Totals
- Total revenue
- $17,207,520
- Total expenses
- $7,848,181
- Contributions and grants received
- $118,633
- Grants paid
- $152,300
- Program service revenue
- $16,538,904
- Investment income
- $549,983
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $32,563,655
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $549,154
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $32,014,501
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $0
- Management and general expenses
- $0
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- not reported
Program services were 0.0% 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.
-
1e · Government grants (contributions)
$118,633
-
2a · Program service revenue: Dues from Members
total $16,518,904 · related or exempt $16,518,904
-
2b · Program service revenue: Film Project Review
total $20,000 · related or exempt $20,000
-
3 · Investment income
total $549,983 · excluded $549,983
-
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
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $79,800
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $72,500
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
-
4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $422,784
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,138,421
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $53,501
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $109,788
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $135,253
-
11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $11,320
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $11,897
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $37,381
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $282,556
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $165,998
-
13 · Office expenses
total $58,368
-
14 · Information technology
total $34,932
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $9,180
-
17 · Travel
total $39,553
-
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 $7,634
-
23 · Insurance
total $19,117
-
24a · Other expenses: Incentive Payments
total $5,026,637
-
24b · Other expenses: Workforce Development
total $118,458
-
24c · Other expenses: Proxy Tax Expense
total $7,850
-
24d · Other expenses: Payroll Processing
total $5,253
-
24e · All other expenses
total $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
-
1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,961,520 · end of year $3,167,351
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $21,121,763 · end of year $29,323,795
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $3,657 · end of year $20,000
-
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 $13,412 · end of year $18,116
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$48,041
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$13,648
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $20,211 · end of year $34,393
-
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
end of year $0
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $142,690 · end of year $136,229
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $322,711 · end of year $412,925
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $22,655,162 · end of year $32,014,501
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
To build and enhance the competitiveness of Washington State's film and associated creative industry. We accomplish this by marketing and managing the state's production incentive program, representing the state in national and international film production market, supporting the business of film, encouraging professional development and employment and collaboration with other agencies and corporations dedicated to the economic development opportunities provided by the film industry.
Activities or mission (Part I)
To build and enhance the competitiveness of Washington State's film and associated creative industry.
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Washington Filmworks manages two funding programs as the state film incentive. The Small Budget Production Initiative (SBPI) and the legacy Production Incentive Program (PIP). Both programs were established to grow and support the statewide film industry. SBPI is designed for emerging resident filmmakers with early-stage funding commitments and funding assistance for projects budgeted between $20,000 and $1 million. PIP continues to be the best tool the state has to attract motion picture production to the state. Between February 2007 when the program was launched and June 30, 2025, 149 productions have completed principal photography including 55 features, 24 episodic projects, 63 commercials, 6 short films, and 1 virtual reality project. These productions have collectively spent over $179.2 million in communities all across Washington State, while receiving $53.9 million in financial incentives. The return on investment represents real economic development for the State of Washington.
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FWD, the Workforce Development Office for Washington Filmworks, uses a community informed approach to create statewide plans, programs, and resources to build the depth and breadth of the statewide film industry workforce. FWD aims to support and amplify efforts to ensure that the workforce is diverse and inclusive, and that career pathways are equitable and accessible. The first program launched was the Above the Line Education Forum and Mentorship Program. This program served 25 emerging Washington State directors and producers who participated in a 12 week educational forum. Five graduates were selected to participate in a six-month mentorship program to develop their own feature film projects.FWD also launched a funding initiative in early 2024 as a direct response to community feedback. The program is designed to invest in community-driven film industry workforce development efforts that serve historically underrepresented community members. In FY 2025, Washington Filmworks selected 6 proposals from across the state to financially support: one project providing film industry awareness - exposure to film industry career pathways and resources, and five projects providing film industry training - hands-on job skills and knowledge to prepare for jobs in film.
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
-
Amy Lillard
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $243,304
- From this org
- $219,635
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $23,669
- Hours/week
- 60
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $219,635
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $11,250
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,419
- Filer's total
- $243,304
-
Julie Daman
Chief of Staff
- Total calculated
- $168,719
- From this org
- $150,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,719
- Hours/week
- 60
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $150,000
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $7,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,219
- Filer's total
- $168,719
-
Audra Laymon
Dir. of WFD
- Total calculated
- $131,165
- From this org
- $113,946
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,219
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Kenneth Hagen
Dir. of Funding
- Total calculated
- $115,500
- From this org
- $110,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,500
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Don Jensen
Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Andrea A Stuart-Lehalle
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John Cooper
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jessica Stoller
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rebecca Cook
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeff Barehand
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jolene DiSalvo
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tony Doupe
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jannat Gargi
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Myron Partman
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Malcom Pelles
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Devante Smith
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Austin Hochstatter
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. 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 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 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
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
-
Atina Film Studios
$20,000
Film Workforce
-
$16,000
Film Workforce
-
The Wenatchee School District
$10,000
Film Workforce
-
$8,000
Film Workforce
-
SUI Productions
$8,000
Film Workforce
-
$8,000
Film Workforce
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 14 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202523189349303982
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