Totals
- Total revenue
- $889,898
- Total expenses
- $832,853
- Contributions and grants received
- $654,166
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $215,474
- Investment income
- $8,389
- Other revenue
- $11,869
- Total assets, end of year
- $546,799
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $212,433
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $334,366
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $588,744
- Management and general expenses
- $84,851
- Fundraising expenses
- $159,258
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $588,744
Program services were 70.7% 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.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$0
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1b · Membership dues
$0
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1c · Fundraising events
$47,500
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1d · Related organizations
$0
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$246,550
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$360,116
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$51,000
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2a · Program service revenue: Cinema Rentals
total $121,712 · related or exempt $121,712 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2b · Program service revenue: Box Office
total $50,619 · related or exempt $50,619 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2c · Program service revenue: Fiscal Sppnsorships
total $43,143 · related or exempt $43,143 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $8,389 · related or exempt $8,389 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $0 · other assets $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$67,285
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$47,500
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$55,416
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $11,869 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $11,869
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $348,582 · program services $219,609 · management and general $48,973 · fundraising $80,000
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $18,122 · program services $11,417 · management and general $2,546 · fundraising $4,159
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $41,096 · program services $21,367 · management and general $4,365 · fundraising $15,364
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $9,505 · management and general $9,505
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11g · Fees: other
total $184,358 · program services $141,329 · fundraising $43,029
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13 · Office expenses
total $14,870 · program services $10,384 · management and general $3,188 · fundraising $1,298
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14 · Information technology
total $22,314 · program services $17,853 · management and general $2,230 · fundraising $2,231
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16 · Occupancy
total $72,057 · program services $57,645 · management and general $7,206 · fundraising $7,206
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17 · Travel
total $4,073 · program services $3,258 · fundraising $815
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $18,770 · program services $15,016 · management and general $1,877 · fundraising $1,877
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23 · Insurance
total $14,152 · program services $11,322 · management and general $1,415 · fundraising $1,415
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24a · Other expenses: Stipends
total $21,031 · program services $21,031 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24b · Other expenses: Performance, screening, and exhibit fees
total $30,147 · program services $30,147 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24c · Other expenses: Repairs and maintenance
total $18,640 · program services $14,912 · management and general $1,864 · fundraising $1,864
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24d · Other expenses: Meals
total $15,136 · program services $13,454 · management and general $1,682
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $360,617 · end of year $421,426
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$204,030
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$78,657
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $72,813 · end of year $125,373
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $12,265 · end of year $7,695
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $143,844 · end of year $204,738
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $277,321 · end of year $334,366
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
Maysles Documentary Center (MDC) is a Harlem-based nonprofit organization committed to community, education, and documentary film. We use filmmaking to amplify and expand under-represented artists and narratives, while empowering young filmmakers in creative self-expression, communicating ideas, and advocating needs.
Activities or mission (Part I)
The Maysles Documentary Center, a not for profit organization, is dedicated to the exhibition and production of documentary films that inspire dialogue and action. Through our cinema and education programs we engage diverse communities in creative self-expression, communicating ideas and advocating needs.
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MEDIA IN ACTION-EDUCATION PROGRAMS: We offer diverse, year-round programming for youth and adults in Harlem, Northern Manhattan, and South Bronx communities. Our goal is to enhance community storytelling and civic engagement by providing residents with specialized knowledge in documentary filmmaking and the technical tools they need to succeed.
Expenses $282,468
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The Screening Room at the Maysles Documentary Center, the only independent film house north of Lincoln Center in Manhattan, is dedicated to the exhibition of documentary films, and it provides programming and forum discussions at least four nights out of every week. The Cinema is committed to a democratic experience, one where filmmakers are asked to attend the screenings of their work, and audiences have the opportunity to actively engage the films and each other in post-screening forums. Coupled with its scheduled series, we encourage the programming participation of local social and cultural organizations and citizen-activists to deepen community involvement and provide exposure for under-represented social issues and overlooked artists and their work. We have forged partnerships with organizations as diverse as The National Black Programming Consortium, the New Museum, and the Harlem Historic Parks Association, to name a few. Our suggested-donation ticket model allows for everyone to engage in our programming, regardless of his or her ability to pay. As a result of steady growth in attendance we have recently added capacity to accommodate our frequent overflow audiences.
Expenses $298,421
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Our fiscal sponsorship program, which extends our 501(c)(3) non-profit status to filmmakers for fundraising purposes, has been a growing success. The program is designed for emerging and early career filmmakers, and priority is given to individuals who have traditionally been denied industry access and fundraising opportunities.
Expenses $7,855
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Kazembe Balagun
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $107,530
- From this org
- $100,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,530
- Hours/week
- 35
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Cameron Yates
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Patricia Sullivan
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Rebekah Maysles
Co-Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Jonathan Mallow
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Patricia Jones
Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Laverne Berry
Board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Jennifer Ash Rudick
Board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Laura Coxson
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Jenna Bond
Board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Nick Canfield
Board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Beth Earl
Board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
David Kuhn
Board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Joe Wemple
Chair Emeritus
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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
- 2025
- Filed
- 20 April 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.0
- Source object
- 202621119349300017
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