Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$1,962,905

Total expenses

$2,418,947

Contributions and grants received

$1,922,236

Grants paid

$1,279,172

Program service revenue

$204,579

Investment income

$59,516

Other revenue

-$223,426

Total assets, end of year

$6,116,532

Total liabilities, end of year

$3,317,792

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$2,798,740

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$2,081,074

Management and general expenses

$177,206

Fundraising expenses

$160,667

Program service expenses (Part III)

$2,081,074

Program services were 86.0% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• CAREER DEVELOPMENT - FILMNORTH SUPPORTS INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS AS THEY PROGRESS THROUGH THEIR CAREERS. THROUGH ARTISTIC FELLOWSHIPS, FILMNORTH RE-GRANTS OVER $100,000 ANNUALLY TO MID-CAREER ARTISTS. BETWEEN 70-120 PEOPLE CURRENTLY APPLY EACH YEAR FOR FELLOWSHIPS. MANY MORE ATTEND WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS, MOST OF WHICH ARE FOCUSED ON COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE FILM INDUSTRY (I.E. THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR, PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY, UNDOCUMENTED, RURAL, LOW-INCOME, AND LGBTQIA2+ PEOPLE, FEMALES, AND THOSE EMBODYING INTERSECTIONS OF THESE IDENTITIES). FILMNORTH IS ACTIVELY INVESTIGATING OTHER CAREER DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT.

  Expenses $198,000 · Grants $100,000

• EDUCATION - FILMNORTH HAS A UNIQUE, PRIMARY FOCUS ON EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY, PROVIDING INDEPENDENT MEDIA ARTISTS THE TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDED TO THRIVE IN THE INDUSTRY. FILMNORTH ALSO OFFERS UNIQUE COHORTS, SUCH AS THE INCLUSIVE AND SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS FILM LAB, FREE TO PARTICIPANTS AND INCLUSIVE OF A MENTORSHIP COMPONENT. FILMNORTH OFFERS OVER 100 COURSES EACH YEAR ON A QUARTERLY BASIS TO TEACH THE ART, BUSINESS, AND TECHNOLOGY OF MEDIA MAKING. FILMNORTH'S ANNUAL FORUM AND MASTER CLASSES CONNECT MEDIA ARTISTS TO INDUSTRY LEADERS AND INNOVATORS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY. ALL TEACHING ARTISTS, PANELISTS, AND GUEST SPEAKERS ARE EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELD.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)(CONTINUED FROM PART III)TOPICS INCLUDE SCREENWRITING, EDITING, CINEMATOGRAPHY, PRODUCTION, DIRECTION, AND PHOTOGRAPHY. STUDENTS RANGE FROM EMERGING ARTISTS TO SEASONED PROFESSIONALS. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE PROVIDED FOR ALL PAID PROGRAMS. OVER 2,000 SERVED ANNUALLY, WHICH INCLUDES IN-PERSON AND SOME ONLINE CLASSES.

  Expenses $257,257

• YOUTH MEDIA EDUCATION - FILMNORTH'S YOUTH MEDIA PROGRAMS WORK WITH YOUTH, BOTH IN AND OUT OF SCHOOLS. THE MISSION IS TO TEACH FILMMAKING AS A MEANS OF ENGAGING YOUTH IN THEIR EDUCATION - DEVELOPING ARTISTIC, CRITICAL THINKING, AND CAREER SKILLS WHILE EXAMINING ISSUES IN THEIR OWN ENVIRONMENTS. THIS PROGRAM SCAFFOLDING PROVIDES YOUTH WITH VARIOUS ENTRY POINTS TO FILMMAKING AND OPPORTUNITIES TO THRIVE AS THEY DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, EMPLOY THEIR TALENT, AND INTERACT WITH PROFESSIONAL FILMMAKERS. ALL PROGRAMS EMPLOY TEACHING ARTISTS WHO ILLUMINATE THE ART, TECHNOLOGY, AND BUSINESS OF MEDIA ARTS, AND OFFER POST-CLASS MENTORSHIPS AND OTHER ACCESS TO FILMNORTH PROGRAMMING. STUDIO 13 OFFERS AN INTENSIVE EXPERINCE TO HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH EACH FALL, CULMINATING IN A SHORT FILM. FILMNORTH ALSO OFFERS A ROBUST SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM DESIGNED TO REACH BOTH ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

  Expenses $121,122

• FISCAL SPONSORSHIP AND SUPPORT - FILMNORTH CONSULTS WITH MORE THAN 50 FILM PROJECTS ANNUALLY TO HELP THEM PRODUCE NEW WORK AND RAISE PROJECT FUNDS. FILMNORTH STAFF CONSULTS WITH PROJECTS ON ALL ELEMENTS OF FILM AND MEDIA PRODUCTION, INCLUDING PROJECTS, CAREERS, DISTRIBUTION, FUNDING, AND PRODUCTION. A BOARD COMMITTEE REVIEWS ALL APPLICATIONS, AND THE FULL BOARD VOTES TO ACCEPT OR DENY EACH APPLICATION.

  Expenses $1,179,172 · Grants $1,179,172

• ACCESS AND FACILITIES - FILMNORTH HELPS FILMMAKERS GET THEIR FILMS MADE WITH LOW-COST ACCESS TO EDITING SUITES, CLASSROOMS, MEETING SPACE AND FILMMAKING EQUIPMENT. THE FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT ARE INTEGRAL TO THE EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR STUDENT FIELD WORK AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE. APPROXIMATELY 250 SERVED.EXHIBITIONS AND SCREENINGS - FILMNORTH INCREASES AUDIENCES FOR FILMMAKERS WITH OVER 40 OPPORTUNITIES TO SCREEN AND EXHIBIT NEW WORK ACROSS THE STATE, INCLUDING THE MONTHLY CINEMA LOUNGE SERIES, INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD SCREENINGS, AND OTHER SCREENINGS. OVER 3,600 SERVED ANNUALLY, INCLUDING ONLINE.MEMBERSHIPS - FILMNORTH MEMBERSHIP AFFORDS FILMMAKERS REFERRALS, DISCOUNTS ON CLASSES AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, AND CONSULTING. OVER 200 ACTIVE MEMBERS.

  Expenses $325,523

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

Listed in Part VII

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

• TECHKNOW PRODUCTIONS LLC

  $405,220

  FISCAL SPONSORSHIP

• BRINKEMA BROTHERS LLC

  $285,563

  FISCAL SPONSORSHIP

• STORYFORGE LLC

  $32,638

  FISCAL SPONSORSHIP

• NAUTILUS FILM PROJECT LLC

  $30,750

  FISCAL SPONSORSHIP

• TONKA AMUSEMENTS LLC

  $28,200

  FISCAL SPONSORSHIP

• ANGRY DEAF PEOPLE PRODUCTIONS LLC

  $23,527

  FISCAL SPONSORSHIP

• INSIDE SENIOR LIVING LLC

  $22,761

  FISCAL SPONSORSHIP

• COME TALK TO ME LLC

  $19,283

  FISCAL SPONSORSHIP

• MECKLENBERG COUNTY FILM LLC

  $17,621

  FISCAL SPONSORSHIP

• DEAD MEDIA MOVIE LLC

  $16,791

  FISCAL SPONSORSHIP

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

13 January 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.5

Source object

202640149349300819

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