The following funders have supported fiscally sponsored films by Women Make Movies. The list is NOT a comprehensive list of funding sources and should not take the place of your individual fundraising research. Sample applications, if available, are successful proposals previously submitted by a filmmaker in the Fiscal Sponsorship program. Please check the funder websites for their funding history and current deadlines.

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JANUARY

THE BERTHA BRITDOC DOCUMENTARY JOURNALISM FUND
DEADLINE: Application Now Open (January 2013)
The Bertha BRITDOC Documentary Journalism Fund is a new global fund awarding £10,000-50,000 to documentary filmmakers from any country as a mixture of grants and investments. The fund supports projects at the intersection of film and investigative journalism that break the important stories of our time, expose injustice, bring attention to unreported issues, and cameras into regions previously unseen.
http://britdoc.org/real_funds/documentary_journalism_fund/

CATAPULT FILM FUND
DEADLINE: January 30, 2013
Catapult Film Fund offers early funding to U.S. based documentary filmmakers who have a compelling story to tell, have secured access to their story and are ready to shoot and edit a trailer/reel for production fundraising purposes. They support powerful stories, moving storytelling across a broad spectrum of issues and perspectives. Grants range $5,000-$20,000.
http://www.catapultfilmfund.org/about.html

Fledging Fund*
DEADLINE: Initial Letter of Inquiry: February 12, 2013
(Spring Funding cycle opens online: January 14th, 2013)
The Fledgling Fund supports innovative media projects that can play critical roles in igniting social change. Mostly interested in Documentaries and the average grant size is $10k-$13k.
http://www.thefledglingfund.org/media/application-process.html

Fleishhacker Foundation
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, JULY 15 2013
The Fleishhacker Foundation makes grants to film projects within its Small Arts Grants Program. We are more interested in supporting an artist’s vision than educational documentaries. Applications are only accepted for the post production phase of the project based on rough cut. Most grants are in the range of $2,000 – $5,000. It is preferred that a Bay Area arts organization serve as the fiscal sponsor.
http://www.fleishhackerfoundation.org/grants/

LEF Foundation
Production & Post Prod Letter of Inquiry Deadline: Jan 25, 2013
Pre-Production Proposal Deadline: June 8
The goal of LEF New England is to fund the work of independent documentary film and video artists in the region, and to broaden recognition and support for their work, both locally and nationally.
http://www.lef-foundation.org/NewEngland/HowtoApply/tabid/163/Default.aspx

PACIFIC PIONEER FUND
DEADLINE: January 6, 2013
The Pacific Pioneer Fund supports emerging documentary filmmakers who have demonstrated a commitment to the craft of making documentaries for at least several years—but no more than ten. Limited to organizations anywhere in the US, certified by the IRS as "public charities", which undertake to supervise any project for which individuals receive funds, and to control the selection of individual recipients of funds.
www.pacificpioneerfund.com


NEW FUND FOR WOMEN MEDIA ENTREPRENEURS
DEADLINE: January 23, 2013
NMWE grant funding is available for news websites, mobile news services, apps or other ideas that offer interactive opportunities to provide news and information locally, nationally or among a community of interest. These can be solo ideas or team projects spearheaded by women. Early beta versions of projects are eligible to apply. (There is a $35.00 fee to apply).
http://www.newmediawomen.org/application/

New York State Council on the Arts
Deadlines: JANUARY, APRIL
http://nysca.org/

Samuel Rubin Foundation
DEADLINE: JANUARY 4 2013, MAY 3 2013, SEPTEMBER 6 2013
For projects dedicated to the pursuit of peace and justice and the search for an equitable reallocation of the world’s resources which can be achieved only through the fullest implementation of social, economic, political, civil and cultural rights for all the world’s people. Grants ($5k-$10k) are not awarded to individuals, but to specific projects within an organization.
http://www.samuelrubinfoundation.org/

Women in Film Foundation Finishing Fund
Applications Open: January 31st.
The Women In Film Foundation's Film Finishing Fund (WIFF FFF) supports films by, for or about women by providing cash grants of up to $15,000 and in-kind services.
http://www.wif.org/foundation/film-finishing-fund

