Grants paid by Denver Film Society
EIN 84-0771070 · Denver, CO · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE A310
Denver Film Society of Denver, CO (EIN 84-0771070) reported 93 grants paid totaling $13,848,804 to 50 recipients in tax years 2019–2026, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$13,848,804
93 grants
Recipients
50
distinct organizations
Tax years
2019–2026
7 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | $876,224 | — |
| 2021 | 11 | $1,245,991 | — |
| 2022 | 8 | $1,492,230 | — |
| 2023 | 10 | $2,092,322 | — |
| 2024 | 16 | $2,303,220 | — |
| 2025 | 18 | $2,375,158 | — |
| 2026 | 24 | $3,463,659 | — |
Top recipients
The 50 recipients receiving the most from Denver Film Society, by grants paid, out of 50 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exposure Labs 26-4179358 | A | Boulder, CO | 6 | $4,586,793 | 2026 |
| Possibilities in America LLC 92-3664830 | A | Beverly Hills, CA | 2 | $1,807,209 | 2026 |
| The Social Dilemma LLC 82-4108342 | A | Boulder, CO | 2 | $1,366,650 | 2021 |
| I Was Born This Way Production LLC 87-2975459 | A | Redondo Beach, CA | 5 | $1,040,268 | 2026 |
| Braiding Pictures LLC 87-2952333 | A | Boulder, CO | 3 | $1,030,500 | 2026 |
| Wonder LLC 93-3406544 | A | Boulder, CO | 3 | $915,000 | 2026 |
| Chasing Twice LLC 88-0905051 | A | Boulder, CO | 3 | $862,805 | 2026 |
| The Holly 46-5333711 | A | Denver, CO | 3 | $326,038 | 2024 |
| The Capitalism Dilemma LLC 99-1538610 | A | Boulder, CO | 2 | $295,000 | 2026 |
| Rino Arts District 45-4367396 | A | Denver, CO | 1 | $148,000 | 2019 |
| Greater Purpose Media 84-3823956 | A | Denver, CO | 6 | $126,642 | 2026 |
| Remembering US LLC 82-4201419 | A | Denver, CO | 1 | $119,502 | 2019 |
| Voices Rock 83-2306516 | A | Denver, CO | 6 | $116,897 | 2026 |
| Fox Tale Films (intrepid Adevntures Llc) 46-1833023 | A | Denver, CO | 1 | $103,500 | 2019 |
| The Holly 46-5337111 | A | Denver, CO | 2 | $80,620 | 2021 |
| Imperfectly Perfect Fast Forward Films LLC 45-3953847 | A | Castle Rock, CO | 3 | $77,107 | 2023 |
| Rabbit Foot Entertainment 87-1646619 | A | Austin, TX | 1 | $60,637 | 2023 |
| Exposure Productions LLC 88-2415201 | A | Boulder, CO | 2 | $60,440 | 2026 |
| The Great Now What 37-1787768 | A | Austin, TX | 4 | $59,212 | 2026 |
| Echostory LLC 33-2950625 | A | Denver, CO | 1 | $51,250 | 2026 |
| Coal Ash Documentary LLC 93-4773060 | A | Lafayette, LA | 1 | $50,125 | 2026 |
| Switchboard Strategies LLC 88-3308664 | A | Denver, CO | 1 | $42,000 | 2026 |
| Cinema 45-2962322 | A | Centenntial, CO | 1 | $39,522 | 2019 |
| Landlocked Films 83-1206516 | A | Boulder, CO | 3 | $37,547 | 2025 |
| Heavenly Wickedness LLC 99-4806092 | A | Lafayette, CO | 1 | $37,200 | 2025 |
| Pando Productions LLC 39-2381951 | A | Fort Collins, CO | 1 | $33,301 | 2026 |
| Cinema Toast House House LLC 39-2401528 | A | Austin, TX | 1 | $30,690 | 2026 |
| Lazy Pickle Productions 84-3794687 | A | Denver, CO | 2 | $29,300 | 2026 |
| Jungle Film Inc 81-4851051 | A | Redondo Beach, CA | 1 | $23,750 | 2022 |
| Mike Shum Productions LLC 82-1836557 | A | Denver, CO | 1 | $23,250 | 2026 |
| Pain Brain 82-4571402 | A | Denver, CO | 2 | $22,571 | 2024 |
| Listen Productions 20-5745244 | A | Denver, CO | 1 | $20,000 | 2026 |
| Listen Ventures LLC 86-3288993 | A | Denver, CO | 1 | $18,600 | 2024 |
| Demand Horizon LLC 83-0813048 | A | Westminster, CO | 1 | $17,000 | 2025 |
| King of in Between LLC 87-3001714 | A | New York, NY | 2 | $16,670 | 2025 |
| Anger Never Dies LLC 99-1201491 | A | Lafayette, CO | 1 | $16,000 | 2025 |
| Entertainment 2 Affect Change 46-2660255 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Film Independent Inc Sirens 95-3943485 | A | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $15,000 | 2022 |
| The Center for Independent Documentary Inc 04-2738458 | A | Boston, MA | 1 | $15,000 | 2019 |
| From the Heart Productions 95-4445418 | A | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $15,000 | 2026 |
| Uptown 6 Productions 20-8766825 | A | Denver, CO | 1 | $15,000 | 2023 |
| Shearer Triola LLC 93-1840065 | A | Longmont, CO | 2 | $14,050 | 2025 |
| Jackrabbit Film LLC 39-2875579 | A | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $13,950 | 2026 |
| Eight16 Creative 87-4169835 | A | Louisville, CO | 1 | $10,473 | 2026 |
| International Documentary Association a Decent Land 95-3911227 | A | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Api Arts & Outreach 80-0378069 | A | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $7,500 | 2023 |
