For over 36 years, Houston’s diverse communities have counted on Houston MediaSource to tell their stories, hear each other’s stories, and create new stories together. Each year, Houston MediaSource conducts over 200 classes and workshops with latest in video production training and techniques,provides over 3,500 video production equipment checkouts per year to active community producers at no charge, and airs over 1,500 new programs created by community producers. Locally produced programs focusing on a variety of topics, such as news, politics, culture, religion, arts, music, recreation, law, health, science, and business are showcased on these stations 24/7. HMS-TV is carried by all cable systems operating in Houston (Comcast 17, AT&T 99, Phonoscope 96, Sudden Link 99), delivering an audience of over 700,000 viewers per month.
Recognizing the impact philanthropy has had on society, Houston MediaSource celebrates the change we’ve made, the change we’re making, and the exciting change that is yet to come! To ensure the future of Houston’s public access community media resource, we are launching our year-end fundraising initiative, “A Quarter for the Quarter” $250K by Dec. 31, 2023. With the support from Houston’s generous philanthropic community, we are confident that we can achieve our vision to revolutionize the face of Public Access to benefit all. By expanding to a first-class community media training facility and offering multi-media platforms, we will make our vision to give anyone the opportunity to elevate their voices within our communities that have a need to be heard a reality.
Please consider a contribution and help us meet our fundraising goal of $250,000 between now and December 31, 2023! For your convenience, you can make an online donation.
Donations via check may also be mailed to the following address:
Houston MediaSource
410 Roberts Street
Houston, TX 77003
Stocks & Securities
In addition to online donations and checks, we accept Donor Advised Funds (DAFs), bequests, gifts of stocks and IRA contributions. Donations from retirement accounts are a great way to support Houston Media Source’s mission, while maximizing charitable deductions and avoiding income taxes. If you are age 70½ or older and would like to contribute directly from your traditional IRA to Houston Media Source, you can donate up to $100,000 without it being considered a taxable distribution.
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We look forward to having you join us in this most important endeavor. Your support is greatly appreciated!
If you have questions regarding our development and fundraising initiatives, DAFs, gifts of stocks and IRA contributions, planned gifts, and bequest, please feel free to contact Development Director, Gina Rice atginar@hmstv.org or (281) 661-5622.
Houston MediaSource is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, Federal Tax ID# 76-0194617. Therefore, your donation is 100% tax deductible.