FEBRUARY

Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund
DEADLINE: Feb 5, 2013
Provides finishing funds to feature-length documentaries which highlight and humanize issues of social importance from around the world. Funded films are driven by thoughtful and in-depth storytelling, bolstered by a compelling visual approach.
www.tribecafilminstitute.org/filmmakers/gucci_documentary/

Pacific Islanders in Communication
February 8, 2013
PIC awards up to $50,000 for Production and Completion proposals. Because these are public television funds, the project must be intended for national public television broadcast.
http://www.piccom.org/funding/completion-fund

San Francisco Film Society
EARLY DEADLINE: February 13
LATE DEADLINE: February 20
The SFFS/KRF Filmmaking Grants support feature narrative films that through plot, character, theme or setting explore human and civil rights, antidiscrimination, gender and sexual identity and other social issues of our time. This is NOT a documentary grant.

Sundance Documentary Fund
Deadlines in February and July.
• Development (up to $20,000): There is no reel required with an application, but clips, teasers, trailers, or images are highly encouraged. A previous work sample is required.
• Production/Post-Production (up to $50,000): Production/Post-production grants provide funds to projects offering approximately 20 to 75 minutes of edited material for the project being proposed. The reel should convey the narrative and aesthetic approach for the final film. A previous sample work must also be included with the application.
• Audience Engagement (up to $20,000): Audience Engagement grants provide previously granted projects funding for strategic audience and community engagement campaigns.
http://www.sundance.org/programs/documentary-fund/

POV Diverse Voices Project Co-Production Fund
Up to $100,000 in co-production funding available to emerging filmmakers, is POV's initiative to support stories about diverse communities produced by emerging makers.
http://www.documentary.org/calendar/pov-diverse-voices-project-co-production-fund-open-call-entries

Creative Capital
DEADLINE: open from FEBRUARY- MARCH 1
Organization that provides integrated financial and advisory support to artists pursuing adventurous projects in all disciplines. Must be at least 25 years old and have three years of professional experience in your field.
http://creative-capital.org/

OPEN MEADOWS FOUNDATION
Open Meadows Foundation is a grant-making organization for projects that are led by and benefit women and girls, and that reflect the diversity of the community served by the project in both its leadership and organization. Open Meadows Foundation funds projects in the U.S. and abroad that are run by and for women and girls.
Received by Deadline: February 15, 2013
http://www.openmeadows.org/

MARCH

THE ARTS COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHERN FINGER LAKES and the NEW YORK STATE GRANTS FOR ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND FILM – PRESENTATION AND FINISHING FUNDS (must be based in New York State)
Finishing Funds provides support to New York State artists for the completion of film, video, sound, new media and Web-based art. Awards are made annually and range from $500 to $2,500.
Deadline: March 15, 2013 ( postmark deadline)
http://www.earts.org/index.asp?pageId=96

BERTHA BRITDOC CONNECT FUND
Bertha BRITDOC Connect Fund is the first European-based outreach and engagement fund, and is open to filmmakers from around the world. The fund is looking to support smart, strategic outreach campaigns for ambitious independent documentary films with a social issue at their core; films which have the ability to achieve real change on a local, regional or global level.
Deadline: March 4th, 2013.
http://britdoc.org/real_funds/bertha-britdoc-connect-fund

Creative Capital
DEADLINE: open from FEBRUARY- MARCH 1
Organization that provides integrated financial and advisory support to artists pursuing adventurous projects in all disciplines. Must be at least 25 years old and have three years of professional experience in your field.
http://creative-capital.org/

Creative Work Fund
DEADLINE Letter of Inquiry: MARCH 1, 2013
Creative Work Fund projects feature one or more artists collaborating with 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. The Fund encourages the artists and organizations to “come together” for the sake of this collaboration. It can be a visual art project in any form, but it must feature a lead artist with a strong track record as a traditional artist or a visual artist.
http://www.creativeworkfund.org/apply.html