| Social Good Fund 46-1323531 | A | Richmond, CA | 1 | $7,500 | 2023 |
| Stormbending Entertainment LLC 83-4819542 | A | Marietta, GA | 1 | $7,235 | 2024 |
| No Credits Productions LLC 48-1289028 | A | Aurora, CO | 1 | $6,500 | 2026 |
| Tenth Muse Films the Human Factor 20-3359563 | A | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $5,000 | 2021 |
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 93 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Possibilities in America LLC Beverly Hills, CA | A | $1,290,109 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202631639349300343 |
| 2026 | Braiding Pictures LLC Boulder, CO | A | $525,500 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202631639349300343 |
| 2026 | Wonder LLC Boulder, CO | A | $375,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202631639349300343 |
| 2026 | I Was Born This Way Production LLC Redondo Beach, CA | A | $309,246 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202631639349300343 |
| 2026 | Exposure LLC Boulder, CO | A | $241,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202631639349300343 |
| 2026 | Chasing Twice LLC Boulder, CO | A | $148,055 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202631639349300343 |
| 2026 | The Capitalism Dilemma LLC Boulder, CO | A | $140,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202631639349300343 |
| 2026 | Echostory LLC Denver, CO | A | $51,250 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202631639349300343 |
| 2026 | Greater Purpose Media Denver, CO | A | $50,253 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202631639349300343 |
| 2026 | Coal Ash Documentary LLC Lafayette, LA | A | $50,125 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202631639349300343 |
| 2026 | Switchboard Strategies LLC Denver, CO | A | $42,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202631639349300343 |
| 2026 | Greater Purpose Media Denver, CO | A | $34,410 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202631639349300343 |
| 2026 | Pando Productions LLC Fort Collins, CO | A | $33,301 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202631639349300343 |
| 2026 | Cinema Toast House House LLC Austin, TX | A | $30,690 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202631639349300343 |
| 2026 | Mike Shum Productions LLC Denver, CO | A | $23,250 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202631639349300343 |
| 2026 | Sparkle Motion Films Austin, TX | A | $20,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202631639349300343 |
| 2026 | Listen Productions Denver, CO | A | $20,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202631639349300343 |
| 2026 | From the Heart Productions Brooklyn, NY | A | $15,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202631639349300343 |
| 2026 | Jackrabbit Film LLC Los Angeles, CA | A | $13,950 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202631639349300343 |
| 2026 | Voices Rock Denver, CO | A | $13,547 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202631639349300343 |
| 2026 | Eight16 Creative Louisville, CO | A | $10,473 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202631639349300343 |
| 2026 | Exposure Productions LLC Boulder, CO | A | $10,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202631639349300343 |
| 2026 | Lazy Pickle Productions Denver, CO | A | $10,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202631639349300343 |
| 2026 | No Credits Productions LLC Aurora, CO | A | $6,500 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202631639349300343 |
| 2025 | Possibilities in America LLC Beverly Hills, CA | A | $517,100 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202531609349300823 |
| 2025 | Braiding Pictures LLC Boulder, CO | A | $490,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202531609349300823 |
| 2025 | Chasing Twice LLC Boulder, CO | A | $324,750 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202531609349300823 |
| 2025 | I Was Born This Way Production LLC Redondo Beach, CA | A | $247,530 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202531609349300823 |
| 2025 | Exposure LLC Boulder, CO | A | $240,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202531609349300823 |
| 2025 | Wonder LLC Boulder, CO | A | $205,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202531609349300823 |
| 2025 | The Capitalism Dilemma LLC Boulder, CO | A | $155,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202531609349300823 |
