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ART21 is a nonprofit contemporary art organization dedicated to introducing broad public audiences to today’s visual artists—stimulating critical reflection as well as conversation through the production of films, publications, digital resources, and educational programs. ART21 programs inspire creative thinking and educate: a new generation about contemporary art and art making; teachers about how to engage students with the art of their time; the public at large about the life of the creative mind. Over the past decade, ART21 has established itself as the preeminent chronicler of contemporary art and artists through its peabody award-winning, PBS-broadcast television series, ART21 "art in the twenty-first century".

CID's mission is to support the production and distribution of high quality independently produced documentaries and the filmmakers who create them. The cooperative arrangement between CID and independent film and video producers is unique. Once involved in a project, CID becomes totally committed to its successful completion by working with producers at all phases including helping to raise and manage project funds and offer creative, technical, and distribution support. We promote our films through our website (396,000 visitors this year) and social media (7000 friends and followers). CID also provides professional development programs and collaborates with other organizations on initiatives that strengthen the production environment for independent filmmakers including offering monthly workshops, a weeklong retreat seminar for 10 filmmakers held each summer in Vermont, and the pride of the ocean film festival and seminars which provide a unique resource for LGBT filmmakers. CID works with filmmakers from all regions of the country. A total of 142 films are currently in the development and production phases. The demographics of the filmmakers and the subject matter of their films are equally diverse. CID films have been seen on PBS as part of American Masters, American Experience, Independent Lens and POV, received national cablecasts from HBO, Sundance, Discovery and Logo channels, and have appeared at every major film festival receiving awards from Emmy’s to the Peabody.

Our mission is to present new independent films and to organize, sponsor, and present seminars, panel discussions, and artistic activities related to films and filmmaking at our annual lighthouse international film festival, in order to foster greater cultural understanding and artistic awareness within the general public and to draw a diverse audience

Bridging gaps in information and infrastructure to work for an education for all.

Docs in Progress gives individuals the tools to tell stories through documentary film to educate, inspire, and transform the way people view their world.

The Film Lab is a not for profit devoted to the promotion of gender and ethnic diversity in entertainment.

By recording, preserving and sharing the life stories of thousands of African Americans, from President Barack Obama to the oldest living black cowboy, The HistoryMakers is a leader in helping to educate and enlighten millions worldwide through refashioning a more inclusive record of American history.

The Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism, Inc. (PVCEB), formerly known as the Unified Buddhist Church, was founded in 1998 to officially represent Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh and his Sangha in the United States of America. It is the sister organization of Unified Buddhist Church (Eglise Bouddhique Unifieé - Communaute Bouddhique Zen du VDP) founded in France. PVCEB includes among its U.S. programs and operations three practice centers (Deer Park Monastery which also serves as the Administrative Head Office, Blue Cliff Monastery and Magnolia Grove Monastery), the publisher of books by Thich Nhat Hanh (Parallax Press), a fundraising arm (Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation) to continue the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh and the Plum Village tradition, and the Community of Mindful Living (CML).

Our primary purpose is to increase public awareness of women’s achievements and their roles in history and to provide positive public images of women and girls. To fulfill these purposes, Wild West Women, Inc. will, with a particular emphasis on films concerning women’s issues, women’s history and women creators: produce educational films and accompanying educational materials; distribute educational films and videos to the general public; provide training in independent and educational film making, with special efforts to include women and girls of diverse cultures; and provide and sponsor other public educational film, video and arts activities. Founded in 1994.

The San Francisco Green Film Festival is a non-profit organization dedicated to screening compelling environmental films; connecting you to filmmakers & experts; and sparking green ideas & actions. As the leading movement for films and conversations about people and the planet, our mission is to educate and connect communities through forward-thinking programs of environmental films, dialogues, and action opportunities.

The Mission of County Theater, Inc. is: To exhibit art, independent and world films that offer the community an opportunity to experience a broad range of artistic and alternative expressions; To educate the community about the film and media arts through a diverse program of educational activities that seek to develop a lifelong involvement with the arts; To serve as a community and charitable resource for the arts, and to promote and effect access to the arts for all members of the community; and To preserve as a cultural resource the historic County Theater in Doylestown, PA.

Connectopod Learning connects youth to their communities and their voices through storytelling and multi-media arts projects.