Hubert Bals Fund
Deadlines: March 1 and August 1
The Hubert Bals Fund is designed to bring remarkable or urgent feature films by innovative and talented filmmakers from developing countries closer to completion.
http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/en/hbf/

Mary Duke Biddle Foundation
Deadlines: June, September, and December
http://www.marydukebiddlefoundation.org/Ver5/faq.html

Native American Public Telecommunications
DEADLINE: MARCH 16, 2013
Research & Production Grants and Acquisition funds. NAPT is particularly interested in projects that profile Native American leaders, activists and artists—those whose work has great impact on Native culture today. Proposed programs should be accessible to a broad audience, have the potential for a national broadcast and be usable for effective outreach and engagement activities.
http://www.apts.org/grantcenter/funding-topic/diversity/native-american-public-telecommunications-public-television-prod

Southern Humanities Media Fund
DEADLINE Preliminary Application: October 18, 2013
DEADLINE: Final Application: March 15, 2013
The Southern Humanities Media Fund is accepting preliminary applications for media projects that focus on the new face of the South. Nonprofit organizations and eligible government agencies in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, are encouraged to apply for support for the
shooting/production, editing, and/or finishing of film, video, and audio programs for a general public audience.
http://docsinprogress.org/2007/08/funding-alert-southern-humanities-media-fund/

APRIL

New York State Council on the Arts
Deadlines: JANUARY, APRIL
http://nysca.org/

Women in Film Foundation Finishing Fund
Applications Open: January 31st. Deadline: May/April?
The Women In Film Foundation's Film Finishing Fund (WIFF FFF) supports films by, for or about women by providing cash grants of up to $15,000 and in-kind services.
http://www.wif.org/foundation/film-finishing-fund

MAY

Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)
DEADLINE: MAY
Funds US or Int’l documentary intended for Public TV broadcast. All projects must have a key personnel member with prior public television credit to be eligible and have a full-length rough or fine cut to be considered.
www.caamedia.org/

Samuel Rubin Foundation
DEADLINE: JANUARY 4 2013, MAY 3 2013, SEPTEMBER 6 2013
For projects dedicated to the pursuit of peace and justice and the search for an equitable reallocation of the world’s resources which can be achieved only through the fullest implementation of social, economic, political, civil and cultural rights for all the world’s people. Grants ($5k-$10k) are not awarded to individuals, but to specific projects within an organization.
www.samuelrubinfoundation.org

Playboy Foundation Social Change Documentary Grant
DEADLINE: June 30
Awards grants for post-production and distribution to a range of social change documentary films. Grants range from $1k-$5k.
http://www.humanities.ufl.edu/funding/june-both-playboy-documentary.html

Valentine Foundation
APPLICATION OPEN BETWEEN: MAY 1-JUNE 30
Funds fiscally sponsored projects pertaining to social change for women and girls.
www.valentinefoundation.org

Women in Film Foundation Finishing Fund
Applications Open: January 31st. Tentative Deadline: May/April
The Women In Film Foundation's Film Finishing Fund (WIFF FFF) supports films by, for or about women by providing cash grants of up to $15,000 and in-kind services.
http://www.wif.org/foundation/film-finishing-fund

Trust for Mutual Understanding
DEADLINE Initial Inquiry: May 1 & November 1, 2013
TMU provides grants specifically for international travel associated with professional exchanges in the arts and environmental sciences. Approximately two-thirds of TMU’s awards are for arts and culture and one-third for environmental projects.
http://tmuny.org/applicants/faqs#AF_3

JUNE

Cinereach
DEADLINE: JUNE/AUGUST
Cinereach supports feature-length nonfiction and fiction films that are at the intersection of engaging storytelling, visual artistry, and vital subject matter. Grants from $5k-$50k.
http://www.cinereach.org/grants/granting-program-guidelines

Fundacion Puertorriquena de Las Humanidades
DEADLINE: JUNE (tentative)
Funds projects that offer a greater appreciation of Puerto Rican culture contributing to develop a sense of history and awareness in the society about the cultural links that unite us to the Caribbean.
http://www.fphpr.org

