Private foundation · EIN 87-3930773

The Denovo Initiative

Preselected only

Portland, OR

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2024-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2025 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202533189349104613
Total assets (EOY)$18,586,234
Grants paid$911,393
Typical (median) grant$35,000
Grants listed21
Giving in home state (OR)4%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K1
$5K–$25K4
$25K–$100K14
$100K+2

Smallest $22 · Largest $125,000

Geographic focus

NY
38%
CA
17%
CO
14%
MA
8%
ME
5%
DC
4%
OR
4%
UT
4%

Common purposes

projectfunding

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$609,531$18,992,13914
2024$911,393$18,586,23421

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Incite Productions IncBOULDER, COPROJECT FUNDING$125,000
Cinema Tropical IncNEW YORK, NYPROJECT FUNDING$100,000
Women Make Movies IncNEW YORK, NYPROJECT FUNDING$77,106
The Film Collaborative IncLOS ANGELES, CAPROJECT FUNDING$77,105
Center For Independent Documentary IncBOSTON, MAPROJECT FUNDING$73,685
International Documentary AssociationLOS ANGELES, CAPROJECT FUNDING$52,632
Media Collective IncNEW YORK, NYPROJECT FUNDING$52,632
Points North InstituteCAMDEN, MEPROJECT FUNDING$50,000
The Vii Foundation IncNEW YORK, NYPROJECT FUNDING$50,000
Advance Gender Equity In The ArtsPORTLAND, ORPROJECT FUNDING$35,000
Sundance InstitutePARK CITY, UTPROJECT FUNDING$35,000
Entertainment 2 Affect ChangeLOS ANGELES, CAPROJECT FUNDING$26,316
Full Spectrum FeaturesCHICAGO, ILPROJECT FUNDING$26,316
New York Women In Film And TelevisionKINGS PARK, NYPROJECT FUNDING$26,316
Video Veracity IncNEW ORLEANS, LAPROJECT FUNDING$26,316
C Me Grow IncWASHINGTON, DCOPERATING GRANT$25,000
Fractured AtlasHARTSDALE, NYPROJECT FUNDING$17,421
Alternative Newsweekly FoundationWASHINGTON, DCPROJECT FUNDING$15,000
New York Foundation For The Arts IncNEW YORK, NYPROJECT FUNDING$10,526
Brown Girls Doc Mafia IncBRONX, NYOPERATING GRANT$10,000
Bag And Baggage ProductionsHILLSBORO, ORPROJECT FUNDING$22
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