Fuel Your Activism. Become a Producer.

For over 25 years, QWOCMAP has centered the stories mainstream media ignores. Every gift makes new films possible. Every donor is a producer that builds narrative power.

Why It Matters

Why Your Gift Matters

Every dollar goes directly to imagining, creating, and preserving the stories our communities need.

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515

Films that wouldn't exist without QWOCMAP

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28,824

Audience members around the world who saw their lives reflected onscreen

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$500

Stipend for every Film & Freedom Academy participant

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100%

Free submissions to our Film Festival. We cover audio description. Filmmakers pay $0.

Why QWOCMAP Is Key to my Activism

Voices of Our Producers

Hear from the people who fund this work and why they're long-time supporters.

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BK Williams BK Williams
CJ & Manisha CJ & Manisha
Darryl Carbonaro Darryl Carbonaro
Building Trust Together
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Building Trust Together

Transparency & Trust

QWOCMAP is committed to radical transparency in all that we do, especially in how we steward resources. Your support goes directly to free programs, filmmaker compensation, accessibility, and capacity. We share our financials openly via 990s on both Candid and ProPublica.

Producers Circle

Join the Producers Circle

Every donor is a producer. How would you like to show up?

Friend

Friend

$10/mo – $120/yr

Supports free audio description for one 5-minute Festival film.

Benefits:
  • Monthly newsletter
  • Donor portal access
Sustainer

Sustainer

$25/mo – $300/yr

Funds accessibility supports (eg, ASL interpretation).

All Friend benefits, plus:
  • Annual impact update
  • Invitation to QWOCFF donor briefing
  • Invitation to Donor Tea
  • Digital badge
Supporting Producer (Producers Circle)

Supporting Producer (Producers Circle)

$50/mo – $600/yr

Covers crisis counselor support for one Filmmaker Development program day.

All Sustainer benefits, plus:
  • Letter from QWOCMAP filmmakers
  • Invitation to Angel Reception
  • Producers Circle listing on website
  • Reserved seating at QWOCFF
Community Producer (Producers Circle)

Community Producer (Producers Circle)

$100/mo – $1,200/yr

Underwrites two filmmaker stipends at the Film & Freedom Academy.

All Supporting Producer benefits, plus:
  • Invitation to private events
  • QWOCFF T-shirt
  • Onscreen listing at Festival
Visionary Producer (Producers Circle)

Visionary Producer (Producers Circle)

$250/mo – $3,000/yr

Funds one filmmaking equipment package.

All Community Producer benefits, plus:
  • Annual impact briefing with leadership
  • Access to QWOCMAP film catalog with staff picks
  • 2 QWOCFF T-shirts
  • Special Festival recognition
Revolutionary Producer (Producers Circle)

Revolutionary Producer (Producers Circle)

$500/mo – $6,000/yr

Sponsors one QWOCFF screening.

All Visionary Producer benefits, plus:
  • Partnership with leadership on new and expanded programs

We appreciate our monthly sustainers. If annual or one-time donations work better for you, we welcome gifts at any level — including $10, $25, $50, or any custom amount.

Partner with QWOCMAP at a Higher Level: Major gifts unlock custom partnership opportunities including presenting donor recognition, custom curatorial programs, and named credits on QWOCMAP productions. Contact Madeleine Lim directly at director@qwocmap.org to discuss.

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Accountability

Your Gift
Transforms

Here’s where and what your gift creates.

An orange donut chart with white text. In the center, $1000. The largest slice reads Filmmaker Development 31.3%. After that, Film Festival 26.5%. Boutique Film Distribution 22.8%. Resource Mobilization and Fundraising 12.6%. Administration 6.8%.

80.6% goes directly to programs. The remaining 19.4% covers the infrastructure that makes it all possible.

For every $1 given, approximately $5 goes back into the community. Example: QWOCMAP receives $59,965 for the Film Festival. We then pour over $300k back into the community paying filmmakers, ASL interpreters, caterers, and crew.

QWOCMAP is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. All donations are tax-deductible.

Where Your Gift Goes

Core Programs

Your support funds three focus areas that make QWOCMAP’s work possible.
Filmmaker Development

Filmmaker Development

Free, professional filmmaking workshops and fellowships that develop leadership, advance careers, and build collective, narrative power.

Film Festival

Film Festival

The world's largest annual showcase of films by LBTQIA+ BIPOC filmmakers, fully accessible and free to attend.

Boutique Film Distribution

Boutique Film Distribution

Over 515 films reaching audiences across six continents through universities, cultural institutions, and community screenings.

Become Part of Our Movement

Join & Resist

Your contribution is an investment in sustainable narrative infrastructure for LBTQIA+ BIPOC storytelling. monthly gifts and multi-year pledges create the reliable support that helps us withstand political shifts and funding cuts.

Other ways to give

stock transfer, donor-advised funds (DAF), ACH, or planned gifts. We would love to meet you. We can discuss your giving and share the inside scoop on QWOCMAP. Please email Madeleine Lim,

director@qwocmap.org
Our Vision

Learn About Our Vision
for the Future

QWOCMAP recently completed a strategic framework outlining our vision for the next 25 years. Dig into where we’re headed and the thinking behind the work.