Grants paid by Chicago Media Project
EIN 46-5739978 · Chicago, IL · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE W99
Chicago Media Project of Chicago, IL (EIN 46-5739978) reported 25 grants paid totaling $443,413 to 22 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$443,413
25 grants
Recipients
22
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | $94,560 | — |
| 2022 | 11 | $203,853 | — |
| 2023 | 3 | $65,000 | — |
| 2024 | 4 | $80,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 22 recipients receiving the most from Chicago Media Project, by grants paid, out of 22 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Story Up 85-2199993 | A | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $62,000 | 2022 |
| The Strike Svff Film | U | New York, NY | 2 | $60,000 | 2024 |
| Talos Films 47-4829813 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | 2022 |
| Treeclimber Media LLC 51-5648623 | A | Oakland, CA | 1 | $30,000 | 2023 |
| Women Make Movies Inc 13-2740460 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| The American Documentary Inc 13-3447752 | A | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Mezcla Media Collective Ltd 83-1201956 | A | Chicago, IL | 1 | $20,073 | 2022 |
| Rough Cut Retreat | U | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Fulton Landing Productions LLC 83-1826938 | A | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $20,000 | 2020 |
| Rough Cut Retreat 47-2942570 | A | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $17,500 | 2023 |
| Sundance Institute 87-0361394 | A | Park City, UT | 1 | $17,000 | 2020 |
| Chicago Public Media 36-3687394 | A | Chicago, IL | 1 | $12,500 | 2022 |
| Shine Global Inc 20-3476559 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Principe Productions Inc 77-0663872 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Westchester Institute for Human Development 20-0738248 | A | Valhalla, NY | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Kartemquin Educational Films 23-7430402 | A | Chicago, IL | 1 | $9,990 | 2022 |
| Bvm Productions LLC 85-2549177 | A | Snellville, GA | 1 | $9,657 | 2022 |
| I Love You Chingos LLC 84-2313149 | A | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $8,059 | 2022 |
| Green River Films 36-4460550 | A | Chicago, IL | 1 | $7,501 | 2022 |
| New Wave Productions LLC 61-2006220 | A | Monterey Park, CA | 1 | $7,423 | 2022 |
| The Janes Film LLC 84-3773585 | A | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $6,650 | 2022 |
| Lower Depth Theatre Ensemble 26-1849276 | A | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $5,060 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 25 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Strike Svff Film New York, NY | U | $30,000 | paid | FILMMAKING | 202600419349300320 |
| 2024 | The Strike Svff Film New York, NY | U | $30,000 | paid | FILMMAKING | 202503219349307965 |
| 2024 | Rough Cut Retreat San Francisco, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | FILMMAKING | 202600419349300320 |
| 2024 | Rough Cut Retreat San Francisco, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | FILMMAKING | 202503219349307965 |
| 2023 | Treeclimber Media LLC Oakland, CA | A | $30,000 | paid | FILMMAKING | 202423129349303487 |
| 2023 | Women Make Movies Inc New York, NY | A | $25,000 | paid | FILMMAKING | 202423129349303487 |
| 2023 | Catapult Film Fund San Francisco, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | FILMMAKING | 202423129349303487 |
| 2022 | One Story Up Brooklyn, NY | A | $62,000 | paid | FILMMAKING | 202313059349301886 |
| 2022 | Talos Films New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | FILMMAKING | 202313059349301886 |
| 2022 | Mezcla Media Collective Ltd Chicago, IL | A | $20,073 | paid | FILMMAKING | 202313059349301886 |
| 2022 | Chicago Public Media Chicago, IL | A | $12,500 | paid | FILMMAKING | 202313059349301886 |
| 2022 | Westchester Institute for Human Development Valhalla, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | FILMMAKING | 202313059349301886 |
| 2022 | Kartemquin Educational Films Chicago, IL | A | $9,990 | paid | FILMMAKING | 202313059349301886 |
| 2022 | Bvm Productions LLC Snellville, GA | A | $9,657 | paid | FILMMAKING | 202313059349301886 |
| 2022 | I Love You Chingos LLC Brooklyn, NY | A | $8,059 | paid | FILMMAKING | 202313059349301886 |
| 2022 | Green River Films Chicago, IL | A | $7,501 | paid | FILMMAKING | 202313059349301886 |
| 2022 | New Wave Productions LLC Monterey Park, CA | A | $7,423 | paid | FILMMAKING | 202313059349301886 |
| 2022 | The Janes Film LLC Brooklyn, NY | A | $6,650 | paid | FILMMAKING | 202313059349301886 |
| 2020 | The American Documentary Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $25,000 | paid | FILMMAKING | 202103159349307200 |
| 2020 | Fulton Landing Productions LLC Brooklyn, NY | A | $20,000 | paid | FILMMAKING | 202103159349307200 |
| 2020 | Sundance Institute Park City, UT | A | $17,000 | paid | FILMMAKING | 202103159349307200 |
| 2020 | Shine Global Inc New York, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | FILMMAKING | 202103159349307200 |
| 2020 | Principe Productions Inc New York, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | FILMMAKING | 202103159349307200 |
| 2020 | Rough Cut Retreat San Francisco, CA | A | $7,500 | paid | FILMMAKING | 202103159349307200 |
| 2020 | Lower Depth Theatre Ensemble Los Angeles, CA | A | $5,060 | paid | THEATER | 202103159349307200 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202503219349307965 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202600419349300320 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202423129349303487 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202313059349301886 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202103159349307200 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/465739978.json.
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