Spunk Fund Inc. is a relatively small but focused funder that prioritizes documentary film and media projects—particularly initiatives that develop filmmakers from Southwest Asia/North Africa and support production/editing of independent documentaries—while also making targeted gifts in health research and child-focused humanitarian education. Their grants are project-driven and often substantial, supporting production costs, organizational capacity (e.g., relocation), and specialized biomedical research.
A defining thread in Spunk Fund Inc.’s recent giving is its long-running support for documentary filmmaking through Close-Up, including a 2025 grant of $200,000 to Safe Space Pictures Foundation for a cinematic initiative for documentary filmmakers from Southwest Asia and North Africa. The foundation has also backed the same film-development effort through Jacob Burns Film Center and The Epidavros Project, showing a sustained interest in helping projects move from concept into edited, completed work. Beyond film, Spunk Fund Inc. funds targeted work in health research and human services. Recent grants include support for multiple sclerosis research at Tisch MS Research Center of New York and biomedical research at The Rockefeller University, alongside humanitarian education and child-focused aid in Vietnam and support for children facing difficult circumstances in New York. The result is a grantmaker with a concentrated arts portfolio and a smaller set of purpose-driven gifts in science, education, and direct assistance. Its giving is project-based rather than broad unrestricted support, with grants tied to production phases, relocation and operations, scholarships, instructor salaries, and research questions. Several recipients recur across years, especially in film and multiple sclerosis research, which points to repeated support for specific organizations and program lines rather than one-off experimentation.
Documentary film development is the clearest area of focus. In 2025, Spunk Fund Inc. gave $200,000 to Safe Space Pictures Foundation for a cinematic initiative for documentary filmmakers from Southwest Asia and North Africa, and in 2023 it gave $120,000 to Jacob Burns Film Center Inc. to support Close-Up’s programs for young documentary filmmakers from the Middle East/North Africa region. The foundation also supported The Epidavros Project Inc. with $120,000 in 2023 and $60,000 in 2025 for editing and supplementary post-production work on "Liberal, Kansas." Outside film, the foundation has supported education and humanitarian work. It gave $109,000 to Minors Inc. in 2025 for relocation, book and photo exhibit projects, and ongoing Vietnam program operations, and $83,000 to the same organization in 2023 for projects benefiting highland ethnic minority students in northern Vietnam. It also funded Apopo US Inc. with $39,657 in 2025 for mine victims assistance in rural Cambodia.
$665K
$12.8M
$892K
$1.6M
Most grants fall between $5K and $75K, with a median of $43K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$43K
75th Percentile
$75K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Spunk Fund.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 43 | $1.9M | 95.6% |
| 2 | Belgium | 2 |
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Concentrated portfolio of relatively large, project-specific grants to a small set of organizations, with several repeat grantees; funding mixes arts/media production and a few targeted health and humanitarian investments rather than broad, diversified giving.
Notable grantees: Safe Space Pictures Foundation, Minors Inc, Tisch MS Research Center of New York, Jacob Burns Film Center, The Epidavros Project
Spunk Fund Inc.’s recent grants cluster around a median size of $42,500, with a lower quartile of $4,500 and an upper quartile of $74,750. The pattern includes both small membership or dues payments and much larger project grants, indicating a mixed portfolio with a strong project-funding core. Recipients do recur across years: The Epidavros Project Inc., Tisch MS Research Center of New York Inc., Ballet Tech Foundation Inc., School of American Ballet Inc., The Rockefeller University, Council on Foundations, and Philanthropy New York each appear more than once in the recent grants list. The foundation funds individuals, and the record shows project-specific support, operating-related support such as relocation, and membership or dues payments.
Most grants land in the United States, with 27 of 28 recent grants going to U.S. recipients and one to Brussels. New York City appears repeatedly, including grants to organizations in New York, Brooklyn, and other parts of the city. Other visible clusters include Washington, DC; St. Paul; and Lowell, MA, with Massachusetts also standing out as the top state by grant count. The recipient list also shows one non-U.S. location in Belgium through Jacob Burns Film Center Inc. in Brussels.
