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Grant recipient EIN 31-1335950Arts and culture

Who funds Black Public Media Inc?

9 private foundations gave Black Public Media Inc in New York, NY $1.9 million across 30 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

30 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Sonder FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    Pitch Black and the NCU Emerging Media fellowship

    $43,100
  2. Jerome Foundation IncSaint Paul, MN 2025

    Support for early career artists in film.

    $27,500
  3. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    In support of general operations

    $200,000
  4. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    To provide support for increasing more viewpoints in creative technology production

    $100,000
  5. Jerome Foundation IncSaint Paul, MN 2024

    Support for filmmakers and creative technologists in the BPM Emerging Media Artist Fellowship program.

    $22,500
  6. Sonder FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    The NCU Emerging Media Fellowship

    $17,100
  7. Leo Model Foundation IncPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    Support BPM'S emergency relief fund and/or discretionary fund

    $5,000
  8. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    in support of general operations

    $200,000
  9. Leo Model Foundation IncPhiladelphia, PA 2023

    Support BPM'S emergency relief fund and/or discretionary fund

    $10,000
  10. Sonder FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    NCU Digital Medial Fellowship

    $5,000
  11. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $26
  12. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    In support of general operations

    $200,000
  13. Sonder FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    NCU Digital Media Fellowship fund

    $10,000
  14. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $31
  15. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    in support of general operations.

    $200,000
  16. Leo Model Foundation IncPhiladelphia, PA 2021

    General support

    $5,000
  17. Sonder FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    NCU Digital Media Fellowship

    $5,000
  18. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $49
  19. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    in support of general operations.

    $225,000
  20. Wyncote FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    Support for digital diaspora family reunion LLC

    $65,000
  21. The Bay and Paul Foundations IncWilmington, DE 2020

    COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund (General Operating support)

    $10,000
  22. Sonder FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    NCU Digital Media Fellowship

    $5,000
  23. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $55
  24. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    In support of woke! Broadening access to black public media.

    $250,000
  25. Sonder FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    NCU Digital Media Fellowship

    $5,000
  26. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    In support of general operations.

    $1,500
  27. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2018

    In support of woke! Broadening access to black public media.

    $250,000
  28. Sonder FoundationWilmington, DE 2018

    NCU Digital Media Fellowship

    $5,000
  29. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2018

    In support of grantee travel to the 2018 macarthur nonfiction multimedia storytelling grantee convening and the adjacent international documentary association getting real conference.

    $1,000
  30. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    Ford Foundation Matching Gift Program

    $900

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in New York, NY and are not among Black Public Media Inc’s funders above.

  1. The Howard Gilman Foundation IncNew York, NY 1,110 grants Accepts applications $87,717,465 to similar organizations
  2. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 560 grants Preselected only $5,428,809 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 795 grants Accepts applications $20,826,878 to similar organizations
  4. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 450 grants Accepts applications $325,027,947 to similar organizations
  5. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 277 grants Preselected only $757,388 to similar organizations
  6. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 487 grants Accepts applications $42,880,000 to similar organizations
  7. The Hyde and Watson FoundationWarren Township, NJ 229 grants Accepts applications $2,004,800 to similar organizations
  8. Cornelia T Bailey Charitable TrustWest Palm Beach, FL 154 grants Preselected only $3,047,100 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 31-1335950 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.