For over 10 years The Chimaera Project has been advocating for women and nonbinary filmmakers to see their projects to fruition. We believe that by supporting creative visionaries who are telling the stories that will grow our hearts, open minds and ask questions, together we can lead a movement for positive change in the world.
Our fiscal sponsorship program is open to independent filmmakers and documentarians, regardless of education, background, or previous credits. Whether this is your first project or you’ve been making films as long as we’ve been sponsoring them, if you have an idea and a plan, we can help.
What is Fiscal Sponsorship?
Fiscal sponsorship is a formal arrangement in which a 501(c)(3) public charity, such as The Chimaera Project, agrees to sponsor a project that furthers our mission, for the purpose of fundraising through grants and donations. This is an effective alternative to starting your own nonprofit. The arrangement allows you to seek grants and solicit grants and tax-deductible donations for your film project with oversight, support, and endorsement from a trusted nonprofit organization focused on support for independent filmmaking.
Why The Chimaera Project?
The Chimaera Project is dedicated to supporting the vital work of visionary storytellers and championing a thriving and inclusive culture. Our fiscally sponsored projects have access to full-time program staff with expertise in fiscal sponsorship and experience in the field. As fiscal sponsors on your project, The Chimaera Project will not take any ownership of your work, nor will we infringe on your creative control, copyright, or future sales or profit from your project. We seek to be as non-intrusive and supportive as possible in monitoring projects.
We accept applications year-round for all genre features and shorts.
