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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by LITTLE THEATRE FILM SOCIETY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,168,085
Total expenses
$2,414,300
Contributions and grants received
$836,310
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,328,308
Investment income
$3,467
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$5,157,525
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,314,486
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,843,039
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,144,493
Management and general expenses
$85,218
Fundraising expenses
$184,589
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,144,493

Program services were 88.8% 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

    $296,317

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $49,500

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $490,493

  • 2a · Program service revenue: BOX OFFICE SALES

    total $734,474 · related or exempt $734,474

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CAFE AND CONCESSION SA

    total $593,834 · related or exempt $593,834

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,467 · excluded $3,467

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $873,039 · program services $731,928 · management and general $28,519 · fundraising $112,592

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $31,882 · program services $27,569 · management and general $587 · fundraising $3,726

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $89,660 · program services $77,529 · management and general $1,652 · fundraising $10,479

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $67,253 · program services $58,154 · management and general $1,239 · fundraising $7,860

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $211,723 · program services $174,181 · management and general $35,520 · fundraising $2,022

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,773 · program services $7,773

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $44,096 · program services $17,245 · management and general $3,442 · fundraising $23,409

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $145,301 · program services $145,301

  • 17 · Travel

    total $15,057 · program services $15,057

  • 20 · Interest

    total $26,102 · program services $22,352 · management and general $3,750

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $184,909 · program services $184,909

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD AND BEVERAGES

    total $315,810 · program services $315,810

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $224,184 · program services $220,585 · management and general $2,388 · fundraising $1,211

  • 24c · Other expenses: RENTAL AND MAINTENENCE

    total $83,329 · program services $83,314 · management and general $15

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $61,575 · program services $37,276 · management and general $1,583 · fundraising $22,716

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $32,607 · program services $25,510 · management and general $6,523 · fundraising $574

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $111,395 · end of year $75,017

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $65,574 · end of year $50,912

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $4,453

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

    $7,284,003

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

    $2,430,767

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,210,273 · end of year $4,853,236

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $161,075 · end of year $173,907

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $13,581 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $114,428 · end of year $387,091

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $31,451 · end of year $43,739

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $150,000 · end of year $444,857

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $458,106 · end of year $438,799

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,570,942 · end of year $3,602,253

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $236,971 · end of year $240,786

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PROMOTE THE ART OF FILMMAKING BY OPERATING A THEATRE WHICH MAKES AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ART FILMS NOT GENERALLY AVAILABLE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROMOTE THE ART OF CINEMA TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

  • THE LITTLE THEATRE FILM SOCIETY PROVIDES AMERICAN INDEPENDENT AND FOREIGN FILMS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE NOT BE AVAILABLE IN THIS COMMUNITY. THE LITTLE IS ALSO THE AVENUE FOR SEVERAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT FILM FESTIVALS EACH YEAR. PRESENTATIONS BY LOCAL FILMMAKERS, ARTISTS, AND MUSICIANS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON A REGULAR BASIS.

    Expenses $2,144,493 · Revenue $1,328,308

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • David Still

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Yolanda Benitez

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Sonya Allen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Kristin Duran

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Andrew Germanow

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Ajamu Kitwana

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Sandeep Mannava

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Joy Ryen Plotnik

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • John Richardson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Julio Saenz

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Steve Sulkes

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • David Tang

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Nicole Vangorder

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Norm Silverstein

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $464,195
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $399,247
    Other
    $64,948
    Hours/week
    5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $315,836 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $76,659 related
    Other
    $0 + $6,752 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $38,416 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $26,532 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $464,195 related
  • Robert Attardo

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Patricia Philips

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Laurie Haelen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Kay Benjamin

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Daan Braveman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Kristin Hocker

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Shawn Nelms

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Susan Rogers

    EXECUTIVE VP & GENERAL MAN

    Total calculated
    $224,586
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $186,160
    Other
    $38,426
    Hours/week
    5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $186,160 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $30,000 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $8,426 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $224,586 related
  • Lancelot Thomas

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $139,313
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $108,160
    Other
    $31,153
    Hours/week
    5 + 40 related

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

None.

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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE OFFICERS OF THE LITTLE ARE THE OFFICERS OF WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL (WXXI), A RELATED PARTY, AND ARE COMPENSATED BY WXXI. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF WXXI MEETS ANNUALLY TO REVIEW THE PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THE ASSESSMENT IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH TWO PRIMARY VEHICLES: THE CEO'S SELF-EVALUATION AND WXXI'S FULL BOARD'S EVALUATION ON THE PRESIDENT'S COMPETENCIES AS CEO AS THEY RELATE TO OPERATIONAL, FINANCIAL, FUNDRAISING AND STAFF/BOARD RELATIONS. EVERY FEW YEARS, AN EXTERNAL EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO THE PRESIDENT & CEO. THE WXXI EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ALSO REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO ENSURE THEIR COMPENSATION IS APPROPRIATE COMPARED WITH DATA COLLECTED FOR LIKE POSITIONS IN SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE WXXI EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DOES NOT ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION LEVELS (THAT IS DONE BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO) BUT REVIEWS THE SALARY LEVELS FOR REASONABLENESS.

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.

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
2023
Filed
12 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202540459349301674

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