VM370/600 Business of Media

"AGM is a community of foundation staff and trustees, corporate grant makers, donors and philanthropic advisory services that builds a connection with nonprofit leaders."

Access this online resource for free at the Boston Public Library's Central location, Kirstein Business Library. "The Foundation Center is the nation's leading authority on philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grantmakers supporting them to tools they can use and information they can trust."

Watch out for No Film School's semiannual listicles, "A Massive List of Grants for Filmmakers [date]". Contains grants for documentary filmmakers, narrative filmmakers, and screenwriters. Grants in order of approaching deadlines.

"Media Impact Funders (formerly Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media) is a network of funders, working broadly on media and technology issues, in order to create social change."

SCORE the “Counselors of America’s Small Business Owners” is a national association dedicated to helping small business owners form and grow their businesses. Headquartered in Herndon, Virginia and Washington D.C., SCORE has 364 chapters in the United States as well as in U.S territories. SCORE is a partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

The SBA helps Americans start, build and grow businesses. The Boston District Office is located at 10 Causeway Street, Room 265 Boston, MA 02222.

"Creative Capital supports innovative and adventurous artists across the country through funding,
counsel and career development services. Our pioneering approach—inspired by venture-capital
principles—helps artists working in all creative disciplines realize their visions and build sustainable
practices."

"The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) champions the future of storytelling by connecting artists with essential resources at all stages of development and distribution."

"Open Call provides completion funds for single nonfiction public television programs on any subject, and from any viewpoint."

"LEF is a private family foundation that funds creative endeavors in California and the New England region. LEF values strong aesthetics, entrepreneurial thinking, and a spirit of adventure in all of the projects it supports."

"Mass Humanities supports programs that use history, literature,
philosophy, and the other humanities disciplines to enhance and
improve civic life throughout Massachusetts."

A list of resources, provided by Emerson's Department of Visual & Media Arts (scroll down the page).

Check out an infographic of U.S. incentives.