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Filing year 2023

PERSPECTIVE MEDIA INITIATIVES INC

New York, New York·EIN 87-4236519·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$20.5M
Total assets
$21.1M
Total expenses
$7.8M
Reported officers
7

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 3 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in New York.

Chief Operating Officer, Treasurer
Median to 75th percentile
$260k
$292k
Chief Executive Officer, Chair
Board Chair
Median to 75th percentile
$28k
$32k
Foreign Grants Officer
Unclassified
$2k
$2k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 4 unpaid individuals.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2023, the highest total compensation at PERSPECTIVE MEDIA INITIATIVES INC equaled 3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2023)
3%
Sector median
15%
Middle half of sector
5% to 24%

Based on 35,946 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2023 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$8M

Itemized grants

92

Median grant

$58k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
POTENTIAL ENERGY COALITION INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$500k
CINEMA TROPICALNEW YORK, NYMARKETING INTERVENTIONS FUND$350k
FIRELIGHT MEDIANEW YORK, NYWILLIAM GREAVES AND IMPACT CAMPAIGN FUNDS$255k
ACCELERATE CHANGEBOSTON, MAOPERATING SUPPORT$250k
DENVER FILM SOCIETYDENVER, COEXPOSURE LAB'S ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY$250k
REPRESENT JUSTICELOS ANGELES, CAOPERATING SUPPORT ($100,000); CAPACITY BUILDING ($150,000)$250k
REPRESENT JUSTICELOS ANGELES, CACORE SUPPORT FOR STORYTELLING PROGRAMS$250k
DOC SOCIETYBROOKLYN, NYGLOBAL IMPACT PRODUCERS ALLIANCE PROJECT$225k
AMERICAN UNIVERSITYWASHINGTON, DCSTATE OF THE DOCUMENTARY FIELD STUDY$225k
WOMEN MAKE MOVIESNEW YORK, NYMULTITUDE FILMS GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$215k
DOC SOCIETYBROOKLYN, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$200k
WORKING FILMSWILMINGTON, NCGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$200k
COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATIONOAKLAND, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$190k
CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARYNEWTON, MAFWD-DOC RENEWAL$180k
ALLIED MEDIA PROJECTSDETROIT, MIEMERGENCE MEDIA, REIMAGINE PROJECT SUPPORT: A LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR COMMUNITY-ACCOUNTABLE MEDIAMAKING$150k
CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARYNEWTON, MACANADALAND LIMITED-SERIES$150k
AMERICAN UNIVERSITYWASHINGTON, DCSTATE OF THE DOCUMENTARY FIELD STUDY$130k
BLACK LILY INCPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$125k
JUST VISION INCWASHINGTON, DCDEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION SUPPORT FOR UNTITLED ALBANY PROJECT$125k
WORKING FILMSWILMINGTON, NCIMPACT KICKSTART 2024$120k
ALLIED MEDIA PROJECTSDETROIT, MIUNDOCUMENTED FILMMAKERS COLLECTIVE$110k
AFTERIMAGE PUBLIC MEDIASAN FRANCISCO, CAPRODUCTION SUPPORT FOR POWER AND LIGHT$100k
CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARYNEWTON, MAPRODUCTION SUPPORT FOR THE PLAYBOOK$100k
DOCUMENTARY AFRICAKEREAL REEL IMPACT PROGRAM$100k
FIRELIGHT MEDIANEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$100k
Compare this foundation's grantees

Up 2%
from 2022

From $254k in 2022 to $260k in 2023.

$254k
2022
$260k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 2% in real terms$296k to $292k

Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Chief Operating Officer pay rose 2% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue rose 29%.

$254k in 2022 to $260k in 2023.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2023.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about PERSPECTIVE MEDIA INITIATIVES INC

What does the Chief Operating Officer of PERSPECTIVE MEDIA INITIATIVES INC earn?

In 2023, the Chief Operating Officer of PERSPECTIVE MEDIA INITIATIVES INC received $260,088 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Chief Operating Officer roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in New York, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Operating Officer pay at PERSPECTIVE MEDIA INITIATIVES INC compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in New York, the 2023 pay of the Chief Operating Officer at PERSPECTIVE MEDIA INITIATIVES INC falls between the median and the 75th percentile. In 2023, the highest total compensation at PERSPECTIVE MEDIA INITIATIVES INC equaled 3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

What are PERSPECTIVE MEDIA INITIATIVES INC's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, PERSPECTIVE MEDIA INITIATIVES INC reported $20.5M in total revenue and $7.8M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.