Moving Picture Institute

Organization Overview

Moving Picture Institute is located in New York, NY. The organization was established in 2006. According to its NTEE Classification (A12) the organization is classified as: Fund Raising & Fund Distribution, under the broad grouping of Arts, Culture & Humanities and related organizations. As of 12/2021, Moving Picture Institute employed 37 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Moving Picture Institute is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 12/2021, Moving Picture Institute generated $7.5m in total revenue. This organization has experienced exceptional growth, as over the past 7 years, it has increased revenue by an average of 14.2% each year . All expenses for the organization totaled $8.3m during the year ending 12/2021. While expenses have increased by 19.5% per year over the past 7 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Since 2015, Moving Picture Institute has awarded 30 individual grants totaling $1,940,247. If you would like to learn more about the grant giving history of this organization, scroll down to the grant profile section of this page.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2021

Describe the Organization's Mission:

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THE MOVING PICTURE INSTITUTE IS A PRODUCTION COMPANY AND TALENT INCUBATOR THAT CREATES HIGH-IMPACT FILMS DESIGNED TO ENTERTAIN, INSPIRE, AND EDUCATE AUDIENCES WITH CAPTIVATING STORIES ABOUT HUMAN FREEDOM.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

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MPI PRODUCTIONSMPI ORIGINAL FILMS USE THE POPULAR AND ACCESSIBLE MEDIUM OF VISUAL STORYTELLING TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT FREEDOM IS AND WHY IT MATTERS. WE REACH HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS BY DISTRIBUTING OUR FILMS TO THEATERS AND DIGITAL STREAMING PLATFORMS SUCH AS NETFLIX, APPLE TV, AMAZON PRIME VIDEO, GOOGLE PLAY, BET+, AND MPI'S STREAMING CHANNEL WATCHMPIORIGINALFILMS.COM. MPI'S NONPARTISAN APPROACH ATTRACTS THE ATTENTION OF PROMINENT MEDIA OUTLETS; AND OUR FILMS AND FILMMAKERS WIN MAJOR AWARDS AND SCREEN AT TOP-TIER FILM FESTIVALS SUCH AS THE TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL.MPI'S IN-HOUSE PRODUCTION TEAM CONTINUALLY WORKS TO DEVELOP MPI'S SLATE OF FILMS AND VIDEOS-SECURING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FROM BOOKS AND ARTICLES, ACQUIRING LIFE STORY RIGHTS TO ADAPT INTO SCREENPLAYS, AND HIRING WRITERS TO DEVELOP ORIGINAL SCREENPLAYS. THESE PROJECTS ARE THEN PRODUCED BY MPI FOR WIDE DISTRIBUTION WITH TWO GOALS IN MIND - TO CHANGE MINDS AND INSPIRE ACTION. THE 2019 MPI ORIGINAL FILM MISS VIRGINIA IS A CASE STUDY FOR WHAT MPI CAN ACCOMPLISH. THE FILM WAS DEVELOPED AND PRODUCED ENTIRELY BY MPI AND, BECAUSE OF ITS QUALITY, IT IS NOW AVAILABLE ON MORE THAN 1,000 DIGITAL STREAMING PLATFORMS INCLUDING BET+, AMAZON PRIME VIDEO, AND APPLE TV REACHING MORE THAN 160,000,000 HOMES. IN ADDITION, BET HAS LICENSED MISS VIRGINIA FOR TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION, AND IT AIRS REGULARLY TO THEIR CABLE TV AUDIENCE OF OVER 88,000,000 HOUSEHOLDS. MISS VIRGINIA HAS ALSO BEEN RELEASED IN MORE THAN 90 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE INCLUDING THE UNITED KINGDOM, IRELAND, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, AND MOST OF AFRICA. THE RESPONSE TO THE FILM HAS BEEN OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE.MPI'S CURRENT PRODUCTION SLATE INCLUDES THIRTEEN ACTIVE FILM PROJECTS: FOUR FEATURE FILMS - PINBALL: THE MAN WHO SAVED THE GAME, THE KEMBA SMITH STORY (CO-PRODUCTION WITH BET), FREEDOM HAIR: THE MELONY ARMSTRONG STORY, AND PROJECT HOME: 3D PRINTING THE FUTURE; FOUR SHORT FILMS - THE EXPUNGEMENT EXPERIMENT, MELONS, UNLOADED, AND INFRACTION; AND FIVE EPISODES OF OUR DIGITAL SERIES WE'RE DOING GOOD.


