Grantmakers in Film and Electronic Media

Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media (GFEM) "is an association of grantmakers committed to advancing the field of media arts and public interest media funding. GFEM serves as a resource for grantmakers who fund media content, infrastructure, and policy, those who employ media to further their program goals as well as a collaborative network for funders who wish to learn more about media."

"GFEM is an affinity group of the Council on Foundations."

Directors

Accessed March 2008:

• Charles Benton - Benton Foundation
• Robert Byrd - Jerome Foundation
• Laura Efurd - Community Technology Foundation
• Karen Helmerson - New York State Council on the Arts
• Erlin Ibreck - Open Society Institute & Soros Foundation Network
• Joy Thomas Moore - The Annie E. Casey Foundation
• Elspeth Revere - The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
• Chair - David Haas - Phoebe Haas Charitable Trust
• Treasurer - Martin Collier - The Glaser Progress Foundation
• Secretary - Brian Newman - Renew Media
• Managing Director - Alyce Myatt
• Program Associate - Kelly Pino
• Program Coordinators - Pamela Harris and Jeff Perlstein

Support

"Support for GFEM is provided by: Annie E. Casey Foundation v Community Technology Foundation of California v Ford Foundation v Glaser Progress Foundation v Haas Charitable Trusts v Jerome Foundation v John S. and James L. Knight Knight Foundation v John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation v Open Society Institute v Park Foundation v Quixote Foundation v Rockefeller Foundation v Surdna Foundation v William Penn Foundation."

Publications

• Democracy, Social Justice and Media Reform: A Baseline Study of the Emerging Field of Media Policy, Why Fund Media (co-published with the COF)

Contact

Web: http://www.gfem.org