Arts, Culture & Humanities · Durham, NC

Southern Documentary Fund

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94
Grants received
$4.5M
Total received
$48K
Average grant
52
Unique funders

This page shows grants where the recipient was matched by EIN via name + state resolution against IRS data (exact, alias, or high-confidence fuzzy). Grants that could not be precisely matched by EIN may appear under name search on the organization’s profile page.

Grants received by year

2024
$557K
10 grants
2023
$644K
12 grants
2022
$422K
8 grants
2021
$495K
9 grants
2020
$762K
12 grants
2019
$582K
7 grants
2018
$283K
9 grants
2017
$423K
4 grants
2016
$135K
5 grants
2015
$123K
7 grants
2014
$25K
4 grants
2013
$36K
7 grants

Top funders

$2.1M
5 grants · last 2021
$650K
2 grants · last 2024
$239K
4 grants · last 2024
$210K
$205K
3 grants · last 2019
$200K
8 grants · last 2024
$122K
2 grants · last 2020
$105K
$102K
$100K

Recent grants received · most recent first

Grants are matched to this organization by EIN. ✓ Exact = matched by exact name + state; ≈ Likely = inferred from a closely similar name.

IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
TY 2024 · ✓ Exact
$200K
SUPPORT DOCUMENTARY TO BE INVISABLE
TY 2024 · ✓ Exact
$159K
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE SDF PRODUCTION GRANT INITIATIVE FOR FILMMAKERS TELLING STORIES THEY ARE CONNECTED TO, AND THAT FULL…
TY 2024 · ✓ Exact
$60K
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE DOCUMENTARY FILM "PLAINSPOKEN" TO EXPLORE THE ONGOING CULTURAL CONVERSATION OF RACIAL EQUALITY
TY 2024 · ✓ Exact
$50K
SISTER SENATORS DOCUMENTARY, OVER TWO YEARS
TY 2024 · ✓ Exact
$30K
"SISTER SENATORS"
TY 2024 · ✓ Exact
$18K
OPERATING GRANT
TY 2024 · ✓ Exact
$15K
SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMUNITIES
TY 2024 · ✓ Exact
$10K
UNRESTRICTED
TY 2024 · ✓ Exact
$10K
General Charitable Purposes
TY 2024 · ✓ Exact
$5K
in support of general operations
TY 2023 · ✓ Exact
$250K
in support of general operations
TY 2023 · ✓ Exact
$200K
CHARITABLE
TY 2023 · ✓ Exact
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
TY 2023 · ✓ Exact
$30K
to support "How to Sue the Klan" documentary by John Beder
TY 2023 · ✓ Exact
$20K
OPERATING GRANT
TY 2023 · ✓ Exact
$15K
SISTER SENATORS
TY 2023 · ✓ Exact
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
TY 2023 · ✓ Exact
$5K
CHARITABLE
TY 2023 · ✓ Exact
$5K
GENERAL USE
TY 2023 · ✓ Exact
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
TY 2023 · ✓ Exact
$4K
GENERAL SUPPORT
TY 2023 · ✓ Exact
$11
In support of general operations
TY 2022 · ✓ Exact
$250K
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES ($15,000); PRODUCTION AND IMPACT SUPPORT FOR THE RIVER ($110,000)
TY 2022 · ✓ Exact
$125K
To support the production of The Civil Case by John Beder
TY 2022 · ✓ Exact
$25K
THE CIVIL CASE DOCUMENTARY
TY 2022 · ✓ Exact
$10K
OPERATING GRANT
TY 2022 · ✓ Exact
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
TY 2022 · ✓ Exact
$1K
SUPPORT ARTS
TY 2022 · ✓ Exact
$1K
GENERAL SUPPORT
TY 2022 · ✓ Exact
$5
in support of general operations.
TY 2021 · ✓ Exact
$250K
PROJECT SUPPORT: THE BEAUTIFUL PROJECT
TY 2021 · ✓ Exact
$150K
OPERATING SUPPORT
TY 2021 · ✓ Exact
$50K
'Chasing the Hairstons' documentary film
TY 2021 · ✓ Exact
$25K
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
TY 2021 · ✓ Exact
$10K
ARTS, CULTURAL & MUSEUMS
TY 2021 · ✓ Exact
$5K
CHARITABLE
TY 2021 · ✓ Exact
$3K
UNDERWRITE DOCUMENTARY MEDIA PROJECT
TY 2021 · ✓ Exact
$3K
GENERAL SUPPORT
TY 2021 · ✓ Exact
$5
in support of an expansion of its documentary support programs.
TY 2020 · ✓ Exact
$300K
PROJECT SUPPORT: THE BEAUTIFUL PROJECT
TY 2020 · ✓ Exact
$150K
SUPPORT EVIDENCE BUILDING FOR PROGRAMS BY AND FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR
TY 2020 · ✓ Exact
$85K
SOUTHERN DOCUMENTARY FUND - BETWEEN THE RAINS
TY 2020 · ✓ Exact
$80K
Core support for The Double Shift, an investigative and field reporting based podcast about the political, civil society…
TY 2020 · ✓ Exact
$50K
$50K
PROGRAM SUPPORT OF RAUL PAZ PASTRANA'S
TY 2020 · ✓ Exact
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
TY 2020 · ✓ Exact
$12K
GenX: A Chemical Cocktail
TY 2020 · ✓ Exact
$10K
UNDERWRITE DOCUMENTARY MEDIA PROJECT
TY 2020 · ✓ Exact
$5K
EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
TY 2020 · ✓ Exact
$5K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.