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WOMEN MAKE MOVIES, INC. IS A MULTI- CULTURAL, MULTIRACIAL, NON-PROFIT MEDIA ARTS ORGANIZATION WHICH FACILITATES THE PRODUCTION, PROMOTION, DISTRIBUTION EXHIBITION OF INDEPENDENT FILMS VIDEOTAPES BY AND ABOUT WOMEN.
Source: IRS Form 990 (Tax Year 2023)
Source: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (from the IRS e-File system), Tax Year 2022
Total Revenue
▼$11.8M
Program Spending
93%
of total expenses go to program services
Total Contributions
$10.4M
Total Expenses
▼$11.4M
Total Assets
$4.7M
Total Liabilities
▼$2.8M
Net Assets
$1.9M
Officer Compensation
→$156.1K
Other Salaries
$535.6K
Investment Income
$34.7K
Fundraising
▼N/A
Source: USAspending.gov · Searched by organization name
Total Federal Funding
$7.4M
Awards Found
55
National Endowment for the Humanities
$635K
NO JOB FOR A WOMAN: THE WOMEN WHO FOUGHT TO REPORT WORLD WAR II
National Endowment for the Humanities
$600K
COMING HOME: FIGHT FOR A LEGACY [COMING HOME: FIGHT FOR A LEGACY IS A FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT THE WOMEN AIRFORCE SERVICE PILOTS (WASP), THE FIRST FEMALE PILOTS TO FLY FOR THE U.S. MILITARY DURING WWII. INTERWOVEN WITH THEIR STORY ARE THE STORIES OF THE BLACK FEMALE PILOTS WHO SERVED IN THE CIVIL AIR PATROL BUT WERE DENIED ENTRY INTO THE WASP BECAUSE OF THEIR RACE.]
National Endowment for the Humanities
$600K
DIEGO & FRIDA IN DETROIT [TO SUPPORT DIEGO & FRIDA IN DETROIT, A FEATURE DOCUMENTARY EXPLORING THE LIFE AND ART OF DIEGO RIVERA AND FRIDA KAHLO DURING THEIR TIME IN 1930S DETROIT AND THE INDELIBLE MARK THEY LEFT ON THE CULTURAL IDENTITY AND POLITICAL HISTORY OF THE CITY AND ITS PEOPLE. IN RIVERA?S DETROIT INDUSTRY MURALS, HE DEPICTED DETROIT?S WORKING CLASS, WITH ITS MANY RACES AND ETHNICITIES, ON THE RAREFIED WALLS OF THE CITY?S ART MUSEUM - LEGITIMIZING THEIR LONG-IGNORED CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY. FRIDA KAHLO FACED SOME OF HER MOST CHALLENGING LIFE EVENTS WHILE LIVING IN DETROIT, BUT THROUGH THIS ADVERSITY CREATED SOME OF HER MOST CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED WORKS OF ART AND ESTABLISHED THE GROUND-BREAKING VOICE THAT WOULD DEFINE HER WORK UNTIL THE END OF HER LIFE - CHANGING THE FACE OF MODERN ART ALONG WITH IT. TOGETHER, RIVERA AND KAHLO BROUGHT THE PEOPLE OF DETROIT INTO A MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH AN ART THAT WAS ?THEIRS,? A LEGACY THAT HAS CONTINUED TO THE PRESENT DAY.]
National Endowment for the Humanities
$550K
MR. SOUL! ELLIS HAIZLIP AND THE BIRTH OF BLACK POWER TV
National Endowment for the Humanities
$500K
JAMAICA KINCAID: LIBERATING THE DAFFODIL [WE ARE REQUESTING A $635,479??PRODUCTION GRANT TO SUPPORT AN 87-MINUTE DOCUMENTARY ON THE LIFE AND WORK OF CARIBBEAN WRITER JAMAICA KINCAID. THE FILM WILL TRACE HER LIFE FROM HER CHILDHOOD IN COLONIAL ANTIGUA, TO WORKING AS AN AU PAIR IN SCARSDALE, N.Y. AS A TEENAGER, TO BECOMING THE FIRST BLACK FEMALE STAFF WRITER FOR THE NEW YORKER AT AGE 26. KINCAID'S LIFE AND WORK WILL BE USED TO EXPLORE THEMES OF ANTI-COLONIALISM, WOMEN'S SEARCH FOR IDENTITY, THE USE OF HORTICULTURE AS A LITERARY DEVICE, AND KINCAID'S ABILITY TO BLUR THE LINES BETWEEN PERSONAL STORIES AND HISTORY, AMONG OTHERS. THE FILM WILL ALSO ADDRESS HER FREQUENTLY CONTROVERSIAL VOICE AND CRITICISM OF HER WORK. JAMAICA KINCAID?S UNIQUE LITERARY CONTRIBUTIONS WILL BE BROUGHT TO LIFE THROUGH EVOCATIVE DOCUMENTARY IMAGES SET TO NARRATED AUDIO EXCERPTS FROM HER NOVELS, RARE ARCHIVAL MATERIAL, INTERVIEWS WITH SCHOLARS, AND CINEMA V?RIT? FOOTAGE REFLECTING DAILY LIFE OF THE NOW 72-YEAR-OLD WRITER.]
