NonprofitsIndependent Arts & Media

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Independent Arts & Media

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Total revenue

$5.4M

Total expenses

$5.0M

Net assets

$5.8M

Grants received

$10.2M

174 grants

EIN

943355076

Tax year

2024

Mission

Independent Arts & Media's mission is to steward and empower independent arts and media projects that foster community and civic participation, and facilitate cultural engagement and free expression.

Programs

1 program

IAM currently supports over 150 affiliates dedicated to non-commercial work in media and the arts, including publishing, theater, dance, music, visual art, film and video, radio, mixed media and transmedia, journalism, history, and public-events production and convening.While most of IAM's Affiliates are in the Bay Area, several are located throughout the United States, including New York, Illinois, Nevada, Utah, and Massachusetts.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$5.1M
Program service revenue$252K
Investment income$58K
Other revenue$11K
Total revenue$5.4M

Expenses

Grants paid$1.1M
Salaries & benefits$2.7M
Fundraising$45K
Other expenses$1.3M
Total expenses$5.0M
Total assets$6.0M
Net assets$5.8M

People

12 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Lisa Burger

Exec Director

Board

$97K

40 hrs/wk

Maria Tuttle

Director

Board

$22K

5 hrs/wk

Afia Thompson

Director

Board

$3K

5 hrs/wk

Ahmad Kakar

Treasurer

Board

5 hrs/wk

Alexandria Wyllie

Secretary

Board

5 hrs/wk

Matthew Dedon

Director

Board

5 hrs/wk

Robert Philipson

Director

Board

5 hrs/wk

Eric Wallner

President

Board

10 hrs/wk

Lanita Pace

Develop Dir

Staff

$128K

40 hrs/wk

Deana Balinton

Dir of Ptrshps/Ops

Staff

$112K

40 hrs/wk

Jenny Balisle

Project Dir

Staff

$105K

40 hrs/wk

Julia Malta-Weingard

Comm Dir

Staff

$104K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 174 of 174

FromAmountPurposeYear
$200K
CINEMASF UPGRADE TO THEATERS
2024
$150K
Program support for El Timpano
2024
$100K
COMMUNITY-DRIVEN REPORTING ON HEALTH EQUITY ISSUES
2024
$60K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT
2024
$50K
CORE SUPPORT FOR EL TIMPANO TO INFORM, ENGAGE, AND AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF LATINO AND MAYAN IMMIGRANT'S IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
2024
$44K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2024
$43K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
$40K
IINN SUPPORT - LABS
2024
$25K
Provide Outreach & Educate Workers
2024
$25K
EL TIMPANO - INCREASING HEALTH OUTCOMES THROUGH JOURNALISM
2024
$25K
NOVEMBER IN MY SOUL - HIGHLIGHTING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
2024
$21K
TO HOST NEWSROOMS TO SUPPORT REPORT FOR AMERICA CORPS MEMBERS
2024
$20K
FOR FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT ANTI-EVICTION MAPPING PROJECT'S RESEARCH EFFORTS
2024
$10K
MEDIA DEVELOPMENT
2024
$10K
RESIST GRANT SUMMER 2024
2024
$10K
BACK POCKET MEDIA'S PHILLY STORY FEST
2024
$10K
FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2024
$10K
General operating support
2024
$6K
BIG BASIN COMMUNITY GRANT
2024
$500
OPERATING
2024
$800K
Special Initiatives
2023
$200K
To support the 5 Elements project.
2023
$200K
FOR THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF EL TIMPANO
2023
$200K
in support of El Timpano, a nonprofit newsroom in the San Francisco Bay Area
2023
$150K
Program support for El Timpano
2023
$147K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$125K
