The WAVE Grant is devoted to helping first-time female and non-binary filmmakers of color make their first film. Each year, 5 filmmakers receive a $5,000 seed grant and mentorship from an award-winning team through every step of the process.

Taylor has created and managed the program since its inception in 2019. Filmmakers she has mentored include:

Eliana Pipes — ¡Nails!

Camille Ramos & Chloe Ramos — Sticky Fingers

Fiona Kida — Blue Hour

Geena Hernandez — Chicks

Ana Verde — Te Llaman Las Olas (The Waves Call You)

Amy Omar — Breaking Fast with a Coca-Cola

Hannah Patterson — Late to the Party

Justine Chen — Inheritors

Sofia Riba & Andrea Riba — for American Girl

Amanda Gordon — Sugar Honey

Karine Benzaria — Isabel & The Mail-Order Bride

Leena Kurishingal — No Escape

Melina Kiyomi Coumas — Ocean Moon, Water Mother (海月 水母) 

Neha Aziz — So, That Happened

Alaysia Renay Duncan — Abstract

Amy B. Tiong — Delivery

Ayesha Agarwal — Coconut Girl

Brittany Young — Munchies

Sharona D’Ornellas — Keep My Brother