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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FROZEN RIVER FILM FESTIVAL.

Totals

Total revenue
$179,789
Total expenses
$162,501
Contributions and grants received
$160,572
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$15,423
Investment income
$73
Other revenue
$3,721
Total assets, end of year
$48,522
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,897
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$41,625
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$95,505
Management and general expenses
$66,521
Fundraising expenses
$475
Program service expenses (Part III)
$95,505

Program services were 58.8% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $160,572

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FILM FESTIVAL TICKET S

    total $15,423 · related or exempt $15,423

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $73 · excluded $73

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,429

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $2,880

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$1,451 · excluded -$1,451

  • 11a · Other revenue: FILM SUBMISSIONS

    total $1,834 · related or exempt $1,834

  • 11b · Other revenue: EDUCATION REVENUE

    total $1,683 · related or exempt $1,683

  • 11c · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $1,655 · related or exempt $1,655

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $5,172

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $49,824 · management and general $49,824

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $493 · program services $493

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $4,153 · program services $42 · management and general $4,111

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $2,523 · management and general $2,523

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $56,348 · program services $55,148 · management and general $1,200

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,748 · program services $4,748

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,674 · management and general $1,674

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $6,061 · program services $2,325 · management and general $3,736

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,041 · program services $3,041

  • 20 · Interest

    total $65 · management and general $65

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,209 · program services $1,000 · management and general $1,209

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,201 · program services $3,201

  • 24a · Other expenses: SOFTWARE & SUBSCRIPTION

    total $9,593 · program services $9,593

  • 24b · Other expenses: FILMAKER AWARDS

    total $6,345 · program services $6,345

  • 24c · Other expenses: PRINTING

    total $4,894 · program services $4,894

  • 24d · Other expenses: REIMBURSEMENTS

    total $1,909 · management and general $1,909

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $5,420 · program services $4,675 · management and general $270 · fundraising $475

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,217 · end of year $29,712

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $19,176 · end of year $5,249

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,105 · end of year $6,605

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $2,705 · end of year $2,705

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $350 · end of year $350

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $13,941

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $10,040

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,110 · end of year $3,901

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $7,326 · end of year $6,897

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,723 · end of year $24,011

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $17,614 · end of year $17,614

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE FROZEN RIVER FILM FESTIVAL OFFERS DOCUMENTARY FILMS AND PROGRAMMING THAT ENGAGE, EDUCATE AND ACTIVATE OUR COMMUNITY TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE WORLD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE FROZEN RIVER FILM FESTIVAL ENGAGES, EDUCATES, AND ACTIVATES OUR COMMUNITY TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE WORLD THROUGH THE ART OF DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING.

  • EDUCATE OUR AUDIENCES BY OFFERING DOCUMENTARY FILMS AND DISCUSSIONS ON ISSUES OF LOCAL, REGIONAL AND WORLD IMPORTANCE. WE EXPOSE OUR VIEWERS TO PEOPLE AND CULTURES THEY MIGHT OTHERWISE NEVER ENCOUNTER, AND TO ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES THEY MAY HAVE YET TO CONSIDER.OFFER DIVERSE POINTS-OF-VIEW THROUGH THE SHARING OF PERSONAL ENCOUNTERS DEALING WITH WORLD ISSUES AND NATURE. IT IS PART OF OUR MISSION TO PRESENT A WIDE RANGE OF FILMS AND FILM MAKERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEBATE, DISCUSSION AND DISCOURSE ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY.ENCOURAGE ACTION ON THE PART OF EACH FESTIVAL PARTICIPANT. OUR FESTIVAL WILL INSPIRE VIEWERS TO TAKE ACTION ON SOCIAL ISSUES, USING TOOLS AND CONNECTIONS PRESENTED IN DOCUMENTARY FILMS AND SPECIAL Q & A SESSIONS THAT FOLLOW.PROMOTE CROSS-CULTURAL DIALOGUE AS DISCOVERED AND DOCUMENTED BY INNOVATIVE FILM-MAKERS FROM MINNESOTA, AS WELL AS OTHER STATES AND COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.FOSTER ACTION ON CURRENT ISSUES THROUGH COLLABORATION AND COALITION-BUILDING WITH OTHER GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS.OUR EVENTS INCLUDED A 5 DAY FILM FESTIVAL; A "30 SECONDS IN WINONA" FILM FESTIVAL; A GREAT RIVER SHAKESPEARE COLLABORATIVE FILM SCREENING; AND A GLOBAL INITIATIVES WEEK COLLABORATIVE FILM SCREENING. THESE EVENTS INCLUDED 75 FILM SCREENINGS AND 8 CONCERTS AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCES. WE ALSO HELD AN ADULT WORKSHOP ON DOCUMENTARY STOREYTELLING, AND A WEEK LONG JOURNALISM PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS AT A LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOL. ATTENDANCE FOR THE FILM FESTIVAL WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,500 PEOPLE, ATTENDANCE FOR ALL EVENTS DURING THE YEAR WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000 PEOPLE, DRAWING ON PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE 3 LOCAL HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, THE CITY OF WINONA, THE LOCAL VISITOR'S BUREAU, AND OTHER LOCAL ART ORGANIZATIONS.

    Expenses $95,505 · Revenue $20,595

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Trisha Karr

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Eileen Moeller

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - PAST

    Total calculated
    $49,824
    From this org
    $49,824
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Colette Hyman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kayleen Berwick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrew Knauff

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Joshua Feuerhelm

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daniel Schwarts

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Erika Valenciana

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jodi Saunders

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kara Eggers

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $0
    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
27 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513219349303016

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