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    Film Collaborative

    ActiveArts, Culture & Humanities
    LOS ANGELES, CAWebsite3236108128

    About Film Collaborative

    THE FILM COLLABORATIVE is the first nonprofit focused on distribution-education. TFC educates filmmakers about and helps filmmakers with all aspects of distribution without taking rights.

    Focus Areas

    film distributionfiscal sponsorshipfilmmaker support and educationimpact VODfestival and non-theatrical distribution

    Who They Fund

    independent documentary filmmakersLGBTQ+ communities and advocatesimmigrant and undocumented populationspeople affected by criminal justice system (defendants, families, reform advocates)patients and caregivers affected by cancer and Alzheimer’scommunities impacted by political conflict

    About Film Collaborative

    The Film Collaborative Inc is built around a rare model in documentary support: it is the first nonprofit focused on distribution-education, helping filmmakers handle distribution without taking rights. That orientation shows up in its grantmaking, which is heavily project-based and centered on independent film production, festival circulation, and non-theatrical release. The largest recent award in the data is a $12,724,745 grant in 2025 for filmmaking projects in Los Angeles, followed by a $7,018,509 grant in 2024 for the same purpose. Beyond those large project awards, the foundation backs specific films with targeted support, such as $858,605 to The Joy Film LLC for the Mission Joy project and $756,615 to Complexity Pictures LLC for American Solitaire. The portfolio also includes issue-driven documentary work tied to social justice, LGBTQ+ history, immigration, reproductive rights, public health narratives, and political conflict. That mix of distribution support and film financing defines how the foundation works with filmmakers.

    What Film Collaborative Funds

    In documentary and issue-driven storytelling, the foundation funded several named projects in 2023, including $420,768 to You Are Not Alone LLC for the You Are Not Alone project, $101,164 to After Roe LLC for the After Roe project, and $88,750 to Endo What LLC for the Endo What project. Those grants point to attention to reproductive rights and public health narratives. It also supported $131,533 to Throuple The Movie LLC for Throuple and $91,761 to Singer & Deschamps Production for Heroes and Heretics, both aligned with LGBTQ+ themes. Political and civic topics appear as well: $80,759 went to SF Core Media LLC for Chesa Boudin Riptide, and $95,000 supported StoryFile Inc for Ukraine. The foundation also backed cultural and identity-based filmmaking, including $90,545 to Adama Films LLC for Fiddler's Journey.

    How Film Collaborative Gives

    Typical grants cluster around a median of $25,923, with a lower quartile of $13,382 and an upper quartile of $82,904. The recent record shows a wide spread, from smaller five-figure project awards to multi-million-dollar filmmaking-project grants. The pattern also suggests repeat support for film projects rather than one-time operating aid: the top recent grants in 2024 and 2025 were both labeled for filmmaking projects. The Film Collaborative Inc does not fund individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. Its structure is consistent with a project-based, film-support funder rather than a general operating grantmaker.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $12.7M

    Total Assets

    $4.9M

    Total Revenue

    $13.8M

    Total Expenses

    $15.2M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $13K and $83K, with a median of $26K.

    25th Percentile

    $13K

    Median

    $26K

    75th Percentile

    $83K

    Geographic Reach

    National23 states funded

    About 46% of grants go to recipients in CA.

    Funding intensity
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    Funding Style

    project-based production grantsdocumentary and independent film supportissue-driven storytelling fundingfestival/distribution support

    Topics

    social justice and criminal justice reform documentariesLGBTQ+ history and transgender narrativesimmigration and undocumented communitiesreproductive rights and abortion accesspublic health narratives (cancer, Alzheimer’s)political conflict and war (e.g., Ukraine)cultural heritage and identity films

    Where Film Collaborative Makes Grants

    Grant recipients are overwhelmingly in the United States, with 84 grants there in the recent set. California is the top state by grant count, and 46% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Named recipient locations cluster in Los Angeles, Torrance, Berkeley, Sacramento, and La Crescenta, with additional awards to New York-area grantees in Brooklyn and New York City. Outside California, the data shows grants in Texas, Florida, Mississippi, Arizona, and Virginia, reflecting national reach rather than a single-region focus.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Film Collaborative

    What kinds of projects does The Film Collaborative Inc fund most often?

