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The Denovo Initiative: 21 grants to organizations, $911,393 (tax year ended December 2024)
The Denovo Initiative, a private foundation in Portland, OR, paid 21 grants to organizations totaling $911,393 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $125,000 to Incite Productions Inc in Boulder, CO for project funding.
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- EIN
- 873930773
- Based in
- Portland, OR
- Assets
- $18,586,234
- Grants paid
- $911,393
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202533189349104613. It reported $911,393 in grants paid; 21 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incite Productions Inc | Boulder, CO | Project funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cinema Tropical Inc | New York, NY | Project funding | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Women Make Movies Inc | New York, NY | Project funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $77,106 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Film Collaborative Inc | Los Angeles, CA | Project funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $77,105 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Independent Documentary Inc | Boston, MA | Project funding | $73,685 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Documentary Association | Los Angeles, CA | Project funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $52,632 | apps.irs.gov |
| Media Collective Inc | New York, NY | Project funding | Health care | $52,632 | apps.irs.gov |
| Points North Institute | Camden, ME | Project funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The VII Foundation Inc | New York, NY | Project funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Advance Gender Equity in the Arts | Portland, OR | Project funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sundance Institute | Park City, UT | Project funding | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Entertainment 2 Affect Change | Los Angeles, CA | Project funding | $26,316 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Full Spectrum Features | Chicago, IL | Project funding | $26,316 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Women in Film and Television | Kings Park, NY | Project funding | $26,316 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Video Veracity Inc | New Orleans, LA | Project funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $26,316 | apps.irs.gov |
| C Me Grow Inc | Washington, DC | Operating grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fractured Atlas | Hartsdale, NY | Project funding | $17,421 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alternative Newsweekly Foundation | Washington, DC | Project funding | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York Foundation for the Arts Inc | New York, NY | Project funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,526 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brown Girls Doc Mafia Inc | Bronx, NY | Operating grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bag and Baggage Productions | Hillsboro, OR | Project funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $22 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $538,707 |
| Health care | $52,632 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $15,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $344,001 |
| California | $156,053 |
| Colorado | $125,000 |
| Massachusetts | $73,685 |
| Maine | $50,000 |
| District of Columbia | $40,000 |
| Oregon | $35,022 |
| Utah | $35,000 |
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Updated November 14, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.