Totals
- Total revenue
- $19,440,991
- Total expenses
- $18,955,082
- Contributions and grants received
- $12,566,588
- Grants paid
- $632,500
- Program service revenue
- $6,489,810
- Investment income
- $68,239
- Other revenue
- $316,354
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,703,547
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,315,996
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $5,387,551
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $16,421,857
- Management and general expenses
- $1,339,093
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,194,132
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $16,421,857
Program services were 86.6% 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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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$2,659,898
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$9,906,690
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$172,716
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES & SPONSORSHIPS
total $3,112,927 · related or exempt $3,112,927
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2b · Program service revenue: SPIRIT AWARDS
total $2,361,361 · related or exempt $2,361,361
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2c · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP FEES
total $1,015,522 · related or exempt $1,015,522
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3 · Investment income
total $68,239 · excluded $68,239
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6a · Gross rents
real property $5,001
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
-
6c · Rental income or loss
real property $5,001
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $5,001 · excluded $5,001
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11a · Other revenue: ADVERTISING INCOME
total $296,155 · unrelated business $296,155
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11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME
total $15,198 · excluded $15,198
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11e · Other revenue, total
$311,353
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $310,000 · program services $310,000
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $292,500 · program services $292,500
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $30,000 · program services $30,000
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $508,464 · program services $370,419 · management and general $48,280 · fundraising $89,765
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $4,202,768 · program services $3,150,279 · management and general $342,820 · fundraising $709,669
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $464,036 · program services $306,185 · management and general $66,891 · fundraising $90,960
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $294,671 · program services $185,898 · management and general $41,403 · fundraising $67,370
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11b · Fees: legal
total $135,353 · management and general $135,353
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $69,990 · program services $50,000 · management and general $19,990
-
11g · Fees: other
total $814,256 · program services $643,595 · management and general $160,105 · fundraising $10,556
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $185,761 · program services $148,032 · management and general $1,640 · fundraising $36,089
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13 · Office expenses
total $382,580 · program services $246,484 · management and general $126,614 · fundraising $9,482
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14 · Information technology
total $359,575 · program services $284,670 · management and general $66,155 · fundraising $8,750
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16 · Occupancy
total $793,465 · program services $610,615 · management and general $66,139 · fundraising $116,711
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17 · Travel
total $732,242 · program services $719,705 · management and general $858 · fundraising $11,679
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $96,602 · program services $45,937 · management and general $44,109 · fundraising $6,556
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23 · Insurance
total $98,032 · program services $5,385 · management and general $92,647
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24a · Other expenses: OTHER PRODUCTION EXP.
total $8,375,125 · program services $8,375,125
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24b · Other expenses: CATERING SERVICES
total $430,101 · program services $393,342 · management and general $16,503 · fundraising $20,256
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24c · Other expenses: IN-KIND GOODS
total $139,559 · program services $139,559
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24d · Other expenses: TAXES AND LICENSES
total $51,080 · program services $21 · management and general $51,059 · fundraising $0
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24e · All other expenses
total $188,922 · program services $114,106 · management and general $58,527 · fundraising $16,289
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $4,605,058 · end of year $2,514,178
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $717,722 · end of year $1,803,864
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $578,058 · end of year $780,850
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $366,263 · end of year $443,909
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $0 · end of year $15,581
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,536,127
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,310,180
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $322,549 · end of year $225,947
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $1,019,383
-
14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,847,039
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $52,796 · end of year $52,796
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,334,137 · end of year $718,439
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $254,166 · end of year $259,281
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $167,200 · end of year $2,338,276
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,011,845 · end of year $2,811,139
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,875,098 · end of year $2,576,412
Mission and programs · 2022
Mission
TO CHAMPION CREATIVE INDEPENDENCE IN VISUAL STORYTELLING IN ALL ITS FORMS AND TO FOSTER A CULTURE OF INCLUSION. WE SUPPORT A GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES WHO EMBODY DIVERSITY, INNOVATION, CURIOSITY AND UNIQUENESS OF VISION.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS AND TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING TO THE PUBLIC.