| 2025 | Exposure Productions LLC Boulder, CO | A | $50,440 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202531609349300823 |
| 2025 | Heavenly Wickedness LLC Lafayette, CO | A | $37,200 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202531609349300823 |
| 2025 | Lazy Pickle Productions Denver, CO | A | $19,300 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202531609349300823 |
| 2025 | Demand Horizon LLC Westminster, CO | A | $17,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202531609349300823 |
| 2025 | Anger Never Dies LLC Lafayette, CO | A | $16,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202531609349300823 |
| 2025 | Voices Rock Denver, CO | A | $15,810 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202531609349300823 |
| 2025 | Landlocked Films Boulder, CO | A | $10,868 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202531609349300823 |
| 2025 | Sparkle Motion Films Austin, TX | A | $10,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202531609349300823 |
| 2025 | Shearer Triola LLC Longmont, CO | A | $6,750 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202531609349300823 |
| 2025 | Greater Purpose Media Denver, CO | A | $6,510 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202531609349300823 |
| 2025 | King of in Between LLC New York, NY | A | $5,900 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202531609349300823 |
| 2024 | Exposure Labs Boulder, CO | A | $1,210,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202411419349301411 |
| 2024 | Chasing Twice LLC Boulder, CO | A | $390,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202411419349301411 |
| 2024 | Wonder LLC Boulder, CO | A | $335,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202411419349301411 |
| 2024 | I Was Born This Way Production LLC Redondo Beach, CA | A | $193,282 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202411419349301411 |
| 2024 | The Holly Denver, CO | A | $44,232 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202411419349301411 |
| 2024 | Listen Ventures LLC Denver, CO | A | $18,600 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202411419349301411 |
| 2024 | Braiding Pictures LLC Boulder, CO | A | $15,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202411419349301411 |
| 2024 | Entertainment 2 Affect Change New York, NY | A | $15,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202411419349301411 |
| 2024 | Pain Brain Denver, CO | A | $12,571 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202411419349301411 |
| 2024 | Voices Rock Denver, CO | A | $11,923 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202411419349301411 |
| 2024 | Landlocked Films Boulder, CO | A | $11,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202411419349301411 |
| 2024 | King of in Between LLC New York, NY | A | $10,770 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202411419349301411 |
| 2024 | Greater Purpose Media Denver, CO | A | $10,695 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202411419349301411 |
| 2024 | Sparkle Motion Films Austin, TX | A | $10,612 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202411419349301411 |
| 2024 | Shearer Triola LLC Longmont, CO | A | $7,300 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202411419349301411 |
| 2024 | Stormbending Entertainment LLC Marietta, GA | A | $7,235 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202411419349301411 |
| 2023 | Exposure Labs Boulder, CO | A | $1,681,364 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202311569349300511 |
| 2023 | I Was Born This Way Production LLC Redondo Beach, CA | A | $152,415 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202311569349300511 |
| 2023 | The Holly Denver, CO | A | $131,425 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202311569349300511 |
| 2023 | Rabbit Foot Entertainment Austin, TX | A | $60,637 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202311569349300511 |
| 2023 | Landlock Films Boulder, CO | A | $15,679 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202311569349300511 |
| 2023 | Uptown 6 Productions Denver, CO | A | $15,000 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202311569349300511 |
| 2023 | Greater Purpose Media Denver, CO | A | $14,714 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202311569349300511 |
| 2023 | Api Arts & Outreach Los Angeles, CA | A | $7,500 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202311569349300511 |
| 2023 | Social Good Fund Richmond, CA | A | $7,500 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202311569349300511 |
