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← FRAMELINE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by FRAMELINE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,096,374
Total expenses
$2,066,675
Contributions and grants received
$1,290,853
Grants paid
$39,500
Program service revenue
$804,928
Investment income
$1,112
Other revenue
-$519
Total assets, end of year
$1,370,833
Total liabilities, end of year
$560,404
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$810,429
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,688,835
Management and general expenses
$226,199
Fundraising expenses
$151,641
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,688,835

Program services were 81.7% 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

    $422,508

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $365,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $503,345

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Distribution revenue

    total $116,118 · related or exempt $116,118

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Merchandise sales & entry

    total $1,787 · related or exempt $1,787

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Sponsorship revenue

    total $423,131 · related or exempt $423,131

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Ticket sales

    total $263,892 · related or exempt $263,892

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,112 · excluded $1,112

  • 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

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other income (loss)

    total -$519 · related or exempt -$519

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    -$519

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $33,000 · program services $33,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $6,500 · program services $6,500

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $100,000 · program services $81,022 · management and general $7,365 · fundraising $11,613

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $688,278 · program services $557,655 · management and general $50,692 · fundraising $79,931

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $62,036 · program services $49,009 · management and general $4,962 · fundraising $8,065

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $71,515 · program services $56,497 · management and general $5,721 · fundraising $9,297

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $58,658 · management and general $58,658

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $239,802 · program services $216,061 · management and general $8,974 · fundraising $14,767

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $48,836 · program services $48,342 · management and general $469 · fundraising $25

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $136,844 · program services $106,286 · management and general $16,145 · fundraising $14,413

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $62,555 · program services $26,127 · management and general $32,308 · fundraising $4,120

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $57,698 · program services $57,698

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $124,193 · program services $112,499 · management and general $5,852 · fundraising $5,842

  • 17 · Travel

    total $34,683 · program services $31,618 · management and general $2,393 · fundraising $672

  • 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 $29,323 · program services $26,856 · management and general $2,467

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $25,571 · program services $14,419 · management and general $8,779 · fundraising $2,373

  • 24a · Other expenses: Event Production & Venue Renta

    total $233,143 · program services $230,785 · management and general $2,238 · fundraising $120

  • 24b · Other expenses: Service fees and other expens

    total $28,434 · program services $9,182 · management and general $18,973 · fundraising $279

  • 24c · Other expenses: Film rental and lab cost

    total $19,688 · program services $19,688

  • 24d · Other expenses: Equipment rental and maintenan

    total $5,918 · program services $5,591 · management and general $203 · fundraising $124

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $95,133 · end of year $193,930

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $33,819 · end of year $29,705

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $519,000 · end of year $462,701

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,350 · end of year $14,460

  • 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

    beginning of year $7,507 · end of year $8,522

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

    $142,405

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

    $86,797

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $58,791 · end of year $55,608

  • 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

    beginning of year $334,217 · end of year $605,907

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $65,358 · end of year $108,761

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $140,503 · end of year $75,830

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $42,343 · end of year $375,813

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $315,113 · end of year $384,229

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $487,500 · end of year $426,200

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

Framelines mission is to change the world through the power of queer cinema. As a media arts nonprofit, Framelines programs connect filmmakers and audiences in the Bay Area and around the world. Founded in 1977, the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival is the longest-running, largest and most widely recognized LGBTQ+ film exhibition event in the world. As a community event with an annual attendance of 60,000+, the Festival is the most prominent and well-attended LGBTQ+ arts program in the Bay Area.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Frameline's mission is to change the world through the power of queer cinema. As a media arts non-profit, Frameline's programs connect filmmakers and audiences in San Francisco and around the world.

  • ExhibitionFounded in 1977, theSan Francisco International LGBT Film Festival is the longest-running, largest and most widely recognized LGBT film exhibition event in the world. As a community event with an annual attendance of 60,000, the Festival is the most prominent and well-attended LGBT arts program in the Bay Area. Frameline alsopresents year-round exhibitions, includingFrameline Encore, a free film serieshighlighting diverse, socially relevant works. Year-round programs also includemembers-only sneak previews and special events, as well as special screenings andevents featuring directors, actors and other queer media icons.

    Expenses $1,688,835 · Grants $39,500 · Revenue $804,928

  • DistributionEstablished in 1981,Frameline Distribution is the only nonprofit distributor thatsolely caters to LGBTQ film. Framelines collection has over 250 award winning filmsand we have partnerships with universities, public libraries, film festivals, andcommunity groups. In 2008, Frameline Distribution launchedYouth In Motion, a program that provides free LGBT-themed films and curriculum resources to CaliforniaGay-Straight Alliances. In 2011, we launched Frameline Voices, a new effort toshowcase diverse LGBTQ stories with an emphasis on films by and about people ofcolor, transgender people, youth, and elders. The content featured on FramelineVoices is free and you can now enjoy the best of our distribution collection anytimeon your computer,Smartphone, TV, or other device.Reorganized the catalogue to ensure the future success of the program, and to ensure revenues will continue to grow.

  • Filmmaker SupportSince 1990, more than 100 films and videos have been completed with assistance fromtheFrameline Completion Fund.Grants are awarded annually and provide much-neededsupport to filmmakers for their final editing and lab work. Once completed, thesefilms often go on to receive international exposure. Submissions include documentary,educational, narrative, animation, and experimental projects about LGBT people and their communities.Achieved a record attendance through a mix of virtual and in-person activates.

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • James Woolley

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $100,000
    From this org
    $100,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • NADIR JOSHUA

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Margaret Gotuaco

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CYRUS BEAGLEY

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BRANDI COLLINS

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • EMMETT CHEN-RAN

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JEFFERY GRIMES

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MAX BAKER

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steven Abbott

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ROBEL YEMIRU

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • RYAN MCNEILL

    Board member

    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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
9 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202343139349304049

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