National Endowment for the Humanities
$500K
TRAVEL NOTES OF A GEECHEE GIRL
National Endowment for the Humanities
$301.6K
ADIOS AMOR: THE SEARCH FOR MARIA MORENO
National Endowment for the Humanities
$150K
INSTRUMENTAL: THE ELAYNE JONES STORY [INSTRUMENTAL IS A 30-MINUTE DOCUMENTARY ABOUT ELAYNE JONES, WHO BROKE THROUGH RACIAL AND GENDER BARRIERS IN CLASSICAL MUSIC BUT PAID A PERSONAL TOLL FOR FIGHTING AGAINST A CULTURE OF EXCLUSIVITY. THE FILM ACCOMPANIES THIS 93-YEAR-OLD AFRICAN AMERICAN TIMPANIST AS SHE REFLECTS ON THE DIFFERENCE SHE?S MADE AND THE WORK THAT REMAINS TO BE DONE. A COLLABORATION BETWEEN FEMINIST DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER JULIE WYMAN AND AMERICAN STUDIES SCHOLAR GRACE WANG, INSTRUMENTAL IS A CRITICAL, HISTORICAL, AND CREATIVE MEDIA RESEARCH PROJECT THAT TELLS THE STORY OF JONES?S LIFE, WORK, AND FIGHT FOR INCLUSION IN CLASSICAL MUSIC.]
National Endowment for the Arts
$100K
TO SUPPORT THE WOMEN MAKE MOVIES DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM.
National Endowment for the Arts
$100K
TO SUPPORT THE WOMEN MAKE MOVIES DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM.
National Endowment for the Arts
$100K
TO SUPPORT THE WOMEN MAKE MOVIES DISTRIBUTION SERVICE.
National Endowment for the Arts
$100K
TO SUPPORT THE WOMEN MAKE MOVIES DISTRIBUTION SERVICE.
National Endowment for the Arts
$100K
TO SUPPORT THE WOMEN MAKE MOVIES DISTRIBUTION SERVICE.
National Endowment for the Arts
$100K
TO SUPPORT THE WOMEN MAKE MOVIES DISTRIBUTION SERVICE.
National Endowment for the Arts
$100K
TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF THE DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM "THE BLIND CINEMA CLUB."
National Endowment for the Arts
$100K
TO SUPPORT THE WOMEN MAKE MOVIES DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM.
National Endowment for the Arts
$80K
TO SUPPORT ARTISTIC AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES FOR INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS THROUGH THE PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
National Endowment for the Arts
$80K
TO SUPPORT ARTISTIC AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES FOR INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS THROUGH THE PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
National Endowment for the Arts
$75K
TO SUPPORT THE WOMEN MAKE MOVIES DISTRIBUTION SERVICE.
National Endowment for the Arts
$70K
TO SUPPORT ARTISTIC AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES FOR INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS THROUGH THE PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
National Endowment for the Arts
$70K
TO SUPPORT THE WOMEN MAKE MOVIES DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM.
National Endowment for the Arts
$70K
TO SUPPORT POST-PRODUCTION COSTS FOR "THE BABUSHKAS OF CHERNOBYL," A DOCUMENTARY BY HOLLY MORRIS AND ANNE BOGART.
National Endowment for the Arts
$70K
TO SUPPORT THE POST-PRODUCTION OF THE DOCUMENTARY FILM "LITTLE TROOPERS."
National Endowment for the Arts
$60K
PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE AND DISTRIBUTION SERVICES FOR INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS.
National Endowment for the Arts
$60K
PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT ARTISTIC AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES FOR INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS.
National Endowment for the Arts
$60K
PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT ARTISTIC AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES FOR INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS.
