Totals
- Total revenue
- $46,350,421
- Total expenses
- $44,521,565
- Contributions and grants received
- $29,401,798
- Grants paid
- $2,945,300
- Program service revenue
- $13,535,949
- Investment income
- $3,316,083
- Other revenue
- $96,591
- Total assets, end of year
- $77,454,374
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,469,367
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $69,985,007
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $33,576,991
- Management and general expenses
- $7,994,617
- Fundraising expenses
- $2,949,957
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $33,576,991
Program services were 75.4% 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
$334,304
-
1c · Fundraising events
$1,338,431
-
1d · Related organizations
$0
-
1e · Government grants (contributions)
$2,247,737
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$25,481,326
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$970,474
-
2a · Program service revenue: Film Festival
total $12,117,267 · related or exempt $12,117,267
-
2b · Program service revenue: Other Program Revenue
total $1,285,642 · related or exempt $1,285,642
-
2c · Program service revenue: Feature Film
total $133,040 · related or exempt $133,040
-
2f · All other program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
3 · Investment income
total $1,827,655 · excluded $1,827,655
-
5 · Royalties
total $9,866 · excluded $9,866
-
6a · Gross rents
personal property $28,200
-
6b · Less rental expenses
personal property $5,397
-
6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $22,803
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $22,803 · excluded $22,803
-
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $9,681,265
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $8,192,837
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities $1,488,428 · other assets $0
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $1,488,428 · excluded $1,488,428
-
8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$126,900
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$1,338,431
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$391,898
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$264,998 · excluded -$264,998
-
10a · Gross sales of inventory
$599,843
-
10b · Cost of goods sold
$270,923
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $328,920 · related or exempt $328,920
-
11d · All other revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $1,914,700 · program services $1,914,700
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $350,800 · program services $350,800
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $679,800 · program services $679,800
-
4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0 · program services $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $3,477,292 · program services $2,359,112 · management and general $682,263 · fundraising $435,917
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $15,249,754 · program services $10,444,290 · management and general $2,914,431 · fundraising $1,891,033
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $310,369 · program services $209,483 · management and general $66,226 · fundraising $34,660
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $2,110,872 · program services $1,434,140 · management and general $450,359 · fundraising $226,373
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $1,435,499 · program services $992,222 · management and general $258,391 · fundraising $184,886
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $120,422 · program services $60,110 · management and general $60,312
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $97,159 · management and general $97,159
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $61,999 · program services $53,042 · management and general $8,848 · fundraising $109
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $171,796 · management and general $171,796
-
11g · Fees: other
total $5,888,365 · program services $5,037,668 · management and general $840,325 · fundraising $10,372
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $641,009 · program services $609,922 · management and general $29,560 · fundraising $1,527
-
13 · Office expenses
total $745,566 · program services $632,083 · management and general $98,444 · fundraising $15,039
-
14 · Information technology
total $1,806,616 · program services $324,191 · management and general $1,482,425
-
16 · Occupancy
total $1,798,108 · program services $1,645,213 · management and general $130,138 · fundraising $22,757
-
17 · Travel
total $3,458,741 · program services $3,235,539 · management and general $154,689 · fundraising $68,513
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $390,686 · program services $368,445 · management and general $14,538 · fundraising $7,703
-
20 · Interest
total $40,586 · program services $40,336 · management and general $250
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $728,984 · program services $626,560 · management and general $102,424
-
23 · Insurance
total $427,575 · program services $313,961 · management and general $108,359 · fundraising $5,255
-
24a · Other expenses: Donated Goods
total $851,897 · program services $700,255 · management and general $134,290 · fundraising $17,352
-
24b · Other expenses: Equipment Expense
total $792,722 · program services $682,265 · management and general $105,504 · fundraising $4,953
-
24c · Other expenses: Program Meals
total $332,914 · program services $311,430 · management and general $14,889 · fundraising $6,595
-
24d · Other expenses: Production Expenses
total $323,919 · program services $238,009 · management and general $68,997 · fundraising $16,913
-
24e · All other expenses
total $313,415 · program services $313,415 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
-
1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,000 · end of year $1,000
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $12,002,013 · end of year $21,297,299
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $15,908,869 · end of year $12,697,308
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $882,974 · end of year $1,162,895
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $47,502 · end of year $22,245
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $1,020,649 · end of year $606,692
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$10,787,257
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$8,002,134
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,921,880 · end of year $2,785,123
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $28,238,274 · end of year $24,443,606
-
12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $11,465,596 · end of year $12,786,507
-
13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,939,126 · end of year $1,651,699
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $3,798,107 · end of year $5,193,560
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $1,401,571 · end of year $1,184,093
-
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
end of year $0
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,510,468 · end of year $1,091,714
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $9,592,490 · end of year $10,867,902
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $57,125,247 · end of year $59,117,105
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
See Schedule O.