Latino Public Broadcasting
Deadline: JUNE
http://www.lpbp.org/index.php

LEF Foundation
Production & Post Prod Letter of Inquiry Deadline: Jan 25, 2013
Pre-Production Proposal Deadline: June 8
The goal of LEF New England is to fund the work of independent documentary film and video artists in the region, and to broaden recognition and support for their work, both locally and nationally.
http://www.lef-foundation.org/NewEngland/HowtoApply/tabid/163/Default.aspx

National Endowment for the Humanities
Bridging Cultures through Film: International Topics
Deadline June 12, 2013 for Projects Beginning January 2014
Funds innovative nonfiction storytelling that presents multiple points of view addressing international and transnational topics and themes, such as:
• an examination of a critical issue in ethics, religion, or history, viewed through an international lens;
• an exploration of a topic that transcends a single nation-state, with the topic being explored across borders; or
• an exploration of the history and culture(s) of a specific region, country, or community outside of the United States.
http://www.neh.gov/grants/public/bridging-cultures-through-film-international-topics

Pacific Pioneer Fund
DEADLINE: June 1 2013, DECEMBER
To support emerging documentary filmmakers, who have several years experience in filmmaking (but no more than 10).
http://www.pacificpioneerfund.com/

Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund (AUSTIN FILM SOCIETY)
June 1st Deadline
The Austin Film Society awards grants to emerging film and video artists in the state of Texas . Grants can cover production, post-production and distribution.
http://www.austinfilm.org/page.aspx?pid=300

Valentine Foundation
APPLICATION OPEN BETWEEN: MAY 1-JUNE 30
Funds fiscally sponsored projects pertaining to social change for women and girls.
www.valentinefoundation.org/

Mary Duke Biddle Foundation
Funds projects based in North Carolina and New York.
DEADLINES: March, June, September, and December
http://www.marydukebiddlefoundation.org/Ver5/grantsinnyc.html

JULY

Sundance Documentary Fund
Deadlines in February and July.
• Development (up to $20,000): There is no reel required with an application, but clips, teasers, trailers, or images are highly encouraged. A previous work sample is required.
• Production/Post-Production (up to $50,000): Production/Post-production grants provide funds to projects offering approximately 20 to 75 minutes of edited material for the project being proposed. The reel should convey the narrative and aesthetic approach for the final film. A previous sample work must also be included with the application.
• Audience Engagement (up to $20,000): Audience Engagement grants provide previously granted projects funding for strategic audience and community engagement campaigns.
http://www.sundance.org/programs/documentary-fund/

Fleishhacker Foundation
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, JULY 15 2013
Makes grants to film projects within its Small Arts Grants Program. We are more interested in supporting an artist’s vision than educational documentaries. Applications are only accepted for the post production phase of the project based on rough cut. Most grants are in the range of $2,000 – $5,000. It is preferred that a Bay Area arts organization serve as the fiscal sponsor.
http://www.fleishhackerfoundation.org

AUGUST

Cinereach
DEADLINE: JUNE/AUGUST
Cinereach supports feature-length nonfiction and fiction films that are at the intersection of engaging storytelling, visual artistry, and vital subject matter. Grants from $5k-$50k.
http://www.cinereach.org/grants/granting-program-guidelines

Fledging Fund
DEADLINE: Initial Letter of Inquiry: February 12, 2013
(Spring Funding cycle opens online: January 14th, 2013)
The Fledgling Fund supports innovative media projects that can play critical roles in igniting social change. Mostly interested in Documentaries and the average grant size is $10k-$13k.
http://www.thefledglingfund.org/media/application-process.html

Hubert Bals Fund
Deadlines: March 1 and August 1
The Hubert Bals Fund is designed to bring remarkable or urgent feature films by innovative and talented filmmakers from developing countries closer to completion.
http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/en/hbf/

The Jan Vrijman Fund
Deadline: August 1, 2012
IDFA's Jan Vrijman Fund supports documentary filmmakers and festivals in developing countries. Its goal is to stimulate local film cultures and to turn the creative documentary into a truly global film art.
http://idfa.nl/industry/markets-funding/vrijman-fund.aspx