National Endowment for the Arts
$60K
PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE WOMEN MAKE MOVIES DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM.
National Endowment for the Arts
$60K
PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE WOMEN MAKE MOVIES DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM.
National Endowment for the Arts
$60K
TO SUPPORT THE WOMEN MAKE MOVIES DISTRIBUTION SERVICE.
National Endowment for the Humanities
$59.8K
BUFFALO BILL AND THE INFLUENCE OF THE AMERICAN WEST ON EUROPEAN CULTURE
National Endowment for the Arts
$55K
PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE WOMEN MAKE MOVIES DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM.
National Endowment for the Arts
$50K
TO SUPPORT PERSONNEL COSTS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
National Endowment for the Arts
$50K
TO SUPPORT ARTISTIC AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES FOR INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS THROUGH THE PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
National Endowment for the Arts
$50K
TO SUPPORT A FILM PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
National Endowment for the Arts
$50K
TO SUPPORT THE WOMEN MAKE MOVIES DISTRIBUTION SERVICE.
National Endowment for the Arts
$50K
TO SUPPORT THE WOMEN MAKE MOVIES DISTRIBUTION SERVICE.
National Endowment for the Arts
$50K
TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION OF JOBS THAT ARE THREATENED BY DECLINES IN PHILANTHROPIC AND OTHER SUPPORT DURING THE CURRENT ECONOMIC DOWNTURN.
National Endowment for the Humanities
$40K
MR. SOUL! ELLIS HAIZLIP AND THE BIRTH OF BLACK POWER TV
National Endowment for the Arts
$40K
TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, POST-PRODUCTION, AND WEB SITE COSTS FOR THE TRANSMEDIA DOCUMENTARY "FEED ME A STORY."
National Endowment for the Arts
$35K
TO SUPPORT A PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
National Endowment for the Arts
$25K
TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION AND POST-PRODUCTION COSTS FOR A DOCUMENTARY FILM BY GRACE RASO.
National Endowment for the Arts
$25K
TO SUPPORT POST-PRODUCTION COSTS FOR A DOCUMENTARY FILM BY KIRSTEN JOHNSON.
National Endowment for the Arts
$25K
TO SUPPORT THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ARTISTS' SERVICES PROGRAM.
National Endowment for the Arts
$25K
TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION AND POST-PRODUCTION COSTS FOR "YOU CAN'T KEEP A GOOD WOMAN DOWN " A FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY ON AUTHOR ALICE WALKER.
National Endowment for the Arts
$25K
TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION AND POST-PRODUCTION COSTS FOR A DOCUMENTARY BY LUCILLE CARRA TACHIKAWA ON GLENN GOULD.
National Endowment for the Arts
$25K
TO SUPPORT THE WOMEN MAKE MOVIES DISTRIBUTION SERVICE.
National Endowment for the Arts
$25K
TO SUPPORT THE WOMEN MAKE MOVIES DISTRIBUTION SERVICE.
National Endowment for the Arts
$20K
TO SUPPORT POST-PRODUCTION COSTS FOR A DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT THE LIFE AND WORK OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT LAURIE OLIN.
National Endowment for the Arts
$20K
TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION, POST-PRODUCTION, AND OUTREACH COSTS FOR THE TRANSMEDIA PROJECT "FEED ME A STORY."
National Endowment for the Arts
$20K
TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION COSTS FOR A DOCUMENTARY ON ELLIS HAIZLIP.
National Endowment for the Arts
$15K
TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT PHASE OF A DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT THE POET SONIA SANCHEZ.
National Endowment for the Humanities
$0
INSTRUMENTAL: THE ELAYNE JONES STORY [INSTRUMENTAL IS A 30-MINUTE DOCUMENTARY ABOUT ELAYNE JONES, WHO BROKE THROUGH RACIAL AND GENDER BARRIERS IN CLASSICAL MUSIC BUT PAID A PERSONAL TOLL FOR FIGHTING AGAINST A CULTURE OF EXCLUSIVITY. THE FILM ACCOMPANIES THIS 93-YEAR-OLD AFRICAN AMERICAN TIMPANIST AS SHE REFLECTS ON THE DIFFERENCE SHE?S MADE AND THE WORK THAT REMAINS TO BE DONE. A COLLABORATION BETWEEN FEMINIST DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER JULIE WYMAN AND AMERICAN STUDIES SCHOLAR GRACE WANG, INSTRUMENTAL IS A CRITICAL, HISTORICAL, AND CREATIVE MEDIA RESEARCH PROJECT THAT TELLS THE STORY OF JONES?S LIFE, WORK, AND FIGHT FOR INCLUSION IN CLASSICAL MUSIC.]