Activities or mission (Part I)
SUNDANCE INSTITUTE IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT OF INDEPENDENT ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES.
-
Sundance Film Festival Program - See Schedule O.
Expenses $15,499,514 · Revenue $12,117,267
-
Documentary Film Program: THE DOCUMENTARY FILM PROGRAM ("DFP") PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND CREATIVE RESOURCES TO NONFICTION FILMMAKERS AROUND THE WORLD. THROUGH OPEN APPLICATIONS, THE DOCUMENTARY FUND PROVIDES MORE THAN TWO MILLION DOLLARS IN NON-RECOUPABLE FILM FINANCING EACH YEAR, AND LABS FOCUSED ON EDITING AND PRODUCING SUPPORT BOTH EMERGING AND EXPERIENCED MAKERS. DFP-SUPPORTED ARTISTS ALSO RECEIVE ONGOING STRATEGIC AND CREATIVE SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE LIFE CYCLE OF THEIR FILM.
Expenses $3,030,803 · Revenue $2,065,000
-
DIGITAL FESTIVAL: THE DIGITAL FESTIVAL PROVIDED ACCESS TO THE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAM THROUGH ITS ONLINE PLATFORM AND EXPANDED THE ORGANIZATION'S REACH AND ACCESSIBILITY TO PATRONS AROUND THE WORLD. THE PROGRAM INCLUDED BOTH FEATURE LENGTH AND SHORT FILMS.
Expenses $2,723,514
-
See Schedule O.
Expenses $12,323,160 · Grants $880,300 · Revenue $1,418,681
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Ebs Burnough
Board Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Gigi Pritzker
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Robert Redford
Founder
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Sean Bailey
Vice Chair & Chair of Marketing Committee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
William Plapinger
Treasurer & Chair of Finance Committee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Alejandro Ramirez Magana
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Amy Redford
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ann Lewnes
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Barry Tyerman
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Blair Stein
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Caterina Fake
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Charles King
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Cindy Horn
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David Nevins
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Donna Gruneich
Trustee & Chair of Development Committee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Geoff Sands
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Greg Sarris
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jason Blum
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeanne Donovan Fisher
Trustee & Chair of Governance Committee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Kimberle Crenshaw
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kimberly Steward
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lulu Wang
Artist Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nadine Schiff-Rosen
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nina Fialkow
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Pat Mitchell
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Patrick Gaspard
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Pete Nicks
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Philipp Engelhorn
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robert Frankenberg
Trustee, Chair of Audit Committee & Co-Chair of Tech Committee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Scott Frank
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Shripriya Mahesh
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tessa Thompson
Artist Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Wonya Lucas
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Amanda Kelso
Chief Executive Officer
- Total calculated
- $285,922
- From this org
- $285,922
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $284,615
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,307
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $285,922
-
Benjamin Stilp
Chief Financial Officer
- Total calculated
- $89,549
- From this org
- $85,099
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,450
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Laura Ryan
Chief Operating Officer
- Total calculated
- $314,415
- From this org
- $299,081
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,334
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $282,937
- Bonus
- $15,000
- Other
- $1,144
- Deferred
- $3,946
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,388
- Filer's total
- $314,415
-
Trista Schroeder
General Counsel & Board Secretary
- Total calculated
- $315,309
- From this org
- $283,721
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $31,588
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $257,232
- Bonus
- $25,000
- Other
- $1,489
- Deferred
- $8,648
- Nontaxable benefits
- $22,940
- Filer's total
- $315,309
-
Eugene Hernandez
Director, Sundance Film Festival & Public Programming
- Total calculated
- $331,098
- From this org
- $310,275
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,823
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $307,983
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $2,292
- Deferred
- $9,300
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,523
- Filer's total
- $331,098
-
Kimberly Yutani
Senior Director of Programming, Sundance Film Festival
- Total calculated
- $202,927
- From this org
- $173,624
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $29,303
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $172,646
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $978
- Deferred
- $5,355
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,948