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MEMBERSHIP, EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING SERVICES FILM INDEPENDENT IS AN OPEN-ACCESS MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION WITH 7,805 MEMBERS IN FY23, FROM ALL 50 STATES AND 54 COUNTRIES. TO OUR MEMBERS WE OFFER ROBUST EDUCATIONAL AND FILM PROGRAMMING.-FILM INDEPENDENT PRESENTS SCREENING SERIES (150 UNIQUE EVENTS, AUDIENCE OF 68,000)-THE DIRECTORS CLOSE-UP (CONVERSATIONS ON THE ART OF DIRECTING WITH THE YEAR'S TOP FILMMAKERS (IN PERSON AND ONLINE)-FILM INDEPENDENT FORUM (CONFERENCE FOR WORKING INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS ON THE BUSINESS OF FILMMAKING (IN PERSON)-YEAR-ROUND WORKSHOPS ON SPECIFIC TOPICS OF INTEREST TO FILMMAKERS AND FILM LOVERS ALIKE (IN PERSON AND ONLINE)-GLOBAL MEDIA MAKERS IS A ROBUST PROGRAM SERVING MID-CAREER FILMMAKERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, PROVIDING MENTORSHIP, MASTERCLASSES AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. EACH YEAR A GROUP OF 20-30 FILMMAKERS TRAVEL TO LOS ANGELES FOR A 5-6 WEEK RESIDENCY, AND FILM INDEPENDENT STAFF AND MENTORS ALSO TRAVEL ABROAD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ENGAGING WITH EMERGING FILMMAKING COMMUNITIES IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD.
Expenses $4,629,064 · Grants $117,149 · Revenue $1,842,951
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2023 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDSTHE PREMIERE AWARDS SHOW CELEBRATING THE BEST OF INDEPENDENT FILM AND TELEVISION, THE FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS SHINES A LIGHT ON FILMMAKERS WHOSE WORK EMBODIES UNIQUENESS OF VISION, ORIGINAL, PROVOCATIVE SUBJECT MATTER, DIVERSITY, AND ECONOMY OF MEANS. FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS THIS SHOW HAS DONE MORE THAN ANY OTHER SINGLE EVENT TO PUT INDEPENDENT FILM ON THE CULTURAL MAP AND IN THE PUBLIC CONSCIOUSNESS. THE SPIRIT AWARDS EXEMPLIFIES THE WORK OF TALENTED EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED TALENT, SUPPORTS DEIA IN THE AWARDS SPACE, AND CELEBRATES THE BEST OF FICTION AND NON-FICTION WORK IN BOTH FILM AND TELEVISION.-ONLINE SCREENING OF NOMINATED FILMS AND SHOWS FOR MEMBERS (@ 60 TITLES)-VOTING MEMBERS OF FILM INDEPENDENT: 9,301-IN-PERSON AWARD SHOW: 1,200 ATTENDEES
Expenses $3,217,416 · Grants $75,000 · Revenue $2,361,361
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ARTIST DEVELOPMENTFILM INDEPENDENT'S ARTIST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS ARE INCUBATORS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF BOLD, ORIGINAL VISUAL STORYTELLERS WORKING IN FILM AND TELEVISION, FICTION AND NON-FICTION. AMONG THE PROGRAMS WE OFFER:-PROJECT INVOLVE IS A HANDS-ON PROGRAM THAT HAS SUPPORTED OVER 900 FILMMAKERS OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS, THROUGH MENTORSHIP, MASTERCLASSES AND SHORT FILM PRODUCTION. AT LEAST 35 FILMMAKERS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM IN FY23.-THE FILMMAKER LABS PRODUCING, SCREENWRITING, EPISODIC, DOCUMENTARY PROVIDE MENTORSHIP AND TRAINING ON THE BUSINESS OF FILMMAKING, AS WELL AS ROBUST FEEDBACK ON FILMMAKERS' CURRENT PROJECTS.-FAST TRACK IS A HIGHLY CURATED FILM FINANCE MARKET, DESIGNED TO HELP PRODUCER-DIRECTOR TEAMS ADVANCE THEIR PROJECTS. FILM INDEPENDENT FACILITATES UP TO 60 MEETINGS FOR FELLOWS WITH TOP EXECUTIVES, FINANCIERS, PACKAGING AGENTS, DISTRIBUTORS, PRODUCTION COMPANIES AND OTHERS. -FISCAL SPONSORSHIP ALLOWS PARTICIPANTS TO UTILIZE THE NON-PROFIT STATUS OF FILM INDEPENDENT TO ACCESS GRANTS FROM FOUNDATIONS, INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS AND GOVERNMENT FUNDING. AT THE END OF FY23, FISCAL SPONSORSHIP HAD APPROXIMATELY 350 ACTIVE PROJECTS, WITH 94 OF THOSE JOINING THE PROGRAM BETWEEN OCTOBER 1, 2022 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2023.
