Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$3,877,307

Total expenses

$1,585,932

Contributions and grants received

$3,717,689

Grants paid

$753,346

Program service revenue

$128,028

Investment income

$17,656

Other revenue

$13,934

Total assets, end of year

$4,850,642

Total liabilities, end of year

$1,624,106

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$3,226,536

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,340,389

Management and general expenses

$116,970

Fundraising expenses

$128,573

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,340,389

Program services were 84.5% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• 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 60-100 PEOPLE CURRENTLY APPLY EACH YEAR FOR FELLOWSHIPS, THOUGH 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).

  Expenses $197,000 · 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 INCLUDING 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. TEACHING ARTISTS, PANELISTS, AND GUEST SPEAKERS WHO 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 INCLUDED IN-PERSON AND ONLINE CLASSES.

  Expenses $185,254

• 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. FILMNORTH ALSO OFFERS A ROBUST SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM DESIGNED TO REACH BOTH ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

  Expenses $74,770

• 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 ITS MEMBERS ON ALL ELEMENTS OF FILM AND MEDIA PRODUCTION, INCLUDING PROJECTS, CAREERS, DISTRIBUTION, FUNDING, AND PRODUCTION. IN 2021 FILMNORTH REDESIGNED ITS APPLICATION PROCESS, WHICH MAY BE FOUND AT HTTPS://FILMNORTH.ORG/FISCAL-SPONSORSHIP/FISCAL-SPONSORSHIP-APPLICATION/. A BOARD COMMITTEE REVIEWS ALL APPLICATIONS, AND THE FULL BOARD VOTES TO ACCEPT OR DENY EACH APPLICATION.

  Expenses $653,346 · Grants $653,346

• 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 200 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 AT THE BRYANT-LAKE BOWL, INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD SCREENINGS, AND THE MARSDEN/GUSTAFSON GALLERY. OVER 3,600 SERVED ANNUALLY, INCLUDING ONLINE SCREENINGS.MEMBERSHIPS - FILMNORTH MEMBERSHIP AFFORDS FILMMAKERS REFERRALS, DISCOUNTS ON CLASSES AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, AND CONSULTING. OVER 200 ACTIVE MEMBERS.

  Expenses $230,019

As filed on the 2023 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

  $171,000

  FISCAL SPONSORSHIP

• STORYFORGE LLC

  $85,494

  FISCAL SPONSORSHIP

• ANDY FRYE PRODUCTIONS LLC

  $26,933

  FISCAL SPONSORSHIP

• CARELTON COLLEGE

  $24,000

  FELLOWSHIP

• SOUND UNSEEN

  $21,020

  FISCAL SPONSORSHIP

• PEOPLE AND WOLVES

  $20,055

  FISCAL SPONSORSHIP

• REBEL GIRL FILM LLC

  $14,577

  FISCAL SPONSORSHIP

• MECKLENBERG COUNTY FILM LLC

  $9,362

  FISCAL SPONSORSHIP

• OCHO BAJOS MUSIC LLC

  $7,600

  FISCAL SPONSORSHIP

• WALKER WEST MUSIC ACADEMY

  $7,500

  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

2023

Filed

15 November 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

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