Grants paid by Center for Asian American Media
EIN 94-2801493 · San Francisco, CA · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE A30Z
Center for Asian American Media of San Francisco, CA (EIN 94-2801493) reported 83 grants paid totaling $2,504,876 to 71 recipients in tax years 2018–2024, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$2,504,876
83 grants
Recipients
71
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2024
7 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 11 | $395,000 | — |
| 2019 | 3 | $70,000 | — |
| 2020 | 15 | $351,000 | — |
| 2021 | 29 | $652,376 | — |
| 2022 | 11 | $509,500 | — |
| 2023 | 6 | $162,000 | — |
| 2024 | 8 | $365,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 71 recipients receiving the most from Center for Asian American Media, by grants paid, out of 71 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wgbh 04-2104397 | A | Boston, MA | 3 | $247,000 | 2023 |
| American Documentary Inc 13-3447752 | A | Brooklyn, NY | 6 | $135,000 | 2024 |
| Film Exchange | U | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $100,000 | 2021 |
| Flash Cuts | U | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Rose Pak Community Fund 82-2988234 | A | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $100,000 | 2022 |
| Chol Soo Lee Documentary LLC | U | Torrance, CA | 2 | $98,376 | 2021 |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Am 03-0575412 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $75,000 | 2024 |
| Axs Lab Inc 26-3805278 | B | Longisland City, NY | 2 | $70,000 | 2021 |
| This Is How It Ends LLC 84-1893568 | A | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $60,000 | 2024 |
| Firelight Media Inc 11-3489379 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $52,000 | 2022 |
| Jaddoland LLC 82-1079542 | A | Oakland, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2018 |
| Oyster Films LLC 83-3898918 | A | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Talkstory LLC 93-3852924 | A | Forest Hills, NY | 1 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Chinatown Rising LLC 82-2050345 | A | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2018 |
| Plag Documentary LLC 82-0955430 | A | Bronx, NY | 1 | $50,000 | 2018 |
| Public Media Group of So Cal 95-2211661 | A | Burbank, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2022 |
| The Golden Screen Series LLC 93-3610695 | A | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Latnio Public Broadcasting 95-4776447 | A | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Pj Raval LLC | U | Austin, TX | 1 | $43,000 | 2020 |
| Digital Diaspora Family Reuni 27-1832047 | A | Greenwood Lake, NY | 1 | $40,000 | 2018 |
| Asian Ballers LLC 85-3247561 | A | Cerritos, CA | 1 | $40,000 | 2024 |
| Setting Sun Productions LLC | U | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $40,000 | 2020 |
| Mixed Media Productions LLC | U | Detroit, MI | 1 | $40,000 | 2018 |
| Shj Productions LLC | U | Watertown, MA | 1 | $40,000 | 2021 |
| Fanp LLC | U | Decatur, GA | 1 | $40,000 | 2023 |
| Diaspora Arts Connection 81-0878443 | B | Pleasant Hill, CA | 1 | $40,000 | 2021 |
| C35 Films LLC | U | Washington, DC | 1 | $40,000 | 2018 |
| Anchor Pictures Inc 30-1074881 | A | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| Windy Films 86-2777294 | A | El Cerrito, CA | 1 | $30,000 | 2022 |
| Groovy Peach Goddess Product | U | Honolulu, HI | 1 | $30,000 | 2020 |
| Spirited Films LLC | U | North Mn, MN | 1 | $30,000 | 2021 |
| Anchor Pictures Inc | U | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $27,500 | 2021 |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Am | U | Washington, DC | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Detroit Public Television 38-1440200 | A | Wixom, MI | 1 | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Good Medicine Picture Collc 81-1132202 | D | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Misc Small Grants | U | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $22,000 | 2021 |
| Home Is a Hotel LLC | U | Oakland, CA | 1 | $20,000 | 2021 |
| Flash Cuts 51-0509393 | A | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $20,000 | 2022 |
| Farallon Documentary Films 94-3149673 | A | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $20,000 | 2021 |
| Mu Films 26-1230322 | A | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $20,000 | 2018 |
| Making Waves Films LLC | U | Honolulu, HI | 1 | $20,000 | 2021 |
| Bay Area Video Coalition 94-2403876 | B | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $20,000 | 2021 |
| Media Factory 20-8115462 | A | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $20,000 | 2018 |
| Intersection Films LLC | U | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $20,000 | 2021 |
| Saldef 04-3382840 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $20,000 | 2022 |
| Itvs | U | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $20,000 | 2020 |
| Real Talkies LLC | U | New York, NY | 1 | $20,000 | 2021 |
| Unc-Tv | U | Research Triang, NC | 2 | $17,000 | 2021 |
| Nuoc Pictures LLC | U | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $15,000 | 2021 |
| Asian Ballers LLC | U | Cerritos, CA | 1 | $15,000 | 2021 |
| Walking Iris Media 27-3712050 | B | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $15,000 | 2021 |
| Ghost Pictures 13-3875587 | A | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $15,000 | 2018 |
| Cha Doc Film LLC | U | Austin, TX | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Kidethnic LLC | U | Durham, NC | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Common Counsel Foundation 94-3214166 | A | Oakland, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Rabdargab Creative LLC | U | Hamtramck, MI | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Kenneth Eng Films LLC | U | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Pbs-Nc | U | Research Triang, NC | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Meerkat Media LLC | U | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Vision Maker Media 47-0596952 | C | Lincoln, NE | 1 | $10,000 | 2019 |