    Its recent grants center on filmmaking projects and documentary-oriented work. The largest awards in the data were labeled for filmmaking projects, and named projects include Mission Joy, American Solitaire, You Are Not Alone, After Roe, and Chesa Boudin Riptide. The foundation’s stated focus areas include film distribution, fiscal sponsorship, filmmaker support and education, impact VOD, and festival and non-theatrical distribution.

    How large are its typical grants?

    The typical grant size is $13,382 at the 25th percentile, $25,923 at the median, and $82,904 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards range from five-figure project support to multimillion-dollar filmmaking-project grants, showing a wide spread in check size.

    Does The Film Collaborative Inc support only California projects?

    No. California is the top state by grant count, and 46% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, but the recent grants also reach Texas, New York, Florida, Mississippi, Arizona, and Virginia. The recipient country distribution in the data is entirely U.S.-based.

    What subject areas show up in its recent grantmaking?

    Recent grants align with social justice and criminal justice reform documentaries, LGBTQ+ history and transgender narratives, immigration and undocumented communities, reproductive rights and abortion access, public health narratives, and political conflict. Named project examples include You Are Not Alone, After Roe, Endo What, Throuple, Heroes and Heretics, and Ukraine.

    Does it fund individuals or make program-related investments?

    No. The funder does not fund individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. Its grantmaking is instead organized around project-based support for film and documentary work.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

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    Who can apply: Project must represent an artistic contribution to film or media art; applicant must be the producer and/or director with artistic, budgetary, and editorial control and own the copyright; project may be in development, production, post-production, or distribution; applicants may be outside the U.S.; projects must be seeking funding from individual, foundation, government, or corporate sources that require nonprofit tax-exempt status.