Expenses $8,575,377 · Grants $440,351 · Revenue $2,285,498
As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
BRENDA ROBINSON
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
BRENDA GILBERT
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
ED RADA
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
ANDREA SPERLING
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
VONDIE CURTIS-HALL
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER-AT-LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
ERIC D'ARBELOFF
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER-AT-LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
LEN AMATO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
RANDY BARBATO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
ADRIENE BOWLES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
MATHEW CULLEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
RHYS ERNST
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
JAVIER FUENTES-LEON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
MATTHEW GREENFIELD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
MICHAEL HELFANT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
LAURA KIM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
SUE KROLL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
KARYN KUSAMA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
KASI LEMMONS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
DAVID LINDE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
MYNETTE LOUIE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
ALIX MADIGAN-YORKIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
TED MUNDORFF
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
GAIL MUTRUX
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
SUE NAEGLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
COL NEEDHAM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
CATHERINE PARK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
ALAN POUL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
CATHY SCHULMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
JEFFREY SOROS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
JOSH WELSH
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $329,504
- From this org
- $303,194
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $26,310
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $303,194
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $26,310
- Filer's total
- $329,504
-
VALECIA PHILLIPS
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS
- Total calculated
- $177,142
- From this org
- $165,132
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,010
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $165,132
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,010
- Filer's total
- $177,142
-
KATHRYN WALKER
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $189,065
- From this org
- $169,686
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,379
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $169,686
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $19,379
- Filer's total
- $189,065
-
MARIA BOZZI-RAHAMAD
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND INTERNATIONAL INI
- Total calculated
- $168,121
- From this org
- $155,182
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,939
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $155,182
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,939
- Filer's total
- $168,121
-
ALINE LOUSTAUNAU
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING
- Total calculated
- $150,574
- From this org
- $133,174
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,400
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $133,174
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $17,400
- Filer's total
- $150,574
-
SHAWN DAVIS
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, SPIRIT AWARDS
- Total calculated
- $134,031
- From this org
- $125,211
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,820
- Hours/week
- 40
-
MONIQUE COLEMAN
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES & ADMINISTRATIO
- Total calculated
- $143,329
- From this org
- $124,008
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,321
- Hours/week
- 40
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 · Written employment contract
- 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
- 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
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
-
DISNEY'S IMAGINAR GRANT
-
$50,000
DISNEY'S IMAGINAR GRANT
-
$50,000
DISNEY'S IMAGINAR GRANT
-
$30,000
NETFLIX AMPLIFIER GRANT
-
$30,000
NETFLIX AMPLIFIER GRANT
-
$30,000
NETFLIX AMPLIFIER GRANT
-
$25,000
SPIRIT AWARDS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
-
$25,000
SPIRIT AWARDS PRODUCERS AWARD
-
$20,000
FAST TRACK - SLOAN GRANT
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Disregarded entities
Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.
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AWARD SHOW & TV PRODUCTION · CA · income $0 · assets $0
Directly controlled by FILM INDEPENDENT
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2022
- Filed
- 14 August 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202402289349300040
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