RISING FILMMAKER PROGRAMMPI'S RISING FILMMAKER PROGRAM IDENTIFIES, TRAINS, AND SUPPORTS FREEDOM-ORIENTED DIRECTORS, EDITORS, AND SCREENWRITERS. WE STRATEGICALLY INVEST IN LIKE-MINDED FILMMAKERS AT KEY POINTS IN THEIR CAREERS, WORK WITH THEM TO DEVELOP HIGH-IMPACT CONCEPTS AND SCRIPTS, AND THEN WE ACQUIRE THE BEST SCRIPTS TO PRODUCE AS MPI ORIGINAL FILMS. OUR INVOLVEMENT THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS ENSURES THAT PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED, EFFECTIVELY MARKETED, AND DISTRIBUTED. THIS PROGRAM NOT ONLY PROVIDES A SOURCE OF FRESH CONTENT, BUT IT ALSO CONTINUALLY BUILDS OUR EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF FILMMAKERS WHOSE WORK WILL ADVANCE THE MPI VISION TO PROMOTE FREEDOM THROUGH FILM FOR YEARS TO COME.THE RISING FILMMAKER PROGRAM CONSISTS OF SEVERAL COMPONENTS: THE MPI HOLLYWOOD CAREER LAUNCH PROGRAM, MPI SHORT FILM LAB, MPI DOCUMENTARY DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION LAB, AND MPI WORKSHOPS. MPI'S RISING FILMMAKER PROGRAM HAS SUPPORTED 454 FILMMAKERS WITH A TOTAL OF 793 FELLOWSHIPS SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2006 - AND NOW SUPPORTS APPROXIMATELY 80 FILMMAKERS EACH YEAR. WE ARE LAUNCHING THE CAREERS OF A GENERATION OF FILMMAKERS BY OFFERING THEM EXCEPTIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, ENABLING THEM TO ESTABLISH INDUSTRY CREDIBILITY, AND EMPOWERING THEM TO BECOME ECONOMICALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT. THEIR FUTURE SUCCESS IS THEIR OWN - BUT, AS THEY OFTEN REMARK, MPI MAKES IT POSSIBLE BY PROVIDING KEY SUPPORT.THE MPI HOLLYWOOD CAREER LAUNCH PROGRAM IS AN ENTRY-LEVEL TALENT-DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES. THE INTERNS ARE PLACED ON THE SETS OF MPI ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS OR AT PARTNER PRODUCTION COMPANIES. MPI PROVIDES A STIPEND, MENTORSHIP, AND TRAINING TO TALENTED INDIVIDUALS WHO SHARE MPI'S VISION.THE MPI SHORT FILM LAB PROVIDES FILMMAKERS WITH HANDS-ON TRAINING AND MENTORING TO TAKE THEIR INITIAL FILM CONCEPTS THROUGH THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING, PRODUCING, AND RELEASING A SHORT FILM. FILMMAKERS ACCEPTED INTO THE PROGRAM RECEIVE FELLOWSHIP GRANTS AND PARTICIPATE IN MPI SCREENWRITING WORKSHOPS AND THE MPI DIRECTING WORKSHOP. THE TOP SCRIPTS FROM THE LAB ARE THEN GREENLIT FOR PRODUCTION. ON AVERAGE, MPI PRODUCES TWO TO THREE SHORT FILMS EACH YEAR FROM OUR PREVIOUS LABS. THE MPI DOCUMENTARY DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION LAB PROVIDES FILMMAKERS WITH HANDS-ON TRAINING AND MENTORING TO TAKE THEIR INITIAL FILM CONCEPTS THROUGH THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING, PRODUCING, AND RELEASING A DOCUMENTARY FILM. FILMMAKERS ACCEPTED INTO THE PROGRAM RECEIVE A FELLOWSHIP GRANT AND PARTICIPATE IN AN MPI DOCUMENTARY STORYTELLING WORKSHOP. AFTER THE WORKSHOP STAGE, MPI MAY ELECT TO ACQUIRE THE PROJECT TO PRODUCE AS AN MPI ORIGINAL FILM. FILMMAKERS ARE THEN MENTORED THROUGH THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION PROCESS, WHICH IS FUNDED BY MPI.MPI WORKSHOPS OFFER FINANCIAL SUPPORT, TRAINING, MENTORING, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO FREEDOM-ORIENTED FILMMAKERS. WE REGULARLY ROTATE OFFERINGS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR FILMMAKERS. WE CURRENTLY OFFER THE FOLLOWING WORKSHOPS: MPI SCREENWRITING WORKSHOPS, MOVING PICTURECRAFT WORKSHOP(CINEMATOGRAPHY), DIRECTING WORKSHOP, AND DOCUMENTARY STORYTELLING WORKSHOP.


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Outside Vendors & Contractors

Vendor Name (Service)Compensation
Man Of Steel Productions Llc
Video Production
$250,000
Chelsea Partners
Printing, Marketing, Public Relations
$119,822
Chelsea Partners
Printing, Marketing, Public Relations
$119,822
Tmv Group Llc
Advertising And Marketing
$110,694
Man Of Steel Productions Llc
Video Production
$250,000
Tmv Group Llc
Advertising And Marketing
$110,694
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Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$0
Related organizations$0
Government grants $75,463
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$6,546,415
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $0
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$6,621,878
Total Program Service Revenue$777,655
Investment income $15,511
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $2,488
Net Rental Income $0
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $4,058
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $7,460,439

Grants Awarded

Over the last fiscal year, Moving Picture Institute has awarded $300,214 in support to 2 organizations.

Grant RecipientAmount

DISRUPTIVE PICTURES

PURPOSE: EXEMPT MISSION FILM PRODUCTION

$242,024

SMOCK MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT MINDFUL EDITOR WORKSHOP FOR THE RISING FILMMAKER PROGRAM

$58,190
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Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 40 grants that Moving Picture Institute has recieved totaling $2,742,293.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
Searle Freedom Trust

Madison, WI

PURPOSE: FILM AND NEW MEDIA

$460,000
Diana Davis Spencer Foundation

Bethesda, MD

PURPOSE: SUPPORTING THE PRODUCTION BUDGETS FOR MPIS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION FILMS

$400,000
Donors Trust Inc

Alexandria, VA

PURPOSE: for general operations

$396,600
Sarah Scaife Foundation Inc

Pittsburgh, PA

PURPOSE: PROGRAM SUPPORT

$350,000
M J Murdock Charitable Trust

Vancouver, WA

PURPOSE: PROGRAM SUPPORT

$300,000
Challenge Foundation

Tigard, OR

PURPOSE: UPCOMING FILMS

$150,000
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