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← BRYN MAWR THEATER FILM INSTITUTE

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BRYN MAWR THEATER FILM INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,585,278
Total expenses
$3,151,238
Contributions and grants received
$1,631,476
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,486,440
Investment income
$163,928
Other revenue
$303,434
Total assets, end of year
$12,722,017
Total liabilities, end of year
$503,110
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$12,218,907
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,408,394
Management and general expenses
$551,668
Fundraising expenses
$191,176
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,408,394

Program services were 76.4% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $453,154

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $5,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,173,322

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $21,869

  • 2a · Program service revenue: THEATER

    total $1,364,884 · related or exempt $1,364,884

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION/TUITION

    total $121,556 · related or exempt $121,556

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $129,700 · excluded $129,700

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $39,650

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $39,650

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $39,650 · related or exempt $39,650

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $35,000

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $772

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $34,228

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $34,228 · excluded $34,228

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $45,000

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $4,150

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $40,850 · excluded $40,850

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $332,302

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $109,368

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $222,934 · related or exempt $222,934

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $173,250 · program services $69,300 · management and general $86,625 · fundraising $17,325

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,166,529 · program services $868,545 · management and general $181,331 · fundraising $116,653

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $18,156 · program services $12,709 · management and general $3,631 · fundraising $1,816

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $34,468 · program services $24,128 · management and general $6,893 · fundraising $3,447

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $116,273 · program services $81,391 · management and general $23,255 · fundraising $11,627

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $7,799 · management and general $7,799

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $21,200 · management and general $21,200

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $64,329 · program services $18,800 · management and general $45,529

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $12,366 · program services $3,091 · management and general $9,275

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $88,871 · program services $36,887 · management and general $31,120 · fundraising $20,864

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $247,295 · program services $192,890 · management and general $51,932 · fundraising $2,473

  • 17 · Travel

    total $15,351 · program services $14,583 · fundraising $768

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $326,744 · program services $254,861 · management and general $68,616 · fundraising $3,267

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $52,276 · program services $40,775 · management and general $10,978 · fundraising $523

  • 24a · Other expenses: FILM RENTAL

    total $607,903 · program services $607,903

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $70,321 · program services $66,805 · fundraising $3,516

  • 24c · Other expenses: PRINTING

    total $46,061 · program services $36,431 · management and general $2,153 · fundraising $7,477

  • 24d · Other expenses: TICKET FEES

    total $41,655 · program services $41,655

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $40,391 · program services $37,640 · management and general $1,331 · fundraising $1,420

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,413,926 · end of year $227,229

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $59,087 · end of year $391,571

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $106,739 · end of year $139,080

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,628 · end of year $3,952

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $6,840 · end of year $6,840

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $37,066 · end of year $37,066

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

    $11,446,747

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

    $4,745,055

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,517,131 · end of year $6,701,692

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $3,702,777 · end of year $5,175,089

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $39,398 · end of year $39,398

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $100 · end of year $100

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $128,484 · end of year $152,649

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $407,278 · end of year $350,461

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $173

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $11,266,945 · end of year $12,101,002

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $83,812 · end of year $117,905

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE (BMFI) IS A NONPROFIT, MEMBER-SUPPORTED MOTION PICTURE THEATER AND FILM EDUCATION CENTER LOCATED IN BRYN MAWR, PENNSYLVANIA, IN THE WESTERN SUBURBS OF PHILADELPHIA. BMFI IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING SHARED EXPERIENCES...CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O THAT ENTERTAIN, ENGAGE, AND EDUCATE AUDIENCES THROUGH A DIVERSE RANGE OF INDEPENDENT-MINDED FILMS, A FULL CURRICULUM OF COURSES, AND AN EXTENSIVE PROGRAM OF SPECIAL EVENTS. BMFI BUILDS COMMUNITY THROUGH FILM CULTURE, WHILE MAINTAINING STRONG CONNECTIONS TO ITS HISTORIC VENUE'S CINEMATIC PAST.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FILM EXHIBITION AND EDUCATION AND PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC THEATER BUILDING

  • BMFI ENJOYED A ROBUST 2024, BRINGING WONDERFUL FILM AND FILM EDUCATION TO OUR PATRONS, MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS, AND HOSTING A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY EVENTS. IN 2024, BMFI EXHIBITED 233 UNIQUE TITLES, INCLUDING 155 SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND REPERTORY TITLES FOR MORE THAN 16,900 ATTENDEES, AND 78 MAIN ATTRACTION FILMS FOR MORE THAN 96,600 MOVIEGOERS. BMFI PRESENTED 35 EVENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ART ORGANIZATIONS. COMMUNITY MEMBERS ENJOYED SPECIAL LIVE TRADITIONS, INCLUDING AN INTERACTIVE EVERYBODY SING!: SOUND OF MUSIC. BMFI ALSO HELD THE ANNUAL SUMMER FILMMAKING WORKSHOP, IN WHICH 12 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CONCEIVED OF, WROTE, SHOT, AND EDITED THEIR OWN ORIGINAL SHORT FILM, WHICH MADE ITS DEBUT ON BMFI'S BIG SCREEN IN DECEMBER. BMFI HOLDS MONTHLY OPEN SCREEN MONDAYS FOR FILMMAKERS TO SCREEN WORKS-IN-PROGRESS ON THE BIG SCREEN AND TO ENGAGE IN PEER CRITIQUES FREE OF CHARGE, SERVING SOME 300 FILMMAKERS EACH YEAR. BMFI OFFERED 40 DISTINCT FILM STUDIES CLASSES, DURING WHICH 1,800 ADULTS GATHERED IN PERSON TO LEARN ABOUT, WATCH, AND DISCUSS STANDOUT WORKS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. IN ADDITION, BMFI'S SEE HEAR FEEL FILM THIRD-GRADE VISUAL LITERACY PROGRAM WAS CONDUCTED FOR 651 STUDENTS IN 33 CLASSES FROM 10 SCHOOLS IN THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IN TOTAL, BMFI PROVIDED PROGRAMS FOR 116,325 ON-SITE PATRONS, STUDENTS, AND FILMMAKERS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, 6,015 PEOPLE WERE ACTIVE BMFI MEMBERS AND 290 PEOPLE MADE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO BMFI.

    Expenses $2,408,394 · Revenue $1,486,440

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Samuel R Scott

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $173,826
    From this org
    $173,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $576
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,250
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $576
    Filer's total
    $173,826

  • Lyn Wiesinger

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Christopher Carey

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Michael W Harrington

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jane Rauckhorst Corrigan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Scott Fisher

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Harry Groome

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Martha Morse

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Ted Peters

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Honorable Gene Ek Pratter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Bernadette Wheeler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Faeze Woodville

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Juliet Goodfriend

    FOUNDER/CHAIR EMERITA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • David B Pudlin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
6 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533169349306003

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