| 2023 | Fast Forward Films Castle Rock, CO | A | $6,088 | paid | SEE PART IV | 202311569349300511 |
| 2022 | Exposure Labs Boulder, CO | A | $1,055,329 | paid | Fiscal Sponsorship support of Exposure Labs | 202201679349300145 |
| 2022 | The Holly Denver, CO | A | $150,381 | paid | Fiscal Sponsorship support of The Holly | 202201679349300145 |
| 2022 | I Was Born This Way Production LLC Redondo Beach, CA | A | $137,795 | paid | Fiscal Sponsorship support of I Was Born This Way | 202201679349300145 |
| 2022 | This Is Not Who We Are Landlocked Films Boulder, CO | A | $54,896 | paid | Fiscal Sponsorship support of This is [Not] Who We Are | 202201679349300145 |
| 2022 | Imperfectly Perfect Fast Forward Films LLC Castle Rock, CO | A | $45,019 | paid | Fiscal Sponsorship support of Imperfectly Perfect | 202201679349300145 |
| 2022 | Jungle Film Inc Redondo Beach, CA | A | $23,750 | paid | Fiscal Sponsorship support of I Was Born This Way | 202201679349300145 |
| 2022 | Film Independent Inc Sirens Los Angeles, CA | A | $15,000 | paid | Grant for music liscening and scoring to SIRENS | 202201679349300145 |
| 2022 | She Quit Greater Purpose Media Denver, CO | A | $10,060 | paid | Fiscal Sponsorship support of She Quit | 202201679349300145 |
| 2021 | Social Dilemma (aka Social Media Project) Boulder, CO | A | $915,950 | paid | Fiscal Sponsorship support of Social Dilemma (AKA Social Media Project) | 202101609349301280 |
| 2021 | Exposure Labs Boulder, CO | A | $159,100 | paid | Fiscal Sponsorship support of Exposure Labs | 202101609349301280 |
| 2021 | The Holly Denver, CO | A | $75,620 | paid | Fiscal Sponsorship support of The Holly | 202101609349301280 |
| 2021 | Imperfectly Perfect Fast Forward Films LLC Castle Rock, CO | A | $26,000 | paid | Fiscal Sponsorship support of Imperfectly Perfect | 202101609349301280 |
| 2021 | The Great Now What Austin, TX | A | $18,600 | paid | Fiscal Sponsorship support of The Great Now What | 202101609349301280 |
| 2021 | Voices Rock Denver, CO | A | $13,072 | paid | Fiscal Sponsorship support of Voices Rock | 202101609349301280 |
| 2021 | Pain Brain Denver, CO | A | $10,000 | paid | Fiscal Sponsorship support of Pain Brain | 202101609349301280 |
| 2021 | International Documentary Association a Decent Land Los Angeles, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | Grant for music licensing and scoring | 202101609349301280 |
| 2021 | This Is Not Who We Are Landlocked Films Boulder, CO | A | $7,649 | paid | Fiscal Sponsorship support of This is [Not] Who We Are | 202101609349301280 |
| 2021 | Tenth Muse Films the Human Factor Los Angeles, CA | A | $5,000 | paid | Grant for music licensing and scoring | 202101609349301280 |
| 2021 | The Holly Denver, CO | A | $5,000 | paid | Grant for music licensing and scoring | 202101609349301280 |
| 2019 | The Social Dilemma LLC Boulder, CO | A | $450,700 | paid | Fiscal sponsorship grants for filmmakers | 201931559349300918 |
| 2019 | Rino Arts District Denver, CO | A | $148,000 | paid | Fiscal sponsorship grants for filmmakers | 201931559349300918 |
| 2019 | Remembering US LLC Denver, CO | A | $119,502 | paid | Fiscal sponsorship grants for filmmakers | 201931559349300918 |
| 2019 | Fox Tale Films (intrepid Adevntures Llc) Denver, CO | A | $103,500 | paid | Fiscal sponsorship grants for filmmakers | 201931559349300918 |
| 2019 | Cinema Centenntial, CO | A | $39,522 | paid | Fiscal sponsorship grants for filmmakers | 201931559349300918 |
| 2019 | The Center for Independent Documentary Inc Boston, MA | A | $15,000 | paid | Fiscal sponsorship grants for filmmakers | 201931559349300918 |
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 | 2026 | 2026-01-31 | not stated | 2025v4.0 | 202631639349300343 |
| 990 | 2025 | 2025-01-31 | not stated | 2024v5.0 | 202531609349300823 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-01-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202411419349301411 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-01-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202311569349300511 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-01-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202201679349300145 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-01-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202101609349301280 |
| 990 | 2019 | 2019-01-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201931559349300918 |
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/840771070.json.
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