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
2023
$100K
EL TMPANO; COVERAGE OF HEALTH EQUITY AND WOMEN'S ISSUES
2023
$85K
COMMUNITY MEDIA AND NARRATIVE CHANGE IN EAST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY (FBO; EL TMPANO), COMMISSIONING OF WATER SPIRITS
2023
$80K
CORE PROGRAMS
2023
$75K
To support an SMS data-driven newsroom expansion and a report highlighting lessons learned.
2023
$75K
TO SUPPORT A PROGRAM THAT USES HIP-HOP CULTURE AND ETHNIC STUDIES TO DEVELOP THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING
2023
$58K
SUPPORT FOR EL TIMPANO'S COVERAGE OF MEDI-CAL EXPANSION
2023
$50K
4-Star/Balboa/Vogue Theaters
2023
$50K
CORE SUPPORT FOR ANTI-EVICTION MAPPING PROJECT TO CONTINUE THEIR ADVOCACY AROUND LANDLORD TECH IN NEW YORK, NY AND AUSTIN, TX
2023
$50K
TO SUPPORT EL TIMPANO
2023
$47K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$25K
TO SUPPORT THE DANDELION ARTS FINANCE TRAINING PROJECT
2023
$25K
EL TMPANO COMMUNICATING RACIAL AND HEALTH INEQUITIES: TO AMPLIFY HEALTH AND RACIAL INEQUITIES FACED BY LATINX AND MAYAN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED NEWS REPORTING THAT WILL HELP TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OUTCOMES OF OAKLAND RESIDENTS.
2023
$25K
TO SUPPORT THE ANTI-EVICTION MAPPING PROJECT. FOR THE GRAND ARTS CONSORTIUM (GAC S.T.E.A.M.). FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF CALIFORNIA MIGRATION MUSEUM.
2023
$20K
Revenue Growth Fellowship
2023
$17K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$16K
TO HOST NEWSROOMS TO SUPPORT REPORT FOR AMERICA CORPS MEMBERS
2023
$11K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
$10K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2023
$10K
CLARION ALLEY MURAL PROJECT
2023
$10K
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE CREATION OF LA EVICTORBOOK.
2023
$10K
TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT ARTS AND MEDIA
2023
$8K
SUPPORT FOR BACK POCKET
2023
$5K
THE BLACK WOMAN IS GOD
2023
$4K
GRANT IN SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT ARTS AND MEDIA FOR OAKLAND STYLE LAB PROJECTS
2023
$3K
To Support the Organization
2023
$440
KD WELLNESS FUND
2023
$122K
PROGRAM - TO SUPPORT EVICTORBOOK DATA TOOL. PROGRAM - FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. ADVISED - FOR THE GRAND ARTS CONSORTIUM.
2022
$115K
Program support for El Timpano
2022
$102K
TO PROVIDE PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
2022
$100K
FOR CORE OPERATING SUPPORT FOR LOCAL JOURNALISM PROJECTS THAT INFORM IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN OAKLAND ABOUT HEALTH EQUITY ISSUES THAT IMPACT THEIR LIVES.
2022
$75K
5 ELEMENTS YOUTH PROGRAM
2022
$65K
REVENUE GROWTH FELLOWSHIP, GNI STARTUPS LAB, TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP
2022
$58K
NOVEMBER IN MY SOUL: PODCASTS ON MENTAL ILLNESS IN CALIFORNIA; GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR EL TIMPANO
2022
$50K
CORE SUPPORT FOR ANTI-EVICTION MAPPING PROJECT TO CONTINUE THEIR ADVOCACY AROUND LANDLORD TECH IN NEW YORK, NY AND AUSTIN, TX
2022
$50K
ONE YEAR OF PROJECT SUPPORT FOR DANDELION ARTS FINANCE TRAINING PROGRAM, A CULTURALLY-RESPONSIVE AND -RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SERVING SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA ARTISTS AND CULTURAL WORKERS
2022
$41K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
$40K
GRANTS FOR GROWTH
2022
$30K
COMMUNITY MEDIA AND NARRATIVE CHANGE IN EAST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY (FBO: EL TIMPANO)
