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