Totals
- Total revenue
- $11,126,094
- Total expenses
- $7,101,500
- Contributions and grants received
- $4,769,366
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $4,906,181
- Investment income
- $239,366
- Other revenue
- $1,211,181
- Total assets, end of year
- $16,546,911
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,070,215
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $13,476,696
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $4,273,658
- Management and general expenses
- $2,101,095
- Fundraising expenses
- $726,747
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $4,273,658
Program services were 60.2% 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
$1,214,031
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1c · Fundraising events
$914,774
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$59,060
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,581,501
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$6,980
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2a · Program service revenue: FILM EXHIBITION PROGRAMS
total $4,906,181 · related or exempt $4,906,181
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3 · Investment income
total $239,366 · excluded $239,366
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6a · Gross rents
real property $174,382
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $174,382
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $174,382 · excluded $174,382
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$58,800
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$914,774
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$108,094
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$49,294 · excluded -$49,294
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$853,760
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$178,008
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $675,752 · excluded $675,752
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11a · Other revenue: INTERNET SALES PROCESSING FEE
total $366,722 · excluded $366,722
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11b · Other revenue: SALES OF MERCHANDISE
total $43,619 · related or exempt $43,619
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11e · Other revenue, total
$410,341
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $121,538 · program services $76,662 · management and general $38,145 · fundraising $6,731
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $2,753,105 · program services $1,736,563 · management and general $864,060 · fundraising $152,482
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $91,729 · program services $52,332 · management and general $34,802 · fundraising $4,595
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $400,608 · program services $196,211 · management and general $175,785 · fundraising $28,612
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11b · Fees: legal
total $15,065 · management and general $15,065
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $244,984 · program services $124 · management and general $182,457 · fundraising $62,403
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $210,703 · fundraising $210,703
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $50,346 · management and general $50,346
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11g · Fees: other
total $262,406 · program services $94,617 · management and general $125,768 · fundraising $42,021
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $799,369 · program services $593,466 · management and general $48 · fundraising $205,855
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13 · Office expenses
total $465,580 · program services $251,711 · management and general $206,987 · fundraising $6,882
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14 · Information technology
total $169,863 · program services $28,769 · management and general $136,964 · fundraising $4,130
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16 · Occupancy
total $262,750 · program services $137,524 · management and general $123,449 · fundraising $1,777
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17 · Travel
total $22,856 · program services $3,871 · management and general $18,429 · fundraising $556
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $90,128 · program services $11,648 · management and general $78,480
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23 · Insurance
total $136,255 · program services $85,945 · management and general $50,310
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM PRESENTATION &
total $947,830 · program services $947,830
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24b · Other expenses: THEATRE REPAIRS & MAINT
total $56,385 · program services $56,385
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $372,837 · end of year $372,936
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,590,684 · end of year $2,073,302
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $3,013,759
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $115,649 · end of year $787,998
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $227,899 · end of year $245,597
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,278,127
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,084,521
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $190,441 · end of year $193,606
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $5,508,871 · end of year $6,629,887
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $1,899,992 · end of year $2,022,331
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $1,532,632 · end of year $1,170,693
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $64,652 · end of year $36,802
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $346,169 · end of year $608,887
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $809,646 · end of year $800,091
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $2,009,501 · end of year $1,661,237
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $8,310,073 · end of year $10,462,487
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $28,268 · end of year $3,014,209
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
THE AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE BELIEVES THAT CINEMA IS A COMMUNAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE POWER TO ENTERTAIN, ENLIGHTEN AND INSPIRE. WE BUILD A DIVERSE AND ENGAGED FILM COMMUNITY THROUGH IMMERSIVE FILM CURATION, CONVERSATION, AND PRESENTATION. WE BRIDGE THE FILMMAKER TO THE AUDIENCE AND FILM HISTORY TO ITS FUTURE.