- Filer's total
- $202,927
-
Kristin Feeley
Director, Documentary Film Program
- Total calculated
- $201,355
- From this org
- $184,233
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,122
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $172,933
- Bonus
- $10,000
- Other
- $1,300
- Deferred
- $5,550
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,572
- Filer's total
- $201,355
-
Maryam Sadeghy
Director, Partnerships & Co-Director, Advancement
- Total calculated
- $201,552
- From this org
- $186,358
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,194
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $185,020
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,338
- Deferred
- $5,627
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,567
- Filer's total
- $201,552
-
Michelle Satter
Founding Senior Director, Artist Programs
- Total calculated
- $350,089
- From this org
- $316,884
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $33,205
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $294,804
- Bonus
- $15,000
- Other
- $7,080
- Deferred
- $9,450
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,755
- Filer's total
- $350,089
-
Sheri Green
Chief Product & Technology Officer
- Total calculated
- $297,248
- From this org
- $264,807
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $32,441
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $263,907
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $900
- Deferred
- $7,789
- Nontaxable benefits
- $24,652
- Filer's total
- $297,248
-
Tammie Rosen
Chief Communications Officer
- Total calculated
- $257,902
- From this org
- $237,900
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,002
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $211,703
- Bonus
- $25,000
- Other
- $1,197
- Deferred
- $7,199
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,803
- Filer's total
- $257,902
-
Douglas Gatza
Director, Digital Engineering
- Total calculated
- $208,725
- From this org
- $171,303
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $37,422
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $170,247
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,056
- Deferred
- $3,115
- Nontaxable benefits
- $34,307
- Filer's total
- $208,725
-
Emily Pirrello
Chief of Staff
- Total calculated
- $218,506
- From this org
- $190,790
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $27,716
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $164,760
- Bonus
- $25,000
- Other
- $1,030
- Deferred
- $5,842
- Nontaxable benefits
- $21,874
- Filer's total
- $218,506
-
Karen Bono
Director, Human Resources
- Total calculated
- $187,685
- From this org
- $157,784
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $29,901
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $146,697
- Bonus
- $10,000
- Other
- $1,087
- Deferred
- $4,918
- Nontaxable benefits
- $24,983
- Filer's total
- $187,685
-
Paul Labay
Director, Collab & Digital Operations
- Total calculated
- $186,586
- From this org
- $170,497
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,089
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $168,923
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,574
- Deferred
- $5,116
- Nontaxable benefits
- $10,973
- Filer's total
- $186,586
-
Stacey Bosworth
Director of Development
- Total calculated
- $244,844
- From this org
- $217,776
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $27,068
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $216,393
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,383
- Deferred
- $1,558
- Nontaxable benefits
- $25,510
- Filer's total
- $244,844
-
Helen Wallace
Former Managing Director
- Total calculated
- $122,554
- From this org
- $122,554
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $112,615
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $9,939
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $122,554
-
Joana Vicente Kliot
Former Chief Executive Officer
- Total calculated
- $495,280
- From this org
- $485,475
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,805
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $448,644
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $36,831
- Deferred
- $3,894
- Nontaxable benefits
- $5,911
- Filer's total
- $495,280
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 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 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
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a Severance or change-of-control payment
- Joana Vincente Kliot - $320,192 Helen Wallace - $122,554 The above individuals received severance payments during the year.
- Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
- Bonuses are paid based on employee performance.
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
-
Biophilia Films LLC
$100,000
Filmmaking
-
Far Far Far Out LLC
$100,000
Filmmaking
-
Holds You Tight LLC
$100,000
Filmmaking
-
Captions LLC
$75,000
Filmmaking
-
Topography LLC
$75,000
Filmmaking
-
All Other Parts LLC
$55,000
Filmmaking
-
Andrew Xanthopoulos
$50,000
Filmmaking
-
Amuletos Projects LLC
$50,000
Filmmaking
-
Filmmaking
-
Cookie Queen Productions LLC
$50,000
Filmmaking
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
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.
-
Sundance Institute of California Inc
501(c)(3) · Inactive · CA · controlled entity
Directly controlled by Sundance Institute
-
Sundance Children's Theater Inc
501(c)(3) · Inactive · UT · controlled entity
Directly controlled by Sundance Institute
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 15 July 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202621969349301332
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