Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,667,083
- Total expenses
- $2,139,549
- Contributions and grants received
- $891,459
- Grants paid
- $64,563
- Program service revenue
- $765,668
- Investment income
- $9,698
- Other revenue
- $258
- Total assets, end of year
- $693,794
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $214,437
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $479,357
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,752,133
- Management and general expenses
- $238,390
- Fundraising expenses
- $149,026
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,752,133
Program services were 81.9% 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.
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1b · Membership dues
$288,003
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$105,252
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$498,204
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2a · Program service revenue: Distribution revenue
total $107,513 · related or exempt $107,513
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2b · Program service revenue: Merchandise sales & entry
total $3,260 · related or exempt $3,260
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2c · Program service revenue: Sponsorship revenue
total $394,270 · related or exempt $394,270
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2d · Program service revenue: Ticket sales
total $260,625 · related or exempt $260,625
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3 · Investment income
total $9,698 · excluded $9,698
-
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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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
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11a · Other revenue: Other income
total $258 · related or exempt $258
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11e · Other revenue, total
$258
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $31,313 · program services $31,313
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $33,250 · program services $33,250
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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 $128,141 · program services $103,822 · management and general $9,438 · fundraising $14,881
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $663,726 · program services $537,762 · management and general $48,884 · fundraising $77,080
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $81,270 · program services $64,204 · management and general $6,501 · fundraising $10,565
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $70,082 · program services $55,365 · management and general $5,607 · fundraising $9,110
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $65,873 · management and general $65,873
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $215,758 · program services $194,398 · management and general $8,074 · fundraising $13,286
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $19,985 · program services $19,783 · management and general $192 · fundraising $10
-
13 · Office expenses
total $80,512 · program services $62,533 · management and general $9,499 · fundraising $8,480
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14 · Information technology
total $72,262 · program services $30,181 · management and general $37,321 · fundraising $4,760
-
15 · Royalties
total $48,637 · program services $48,637
-
16 · Occupancy
total $131,042 · program services $118,703 · management and general $6,175 · fundraising $6,164
-
17 · Travel
total $43,440 · program services $39,601 · management and general $2,997 · fundraising $842
-
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 $18,339 · program services $16,796 · management and general $1,543
-
23 · Insurance
total $34,520 · program services $19,465 · management and general $11,852 · fundraising $3,203
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24a · Other expenses: Event Production & Venue Renta
total $345,940 · program services $342,441 · management and general $3,321 · fundraising $178
-
24b · Other expenses: Service fees and other expens
total $27,934 · program services $9,020 · management and general $18,639 · fundraising $275
-
24c · Other expenses: Film rental and lab cost
total $16,647 · program services $16,647
-
24d · Other expenses: Equipment rental and maintenan
total $7,558 · program services $7,140 · management and general $259 · fundraising $159
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24e · All other expenses
total $3,320 · program services $1,072 · management and general $2,215 · fundraising $33
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $528,793 · end of year $238,173
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $34,187 · end of year $47,836
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $256,888 · end of year $84,150
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $1,701 · end of year $8,107
-
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 $6,806 · end of year $12,341
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$142,405
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$136,789
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $23,956 · end of year $5,616
-
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 $520,971 · end of year $297,571
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $80,495 · end of year $85,221
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $59,005 · end of year $90,724
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $222,010 · end of year $38,492
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $678,905 · end of year $404,357
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $332,887 · end of year $75,000
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Frameline's mission is to change the world through the power of queer cinema. As a media arts nonprofit, Frameline's programs connect filmmakers and audiences in the San Francisco Bay Area and around the world. Frameline presents the San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival, the longest running, largest, and most widely recognized LGBTQ film exhibition event in the world. Established in 1981, Frameline Distribution serves an international audience of hundreds of thousands and is the leading educational distributor solely dedicated to LGBTQ film and video. Since 1990, nearly 200 films have been completed with assistance from the Frameline Completion Fund. Frameline Voices exhibits 100+ films featuring underrepresented constituents within the LGBTQ community and available for free via online streaming.
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.
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ExhibitionThe San Francisco International LGBTQ+ 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 up to 60,000, the Festival is the most prominent and well-attended LGBTQ+ arts program in the world. Frameline also presents year-round exhibitions, including Frameline Encore, a film series highlighting diverse, socially relevant works. Year-round programs also include members-only sneak previews and special events, as well as special screenings and events featuring directors, actors and other queer media icons.
Expenses $1,752,133 · Grants $64,563 · Revenue $765,668
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DistributionFrameline Distribution is the only nonprofit distributor that solely caters to LGBTQ+ film. Our organization has over 250 award winning films and we have partnerships with universities, public libraries, film festivals, and community groups. Youth In Motion is a program that provides free LGBTQ+-themed films and curriculum resources to various educational institutions. Frameline Voices is our program that showcases diverse LGBTQ+ stories with an emphasis on films by and about people of color, transgender people, youth, and elders. Frameline has commissioned or partnered on 10 restorations of canonical queer films, revealing crisp details and deeply saturated colors as they were intended to be seen. Framelines restorations are available for theatrical bookings, exhibition and can be screened on streaming platforms.
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ARTIST DEVELOPMENTSince 1990, approximately 200 films and videos have been completed with assistance from the Frameline Completion Fund. Grants are awarded annually and provide much-needed support to filmmakers for their final editing and lab work. Once completed, these films often go on to receive international exposure. Submissions include documentary, educational, narrative, animation, and experimental projects about LGBTQ+ people and their communities.
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
-
Allegra Madsen
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $128,141
- From this org
- $128,141
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
RYAN MCNEILL
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ruha Devanesan
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Meggy Gotuaco
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lukas Blakk
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brian Bonds
Board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Naomi Evans-Jalloh
Board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Eugenie Fitzgerald
Board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JEFFERY GRIMES
Board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jason M Blackwell
Board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alex Lau
Board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Scott Miller
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
-
Rob Banning
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
-
Mule Studios LLC
$15,000
Filmmaker Grants
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.
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501c3 · Supporting Organization
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 5 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202503099349301740
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