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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF LOS ANGELES.

Totals

Total revenue
$213,695
Total expenses
$335,672
Contributions and grants received
$146,248
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$67,447
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$13,084
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,849
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$11,235
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$297,502
Management and general expenses
$38,170
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$297,502

Program services were 88.6% 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

    $146,248

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Admission Fees

    total $15,139 · related or exempt $15,139

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Program Fees

    total $52,308 · related or exempt $52,308

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $5,000 · management and general $5,000

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $192,034 · program services $178,328 · management and general $13,706

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,016 · management and general $2,016

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,965 · management and general $7,965

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $6,180 · management and general $6,180

  • 17 · Travel

    total $500 · management and general $500

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Event Expenses

    total $70,155 · program services $70,155

  • 24b · Other expenses: Guest Relations

    total $24,735 · program services $24,735

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM SERVICES

    total $10,297 · program services $10,297

  • 24d · Other expenses: Merchant Service Fee

    total $6,782 · program services $6,782

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $10,008 · program services $7,205 · management and general $2,803

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $133,682 · end of year $13,084

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $0

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

    $3,187

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

    $3,187

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $470 · end of year $1,849

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $133,212 · end of year $11,235

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

DEVOTED TO A GREATER APPRECIATION OF INDIAN CINEMA AND CULTURE BY SHOWCASING FILMS, SUPPORTING EMERGING FILMMAKERS, AND PROMOTING THE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES OF THE INDIAN DIASPORA.

  • IFFLA brings to Los Angeles audiences the most exciting and groundbreaking independent cinema from South Asia and its diasporas, and it offers emerging and established filmmakers numerous industry-facing mentorship, educational and networking opportunities.IFFLAs annual festival, now in its 23rd year, offers a vibrant program comprising features and shorts, including narrative, documentary, and animated works. The festival showcases films from eight countries in the South Asian subcontinent Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka as well as their diasporas in the US and worldwide.Additional year-round programming ranges from noteworthy screenings with stimulating discussions between filmmakers and audiences; to special programs, such as retrospectives, spotlights, and masterclasses; community partnerships with LA-based organizations amplifying South Asian voices; and lively social events. All these activities are aimed at fostering a greater appreciation of South Asian cinemas, industries, and culture, from both the subcontinent and the diaspora.

    Expenses $297,502 · Revenue $67,447

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Christina Marouda

    President

    Total calculated
    $5,000
    From this org
    $5,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Noel De Souza

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anchal Chand

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Simi Singh

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shirish Dayal

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Priya Giri Desai

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Bharat Patel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nadadur S Kumar

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kavita Munjal

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
11 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202621319349305197

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