The MacArthur Foundation
The next open call for documentary film proposals opens on August 6, 2012 and closes September 7, 2012.
MacArthur supports the production and distribution of news and documentary programs for television, radio, and the web that help inform the American public about important domestic and international current affairs and policy issues.
http://www.macfound.org/info-grantseekers/grantmaking-guidelines/media-grant-guidelines/media-documentary-films-guidelin/

National Endowment for the Humanities
Deadline August 14, 2013 for Projects Beginning April 2014
America's Media Makers: Development & Production Grants
• Supports interactive digital media;
• film and television projects; and
Interactive digital media may be websites, games, mobile applications, virtual environments, streaming video, or podcasts.

Film and television projects may be single programs that address or a series that addresses significant figures, events, or developments and draw their content from humanities scholarship. They must be intended for national distribution.

http://www.neh.gov/grants/public/americas-media-makers-development-grants

Pacific Pioneer Fund
DEADLINE: June 1 2013, (Tentative) August, December
To support emerging documentary filmmakers, who have several years experience in filmmaking (but no more than 10).
http://www.pacificpioneerfund.com/

Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation
DEADLINE: AUGUST, Letters of Inquiry accepted ONGOING
Supports work in such fields as the environment and conservation, population and reproductive rights, civil rights, civic engagement and the arts among others and is committed to supporting new ideas. Geographical focus is on the San Francisco Bay Area (counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo) and Hawaii.
http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/gerbode

Trust for Mutual Understanding
DEADLINE Initial Inquiry: May 1 & November 1, 2013
TMU provides grants specifically for international travel associated with professional exchanges in the arts and environmental sciences. Approximately two-thirds of TMU’s awards are for arts and culture and one-third for environmental projects.
http://tmuny.org/applicants/faqs#AF_3

SEPTEMBER

FirstPix Program
Deadline: September
The criteria for a firstPix project are as follows:
• Must be the first or second feature DV or film* project of the applicant
• The projected budget cannot exceed $250,000.00
• Principal photography must have completed after January 1, 2011
• Production must be completed and the DV/film is in post-production
• The DV/film should have a positive humanitarian message
Offers post production funding of up to 5K as a grant to the filmmaker. The grant may either be used toward finishing funds, or to fund marketing and promotion (such as a festival tour or acquisitions screening). nextPix will also publicize the selected project(s) through its own website and assist filmmakers in promoting their project.
http://nextpix.com/v1_1/projects/firstpix.html

National Endowment for the Arts
Deadline: September
http://www.nea.gov/

The MacArthur Foundation
The next open call for documentary film proposals opens on August 6, 2012 and closes September 7, 2012.
MacArthur supports the production and distribution of news and documentary programs for television, radio, and the web that help inform the American public about important domestic and international current affairs and policy issues.
http://www.macfound.org/info-grantseekers/grantmaking-guidelines/media-grant-guidelines/media-documentary-films-guidelin/

Paul Robeson Fund for Independent Media
Deadline: September
http://fex.org/funds/paul-robeson-fund-for-independent-media

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) Manhattan Community Arts Fund Deadline: September
http://www.lmcc.net/grants

Puffin Foundation
Deadline: September
Not accepting film proposals in 2013.
http://www.puffinfoundation.org/grants-info/prospective-applicants.html

Samuel Rubin Foundation
DEADLINE: JANUARY 4 2013, MAY 3 2013, SEPTEMBER 6 2013
For projects dedicated to the pursuit of peace and justice and the search for an equitable reallocation of the world’s resources which can be achieved only through the fullest implementation of social, economic, political, civil and cultural rights for all the world’s people. Grants ($5k-$10k) are not awarded to individuals, but to specific projects within an organization.
http://www.samuelrubinfoundation.org/

Mary Duke Biddle Foundation
Deadlines: March, June, September, and December
http://www.marydukebiddlefoundation.org/Ver5/faq.html

