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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ROCKY MOUNTAIN WOMENS FILM INSTITUTE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$505,497
Total expenses
$572,219
Contributions and grants received
$379,085
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$99,741
Investment income
$25,029
Other revenue
$1,642
Total assets, end of year
$812,238
Total liabilities, end of year
$38,968
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$773,270
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$465,914
Management and general expenses
$61,318
Fundraising expenses
$44,987
Program service expenses (Part III)
$465,914

Program services were 81.4% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $27,500

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $351,585

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $8,325

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FILM FESTIVAL

    total $71,525 · related or exempt $71,525

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FILM IN THE COMMUNITY

    total $28,216 · related or exempt $28,216

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $25,311 · excluded $25,311

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $282

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$282

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$282 · excluded -$282

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $4,344

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $2,702

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,642 · related or exempt $1,642

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $91,092 · program services $63,764 · management and general $13,664 · fundraising $13,664

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $110,800 · program services $88,640 · management and general $11,080 · fundraising $11,080

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $22,576 · program services $18,062 · management and general $2,257 · fundraising $2,257

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $12,773 · management and general $12,773

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $67,587 · program services $63,818 · fundraising $3,769

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $13,940 · program services $9,758 · management and general $2,091 · fundraising $2,091

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $11,376 · program services $7,959 · fundraising $3,417

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $32,945 · program services $19,767 · management and general $6,589 · fundraising $6,589

  • 17 · Travel

    total $32 · program services $16 · fundraising $16

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,568 · program services $1,540 · management and general $514 · fundraising $514

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,552 · program services $2,776 · management and general $2,776

  • 24a · Other expenses: FILM EVENT EXPENSE

    total $116,214 · program services $116,214

  • 24b · Other expenses: FUNDS TO YDA

    total $62,114 · program services $62,114

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $11,697 · program services $9,357 · management and general $1,170 · fundraising $1,170

  • 24d · Other expenses: IN KIND

    total $8,325 · management and general $8,325

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,628 · program services $2,129 · management and general $79 · fundraising $420

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $259,000 · end of year $200,048

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $10,249 · end of year $10,254

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $50,865 · end of year $4,648

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $3,673 · end of year $3,673

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $661

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $52,527

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $33,765

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $21,330 · end of year $18,762

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $514,704 · end of year $572,953

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,900 · end of year $1,900

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,708 · end of year $1,527

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $52,550 · end of year $31,168

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,234 · end of year $6,273

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $354,779 · end of year $399,289

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $443,111 · end of year $373,981

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

ROCKY MOUNTAIN WOMEN'S FILM BUILDS COMMUNITY AROUND FILM BY ELEVATING THE STORIES OF WOMEN AND OTHERS WHO ARE OFTEN UNHEARD OR UNSEEN.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ROCKY MOUNTAIN WOMEN'S FILM BUILDS COMMUNITY AROUND FILM BY ELEVATING THE STORIES OF WOMEN AND OTHERS WHO ARE OFTEN UNHEARD OR UNSEEN. (2) ROCKY MOUNTAIN WOMEN'S FILM ENVISIONS COMMUNITY CONNECTED THROUGH THE POWER OF FILM.

  • OUR ANNUAL WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL SHOWCASES INDEPENDENT FILMS MADE BY WOMEN WHO COVER TOPICS THAT INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RACE, CLASS, GENDER, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, HISTORY, MILITARY, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, POETRY, LOVE, AND FAMILY. IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS THE YOUTH OUTREACH PROGRAM THAT WE OFFER DURING THE FILM FESTIVAL. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM ACROSS EL PASO COUNTY CAN PREVIEW FILMS THAT WILL BE FEATURED AT THE FESTIVAL. THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO CREATE ART IN ANY MEDIUM THEY CHOOSE, TO EXPRESS FEELINGS THAT ARISE FROM WATCHING THE FILMS; WE SHOWCASE THE ART THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL WEEKEND. ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE FESTIVAL, THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN A Q&A WITH THE FILMMAKERS. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD NUMEROUS TIMES THAT THE YOUTH OUTREACH PROGRAM AND Q&A ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR FILMMAKERS. THE FILM FESTIVAL IS HEADED INTO ITS 37TH YEAR AND IS FORTUNATE TO HAVE VOLUNTEERS AND SPONSORS WHO HAVE BEEN WITH THE ORGANIZATION SINCE DAY ONE. WE HAVE DEEP ROOTS IN THE COLORADO SPRING COMMUNITY WITH COLORADO COLLEGE WHO OFFERS IN KIND SPONSORSHIP FOR USE OF THEIR VENUE FOR THE FESTIVAL, WHICH THEY HAVE DONE FOR OVER 20 YEARS. OUR PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE FESTIVAL GROW EACH YEAR IN THE HOSPITALITY, TRANSPORTATION, AND FINANCE INDUSTRIES.