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    DOMESTIC ORG - SEE PDF LISTLOS ANGELES, CA$12,724,7452025FILMMAKING PROJECTS
    DOMESTIC ORG - SEE PDF LISTLOS ANGELES, CA$7,018,5092024FILMMAKING PROJECTS
    Lilly Movie Development CompaLos Aneles, CA$4,665,3622023Lilly movie project
    The Joy Film LLCTorrance, CA$858,6052023Mission Joy project
    Complexity Pictures LLCBerkeley, CA$756,6152023American Solitaire project
    YOU ARE NOT ALONE LLCAustin, TX$420,7682023You Are Not Alone project
    Millenial Movie LLCOjai, CA$331,7152023Revolution Generation project
    Triptych Films LLCSan Antonio, TX$275,4712023A Desert of Pure Feeling project
    Big Boys LLCLos Angeles, CA$267,1582023Big Boys project
    Elizabeth A LanePacific Palisad, CA$219,1242023Would You Hide Me project
    One of a Kind Movie LLCTorrance, CA$152,8382023One of a Kind project
    Throuple The Movie LLCBrooklyn, NY$131,5332023Throuple project
    Chuparosa Films LLCLos Angeles, CA$119,9002023Body Parts project
    Concorde Productions LLCMiami, FL$109,2502023The Only Game in Town project
    Automat PicturesLos Angeles, CA$107,3662023Automat Pictures project
    Portal A LLCSacramento, CA$106,3592023Fault Lines project
    After Roe LLCMarfa, TX$101,1642023After Roe project
    StoryFile IncLos Angeles, CA$95,0002023Ukraine project
    Singer & Deschamps ProductionBrooklyn, NY$91,7612023Heroes and Heretics project
    Adama Films LLCLa Crescenta, CA$90,5452023Fiddler's Journey project
    Endo What LLCOxford, MS$88,7502023Endo What project
    Miss Sherri LLCScottsdale, AZ$85,0502023Miss Sherri project
    SF Core Media LLCOaksland, CA$80,7592023Chesa Boudin Riptide project
    Public Square Films LLCNew York, NY$69,9872023Public Square Films project
    The Berkeley Company LLCNew York, NY$59,5172023Maestra project
    MARMINCHILLA LLCBrooklyn, NY$56,9702023Untitled Julia Loktev project
    Helix Pictures LLCNew York, NY$47,8752023Group project
    Memory Workers LLCLos Angeles, CA$47,5002023The Righteous Roadtrip project
    On Assignment Pictures LLCBrooklyn, NY$47,4952023Untitled James Hamilton project
    Rosalia Films IncCharlottesville, VA$45,9852023Prep Banned project
    BRITE PRODUCTIONS INC dba GLos Angeles, CA$42,5472023Greenie Films project
    Blue Water Entertainment IncSanta Monica, CA$40,1522023Blue Water Film Festival
    Spektral Ink Films LimitedCamas, WA$38,5502023Revelations in Tear Gas project
    Galdanova Film LLCBuffalo, NY$38,0002023Queendom project
    Keeper of the Flame LLC DBA RLos Angeles, CA$37,3662023RAZ project
    Documentary Producers AlliancDover, DE$35,0252023Producers Alliance project
    Lucky Bean Productions LLCNew York, NY$34,9452023Daughters of the Wind project
    Leslie Silver Enterprises LLDavis, CA$34,6782023No Home Here project
    Without Arrows LLCPhiladelphia, PA$32,0002023Without Arrows project
    Knee Knocker Productions LLCOmaha, NE$32,0002023How Much Sleep project
    Kathryn A LauritzenFaifield, CA$28,518202324 Behaviours project
    University of California BerBerkeley, CA$26,5002023UC Berkeley project
    Galewind Films LLCOakland, CA$25,9232023Undocumented Justice project
    Crumbel & Smeer IncLos Angeles, CA$25,5002023Journal of the Plague Year project
    The Heart Revolution LLCWalnut, CA$25,0602023The Heart Revolution project
    Carole Ann LoweNorth Hollywood, CA$24,7772023Where They Go project
    Randy G IncBeverly Hills, CA$24,6192023Go Figure project
    1893 the Film LLCSan Juan Capist, CA$24,02120231893 Year of the Yogi project
    Unchained Productions LLCNew York, NY$23,0002023An Eye for an Eye project
    KP Productions LLCOlathe, KS$22,3002023Beneath the Shadow project

    DOMESTIC ORG - SEE PDF LIST

    $12,724,745
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    FILMMAKING PROJECTS

