BraveMaker exists to elevate brave voices. By curating and making brave films we educate, entertain, and create community experiences to cultivate transforming conversations that engage diversity and inclusion.
Programs
2 programs
Film Festivals/Monthly Screenings - BraveMaker hosts an annual film festival and monthly movie screenings in order to gather audiences to engage in essential conversations and explore life's meaningful questions to further their mission and purpose to elevate brave voices for justice, diversity, and inclusion. Complementing these initiatives, they also host a podcast aimed at promoting filmmaking and audience engagement. Furthermore, the organization offers an annual group trip to the Sundance Film Festival, offering donors and sponsors an immersive journey into the world of Sundance, for the Sundance "Experience". In 2024, BraveMaker screened 12 feature films (fest/monthly) and 62 short films in person and online.
Education and Workshops- BraveMaker hosts weekly screenwriting and production workshops. In 2024 we trained 35 actors and made four short films.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
4 listed
ANTHONY GAPASTIONE
Executive Dir.
$132K
40 hrs/wk
Adrienne DeSantis
VP / Treasurer
—
5 hrs/wk
Ken Whittingham
Member
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0Stacie McClam
Member
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0Grants received
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Funded by
$273K from 9 funders · 16 grants · 2018–2024
$82K · 3 grants · 2020–2023
$63K · 2 grants · 2022–2023
$38K · 2 grants · 2020–2021
$31K · 2 grants · 2023–2024
$26K · 1 grant · 2018
$21K · 3 grants · 2018–2024
$7K · 1 grant · 2020
$5K · 1 grant · 2024