NonprofitsWomen In Film

Arts & Culture

Women In Film

LOS ANGELES, CA

Total revenue

$3.2M

Total expenses

$4.2M

Net assets

$6.0M

Grants received

$4.1M

54 grants

EIN

237322834

Tax year

2024

Mission

Promotion of equal rights for women in the entertainment industry. To serve as a repository for information on qualified women in the entertainment industry.

Programs

2 programs

CAREER:The WIF film programs provide educational opportunities and build skills that lead to sustainable careers that ultimately gender parity. Mentoring Circles and Peer Mentoring together offer a safe and open environment for established women to cultivate the next generation of women seeking professional guidance as they build their careers and networks. The Episodic Lab and Feature Residency are offered to promising non-professional television and film writers to hone their projects through workshops and master classes.Scholarships - funding for university and college programs for people focused on gender equality.

Expenses: $362K

HELPLINE: This integrated program offers resources and support-including referrals to pro bono attorneys, free therapist-run support groups, and other services from trusted partner organizations-to anyone who has experienced sexual harassment or misconduct while working in the entertainment industry.

Expenses: $100K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$1.8M
Program service revenue
Investment income$286K
Other revenue$1.1M
Total revenue$3.2M

Expenses

Grants paid$104K
Salaries & benefits$2.1M
Fundraising$502K
Other expenses$1.9M
Total expenses$4.2M
Total assets$6.2M
Net assets$6.0M

People

29 listed

NameRoleCompensation

KIRSTEN SCHAFFER

CEO

Board

$230K

55 hrs/wk

NICOLE BROWN

Vice President

Board

4 hrs/wk

DAVIDA LARA

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

SYRINTHIA STUDER

President

Board

4 hrs/wk

MARGIE MORENO

Exec Vice Pres

Board

4 hrs/wk

MICHELLE LEE

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

MONICA LEVINSON

Vice President

Board

4 hrs/wk

TRACY MCKNIGHT

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

ERYN BROWN

Secretary

Board

4 hrs/wk

BIANCA LEVIN

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

VICTORIA ALONSO

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

NISHA GANATRA

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

TARA DUNCAN

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

JEN HOLLINGSWORTH

Treasurer

Board

4 hrs/wk

JAMILA HUNTER

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

VERONIKA KWAN VANDENBERG

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

JURNEE SMOLLETT

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

DEBORAH MCINTOSH

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANDREA NELSON MEIGS

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

SASHA LLOYD

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

KELEIGH THOMAS MORGAN

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

GAUDE PAEZ

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

IVETTE RODRIGUEZ

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

SHIVANI RAWAT

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

RACHEL RUSCH

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

RENA RONSON

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

TALITHA WATKINS

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

STACEY ABRAMS

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

IDA ZINITI

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

ANCHOR STREET COLLECTIVE

EVENT PLANNING

$500K

Grants received

Showing 54 of 54

FromAmountPurposeYear
$115K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES, CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION & ADVOCACY
2024
$50K
OPERATIONS
2024
$44K
GENERAL
2024
$30K
KILLA directed by Laci Dent
2024
$10K
Documentary film series
2024
$1.6M
EMPOWER WOMEN AND GIRLS
2023
$375K
TO SUPPORT WOMEN IN FILM'S WORK TO EDUCATE AND ACTIVATE MEN AS ALLIES IN THE ENTERTAINMENT SPACE TO ADVANCE WOMEN'S EQUALITY.
2023
$203K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$26K
ARPA BENEFICIARY GRANT ART PROGRAM
2023
$25K
Defense or Human Rights and Civil Rights
2023
$15K
TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
2023
$15K
Documentary film production
2023
$12K
GENERAL
2023
$500K
EMPOWER WOMEN AND GIRLS
2022
$15K
Documentary film series
2022
$1K
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
2022
$30K
LABS FOR WOMEN TV SCREENWRITERS
2020
$15K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2020
$10K
LEGACY SERIES
2020
$10K
General Support
2020
$10K
FACT-SHEETS FOR INCLUSIVE STORYTELLING PROJECT
2020
$8K
STARTUP FUNDING
2020
$7K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$500
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
2020
$85K
COVID RELIEF GRANT
2019
$85K
COVID RELIEF GRANT
2019
$20K
LABS FOR WOMEN TV SCREENWRITERS
2019
$75K
THE REFRAME 2019 BUDGET
2018
$12K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$6K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$250
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
2018
$50K
$50,000 FOR THE REFRAME INITIATIVE
2017
$13K
FILMCRAFT GRANTS
2017

Funded by

$4.1M from 27 funders · 54 grants · 2017–2024

Gates Foundation

$2.1M · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc

$468K · 6 grants · 2018–2024

Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation

$375K · 1 grant · 2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$216K · 3 grants · 2018–2023

Academy Foundation

$183K · 3 grants · 2017–2019

The Donald And Carole Chaiken Foundation

$125K · 2 grants · 2017–2018

American Online Giving Foundation Inc

$84K · 4 grants · 2021–2024

Hollywood Foreign Press Association

$80K · 3 grants · 2019–2022

Details

EIN237322834
NTEE codeA31C
Subsection03
Ruling date1975-01
Formed1973
Employees33
Volunteers150
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