InMaat Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says the foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send a cold application.
- Instead, it can put a project forward through the Recommendation Form, and work that fits its gender equity and human rights themes, especially creative film or podcast projects under the InMaat Storytelling Fund, is the strongest match.
- Its stated focus on who is telling whose story, to whom and for what purpose is worth reflecting in any recommendation.
- Most of its grants fall between $10,000 and $40,000 with a median of $15,000, so a request in that range suits its usual pattern, though its largest grant was $600,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
- In its most recent filing, 82% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had funded before, so relationships appear to count for a great deal.
Overview
InMaat Foundation is a US private foundation based in New York, NY.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation supports organisations that challenge and disrupt systemic gender oppression while championing justice and human rights. Through the InMaat Storytelling Fund, it backs creative film projects, including series, feature-length and short-form documentaries and podcasts at any stage of development. The stories may come from around the world and broadly touch upon equity for marginalised genders, including women and girls. Its focus is on who is telling whose story, to whom and for what purpose, prioritising members of the groups whose stories are told and people with a deep understanding of the situations they face. The fund also supports using this content as a tool for lasting change.
Themes
- Gender equity
- Human rights
Geographic Focus
Priority: Around the world. From its grants, not stated by the foundation: New York; District of Columbia; California.
How to apply
People can use the Recommendation Form to tell the foundation about projects or organisations they think would be a good fit for InMaat or that it should know about.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 82% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 317 grants to organisations were $15,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It focuses on who is telling whose story, to whom and for what purpose.
- It prioritises members of the groups whose stories are told and people with a deep understanding of the situations they face.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 7%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 6%
- The largest single recipient received 13% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 82% of grant dollars went to organisations InMaat Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- <1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (United Kingdom, Kenya).
- 4% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 117 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $15,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Equality Now · Make equalit a reality / general operating support$350,0002024 tax year
- Polaris Project · General operating support$100,0002024 tax year
- International Documentary Association · A very long winter$100,0002024 tax year
- Cinema Tropical · Micromundo$100,0002024 tax year
- Skateistan USA · General operating support$75,0002024 tax year
- Vitals Voices Global Partnership · Global leadership awards and voices of solidartiy leadership awards$75,0002024 tax year
- Witness · General operating support$65,0002024 tax year
- Video Scribe · Patrice outreach$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Eric Dorsch — Secretary
- Chandra Jessee — President, Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,856,933 | $2,934,536 | $41,136,626 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,338,265 | $2,327,794 | $43,930,016 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,548,512 | $2,573,394 | $45,192,386 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Applying to InMaat Foundation?
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Contact
- info@inmaatfoundation.org
- New York, NY
- inmaatfoundation.org
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Contact
- info@inmaatfoundation.org
- New York, NY
- inmaatfoundation.org