Form 990 for tax year 2025

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

• 1b · Membership dues

  $330,592

• 1c · Fundraising events

  $53,490

• 1e · Government grants (contributions)

  $1,037,680

• 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

  $1,945,704

• 1g · Noncash contributions included above

  $57,500

• 2a · Program service revenue: TICKET SALES

  total $2,001,056 · related or exempt $2,001,056

• 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION PROGRAM

  total $384,620 · related or exempt $384,620

• 2c · Program service revenue: SUBMISSION FEES

  total $43,071 · related or exempt $43,071

• 3 · Investment income

  total $250 · excluded $250

• 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

  $86,162

• 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

  $53,490

• 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

  $86,162

• 8c · Net income from fundraising events

  total $0

• 10a · Gross sales of inventory

  $562,057

• 10b · Cost of goods sold

  $184,440

• 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

  total $377,617 · related or exempt $377,617

• 11a · Other revenue: RENTAL

  total $125,779 · related or exempt $125,779

• 11b · Other revenue: ADVERTISING

  total $120,357 · related or exempt $120,357

• 11c · Other revenue: NAMING RIGHTS

  total $56,667 · related or exempt $56,667

• 11d · All other revenue

  total $1,767 · related or exempt $1,767

• 11e · Other revenue, total

  $304,570

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

• 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

  total $6,000 · program services $6,000

• 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

  total $363,024 · program services $177,990 · management and general $124,468 · fundraising $60,566

• 7 · Other salaries and wages

  total $1,608,635 · program services $1,402,373 · management and general $96,330 · fundraising $109,932

• 9 · Other employee benefits

  total $48,705 · program services $41,403 · management and general $4,339 · fundraising $2,963

• 10 · Payroll taxes

  total $189,558 · program services $153,332 · management and general $20,459 · fundraising $15,767

• 11b · Fees: legal

  total $68,392 · program services $14,362 · management and general $15,046 · fundraising $38,984

• 11c · Fees: accounting

  total $53,771 · program services $11,292 · management and general $11,830 · fundraising $30,649

• 11g · Fees: other

  total $547,030 · program services $369,035 · management and general $57,840 · fundraising $120,155

• 12 · Advertising and promotion

  total $158,317 · program services $158,317

• 13 · Office expenses

  total $123,374 · program services $81,613 · management and general $9,705 · fundraising $32,056

• 16 · Occupancy

  total $737,907 · program services $726,642 · management and general $7,502 · fundraising $3,763

• 17 · Travel

  total $71,329 · program services $71,329

• 20 · Interest

  total $2,912 · program services $2,912

• 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

  total $195,679 · program services $172,198 · management and general $15,654 · fundraising $7,827

• 23 · Insurance

  total $132,133 · program services $109,037 · management and general $11,548 · fundraising $11,548

• 24a · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT AND FILM RENT

  total $761,155 · program services $761,155

• 24b · Other expenses: VENUE RENTAL AND SET UP

  total $190,461 · program services $190,160 · management and general $290 · fundraising $11

• 24c · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD PROCESSING

  total $99,509 · program services $65,685 · fundraising $33,824

• 24d · Other expenses: CATERING AND RELATED EX

  total $92,183 · program services $92,183

• 24e · All other expenses

  total $154,088 · program services $154,028 · management and general $60

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

• 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

  beginning of year $331,213 · end of year $422,365

• 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

  beginning of year $82,982 · end of year $77,982

• 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

  beginning of year $211,529 · end of year $316,158

• 4 · Accounts receivable

  beginning of year $28,227 · end of year $15,300

• 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

  beginning of year $49,788 · end of year $72,555

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

  $5,455,321

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

  $1,167,313

• 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

  beginning of year $3,715,328 · end of year $4,288,008

• 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

  end of year $198,826

• 14 · Intangible assets

  end of year $8,206

• 15 · Other assets

  beginning of year $258,304 · end of year $524,515

• 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  beginning of year $179,951 · end of year $294,668

• 19 · Deferred revenue

  beginning of year $234,956 · end of year $345,998

• 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

  beginning of year $402,265 · end of year $330,552

• 25 · Other liabilities

  beginning of year $208,213 · end of year $426,223

• 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

  beginning of year $3,557,688 · end of year $4,402,387

• 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

  beginning of year $94,298 · end of year $124,087

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD VOTED TO EMPOWER THE SEARCH COMMITTEE TO HIRE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DETERMINE COMPENSATION.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

• MONTCLAIR FILM AT THE CLARIDGE LLC

  THEATER · NJ · income $1,588,871 · assets $895,529

  Directly controlled by MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL INC

• MONTCLAIR FILM AT THE BELLEVUE LLC

  THEATER · NJ · income $319,483 · assets $1,198,620

  Directly controlled by MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL INC