Its clearest focus is documentary film, especially Close-Up-related work for filmmakers from Southwest Asia and North Africa. The recent record also includes multiple sclerosis research, child-focused humanitarian support, dance education, and a small number of literary and academic projects.
Among recent grants, the lower quartile is $4,500, the median is $42,500, and the upper quartile is $74,750. The recent list ranges from $1,000 membership and dues payments to $200,000 for a film initiative.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including The Epidavros Project Inc., Tisch MS Research Center of New York Inc., Ballet Tech Foundation Inc., School of American Ballet Inc., The Rockefeller University, Council on Foundations, and Philanthropy New York.
The recipient list is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with 27 of 28 recent grants going to U.S. organizations and one to Brussels. New York City is especially common, and Massachusetts is the top state by grant count.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| $175K |
4.4% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAFE SPACE PICTURES FOUNDATION | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | A CINEMATIC INITIATIVE FOR DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS FROM SOUTHWEST ASIA & NORTH AFRICA. TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS OF CLOSE-UP, AN INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION WHICH AIMS TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST, THE CAUCASUS & NORTH AFRICA. |
| MINORS INC | ST PAUL, MN | $109,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE RELOCATION OF "MINORS" WORKSPACE, TO CONTINUE THE BOOK AND PHOTO EXHIBIT PROJECTS BEYOND THE CURRENT PROJECT, AND TO CONTINUE CONDUCTING ONGOING VIETNAM PROGRAM OPERATIONS. TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OR MUCH-NEEDED BASIC HUMAN NECESSITIES SO CHILDREN CAN REMAIN IN SCHOOLS IN HA GIANG AND DIEN BIEN. |
| TISCH MS RESEARCH CENTER OF NEW YORK INC | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT DEVELOPING IMMUNOCOMPETENT CEREBRAL AND SPINAL CORD ORGANOIDS FOR THE STUDY OF THE IMMUNE ASPECT OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. |
| THE EPIDAVROS PROJECT INC | NEW YORK, NY | $60,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTARY SUPPORT TO COVER THE FOLLOWING WORK FOR "LIBERAL, KANSAS" IN 2025: EDITOR AND ASSISTANT SOUND EDITOR, GRAPHICS, COMPOSER, TRAVELING, PROMOTION, AND FUNDRAISING. |
| HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | TO DEFINE THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF SLE'S EXTREME FEMALE PREDOMINANCE, A CRITICAL CHALLENGE CENTRAL TO UNDERSTANDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SLE. |
| APOPO US INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $39,657 | 2025 | MINE VICTIMS ASSISTANCE IN RURAL CAMBODIA - TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR UP TO 144 VICTIMS TO ACCESS CARE WHILE ALLOWING ITS TEAM TO CONTINUE MAPPING OUR VICTIMS ASSISTANCE (VA) NEEDS FOR UP TO 300 VICTIMS IN SIEM REAP PROVINCE. |
| BALLET TECH FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $35,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR DANCE INSTRUCTOR SALARIES AT THE NYC PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR DANCE FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR. |
| PEACE PLAYERS INTERNATIONAL | WASHINGTON, DC | $34,000 | 2025 | THE ENRIQUE MOSCOL SCHOLARSHIP - TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR YEAR 2 FOR THE THREE ENRIQUE MOSCOL SCHOLARS AS THEY CONTINUE PURSUING THEIR HIGHER EDUCATION DEGREES AND TO CONTINUE NURTURING AND SUPPORTING VETERAN PARTICIPANTS AS THEY TRANSITION INTO THEIR OWN ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURSUITS. |
| SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT SUMMER AND WINTER COURSES DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS THAT COVERED OR REDUCED TRAINING COSTS FOR THE SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET'S SUMMER AND WINTER TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR DANCERS OF COLOR. |
| UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH - SEWANEE | SEWANEE, TN | $13,200 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT A SECOND OFFERING OF JOURNEYS, THE UNDERGRADUATE COURSE THAT WILL EXAMINE THE METAPHOR OF AN INDIVIDUAL JOURNEY AND HOW THAT METAPHOR IS UNDERSTOOD CULTURALLY, HISTORICALLY, PSYCHOLOGICALLY, AND AESTHETICALLY IN VISUAL AND NARRATIVE ARTS IN OUR INCREASINGLY FAST-PACED, OFTEN TRANSACTIONAL WORLD. |
| UGLY DUCKLING PRESSE LTD | BROOKLYN, NY | $12,500 | 2025 | TO PUBLISH THEIR ENTIRE 2024 FALL SEASON (EIGHT BOOKS OF POETRY AND POETRY IN TRANSLATION). |
| THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $6,000 | 2025 | BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH |
| COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS | WASHINGTON, DC | $4,000 | 2025 | MEMBERSHIP. |
| PHILANTHROPY NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | MEMBERSHIP. |
| THE EPIDAVROS PROJECT INC | NEW YORK, NY | $117,950 | 2024 | SUPPORT THE INITIAL PHASE OF THE EDIT FOR "LIBERAL, KANSAS" LEADING TO THE FIRST FULL-LENGTH VERSION OF THE FILM AND SUPPORT CONVERTINT THE DOCUMENTARY "LIBERAL, KANSAS" FROM A FEATURE FILM INTO A MULTIPLE PART SERIES. |
| TISCH MS RESEARCH CENTER OF NEW YORK INC | NEW YORK, NY | $110,000 | 2024 | DEDICATED PROGRAM TO FINDING THE CAUSE OF AND CURE FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS |
| HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY | NEW YORK, NY | $110,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH ON LUPUS NEPHRITIS |
| MINORS INC | ST PAUL, MN | $93,000 | 2024 | IMPLEMENT PROJECTS TO BENEFIT 16,000 HIGHLAND ETHNIC MINORITY STUDENTS AT 100 REMOTE SCHOOLS IN FIVE PROVINCES IN NORTHERN VIETNAM AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT FUNDRAISING EFFORTS IN THE U.S. |
| SAFE SPACE PICTURES FOUNDATION | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $85,000 | 2024 | A CINEMATIC INITIATIVE FOR DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS FROM SOUTHWEST ASIA & NORTH AFRICA |
| JACOB BURNS FILM CENTER INC | BRUSSELS | $55,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS OF CLOSE-UP, A NEW INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION WHICH AIMS TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA REGION. |
| LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER | JERSEY CITY, NJ | $50,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT INCREASED ACCESSIBILITY FOR APPROXIMATELY 2,000 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THE RETURN OF SENSORY DAYS AT LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER IN 2023-2024 WITH ACCESS TO SENSORY-FRIENDLY ENHANCEMENTS TO PROVIDE A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL ABILITIES. |
| BALLET TECH FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $35,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR DANCE INSTRUCTOR SALARIES AT THE NYC PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR DANCE, INCLUDING GRADES 9-12, DURING THE 2019-2020 ACADEMIC YEAR. |
| THEATER LABRADOR INC | NEW YORK, NY | $35,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF "HOW TO EAT AN ORANGE," A ONE-WOMAN PLAY ABOUT ARGENTINE VISUAL ARTIST CLAUDIA BERNARDI, WHO LIVED THROUGH THE MILITARY JUNTA THAT RULED THE COUNTRY FORM 1976 TO 1983. |
| PEACE PLAYERS INTERNATIONAL | WASHINGTON, DC | $30,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PEACE PLAYERS' JERUSALEM ALL-STARS PROGRAM, COMPOSED OF 15 PALESTINIAN AND ISRAELI GIRLS FROM EAST AND WEST JERUSALEM, AGES 15-25, WITH LONG-TERM OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP THEIR BASKETBALL, LEADERSHIP AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS. |
| FIVE MYLES INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $16,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PERFORMANCES AT FIVEMYLES DURING THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY DESIGNED TO STIMULATE THE IMPACT OF ART ON CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN UNDERSERVED CROWN HEIGHTS BROOKLYN COMMUNITY. |
| UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH - SEWANEE | SEWANEE, TN | $11,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT AN UNDERGRADUATE COURSE THAT WILL EXAMINE THE METAPHOR OF AN INDIVIDUAL JOURNEY AND HOW THAT METAPHOR IS UNDERSTOOD CULTURALLY, HISTORICALLY, PSYCHOLOGICALLY, AND AESTHETICALLY IN VISUAL AND NARRATIVE ART IN OUR INCREASINGLY FAST-PACED, OFTEN TRANSACTIONAL WORLD. |
| SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | PROVIDING SUPPORT TO TALENTED YOUNG DANCERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO FOLLOW IN THEIR DREAMS |
| THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $6,000 | 2024 | BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH |
| COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS | WASHINGTON, DC | $4,000 | 2024 | MEMBERSHIP. |
| PHILANTHROPY NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $1,900 | 2024 | DUES AND OTHER. |
| BRAIN & BEHAVIOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE RESEARCHERS WITH THE START-UP FUNDS THEY NEED TO CONDUCT NEW RESEARCH PROJECTS IN THE MOST CRITICAL AREAS OF NEUROSCIENCE. |
| THE EPIDAVROS PROJECT INC | NEW YORK, NY | $120,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT THE INITIAL PHASE OF THE EDIT FOR "LIBERAL, KANSAS" LEADING TO THE FIRST FULL-LENGTH VERSION OF THE FILM AND SUPPORT CONVERTINT THE DOCUMENTARY "LIBERAL, KANSAS" FROM A FEATURE FILM INTO A MULTIPLE PART SERIES. |
| JACOB BURNS FILM CENTER INC | BRUSSELS | $120,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS OF CLOSE-UP, A NEW INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION WHICH AIMS TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA REGION. |
| TISCH MS RESEARCH CENTER OF NEW YORK INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2023 | DEDICATED PROGRAM TO FINDING THE CAUSE OF AND CURE FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS |
| MINORS INC | ST PAUL, MN | $83,000 | 2023 | IMPLEMENT PROJECTS TO BENEFIT 16,000 HIGHLAND ETHNIC MINORITY STUDENTS AT 100 REMOTE SCHOOLS IN FIVE PROVINCES IN NORTHERN VIETNAM AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT FUNDRAISING EFFORTS IN THE U.S. |
| GRAHAM WINDHAM | BROOKLYN, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE OVERCOMING SOME OF LIFE'S MOST DIFFICULT CHALLENGES AND OBSTACLES |
| ANGKOR DANCE TROUPE INC | LOWELL, MA | $50,000 | 2023 | CAMBODIAN TRADITIONAL ARS ORGANIZATION - TO EDUCATE IN DANCE |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $50,000 | 2023 | EVALUATE GENETIC MODERATION OF THE EFFECTS OF CHILD MALTREATMENT ON ADULT EPIGENETIC MODIFICATIONS, PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND MENTAL HEALTH. |
| BALLET TECH FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $35,000 | 2023 | PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR DANCE INSTRUCTOR SALARIES AT THE NYC PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR DANCE, INCLUDING GRADES 9-12, DURING THE 2019-2020 ACADEMIC YEAR. |
| SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | PROVIDING SUPPORT TO TALENTED YOUNG DANCERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO FOLLOW IN THEIR DREAMS |
| THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $6,000 | 2023 | BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH |
| COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS | WASHINGTON, DC | $4,000 | 2023 | MEMBERSHIP. |
| PHILANTHROPY NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $1,900 | 2023 | DUES AND OTHER. |
| BRAIN & BEHAVIOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | PROVIDE RESEARCHERS WITH THE START-UP FUNDS THEY NEED TO CONDUCT NEW RESEARCH PROJECTS IN THE MOST CRITICAL AREAS OF NEUROSCIENCE. |
| CANDID | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | DUES AND OTHER. |
SAFE SPACE PICTURES FOUNDATION
$200,000A CINEMATIC INITIATIVE FOR DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS FROM SOUTHWEST ASIA & NORTH AFRICA. TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS OF CLOSE-UP, AN INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION WHICH AIMS TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST, THE CAUCASUS & NORTH AFRICA.
MINORS INC
$109,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE RELOCATION OF "MINORS" WORKSPACE, TO CONTINUE THE BOOK AND PHOTO EXHIBIT PROJECTS BEYOND THE CURRENT PROJECT, AND TO CONTINUE CONDUCTING ONGOING VIETNAM PROGRAM OPERATIONS. TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OR MUCH-NEEDED BASIC HUMAN NECESSITIES SO CHILDREN CAN REMAIN IN SCHOOLS IN HA GIANG AND DIEN BIEN.