    Expenses $291,064 · Revenue $72,845

  • FILMMAKERS RETREAT: EVERY YEAR ROCKY MOUNTAIN WOMEN'S FILM INVITES FILMMAKERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY, ALL WHO ARE PREVIOUS FESTIVAL ATTENDEES, TO SPEND 3 DAYS AT A BEAUTIFUL RANCH HOME IN THE MOUNTAINS TO DISCUSS ISSUES AND CHALLENGES FACING WOMEN DIRECTORS, SHARING RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE, AND CREATING A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY AMONG FEMALE DOCUMENTARIANS. MORE THAN ANYTHING, THIS WEEKEND IS ABOUT CONNECTION AND REJUVENATION. POP UP CINEMA HAS NEARLY DOUBLED SINCE 2022 WHEN WE STARTED THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM WAS CREATED IN RESPONSE TO OUR COMMUNITY'S DESIRE TO KEEP LOCAL INDEPENDENT MOVIE THEATER ALIVE (THE LAST INDEPENDENT MOVIE THEATER IN COLORADO SPRINGS CLOSED IN FEB. 2022). NEW IN 2023 WAS BEST OF THE FEST. OUR OFFICE BECAME A MICRO CINEMA WHERE WE SCREENED TWO FILMS A DAY CHOSEN FROM THE TOP FILMS AT THE 2023 FILM FESTIVAL. WE REACHED NEW AND YOUNGER PEOPLE WITH THIS EVENT. AT LEAST TWO LOCAL SOCIAL MOVEMENTS GAINED TRACTION THROUGH THIS EVENT. FILM CLUB AND FILM IN THE COMMUNITY ARE FREE MONTHLY EVENTS, ALLOWING ALL SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS ACCESS TO ENGAGING POWERFUL MATERIAL. WE STRIVE FOR INCLUSIVITY WITH GEOTARGETED MARKETING AND PERSONAL OUTREACH WITH AS MANY NEIGHBORHOODS AS POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT EL PASO COUNTY. BOTH FREE PROGRAMS HAVE INCREASED IN ATTENDANCE, PARTNERS, AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT .SHORTS NIGHT IS OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT SUPPORTING THE YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN WOMEN'S FILM. HELD AT STARGAZERS THEATRE, THIS ONE NIGHT ONLY PROGRAM PRESENTS A LINEUP OF SOME OF THE MOST DECORATED SHORT FILMS OF THE YEAR, INCLUDING WINNERS OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS AND FESTIVALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD - SUNDANCE, BERLIN, CANNES AND OF COURSE, THE ACADEMY AWARDS!

    Expenses $174,850 · Revenue $28,538

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Emily Dean Kim

    DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mari Deminski

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Suzy Connaughton

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michelle Blessing

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cheryl Marcus

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Daphne Burlingame

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shawn Palko

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ina Remus

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nicole Simmons-Rochon

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nicole Nicoletta

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $34,300
    From this org
    $31,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,800
    Hours/week
    40

  • Carol Cannon

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ty Nagamatsu

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susan Strasbaugh

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Linda Broker

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $56,302
    From this org
    $53,102
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,200
    Hours/week
    40

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
2023
Filed
9 September 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202422549349301232

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