support our work
As a nonprofit organization, we rely on the generosity of donors, members, and the community to support our mission. For nearly 30 years, we've been presenting the best new films from around the world, providing filmmaker talkbacks and community conversations, supporting early career filmmakers, and expanding arts access with free programs and discounted tickets to underserved communities.
Everything we do is intentionally designed to assure kids that they matter, that their point of view is valid, and that their differences are celebrated. Our programs encourage curiosity and dialogue across cultures and viewpoints—dialogue that will turn our children into global citizens who see the strength in our differences and build unity through compassion. Your support will help ensure our FilmEd Field Trips, national touring program, and annual Festival continue to reach as many growing minds as possible.
your support is more crucial than ever.
The budget cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts—including the revocation of our $20,000 grant award for 2025—is a significant blow to an entire field dedicated to cultural exchange, creative expression, and community well-being, and has an outsized impact on small nonprofit organizations like ours. We're calling on our community to help us offset the loss of federal funding and send the message that arts play a vital and irreplaceable role in our communities and our future.
how your support helps
- $2,000Provides honoraria for one filmmaker for the use of their work
- $1,500Sponsors a FilmEd Field Trip for one Title I school classroom
- $1,000Covers travel for one filmmaker to participate in post-screening Q&A’s
- $500Underwrites 8 film submission fee waivers for artists from historically excluded communities
- $100Provides 500 kids with ballots and pencils for audience voting
- $50Funds three tickets to a Festival screening for foster families and families living in shelters
more ways to give
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payable to New York International Children's Film Festival, Inc.
225 Broadway #2730
New York, NY 10007
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Corporate Matching
Check with the Human Resources Department at your company to inquire about Corporate Matching, a great way to multiply your impact! Notify us of your company's match by emailing us at joanne@nyicff.org
For more information about how to give, contact Development Manager Joanne Giordano, joanne@nyicff.org