2022
$25K
EL TMPANO - UPLIFTING STORIES OF RACIAL AND HEALTH INEQUITIES: TO ELEVATE COMMUNITY-BASED NEWS REPORTING FOR LATINX AND MAYAN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, AMPLIFY THE HEALTH AND RACIAL INEQUITIES THEY FACE AND ADVANCE THE HEALTH OUTCOMES OF RESIDENTS OF OAKLAND.
2022
$25K
EMPOWERING BLACK YOUTH
2022
$20K
TO SUPPORT THE PIANOFIGHT - FLIGHT DECK ACQUISITION.
2022
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$20K
CORE PROGRAMS
2022
$20K
SUPPORT TRAINING
2022
$18K
ARTSCCC AND THE COMMISSIONING OF CULTURAL CORRIDOR PROJECT, BUT INDEPENDENT ARTS AND MEDIA RETAINS LEGAL DISCRETION AND CONTROL
2022
$18K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$15K
THE FLIGHT DECK STABILIZATION
2022
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$10K
EMPOWER INDEPENDENT ART AND MEDIA
2022
$10K
PROTECTING IMMIGRANT FAMILIES
2022
$10K
Capacity Building
2022
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$10K
TO SUPPORT GRANTEE'S PROJECT CLARION ALLEY MURAL PROJECT
2022
$9K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$8K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$8K
WILDFIRE AND ENVIRONMENT REPORTING
2022
$7K
General support
2022
$6K
A20 ARTS CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS-MULTIPURPOSE
2022
$5K
TO SUPPORT GRANTEE'S PROJECT BAHIYA MOVEMENT
2022
$3K
TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION
2022
$3K
For Code Tenderloin Project
2022
$2K
Mendocinio Voice fund
2022
$440
KD WELLNESS FUND
2022
$220
KD WELLNESS FUND
2022
$220
KD WELLNESS FUND
2022
$100
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION MADE BY EMPLOYEE OF YELP, INC.
2022
$25
MATCHING GIFTS
2022
$1.1M
ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR CODE TENDERLOIN. ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT OF CODE TENDERLOIN. ADVISED - FOR GRAND ARTS CONSORTIUM. ADVISED - FOR THE GRAND ARTS CONSORTIUM - GRAND FEATURE FILM ORCHESTRA.
2021
$125K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$102K
TO PROVIDE PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT
2021
$100K
General operating support
2021
$50K
EL TMPANO - REPORTING ON RACIAL AND HEALTH INEQUITIES: TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY-BASED NEWS REPORTING ON RACIAL AND HEALTH EQUITY ISSUES IN LATINX AND MAYAN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE VISIBILITY OF INEQUITIES AND ADVANCE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR RESIDENTS OF OAKLAND.
2021
$47K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2021
$40K
EL TIMPANO'S COMMUNIDADES INFORMADAS PROJECT. CORE SUPPORT FOR EL TIMPANO.
2021
$25K
5 ELEMENTS RENEWAL
2021
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$12K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
$10K
LOCAL NEWS IDEAS-TO-ACTION FUND
2021
$10K
To develop and make available educational resources regarding technology, surveillance, privacy and tenant rights.
2021
$6K
General Support
2021
$5K
EMPOWER INDEPENDENT ART AND MEDIA
2021
$1K
FREESTONE FUND - GRANT
2021
$110K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$110K
PROGRAM - TO CREATE A WEB-BASED DATA AND MAPPING TOOL TO HELP BA4A ORGANIZING MEMBERS, ALIGNED DEVELOPERS, SELF-ORGANIZED TENANTS, AND OTHER HOUSING ORGANIZERS PROACTIVELY IDENTIFY KEY PROPERTIES FOR PRESERVATION, PROGRAM - FOR GENERAL OPERATING TO SUPPORT COVID-19 RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE EFFORTS. ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2020