| Treasure Tower Films LLC | U | Jersey City, NJ | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Unseen Documentary LLC | U | Panorama City, CA | 1 | $7,500 | 2021 |
| Ctr for Indep Documentary Inc 04-2738458 | A | Boston, MA | 1 | $7,500 | 2021 |
| Fire Work Media LLC | U | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $7,500 | 2021 |
| Bahm Hanul LLC | U | Lawrenceville, GA | 1 | $7,500 | 2021 |
| Patrick G Lee LLC 45-3845576 | D | New York, NY | 1 | $7,500 | 2021 |
| Unc-Tv 56-6172047 | A | Research Triang, NC | 1 | $7,500 | 2022 |
| South Florida Pbs Inc 59-0737868 | B | Boynton Beach, FL | 1 | $7,000 | 2021 |
| Foundation for Excellence | U | Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | $7,000 | 2021 |
| Arkansas Educational Televisi 71-0004515 | D | Conway, AR | 1 | $7,000 | 2021 |
| Alabama Educational Televisio | U | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $7,000 | 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 83 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Asian and Pacific Islander Am Washington, DC | A | $75,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202542049349300034 |
| 2024 | This Is How It Ends LLC Baltimore, MD | A | $60,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202542049349300034 |
| 2024 | Talkstory LLC Forest Hills, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202542049349300034 |
| 2024 | The Golden Screen Series LLC Los Angeles, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202542049349300034 |
| 2024 | Oyster Films LLC Brooklyn, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202542049349300034 |
| 2024 | Asian Ballers LLC Cerritos, CA | A | $40,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202542049349300034 |
| 2024 | Anchor Pictures Inc Los Angeles, CA | A | $30,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202542049349300034 |
| 2024 | American Documentary Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202542049349300034 |
| 2023 | Latnio Public Broadcasting Los Angeles, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | partially fund film for public tv | 202402149349301720 |
| 2023 | Fanp LLC Decatur, GA | U | $40,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202402149349301720 |
| 2023 | Good Medicine Picture Collc San Francisco, CA | D | $25,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202402149349301720 |
| 2023 | Wgbh Boston, MA | A | $22,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202402149349301720 |
| 2023 | American Documentary Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $15,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202402149349301720 |
| 2023 | Pbs-Nc Research Triang, NC | U | $10,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202402149349301720 |
| 2022 | Wgbh Boston, MA | A | $175,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202301849349300345 |
| 2022 | Rose Pak Community Fund San Francisco, CA | A | $100,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202301849349300345 |
| 2022 | Firelight Media Inc New York, NY | A | $52,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202301849349300345 |
| 2022 | Public Media Group of So Cal Burbank, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202301849349300345 |
| 2022 | Windy Films El Cerrito, CA | A | $30,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202301849349300345 |
| 2022 | Detroit Public Television Wixom, MI | A | $25,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202301849349300345 |
| 2022 | American Documentary Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $20,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202301849349300345 |
| 2022 | Saldef Washington, DC | A | $20,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202301849349300345 |
| 2022 | Flash Cuts Los Angeles, CA | A | $20,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202301849349300345 |
| 2022 | Common Counsel Foundation Oakland, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | Outreach award | 202301849349300345 |
| 2022 | Unc-Tv Research Triang, NC | A | $7,500 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202301849349300345 |
| 2021 | Film Exchange Los Angeles, CA | U | $100,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202212099349301041 |
| 2021 | Chol Soo Lee Documentary LLC Torrance, CA | U | $83,376 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202212099349301041 |
| 2021 | Axs Lab Inc Long Island, NY | A | $60,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202212099349301041 |
| 2021 | Shj Productions LLC Watertown, MA | U | $40,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202212099349301041 |
| 2021 | Diaspora Arts Connection Pleasant Hill, CA | B | $40,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202212099349301041 |
| 2021 | Spirited Films LLC North Mn, MN | U | $30,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202212099349301041 |
| 2021 | Anchor Pictures Inc Los Angeles, CA | U | $27,500 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202212099349301041 |
| 2021 | Farallon Documentary Films Berkeley, CA | A | $20,000 | paid | Film Production & Develop Grant | 202212099349301041 |
| 2021 | Making Waves Films LLC Honolulu, HI | U | $20,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202212099349301041 |
| 2021 | Intersection Films LLC Los Angeles, CA | U | $20,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202212099349301041 |
| 2021 | Real Talkies LLC New York, NY | U | $20,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202212099349301041 |
| 2021 | Bay Area Video Coalition San Francisco, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202212099349301041 |
| 2021 | Home Is a Hotel LLC Oakland, CA | U | $20,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202212099349301041 |
| 2021 | Nuoc Pictures LLC Los Angeles, CA | U | $15,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202212099349301041 |
| 2021 | Walking Iris Media San Francisco, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202212099349301041 |
