# Palm Springs Women in Film & Television

Palm Springs Women in Film & Television (PSWIFT) is a nonprofit organization, founded in 2001, dedicated to empowering, promoting and nurturing its members - both women and men - involved in the entertainment, communication and media industries.

## Organization facts

- **Organization:** Palm Springs Women in Film & Television
- **Legal name:** PALM SPRINGS WOMEN IN FILM AND TELEVISION
- **Organization type:** 501(c)(3) nonprofit
- **EIN:** 42-1616628
- **IRS 501(c)(3) ruling:** 2005
- **Headquarters:** Palm Springs, California
- **Primary cause:** Arts & Culture
- **IRS classification:** NTEE A03 — Arts & Culture
- **Cause confirmed by:** organization's own category selection on its CV Giving Day profile ('Arts & Culture')
- **CV Giving Day status:** 2026 participant
- **Official website:** https://pswift.org
- **Giving page:** https://www.mightycause.com/organization/pswift

## About Palm Springs Women in Film & Television

Palm Springs Women in Film & Television (PSWIFT) is a nonprofit organization, founded in 2001, dedicated to empowering, promoting and nurturing its members - both women and men - involved in the entertainment, communication and media industries. PSWIFT is also focused on educating, inspiring and bringing in more production work to the Coachella Valley.
PSWIFT has been serving the Coachella Valley for more than two decades with networking and growth opportunities for those in our community who seek involvement and/or who work in entertainment, film, television, communication and new media industries.
PSWIFT's most relevant program - the Filmmaker Lab - was created by former PSWIFT president and movie producer, Kim Waltrip. The Filmmakers Lab offers cost-free film and television education for aspiring filmmakers and media professionals in the Coachella Valley. The program is helping to build careers, offering hands-on experience and providing local jobs in the film and television industries. To date, the PSWIFT Filmmakers Lab has produced two short films - which have received a number of accolades from short film festivals around the world - and a talk show series called PS After Dark with host, actor Tristan Rogers. Currently in production are the short film, "The Splendor of You" and a second season of PS After Dark. Almost all members of the Filmmakers Lab are Coachella Valley residents.
In addition, PSWIFT hosts a number of events each year - from master classes and a speaker's series to networking mixers and its large-scale annual gala, the Broken Glass Awards. Fundraisers are also held to support PSWIFT's scholarship program, which supports local students interested in pursuing education and careers in the film/television and new media industries.

## Record

- **Verified:** Identity confirmed against IRS records. Participation confirmed against CV Giving Day registration. Public information compiled from the organization's own sources. Organizations that have indicated a preference against search indexing on their CV Giving Day registration are excluded from search indexing and from this site's sitemap. A cause may come from the organization's own category selection, from its IRS classification, or from CV Giving Day review; the source is always stated on the page and in this record.
- **Participation years on record:** 2025, 2026
- **Years covered by our records:** 2025, 2026 (absence of a year does not mean the organization did not participate)
- **Last reviewed:** August 19, 2026
- **Canonical page:** https://www.cvgiving.org/nonprofits/palm-springs-women-in-film-television/
- **Provided by:** Desert Community Foundation (501(c)(3), EIN 95-4725924)