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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DC DOX.

Totals

Total revenue
$473,586
Total expenses
$467,092
Contributions and grants received
$473,586
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$8,231
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,231
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$467,092
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$467,092

Program services were 100.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $473,586

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $149,395 · program services $149,395

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $20,360 · program services $20,360

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $17,621 · program services $17,621

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,023 · program services $3,023

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,611 · program services $4,611

  • 17 · Travel

    total $80,507 · program services $80,507

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $428 · program services $428

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,176 · program services $2,176

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SERVICES & EVEN

    total $178,485 · program services $178,485

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL FEES - LEG

    total $5,725 · program services $5,725

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIPS & REGISTRAT

    total $4,761 · program services $4,761

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,737 · end of year $8,231

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $1,737 · end of year $8,231

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

DC DOX IS A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL DEDICATED TO PROMOTING DOCUMENTARY FILM AS A LEADING ART FORM, CHAMPIONING NEW VOICES AND INNOVATIONS IN NON-FICTION STORYTELLING, AND USING FILM AS A CATALYST TO ENGAGE THE MOST COMPELLING ISSUES OF OUR DAY. THE FIRST EDITION SHOWCASED 60+FILMS AND HOSTED 100+ FILMMAKERS AND FILM INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN Q&AS, PANELS, AND NETWORKING. OVER 3,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS ENJOYED THE FILMS ON THE FESTIVAL'S MAIN SLATE WHICH INCLUDED NUMEROUS WORLD, NORTH AMERICAN, AND US PREMIERES, AND ENCOMPASSED THE MOST HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NON-FICTION TITLES OF THE YEAR IN BOTH FEATURE AND SHORTS.

  • AS PART OF THE FILM FESTIVAL, THE FOLLOWING MAIN AREAS OF FOCUS ARE AS FOLLOWS:FILM PROGRAMMING - INCLUDES ALL COSTS AND OPERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PRESENTING FILMS, SUCH AS VENUE RENTAL, FILM EXHIBITION TECHNOLOGY, STAFF ASSOCIATED WITH FILM SELECTIONS, AND SUPPORT.HOSPITALITY - INCLUDES ALL COSTS AND OPERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TRAVEL AND HOTELS FOR FILMMAKERS AND INDUSTRY TO THE FESTIVAL TO REPRESENT THE FILMS IN Q&AS AND PANELS; CREATING NETWORK EVENTS FOR THE INDUSTRY TO INTERACT AND ENGAGE.MARKETING/OPERATIONS - INCLUDES ALL COSTS AND OPERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PROMOTING AND OPERATING THE FILM FESTIVAL EVENT, SUCH AS WEBSITE PRODUCTION, SYSTEM PLATFORMS, PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND OPERATING SUPPLIES.

    Expenses $467,092 · Revenue $473,587

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Rebecca Sky Sitney

    DIRECTOR & CO-FOUNDER

    Total calculated
    $85,000
    From this org
    $85,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jamie Shor

    PRESIDENT & CO-FOUNDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
27 June 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202531899349300113

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