$81K
FOR THE PIANOFIGHT PROJECT
2020
$50K
OPERATING EXPENSES
2020
$50K
EMERGENCY RELIEF
2020
$46K
CORE PROGRAMS
2020
$30K
OCEAN STEWARDSHIP AND RESEARCH
2020
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$25K
FOR CORE OPERATING SUPPORT OF EL TMPANO FOR LOCAL JOURNALISM PROJECTS THAT INFORM IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN OAKLAND ABOUT HEALTH EQUITY ISSUES THAT IMPACT THEIR LIVES.
2020
$20K
UNRESTRICTED
2020
$20K
GRANT FOR EL TIMPANO
2020
$20K
TO SUPPORT THE PIANOFIGHT - FLIGHT DECK ACQUISITION.
2020
$15K
TO SUPPORT PIANO FIGHT: THE FLIGHT DECK ACQUISITION
2020
$15K
TO SUPPORT THE WRITERS GROTTO.
2020
$15K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$15K
TO SUPPORT THE ARTS WORKERS RELIEF FUND.
2020
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT.
2020
$10K
LITERARY ARTS EMERGENCY FUND GRANT
2020
$10K
CODE TENDERLOIN COVID COMMUNITY RESPONSE
2020
$10K
EQUALITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2020
$5K
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
2020
$5K
WALL + RESPONSE
2020
$5K
Organization's Exempt Purpose
2020
$1K
CODE TENDERLOIN
2020
$1K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$500
CODE TENDERLOIN COMMUNITY RESPONSE
2020
$1.6M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$200K
Project support for "Angola"
2019
$46K
CORWIN CREATIVE - FIRE & ICE
2019
$45K
THIS GRANT IS FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO SUPPORT CODE TENDERLOIN'S EFFORTS WITH PROVIDING JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND TECH TRAINING FOR TENDERLOIN COMMUNITY MEMBERS. TO SUPPORT CODE TENDERLOIN FOR SUPPORTING HOMELESS POPULATIONS IN SAN FRANCISCO, TO CONTINUE TENDERLOIN WALKING TOURS VIRTUALLY AND USE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ASIANS AND THE HOMELESS POPULATION. TO PROVIDE LATINO IMMIGRANTS IN OAKLAND WITH NEWS AND INFORMATION THEY NEED TO NAVIGATE THE CURRENT PUBLIC HEALTH AND ECONOMIC CRISES, AS WELL AS A PLATFORM TO RAISE THEIR VOICES, ENSURING THAT THEY ARE HEARD AMONG POLICYMAKERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND THE WIDER BAY AREA COMMUNITY. TO SUPPORT CODE TENDERLOIN FOR SUPPORTING HOMELESS POPULATIONS IN SAN FRANCISCO.
2019
$36K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2019
$25K
White shark video project
2019
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$12K
RELIEF ASSISTANCE
2019
$3K
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR 5 ELEMENTS
2019
$15K
Community Health
2018
$10K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$5K
SHAPING SAN FRANCISCO
2018
$1K
TOWARDS SECURING LONG TERM EMPLOYMENT FOR HOMELESS AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN SAN FRANCISCO.
2018
$50
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION MADE BY EMPLOYEE OF YELP, INC.
2018
$45K
SUPPORT FOR THE TREE DREAMS PROJECT
2017

Funded by

$10.2M from 92 funders · 174 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$1.9M · 4 grants · 2019–2023

The San Francisco Foundation

$1.4M · 6 grants · 2018–2023

American Online Giving Foundation Inc

$540K · 6 grants · 2019–2024

Democracy Fund Inc

$415K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

The Zellerbach Family Foundation

$327K · 15 grants · 2020–2023

Spanish Speaking Unity Council Of

$307K · 3 grants · 2021–2023

The Baker Street Foundation

$250K · 2 grants · 2020–2024

Details

EIN943355076
NTEE codeA30
Subsection03
Ruling date2001-01
Formed2000
Employees51
Volunteers120
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