OCTOBER

CHICAGO/IFP Production Fund
Deadline: October
Members of the IFP/Chicago are invited to apply for the Production Fund, which provides support and in-kind goods and services from local production and post facilities in Chicago.
http://www.ifpchicago.org/category/production-fund-competition/

Queens Council on the Arts
Deadline: October
Grants range from $1,000 to $5,000
This grant is intended to fund individual visual, literary and performing artists in the creation of new work, culminating in a public event that must be accessible to the general public of Queens County.
http://queenscouncilarts.org/grants-for-individual-artists/

Frameline Film and Video Completion Fund- OCTOBER
The Frameline Completion Fund
DEADLINE: October 31
Provides grants to emerging and established filmmakers. The program seeks to provide a much-needed source of financial contributions to artists who often struggle to secure funding to complete their works. Submissions are being accepted for documentary, educational, narrative, animated, or experimental projects about LGBT people and their communities.
http://www.frameline.org/filmmaker-support/frameline-completion-fund

Southern Humanities Media Fund
DEADLINE Preliminary Application: October 18, 2013
DEADLINE: Final Application: March 15, 2013
The Southern Humanities Media Fund is accepting preliminary applications for media projects that focus on the new face of the South. Nonprofit organizations and eligible government agencies in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, are encouraged to apply for support for the
shooting/production, editing, and/or finishing of film, video, and audio programs for a general public audience.
http://docsinprogress.org/2007/08/funding-alert-southern-humanities-media-fund/

NOVEMBER

Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA) BRIO Individual Artist grant
Deadline: November
http://www.bronxarts.org/artsfund.asp

TFI Documentary Fund
Deadline: November 5, 2012
The TFI Documentary Fund was created to further the development of character-driven documentaries. The fund will arrange one-on-one meetings with key HBO Documentary Film executives, in addition to providing financial support, supervision, and guidance from TFI and HBO, to select filmmakers developing artistically significant and engaging feature-length documentaries that emphasize character.
http://www.tribecafilminstitute.org/filmmakers/tfi_documentary/

Trust for Mutual Understanding
DEADLINE Initial Inquiry: May 1 & November 1, 2013
TMU provides grants specifically for international travel associated with professional exchanges in the arts and environmental sciences. Approximately two-thirds of TMU’s awards are for arts and culture and one-third for environmental projects.
http://tmuny.org/applicants/faqs#AF_3

DECEMBER

Mary Duke Biddle Foundation
(cancelled spring 2013 cycle) June, September, and December
http://www.marydukebiddlefoundation.org/Ver5/faq.html

Pacific Pioneer Fund
DEADLINE: DECEMBER
Grants to support filmmakers are limited to filmmakers or videographers who live and work in California, Oregon and Washington.
http://www.pacificpioneerfund.com/

ROLLING DEADLINES


TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund
The TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund provides grants and professional guidance in support of innovative and compelling narrative features that offer a fresh take on scientific, mathematic and technological themes.
• Project Status: For films in any stage
• Region: For filmmakers based anywhere
• Funding: Grants range from $25,000-$50,000
http://www.tribecafilminstitute.org/filmmakers/sloan/

Experimental Television Finishing Funds
 http://www.experimentaltvcenter.org/

ITVS (U.S. Public television)
Deadlines are typically in mid-January and mid-June / early-July.
Open Call provides completion funds for single nonfiction public television programs on any subject, and from any viewpoint. Projects must have begun production as evidenced by a work-in-progress video. Open Call funding is only available to independent producers who are citizens or legal residents of the U.S. and its external territories
http://www.itvs.org/funding/open-call

LINCS (LINKING INDEPENDENTS AND CO-PRODUCING PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS)
Provides matching funds (up to $100,000) to partnerships between US public television stations and independent producers. To apply for LINCS funds, independents must first approach a public television station and establish a partnership. Single documentaries and innovative genre combinations will be considered. Projects must have begun production as evidenced by a work-in-progress tape.
http://www.itvs.org/funding/lincs

