VIDEO PROJECT INC
Realizing the potential of documentary films to educate, inspire and compel audiences, fostering a more just and sustainable society.
About VIDEO PROJECT INC
Video Project is a San Francisco–based nonprofit documentary film distributor that curates and provides educational licensing, community screening support, and impact-campaign services focused on social, environmental, and public‑policy issues. The organization supplies DVDs, digital site licenses, discussion guides, and outreach strategies to K–12 schools, colleges, universities, and community hosts to drive education and civic engagement. Founded in 1983 and returned to 501(c)(3) public charity status in 2019, Video Project works with filmmakers to design targeted impact campaigns and to place documentary films into classroom and community contexts; it generally releases and distributes a substantial slate of new films each year. The organization’s EIN (83-3917931) was confirmed on the organization’s W-9 and cross-checked against nonprofit registry records. Recent activity includes multi-year impact campaigns (examples include a 2021 virtual campaign with 23 events and 1,051 participants for Once You Know, and an earlier K–12 campaign that reached ~11,000 students for STRAWS), ongoing 2023–2024 new-release distribution, and continued operations reflected on the organization’s most recent Form 990 (FY2023 reporting revenue and expenses).
Notable achievements
Return to 501(c)(3) status (2019)
Originally founded in 1983, Video Project transitioned back to a nonprofit public charity in 2019 to prioritize impact-driven educational distribution and mission-aligned outreach.
STR AWS K–12 Impact Campaign
Led school-based impact work in 2018/2019 that delivered free screenings, in-person speakers, and curricular materials reaching approximately 11,000 students across 240 classrooms and over 50 schools.
Award-winning title distribution
Distributed Atomic Cover-Up, which received major recognition (including the Organization of American Historians' Erik Barnouw Award in 2024), demonstrating the organization's role in bringing historically significant documentaries to educational audiences.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $439K
- Annual revenue
- $836K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 83-3917931
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Website
- www.videoproject.org
- On Mahalo since
- April 2026
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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