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse (fac.gov)
No federal single audit records found for this organization.
Single audits are required for entities expending $750,000+ in federal awards annually.
Tax Year 2022 · Source: IRS e-Filed Form 990Schedule J available
Individuals serving as officers, directors, or trustees of the organization.
| Name | Title | Hrs/Wk | Compensation | Related Orgs | Other |
|---|
Source: IRS Publication 78, Auto-Revocation List & e-Postcard Data
Tax-deductible contributions: Yes
Deductibility code: PC
Sources: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (XML) & ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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| Year | Revenue | Contributions | Expenses | Assets | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $11.8M | $10.4M | $11.4M | $4.7M | $1.9M |
| 2022IRS e-File | $11.8M | $10.4M | $11.4M | $4.7M | $1.9M |
| 2021 | $9.7M | $8M | $9M | $4.1M | $1.5M |
| 2020 | $7.2M | $6.1M | $7.4M |
Sources: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer & IRS e-File Index
| Tax Year | Form Type | Source | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 990 | IRS e-File | PDF not yet published by IRSView Filing → |
| 2023 | 990 | DataIRS e-File | |
| 2022 | 990 | DataIRS e-File |
Financial data: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (Tax Year 2022)
Leadership & compensation: IRS e-Filed Form 990, Part VII (Tax Year 2022)
Federal grants: USAspending.gov (live)
Organization info: IRS Business Master File
Tax-deductibility: IRS Publication 78
| Total |
|---|
| Debra Zimmerman | Executive Director | 60 | $152.9K | $0 | $28.1K | $180.9K |
| Nicole Page | President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Claire Aguilar | Vice President | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Tina Difeliciantonio | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Patricia White | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Debra Zimmerman
Executive Director
$180.9K
Hrs/Wk
60
Compensation
$152.9K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$28.1K
Nicole Page
President
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Claire Aguilar
Vice President
$0
Hrs/Wk
0.5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Tina Difeliciantonio
Treasurer
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Patricia White
Secretary
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Members of the governing board. Board members often serve without compensation.
| Name | Title | Hrs/Wk | Compensation | Related Orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esther Robinson | Director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kayo Denda | Director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kisha Imani Cameron | Director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Neyda Martinez | Director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Nicole Guillemet | Director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pamela Aguilar | Director |
Esther Robinson
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
0.3
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Kayo Denda
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
0.3
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Kisha Imani Cameron
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
0.3
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
| $3.1M |
| $1.1M |
| 2019 | $6.9M | $5.8M | $6.7M | $3.2M | $1.1M |
| 2018 | $7.3M | $6.2M | $7.4M | $3M | $1.1M |
| 2017 | $8M | $6.7M | $7.6M | $3.2M | $1.2M |
| 2016 | $6.9M | $5.6M | $6.6M | $2.8M | $1.2M |
| 2015 | $6.6M | $5.1M | $6M | $2.5M | $1M |
| 2014 | $7.4M | $6M | $7.3M | $1.9M | $826.5K |
| 2013 | $4.5M | $3.1M | $4.7M | $1.8M | $717.1K |
| 2012 | $4.1M | $2.8M | $3.9M | $2.2M | $774.4K |
| 2011 | $4M | $2.6M | $4M | $1.9M | $967.2K |
| 2021 | 990 | Data |
| 2020 | 990 | Data |
| 2019 | 990 | Data |
| 2018 | 990 | Data |
| 2017 | 990 | Data |
| 2016 | 990 | Data |
| 2015 | 990 | Data |
| 2014 | 990 | Data |
| 2013 | 990 | Data |
| 2012 | 990 | Data |
| 2011 | 990 | Data |
| 2010 | 990 | — |
| 2009 | 990 | — |
| 2008 | 990 | — |
| 2007 | 990 | — |
| 2005 | 990 | — |
| 2004 | 990 | — |
| 2003 | 990 | — |
| 2002 | 990 | — |
| 2001 | 990 | — |
| 0.3 |
| $0 |
| $0 |
| $0 |
| $0 |
| Ryan Harrington | Director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Terry Lawler | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Theresa Riley | Director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Neyda Martinez
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
0.3
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Nicole Guillemet
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
0.3
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Pamela Aguilar
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
0.3
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Ryan Harrington
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
0.3
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Terry Lawler
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Theresa Riley
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
0.3
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0