Public Charity

CAMERA NEWS INC

CAMERA NEWS INC, of NEW YORK, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.2M in revenue, $1.2M in expenses, $2.3M in total assets. 28 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 132624257 NEW YORK, NY Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.2M
Total Expenses$1.2M
Total Assets$2.3M
Grant Records28
Funding Total$1.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

CAMERA NEWS, INC. DBA THIRD WORLD NEWSREEL TWN IS A NONPROFIT ALTERNATIVE MEDIA ARTS ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1967 THAT FOSTERS THE CREATION, APPRECIATION, DISSEMINATION AND PRESERVATION OF INDEPENDENT FILM AND VIDEO BY AND ABOUT PEOPLE OF COLOR AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Afua Kafi Akua
BOARD MEMBER Betty Yu
CO-CHAIR Dorothy Thigpen
BOARD MEMBER Joel Katz
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Orinne Jt Takagi
CO-CHAIR Seymour Burgess

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Top Grant Purposes

FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
$214,000 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$200,600 4 grants
Arts & Culture
$100,000 1 grant
GENERAL OPERATING
$90,000 2 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$72,988 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.2M $1.2M $2.3M
2024 $1.6M $956K $2.2M
2023 $1.7M $1.2M $1.7M
2022 $1.6M $1.5M $1.1M
2021 $1.3M $959K $939K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $1.3M to $1.2M (-7%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.3M.

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