TO SUPPORT DEVELOPING IMMUNOCOMPETENT CEREBRAL AND SPINAL CORD ORGANOIDS FOR THE STUDY OF THE IMMUNE ASPECT OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.
THE EPIDAVROS PROJECT INC
$60,000TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTARY SUPPORT TO COVER THE FOLLOWING WORK FOR "LIBERAL, KANSAS" IN 2025: EDITOR AND ASSISTANT SOUND EDITOR, GRAPHICS, COMPOSER, TRAVELING, PROMOTION, AND FUNDRAISING.
TO DEFINE THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF SLE'S EXTREME FEMALE PREDOMINANCE, A CRITICAL CHALLENGE CENTRAL TO UNDERSTANDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SLE.
MINE VICTIMS ASSISTANCE IN RURAL CAMBODIA - TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR UP TO 144 VICTIMS TO ACCESS CARE WHILE ALLOWING ITS TEAM TO CONTINUE MAPPING OUR VICTIMS ASSISTANCE (VA) NEEDS FOR UP TO 300 VICTIMS IN SIEM REAP PROVINCE.
PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR DANCE INSTRUCTOR SALARIES AT THE NYC PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR DANCE FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR.
THE ENRIQUE MOSCOL SCHOLARSHIP - TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR YEAR 2 FOR THE THREE ENRIQUE MOSCOL SCHOLARS AS THEY CONTINUE PURSUING THEIR HIGHER EDUCATION DEGREES AND TO CONTINUE NURTURING AND SUPPORTING VETERAN PARTICIPANTS AS THEY TRANSITION INTO THEIR OWN ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURSUITS.
TO SUPPORT SUMMER AND WINTER COURSES DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS THAT COVERED OR REDUCED TRAINING COSTS FOR THE SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET'S SUMMER AND WINTER TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR DANCERS OF COLOR.
TO SUPPORT A SECOND OFFERING OF JOURNEYS, THE UNDERGRADUATE COURSE THAT WILL EXAMINE THE METAPHOR OF AN INDIVIDUAL JOURNEY AND HOW THAT METAPHOR IS UNDERSTOOD CULTURALLY, HISTORICALLY, PSYCHOLOGICALLY, AND AESTHETICALLY IN VISUAL AND NARRATIVE ARTS IN OUR INCREASINGLY FAST-PACED, OFTEN TRANSACTIONAL WORLD.
UGLY DUCKLING PRESSE LTD
$12,500TO PUBLISH THEIR ENTIRE 2024 FALL SEASON (EIGHT BOOKS OF POETRY AND POETRY IN TRANSLATION).
COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS
$4,000MEMBERSHIP.
THE EPIDAVROS PROJECT INC
$117,950SUPPORT THE INITIAL PHASE OF THE EDIT FOR "LIBERAL, KANSAS" LEADING TO THE FIRST FULL-LENGTH VERSION OF THE FILM AND SUPPORT CONVERTINT THE DOCUMENTARY "LIBERAL, KANSAS" FROM A FEATURE FILM INTO A MULTIPLE PART SERIES.
DEDICATED PROGRAM TO FINDING THE CAUSE OF AND CURE FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
MINORS INC
$93,000IMPLEMENT PROJECTS TO BENEFIT 16,000 HIGHLAND ETHNIC MINORITY STUDENTS AT 100 REMOTE SCHOOLS IN FIVE PROVINCES IN NORTHERN VIETNAM AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT FUNDRAISING EFFORTS IN THE U.S.
SAFE SPACE PICTURES FOUNDATION
$85,000A CINEMATIC INITIATIVE FOR DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS FROM SOUTHWEST ASIA & NORTH AFRICA
JACOB BURNS FILM CENTER INC
$55,000SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS OF CLOSE-UP, A NEW INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION WHICH AIMS TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA REGION.
TO SUPPORT INCREASED ACCESSIBILITY FOR APPROXIMATELY 2,000 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THE RETURN OF SENSORY DAYS AT LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER IN 2023-2024 WITH ACCESS TO SENSORY-FRIENDLY ENHANCEMENTS TO PROVIDE A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL ABILITIES.
PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR DANCE INSTRUCTOR SALARIES AT THE NYC PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR DANCE, INCLUDING GRADES 9-12, DURING THE 2019-2020 ACADEMIC YEAR.
TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF "HOW TO EAT AN ORANGE," A ONE-WOMAN PLAY ABOUT ARGENTINE VISUAL ARTIST CLAUDIA BERNARDI, WHO LIVED THROUGH THE MILITARY JUNTA THAT RULED THE COUNTRY FORM 1976 TO 1983.
SUPPORT PEACE PLAYERS' JERUSALEM ALL-STARS PROGRAM, COMPOSED OF 15 PALESTINIAN AND ISRAELI GIRLS FROM EAST AND WEST JERUSALEM, AGES 15-25, WITH LONG-TERM OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP THEIR BASKETBALL, LEADERSHIP AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS.
FIVE MYLES INC
$16,000SUPPORT PERFORMANCES AT FIVEMYLES DURING THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY DESIGNED TO STIMULATE THE IMPACT OF ART ON CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN UNDERSERVED CROWN HEIGHTS BROOKLYN COMMUNITY.
TO SUPPORT AN UNDERGRADUATE COURSE THAT WILL EXAMINE THE METAPHOR OF AN INDIVIDUAL JOURNEY AND HOW THAT METAPHOR IS UNDERSTOOD CULTURALLY, HISTORICALLY, PSYCHOLOGICALLY, AND AESTHETICALLY IN VISUAL AND NARRATIVE ART IN OUR INCREASINGLY FAST-PACED, OFTEN TRANSACTIONAL WORLD.
PROVIDING SUPPORT TO TALENTED YOUNG DANCERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO FOLLOW IN THEIR DREAMS
COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS
$4,000MEMBERSHIP.
PROVIDE RESEARCHERS WITH THE START-UP FUNDS THEY NEED TO CONDUCT NEW RESEARCH PROJECTS IN THE MOST CRITICAL AREAS OF NEUROSCIENCE.
THE EPIDAVROS PROJECT INC
$120,000SUPPORT THE INITIAL PHASE OF THE EDIT FOR "LIBERAL, KANSAS" LEADING TO THE FIRST FULL-LENGTH VERSION OF THE FILM AND SUPPORT CONVERTINT THE DOCUMENTARY "LIBERAL, KANSAS" FROM A FEATURE FILM INTO A MULTIPLE PART SERIES.
JACOB BURNS FILM CENTER INC
$120,000SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS OF CLOSE-UP, A NEW INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION WHICH AIMS TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA REGION.
DEDICATED PROGRAM TO FINDING THE CAUSE OF AND CURE FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
MINORS INC
$83,000IMPLEMENT PROJECTS TO BENEFIT 16,000 HIGHLAND ETHNIC MINORITY STUDENTS AT 100 REMOTE SCHOOLS IN FIVE PROVINCES IN NORTHERN VIETNAM AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT FUNDRAISING EFFORTS IN THE U.S.
SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE OVERCOMING SOME OF LIFE'S MOST DIFFICULT CHALLENGES AND OBSTACLES
ANGKOR DANCE TROUPE INC
$50,000CAMBODIAN TRADITIONAL ARS ORGANIZATION - TO EDUCATE IN DANCE
EVALUATE GENETIC MODERATION OF THE EFFECTS OF CHILD MALTREATMENT ON ADULT EPIGENETIC MODIFICATIONS, PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND MENTAL HEALTH.
PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR DANCE INSTRUCTOR SALARIES AT THE NYC PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR DANCE, INCLUDING GRADES 9-12, DURING THE 2019-2020 ACADEMIC YEAR.
PROVIDING SUPPORT TO TALENTED YOUNG DANCERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO FOLLOW IN THEIR DREAMS
COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS
$4,000MEMBERSHIP.
PROVIDE RESEARCHERS WITH THE START-UP FUNDS THEY NEED TO CONDUCT NEW RESEARCH PROJECTS IN THE MOST CRITICAL AREAS OF NEUROSCIENCE.
CANDID
$1,000DUES AND OTHER.