Awards / Major Donors

Support for Guns, Grief & Grace in America comes in many forms – we are eternally grateful

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Janet Fitch – Director Guns, Grief & Grace in America Documentary Project

Woman of Influence in Public PolicyMilwaukee Business Journal
Milwaukee Activist of the YearShepherd Express Reader Poll
Professional Communicator of the Year – WI Women in Communication
Service to the Community – Alverno College Alumni Award

Dear Rita

Moondance International Film Festival – Boulder, CO
New York Festivals International Film & Video Awards
Houston WorldFest Silver Education Award

The Promise of America

Telly Award
Houston WorldFest Silver Education Award

Changing the Conversation: America’s Gun Violence Epidemic

Moondance International Film Festival

Special thanks to Milwaukee Film Festival – featuring all 3 films


None of this could happen without visionary, generous support!

MAJOR DONORS

Brico Fund

Greater Milwaukee Foundation
– Robertson II Fund
– Brighter Futures Fund

Jane Bradley Pettit foundation

Mary E. Lacy Foundation

Martin Family Foundation

Women’s Fund of Greater Milwaukee

With additional funding provided by:

Julia Airing-Uihlein

Nikki Bender & Co.

Rosemary Bloom

Patrick & Anna M. Cudahy Fund

Donna Drosner

Greater Milwaukee Foundation
– Cease Fire Education Fund
– Marc and Karen Flesch Memorial Fund

Julilly Kohler

Milwaukee Urban League Safe Alternatives for Youth Fund

Susan M. Mrocsynski

Martha Easter Wells

Mary Ellen Gaylord Family Trust

Milwaukee Urban League

Jean Woodmansee-Poklasny

Tikkun Olam Foundation Inc

Wauwatosa Village Task Force

Wisconsin Community Engagement Project

Wisconsin Community Fund

Wisconsin Department of Justice

AND HUNDREDS OF DIVERSE, COMMITTED SUPPORTERS

FISCAL RECEIVER

Women Make Movies is fiscal receiver for the Guns, Grief & Grace in America series

Established in 1972 to address the under representation and misrepresentation of women in the media industry, Women Make Movies is a multicultural, multiracial, non-profit media arts organization which facilitates the production, promotion, distribution and exhibition of independent films and videotapes by and about women. The organization provides services to both users and makers of film and video programs, with a special emphasis on supporting work by women of color.