| 2021 | Asian Ballers LLC Cerritos, CA | U | $15,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202212099349301041 |
| 2021 | Misc Small Grants San Francisco, CA | U | $14,000 | paid | Fellowship award | 202212099349301041 |
| 2021 | American Documentary Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202212099349301041 |
| 2021 | Kenneth Eng Films LLC Los Angeles, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202212099349301041 |
| 2021 | Patrick G Lee LLC New York, NY | D | $7,500 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202212099349301041 |
| 2021 | Unseen Documentary LLC Panorama City, CA | U | $7,500 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202212099349301041 |
| 2021 | Ctr for Indep Documentary Inc Boston, MA | A | $7,500 | paid | Film Production & Develop | 202212099349301041 |
| 2021 | Bahm Hanul LLC Lawrenceville, GA | U | $7,500 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202212099349301041 |
| 2021 | Fire Work Media LLC Philadelphia, PA | U | $7,500 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202212099349301041 |
| 2021 | Unc-Tv Research Triang, NC | U | $7,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202212099349301041 |
| 2021 | Foundation for Excellence Baton Rouge, LA | U | $7,000 | paid | Outreach award | 202212099349301041 |
| 2021 | South Florida Pbs Inc Boynton Beach, FL | B | $7,000 | paid | Outreach award | 202212099349301041 |
| 2021 | Arkansas Educational Televisi Conway, AR | D | $7,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202212099349301041 |
| 2021 | Alabama Educational Televisio Birmingham, AL | U | $7,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202212099349301041 |
| 2020 | American Documentary Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $60,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202141829349301564 |
| 2020 | Flash Cuts Los Angeles, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202141829349301564 |
| 2020 | Pj Raval LLC Austin, TX | U | $43,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202141829349301564 |
| 2020 | Setting Sun Productions LLC Brooklyn, NY | U | $40,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202141829349301564 |
| 2020 | Groovy Peach Goddess Product Honolulu, HI | U | $30,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202141829349301564 |
| 2020 | Asian and Pacific Islander Am Washington, DC | U | $25,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202141829349301564 |
| 2020 | Itvs San Francisco, CA | U | $20,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202141829349301564 |
| 2020 | Chol Soo Lee Documentary LLC Torrance, CA | U | $15,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202141829349301564 |
| 2020 | Rabdargab Creative LLC Hamtramck, MI | U | $10,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202141829349301564 |
| 2020 | Unc-Tv Research Triang, NC | U | $10,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202141829349301564 |
| 2020 | Treasure Tower Films LLC Jersey City, NJ | U | $10,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202141829349301564 |
| 2020 | Kidethnic LLC Durham, NC | U | $10,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202141829349301564 |
| 2020 | Cha Doc Film LLC Austin, TX | U | $10,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202141829349301564 |
| 2020 | Meerkat Media LLC Brooklyn, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202141829349301564 |
| 2020 | Misc Small Grants San Francisco, CA | U | $8,000 | paid | Fellowship award | 202141829349301564 |
| 2019 | Flash Cuts Los Angeles, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202032269349302503 |
| 2019 | Axs Lab Inc Longisland City, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202032269349302503 |
| 2019 | Vision Maker Media Lincoln, NE | C | $10,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 202032269349302503 |
| 2018 | Wgbh Boston, MA | A | $50,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 201930799349301108 |
| 2018 | Plag Documentary LLC Bronx, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 201930799349301108 |
| 2018 | Chinatown Rising LLC San Francisco, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 201930799349301108 |
| 2018 | Jaddoland LLC Oakland, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 201930799349301108 |
| 2018 | Mixed Media Productions LLC Detroit, MI | U | $40,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 201930799349301108 |
| 2018 | Digital Diaspora Family Reuni Greenwood Lake, NY | A | $40,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 201930799349301108 |
| 2018 | C35 Films LLC Washington, DC | U | $40,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 201930799349301108 |
| 2018 | American Documentary Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $20,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 201930799349301108 |
| 2018 | Mu Films Berkeley, CA | A | $20,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 201930799349301108 |
| 2018 | Media Factory Brooklyn, NY | A | $20,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 201930799349301108 |
| 2018 | Ghost Pictures Philadelphia, PA | A | $15,000 | paid | Filmmaker award | 201930799349301108 |
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 | 2024-09-30 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202542049349300034 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-09-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202402149349301720 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-09-30 | not stated | 2021v4.1 | 202301849349300345 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-09-30 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202212099349301041 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-09-30 | not stated | 2019v5.0 | 202141829349301564 |
| 990 | 2019 | 2019-09-30 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 202032269349302503 |
| 990 | 2018 | 2018-09-30 | not stated | 2017v2.2 | 201930799349301108 |
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/942801493.json.
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