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THE AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE ENSURES PUBLIC ACCESS TO LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL FILMS, MANY OF WHICH ARE UNAVAILABLE ELSEWHERE AND ARE OF HISTORICAL, CULTURAL, OR EDUCATIONAL IMPORTANCE. PROGRAMS INCLUDE CLASSICS OF AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL CINEMA, NEW INDEPENDENT AND WORLD FILMS, INCLUDING RARE NITRATE AND ARCHIVAL PRINTS, 70MM, DIGITAL LASER PROJECTION, ETC., WITH POST-SCREENING FILMMAKER DISCUSSIONS WITH THE AUDIENCE. FILMS ARE PRESENTED IN STATE-OF-THE-ART THEATERS AS THEY WERE MEANT TO BE SEEN AND HEARD, PROVIDING ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXPERIENCES. IN 2024, THE AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE PRESENTED OVER 1,500 SCREENINGS AT THE EGYPTIAN, AERO, AND LOS FELIZ THEATERS IN LOS ANGELES, IN COLLABORATION WITH AMAPS, UCLA ARCHIVE, EASTMAN MUSEUM, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, JAPAN FOUNDATION, CINEMATHEQUE FRANCE, FIAF MEMBER ARCHIVES, AMONG OTHERS. MEMBERSHIP HAS INCREASED TO 10,000, WITH AN ACTIVE MAILING LIST OF 200,000.THE CINEMATHEQUE AWARD (GIVEN TO A FILMMAKER MAKING A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO CINEMA) WAS PRESENTED TO HELEN MIRREN IN FEBRUARY 2024.
Expenses $3,103,197 · Revenue $4,335,882
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TRIBUTE TO THE CRAFTS 2024PRESENTED BY AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE AND PRESENTED BY DELL, KODAK, AND SHOTDECK.TRIBUTE TO THE CRAFTS HONORS THOSE CRAFTSPERSONS AND ARTISTS WHO ARE AT THE VERY HEART OF FILMMAKING AND HAVE EXHIBITED EXTRAORDINARY WORK BEHIND THE CAMERA OVER THE PAST YEAR. THE EVENING CELEBRATES INDIVIDUALS IN 12 SEPARATE CATEGORIES COVERING ALL ASPECTS OF FILMMAKING AND SHOWCASES CLIPS FROM EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE FILMS. THE AUDIENCE FOR THIS INVITATION-ONLY EVENT IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS FROM AMPAS, PGA, WGA, DGA, SAG-AFTRA, BAFTA, AND FILM CRITICS.IN 2024, CRAFTS OCCURRED DAYS AFTER THE DEVASTATING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES, AND THE EVENT PAID TRIBUTE TO THE FIRST RESPONDERS WITH SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF WATCH DUTY CEO AND CO-FOUNDER JOHN CLARKE MILLS, THE MAN BEHIND THE ALERT APP THAT KEPT MILLIONS OF ANGELENOS INFORMED DURING THE CRISIS AND SAVED LIVES, MANY OF WHOM ARE PART OF THE FILM COMMUNITY.
Expenses $828,712 · Revenue $100,500
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BEYOND FESTTHE BEYOND FEST FESTIVAL IS THE HIGHEST-ATTENDED GENRE FESTIVAL IN THE U.S. AND EXISTS TO SERVE THE GENRE COMMUNITY IN LOS ANGELES. BEYOND FEST IS BUILT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY, TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT MISSION.
Expenses $341,749 · Revenue $513,418
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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KENNETH SCHERER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $106,827
- From this org
- $106,827
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40 + 1 related
-
RICK NICITA
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
MARK BADAGLIACCA
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4 + 0.1 related
-
SANFORD R CLIMAN
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
LOUIS E KEMPINSKY
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.12
-
PAUL SHURGOT
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
STEPHANIE ALLAIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
PETER BART
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.19
-
JASON BLUM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.19
-
NICOLE BROWN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.19
-
ESTHER CHANG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
PETER J DEKOM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.19
-
MARY ANNE KESHEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.19
-
CHARLES D KING
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.19
-
KENNETH KLEINBERG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.19
-
SUE KROLL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.19
-
FRANKLIN LEONARD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
MICHAEL MANN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.19
-
MIKE MEDAVOY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.19
-
ERIC NEBOT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.19
-
MARK ORDESKY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.19
-
JAMES G ROBINSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.19
-
STAN ROSENFIELD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.19
-
SCOTT STUBER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.19
-
BUD SWARTZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.19
-
PAULA WAGNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
GREGORY ANNENBERG WEINGARTEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.19
-
DAVID ZASLAV
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.19
-
DAN LIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.19
-
KEVIN GOETZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.19
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.
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501(C)(3) · PROVIDE A THEATRE TO AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE · CA · controlled entity
Directly controlled by AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 15 August 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202512279349302736
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