    DOMESTIC ORG - SEE PDF LIST

    $7,018,509
    LOS ANGELES, CA2024

    FILMMAKING PROJECTS

    Lilly Movie Development Compa

    $4,665,362
    Los Aneles, CA2023

    Lilly movie project

    The Joy Film LLC

    $858,605
    Torrance, CA2023

    Mission Joy project

    Complexity Pictures LLC

    $756,615
    Berkeley, CA2023

    American Solitaire project

    YOU ARE NOT ALONE LLC

    $420,768
    Austin, TX2023

    You Are Not Alone project

    Millenial Movie LLC

    $331,715
    Ojai, CA2023

    Revolution Generation project

    Triptych Films LLC

    $275,471
    San Antonio, TX2023

    A Desert of Pure Feeling project

    Big Boys LLC

    $267,158
    Los Angeles, CA2023

    Big Boys project

    Elizabeth A Lane

    $219,124
    Pacific Palisad, CA2023

    Would You Hide Me project

    One of a Kind Movie LLC

    $152,838
    Torrance, CA2023

    One of a Kind project

    Throuple The Movie LLC

    $131,533
    Brooklyn, NY2023

    Throuple project

    Chuparosa Films LLC

    $119,900
    Los Angeles, CA2023

    Body Parts project

    Concorde Productions LLC

    $109,250
    Miami, FL2023

    The Only Game in Town project

    Automat Pictures

    $107,366
    Los Angeles, CA2023

    Automat Pictures project

    Portal A LLC

    $106,359
    Sacramento, CA2023

    Fault Lines project

    After Roe LLC

    $101,164
    Marfa, TX2023

    After Roe project

    StoryFile Inc

    $95,000
    Los Angeles, CA2023

    Ukraine project

    Singer & Deschamps Production

    $91,761
    Brooklyn, NY2023

    Heroes and Heretics project

    Adama Films LLC

    $90,545
    La Crescenta, CA2023

    Fiddler's Journey project

    Endo What LLC

    $88,750
    Oxford, MS2023

    Endo What project

    Miss Sherri LLC

    $85,050
    Scottsdale, AZ2023

    Miss Sherri project

    SF Core Media LLC

    $80,759
    Oaksland, CA2023

    Chesa Boudin Riptide project

    Public Square Films LLC

    $69,987
    New York, NY2023

    Public Square Films project

    The Berkeley Company LLC

    $59,517
    New York, NY2023

    Maestra project

    MARMINCHILLA LLC

    $56,970
    Brooklyn, NY2023

    Untitled Julia Loktev project

    Helix Pictures LLC

    $47,875
    New York, NY2023

    Group project

    Memory Workers LLC

    $47,500
    Los Angeles, CA2023

    The Righteous Roadtrip project

    On Assignment Pictures LLC

    $47,495
    Brooklyn, NY2023

    Untitled James Hamilton project

    Rosalia Films Inc

    $45,985
    Charlottesville, VA2023

    Prep Banned project

    BRITE PRODUCTIONS INC dba G

    $42,547
    Los Angeles, CA2023

    Greenie Films project

    Blue Water Entertainment Inc

    $40,152
    Santa Monica, CA2023

    Blue Water Film Festival

    Spektral Ink Films Limited

    $38,550
    Camas, WA2023

    Revelations in Tear Gas project

    Galdanova Film LLC

    $38,000
    Buffalo, NY2023

    Queendom project

    Keeper of the Flame LLC DBA R

    $37,366
    Los Angeles, CA2023

    RAZ project

    Documentary Producers Allianc

    $35,025
    Dover, DE2023

    Producers Alliance project

    Lucky Bean Productions LLC

    $34,945
    New York, NY2023

    Daughters of the Wind project

    Leslie Silver Enterprises LL

    $34,678
    Davis, CA2023

    No Home Here project

    Without Arrows LLC

    $32,000
    Philadelphia, PA2023

    Without Arrows project

    Knee Knocker Productions LLC

    $32,000
    Omaha, NE2023

    How Much Sleep project

    Kathryn A Lauritzen

    $28,518
    Faifield, CA2023

    24 Behaviours project

    University of California Ber

    $26,500
    Berkeley, CA2023

    UC Berkeley project

    Galewind Films LLC

    $25,923
    Oakland, CA2023

    Undocumented Justice project

    Crumbel & Smeer Inc

    $25,500
    Los Angeles, CA2023

    Journal of the Plague Year project

    The Heart Revolution LLC

    $25,060
    Walnut, CA2023

    The Heart Revolution project

    Carole Ann Lowe

    $24,777
    North Hollywood, CA2023

    Where They Go project

    Randy G Inc

    $24,619
    Beverly Hills, CA2023

    Go Figure project

    1893 the Film LLC

    $24,021
    San Juan Capist, CA2023

    1893 Year of the Yogi project

    Unchained Productions LLC

    $23,000
    New York, NY2023

    An Eye for an Eye project

    KP Productions LLC

    $22,300
    Olathe, KS2023

    Beneath the Shadow project