CAMERA NEWS INC D B A THIRD WORLD NEWSREEL

NEW YORK, NY, 10018-4971 (212) 947-9277 Est. 1968 EIN 13-2624257
A31Z— Arts, Culture & Humanities Form 990 501(c)(3)
WWW.TWN.ORG

Mission

CAMERA NEWS, INC. DBA THIRD WORLD NEWSREEL TWN IS A NONPROFIT ALTERNATIVE MEDIA ARTS ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1967 THAT FOSTERS THE CREATION, APPRECIATION, DISSEMINATION AND PRESERVATION OF INDEPENDENT FILM AND VIDEO BY AND ABOUT PEOPLE OF COLOR AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES.

Giving Portfolio

Total Grants
50
Total Giving
$2.0M
Recipients
32
Years Active
2019 - 2024
Avg grant: $41,807 Median: $20,495

Yearly Trends

YearGrantsTotal Giving Avg GrantNewRepeat
20244$59K $15K31
202310$116K $12K50
20225$289K $58K23
202120$724K $36K73
20206$668K $111K03
20195$96K $19K50

Sectors Funded

Arts, Culture & Humanities
2

Top States

New York
40
Georgia
6
New Jersey
3
Arizona
1

Grantee Size Profile

$500K - $1M
1
$1M - $5M
1

Top Grantees

Mama Bears Documentary LLC
GA - 6 grants
$821K
Digital Diaspora Family Reunion
NY - 3 grants
$131K
Digital Diaspora Fam Reunion LLC
NY - 2 grants
$126K
God Bless the Child Productions
NJ - 2 grants
$116K
No Tag LLC
NY - 2 grants
$70K
Birch Firms LLC
NY - 2 grants
$57K
Himaphiliac Cinelabs LLC
NY - 2 grants
$57K
No Tag LLC 220 West
NY
$33K
After Spring LLC
NY - 2 grants
$32K
and 15 more grantees

Grants Awarded · 2 grants

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Financials

Total Revenue
$1,237,055
Total Expenses
$1,230,938
Net Assets
$1,096,821
3 employees 9 volunteers
From latest filing (tax period ending 2025-02-28)

Financial Health

Operating Reserve
10.7 months Healthy
Net assets / monthly expenses
Year-over-Year Change
Revenue ↓ 22.8%
Expenses ↑ 28.8%
Revenue Sources
Contributions 81.6% Earned revenue 18.3%
Expense Breakdown
Program 91.3% Management 8.6% Fundraising 0.1%

Officers & Trustees (6)

We treat individual compensation with extra care. Named amounts are on Grow plans.

Filing History (9 filings)

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2024 Form 990$1,237,055 $1,230,938$1,096,821
2023 Form 990$1,481,532 $953,389$1,322,308
2023 Form 990$1,602,805 $955,636$1,069,358
2022 Form 990$1,743,776 $1,205,214$794,165
2021 Form 990$1,636,947 $1,484,370$463,814
2021 Form 990$1,636,947 $1,487,370$457,814
2020 Form 990$1,333,485 $959,318$347,311
2020 Form 990$1,333,485 $962,318$344,311
2019 Form 990$734,869 $718,520$258,587

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EIN: 13-2624257 · Source: IRS Form 990 e-file data