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← TRUE WEST FILM CENTER

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by TRUE WEST FILM CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,858,499
Total expenses
$896,847
Contributions and grants received
$1,577,274
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$242,480
Investment income
$16,701
Other revenue
$22,044
Total assets, end of year
$2,068,234
Total liabilities, end of year
$221,407
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,846,827
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$740,299
Management and general expenses
$86,030
Fundraising expenses
$70,518
Program service expenses (Part III)
$740,299

Program services were 82.5% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $162,746

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $26,046

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,388,482

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $23,771

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SCREENING SERVICES

    total $242,480 · related or exempt $242,480

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $16,701 · excluded $16,701

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $96,472

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

    $162,746

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $75,572

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $20,900 · excluded $20,900

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $1,144 · related or exempt $1,144

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,144

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $132,054 · program services $95,301 · management and general $18,963 · fundraising $17,790

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $332,860 · program services $303,061 · management and general $18,487 · fundraising $11,312

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $5,226 · management and general $5,226

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $16,146 · program services $14,427 · management and general $965 · fundraising $754

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $34,825 · program services $30,265 · management and general $2,388 · fundraising $2,172

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $63,829 · program services $45,135 · management and general $17,915 · fundraising $779

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $28,849 · program services $18,821 · management and general $1,272 · fundraising $8,756

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $34,591 · program services $23,817 · management and general $132 · fundraising $10,642

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $19,735 · program services $14,155 · management and general $4,231 · fundraising $1,349

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $39,907 · program services $27,943 · management and general $1,282 · fundraising $10,682

  • 17 · Travel

    total $19,406 · program services $15,641 · management and general $3,120 · fundraising $645

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,351 · program services $3,669 · management and general $382 · fundraising $300

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $7,288 · program services $7,288

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,142 · program services $6,308 · management and general $1,277 · fundraising $557

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSES

    total $97,340 · program services $88,690 · management and general $8,650

  • 24b · Other expenses: TELEPHONE AND INTERNET

    total $16,023 · program services $15,485 · fundraising $538

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSE

    total $10,496 · program services $10,496

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEALS

    total $7,830 · program services $6,982 · management and general $143 · fundraising $705

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $17,949 · program services $12,815 · management and general $1,597 · fundraising $3,537

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $201,915 · end of year $1,387,208

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $363,090 · end of year $9,521

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $163,100 · end of year $455,525

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

    $214,509

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

    $15,279

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $26,740 · end of year $199,230

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $16,750 · end of year $16,750

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $16,892 · end of year $65,001

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $149,900 · end of year $156,406

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $205,101 · end of year $310,900

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $399,702 · end of year $1,535,927

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TRUE WEST BRINGS THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF CINEMA TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. WE REMOVE BARRIERS TO FILM AND MEDIA ARTS. WE SUPPORT ARTISTS, EDUCATE STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, AND CREATE JOY THROUGH ENTERTAINMENT, FOSTERING A COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYONE BELONGS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TRUE WEST FILM CENTER BRINGS THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF CINEMA TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. WITH FILM SCREENINGS AND EVENTS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OFFERED YEAR-ROUND, AND THE TRUE WEST FILM FESTIVAL, WE OFFER AN INCLUSIVE SPACE WHERE EVERYONE IS WELCOME, EVERYONE'S STORY IS HONORED, AND WHERE WE LOOK TO CINEMA TO ENRICH OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE. FOUNDED BY A GROUP OF CLOVERDALE AND HEALDSBURG FILM LOVERS IN 2015, THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS AUDIENCE AND OFFERINGS EACH YEAR. WHEN IT OPENS IN THE SUMMER OF 2025, TRUE WEST FILM CENTER'S JAMES REDFORD CAMPUS, LOCATED AT 371 HEALDSBURG AVE., IN HEALDSBURG, CA WILL BRING A THREE-SCREEN COMPLEX AND MEDIA ARTS EDUCATION FACILITIES TO SONOMA COUNTY.

  • YEAR-ROUND FILM PROGRAM:TRUE WEST FILM CENTER CURRENTLY SERVES OVER 5,000 PEOPLE, 1,000 STUDENTS, AND 600 LIFELONG LEARNERS. CURATED FILM SERIES, SPECIAL MOVIE EVENTS, AND OUR FREE SUMMER SERIES OFFER ENGAGING FILMGOING EXPERIENCES YEAR-ROUND.

    Expenses $311,399 · Revenue $123,273

  • EDUCATION:TRUE WEST FILM CENTER'S YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS REACH STUDENTS ACROSS SONOMA COUNTY WITH SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS IN EACH OF THE FIVE SONOMA COUNTY DISTRICTS. WE WORK WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS, NONPROFITS, AND YOUTH LEADERS TO CLOSE THE GAP IN DIGITAL LITERACY AND MEDIA ART SKILS TRAINING BY OFFERING AN INTEGRATED ARTS CURRICULUM IN CORE CLASSES USING TEACHING ARTISTS, EXTRACURRICULAR FILMMAKING WORKSHOPS, FIELD TRIPS TO FILM FESTIVALS, FREE FILM SCREENINGS, SUMMER CAMPS, AND SERVICE-LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.

    Expenses $256,004 · Revenue $45,928

  • FILM FESTIVAL:OUR ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL PROVIDES AUDIENCES AND FILMMAKERS TEN DAYS OF THOUGHT-PROVOKING FILMS, THE BEST OF SONOMA COUNTY'S FOOD & WINE SCENE, SHORTS, PANELS, PARTIES, AND SPECIAL EVENTS.

    Expenses $172,896 · Revenue $73,279

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kathryn Hecht

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $132,052
    From this org
    $120,041
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,011
    Hours/week
    40
  • Sue Campbell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ann Elston

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeanne Kearns

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Hillary Kambour

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jonathan Marlow

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jenny Gomez

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeffrey Schlesinger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jade Weymouth

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John Cooper

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michiko Conklin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lisa Rhodes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Renn Rhodes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Virginie Boone

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John Perkins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Randy Schai

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
11 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443169349306224

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