Program areas at Catapult Film Fund
Catapult's Development Grants provide up to $20,000 to documentary filmmakers who have a strong story to tell, have secured access, and are ready to create a fundraising piece to help unlock critical production funding. We enable filmmakers to develop their projects to the next level, at the early stage when funding is hard to find. We support powerful and moving storytelling by filmmakers with a strong voice across a broad spectrum of subject matter. In addition to the Development Grant, recipients have access to a mentorship program with the Catapult team, in areas including story development, production process, fundraising and distribution strategy. Catapult's involvement with each project is uniquely tailored to the needs of the filmmakers.
Catapult Film Fund also partners with The True/False Film Festival for the annual Rough Cut Retreat (RCR), a one-of-a-kind mentorship experience. Launched in 2016, RCR unites nonfiction filmmakers and mentors in a creative,supportive, and engaged atmosphere. The annual Rough Cut Retreat offers filmmakers & their projects thoughtful feedback to help move films from a rough cut to a final cut with an eye on winter festival deadlines.which they can seek to bring on additional key team members, partners, and funders. The fellowship is geared towards emerging filmmakers who have directed short films previously and for whom this is their first feature, or for filmmakers who have directed one or two features already.
Catapult offers the potential of additional financial support to its development grantees in the form of Momentum Grants and Consulting Grants. Catapult grantees may apply for a Momentum Grant for up to $15,000 when they reach a point in their filmmaking process when an infusion of funds can propel them to their next step. Examples include hiring an editor, getting transcripts translated, archival research, or music composition.
Grants made by Catapult Film Fund
Who funds Catapult Film Fund
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Catapult Film Fund
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Dion Griffin | Chief Financial Officer | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
Lisa Kleiner Chanoff | Founder | | 2022-08-04 |
Lisa Kleiner-Chanoff | President | $0 | 2023-11-15 |
Megan Gelstein | Director and Program Officer / Senior Program Director | $116,442 | 2022-12-31 |
Bonni Cohen Sectreasurer | 127 University Avenue , Berkeley , Ca | $37,500 | 2021-12-31 |
...and 2 more key personnel |
Financials for Catapult Film Fund
Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $904,125 | $1,287,917 | -29.8% |
Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
Investment income and dividends | $789 | $43 | 1734.9% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $-10,155 | $-3,025 | -235.7% |
Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
Total revenues | $894,759 | $1,284,935 | -30.4% |
Organizations like Catapult Film Fund
Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
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Filmnorth | 501(c)(3) | Saint Paul, MN | $793,436 |
Chicken and Egg Pictures | 501(c)(3) | Brooklyn, NY | $4,420,113 |
National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) | 501(c)(3) | San Francisco, CA | $1,499,857 |
Subject Matter | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $439,374 |
Entertainment 2 Affect Change | 501(c)(3) | Los Angeles, CA | $759,975 |
Minnesota Motion Picture and Television Board | 501(c)(3) | Minneapolis, MN | $1,078,502 |
Berkeley Film Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Berkeley, CA | $329,019 |
Doc Society | 501(c)(3) | Brooklyn, NY | $1,989,789 |
The Kindling Group | 501(c)(3) | Chicago, IL | $1,531,037 |
Filmforum | 501(c)(3) | Los Angeles, CA | $246,791 |
Data update history
December 29, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 29, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
December 24, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMedia and communications organizationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Provides grantsReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 127 University Ave
- Berkeley, CA 94710
- Metro area
- San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
- County
- Alameda County, CA
- Website URL
- catapultfilmfund.org/Â
- Phone
- (510) 841-4023
IRS details
- EIN
- 47-2942570
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2014
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A31: Film, Video
- NAICS code, primary
- 512110: Motion Picture and Video Production
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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