ITVS COMMISSIONED FUNDING
Accepts proposals on an ongoing basis for documentary projects that fall outside of the standing initiatives (DDF, LINCS, Open Call). For development funding, activities may include travel, research, script development, preliminary production for fundraising/work-in-progress reels, or other early-phase activities. For production funding, all production and post-production activities are eligible. Commissioned Funding is not a grant; applicants receive funding in the form of a development agreement or production agreement that assigns ITVS certain important rights over the project during the term of the contract.
Deadline: Year Round
http://www.itvs.org/funding
http://www.itvs.org/funding/edf

Jerome Foundation
There are no deadlines for New York City residents to apply. Applications may be submitted at any time during the year.
The Film and Video programs award production grants to emerging artists, whose work shows promise of excellence, in the genres of experimental, narrative, animation, and documentary production.
http://www.jeromefdn.org/apply/mn-nyc-film-video

VARIOUS DEADLINES (CONGLOMERATES OR MULTIPLE GRANTS)

Astraea Lesbian Action Foundation
INQUIRIES ACCEPTED YEAR ROUND
U.S. Fund Grants are issued to U.S.-based lesbian, trans and LGBTI social change organizations and projects, including cultural and film/video projects.
http://www.astraeafoundation.org/

Chicken & Egg Pictures
VARIOUS DEADLINES
supporting women filmmakers who are as passionate about the craft of storytelling as they are about the social justice, environmental and human rights issues they’re embracing, translating and exploring on film.
http://www.chickeneggpics.org/

Center for Cultural Innovation
VARIOUS, 4 PER YEAR (check back in March 2013 for dates)
Grants in 2013 and 2014 will focus on “first time” applicants who have not previously received an ARC grant.
http://www.cciarts.org/arc.htm

San Francisco Film Society Documentary Film Fund
Next round opens Summer 2013/
The Documentary Film Fund supports riveting documentaries distinguished by compelling stories, intriguing characters and innovative visual approach. A total of $100,000 will be disbursed annually to documentary filmmakers nationwide.
http://sffs.org/Filmmaker360/Grants/sffs-documentary-film-fund.aspx

Ford Foundation
ROLLING- submit inquiry
JustFilms focuses on nonfiction film, video and digital works that show courageous people confronting difficult issues and actively pursuing a more just, secure and sustainable world.
http://www.fordfoundation.org/issues/freedom-of-expression/justfilms/for-grant-seekers

Harnisch Family Foundation
Rolling Deadline
Provides $1000 grants.
The Harnisch Foundation team is looking for grantees who demonstrate:
• The power of love in action
• Unusually creative solutions to unsolved problems
• Big answers to small challenges
• Simple answers to big challenges
• Contagious passion for the project
http://thehf.org/current-projects.html

LEF Foundation
Production & Post Prod Letter of Inquiry Deadline: Jan 25, 2013
Pre-Production Proposal Deadline: June 8
The goal of LEF New England is to fund the work of independent documentary film and video artists in the region, and to broaden recognition and support for their work, both locally and nationally.
http://www.lef-foundation.org/NewEngland/HowtoApply/tabid/163/Default.aspx

National Endowment for the Humanities
Deadline August 14, 2013 for Projects Beginning April 2014
America's Media Makers: Development & Production Grants
• Supports interactive digital media;
• film and television projects; and
Interactive digital media may be websites, games, mobile applications, virtual environments, streaming video, or podcasts.

Film and television projects may be single programs that address or a series that addresses significant figures, events, or developments and draw their content from humanities scholarship. They must be intended for national distribution.
http://www.neh.gov/grants/public/americas-media-makers-development-grants

Roy W. Dean Film and Video Grants
APPLY at any time on their website.
Funds films that are unique and make a contribution to society. Also open to shorts, low budget features and documentary projects. We want stories that can change and stories that can heal and enrich our lives.
http://www.fromtheheartproductions.com

The Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation
Letters of Inquiry are reviewed 4x a year: March, June, Sept, Dec
Grant category: Arts & Culture
http://www.sdrubin.org/

All State Humanities Councils
VARIOUS, MULTIPLE DEADLINES PER YEAR