About Video Veracity
Video Veracity is a 501(c)(3) non-profit established in 1993 that supports the production and distribution of cultural, social-issue, and arts programming through documentary film, video, transmedia, and audio work by independent media producers in New Orleans and the surrounding region. The organization provides links between media producers and funders, distributors, production facilities, and supports preservation of archival independent film and video.
Focus Areas
Documentary filmVideo preservationTransmediaAudio projectsArts and cultural programmingMedia production support
Who They Fund
documentary filmmakersindependent film producersfilm production companiesscreening venues/audiences
Funding Style
About Video Veracity
Video Veracity Inc centers its grantmaking on documentary film production, and the pattern is unusually concentrated: nearly every dollar in the recent record goes to project-based support for independent media producers in New Orleans and the surrounding region. The foundation uses fiscal sponsorship and production support as its main vehicle, pairing money with producing advice, technical support, fundraising consulting, and advocacy. That mix helps move individual film, video, transmedia, and audio projects from concept into production and distribution. Recent awards show the scale of that commitment. Risk Master Lp received $294,000 to produce a documentary film, while Gusto Moving Pictures LLC received $256,760 in 2023 and another $167,580 in 2024 for the same purpose. Commuted Film LLC also appears more than once, including a $102,900 award in 2025 and a $98,000 award in 2023. The foundation’s work is tied to cultural and social-issue storytelling, but the actual grant pattern is tightly production-oriented rather than broad operating support.
What Video Veracity Funds
Documentary production is the clearest throughline. Video Veracity Inc backed Natchez Film LLC with $68,600 in 2024 and $64,304 in 2025, both for produce documentary film. The foundation also supports place-based media projects. Claiborne Ave History Project LLC received $51,081 in 2025, $49,907 in 2023, and $48,750 in 2024, each for produce documentary film, showing repeated support for the same project over multiple years. Its portfolio includes other production-focused work as well. Serendipity Films received $80,091 in 2024 and $49,841 in 2025, while Roleplay LLC received $70,068 in 2025 and $61,699 in 2024. These awards point to sustained support for independent film production rather than isolated one-off commissions.
How Video Veracity Gives
Typical awards cluster around a median of $36,459, with the middle half of grants falling between $13,219 and $71,473. The grant list includes both larger project awards and smaller production-support grants, suggesting a wide spread within a clearly project-based model. Recipients often reappear across years: Gusto Moving Pictures LLC, Commuted Film LLC, Claiborne Ave History Project LLC, Natchez Film LLC, Roleplay LLC, Serendipity Films, Rudiments LLC, and Spirit Tide LLC each show multiple awards in the recent record. Video Veracity Inc is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it accepts unsolicited requests through its fiscal sponsorship and production support program.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$572K
Total Assets
$526K
Total Revenue
$1.2M
Total Expenses
$1.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $13K and $71K, with a median of $36K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$36K
75th Percentile
$71K
Geographic Reach
Regional4 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Tim Watson
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