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← HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,164,267
Total expenses
$1,256,117
Contributions and grants received
$866,982
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$297,247
Investment income
$38
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$383,193
Total liabilities, end of year
$39,355
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$343,838
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$926,713
Management and general expenses
$153,125
Fundraising expenses
$176,279
Program service expenses (Part III)
$926,713

Program services were 73.8% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $579,987

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $286,995

  • 2a · Program service revenue: BOX OFFICE REVENUES

    total $197,199 · related or exempt $197,199

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FILM ENTRY FEES

    total $77,457 · related or exempt $77,457

  • 2c · Program service revenue: OTHERS

    total $19,871 · related or exempt $19,871

  • 2d · Program service revenue: MERCHANDISE SALES

    total $2,720 · related or exempt $2,720

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $38 · excluded $38

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $101,500 · program services $48,720 · management and general $52,780

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $479,289 · program services $321,124 · fundraising $158,165

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $7,121 · management and general $7,121

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $98,401 · program services $97,417 · fundraising $984

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,350 · program services $5,243 · fundraising $107

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,630 · program services $2,630

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $172,299 · program services $111,994 · management and general $60,305

  • 17 · Travel

    total $37,178 · program services $36,806 · management and general $372

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,806 · program services $3,138 · management and general $6,668

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $90,555 · program services $73,349 · management and general $8,150 · fundraising $9,056

  • 24b · Other expenses: SEASONAL STAFF EXPENSE

    total $86,166 · program services $85,304 · management and general $862

  • 24c · Other expenses: FILM SCREENING & SHIPPING

    total $29,235 · program services $29,235

  • 24d · Other expenses: AWARDS CEREMONY

    total $29,193 · program services $29,193

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $107,394 · program services $82,560 · management and general $16,867 · fundraising $7,967

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $286,064 · end of year $129,693

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $198,176 · end of year $253,500

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

    $78,145

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

    $78,145

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $48,552 · end of year $39,355

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $435,688 · end of year $343,838

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO FOSTER INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF FILM. TO ACT AS A CREATIVE PIPELINE FOR HAWAII AND THE PACIFIC, SHOWCASING NEW AND EMERGING TALENT FROM HAWAII, ASIA, AMERICAS, EUROPE, AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FOUNDED IN 1981 AS A PROGRAM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA, HIFF WAS INDEPENDENTLY INCORPORATED IN 1990 WITH A MISSION OF FOSTERING INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING THROUGH FILM. HIFF ADVANCES THIS MISSION THROUGH TWO ANNUAL FILM FESTIVALS, EDUCATION INITIATIVES FOR K-12 AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, INDUSTRY AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR HAWAII-BASED CREATIVES, AND FREE COMMUNITY SCREENINGS AND EVENTS.

  • IN 2024, THE HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (HIFF) PRESENTED TWO FILM FESTIVALS, MULTIPLE EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER-BUILDING INDUSTRY INITIATIVES, AND FREE COMMUNITY SCREENINGS AND NETWORKING EVENTS. IN 2024, HIFF SHOWCASED 332 FILMS FROM 55 COUNTRIES. HIFF 2024 HELD 248 SCREENINGS TO AN AUDIENCE OF NEARLY 50,000. IN 2024, 455 UNIQUE FILMMAKERS, ACTORS, INTERNATIONAL MEDIA, AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD PARTICIPATED IN THESE FILM EXHIBITION PROGRAMS VIA.LIVE PANELS, SEMINARS, DISCUSSIONS, EVENTS, AND Q&A'S WITH HIFF AUDIENCES.

    Expenses $556,032 · Revenue $297,247

  • IN 2024, HIFF PRESENTED EIGHT FREE EDUCATION PROGRAMS SERVING 11,468 PARTICIPANTS IN THE EDUCATION COMMUNITY: -GUEST FILMMAKER PROGRAM (SERVED 1,034 STUDENTS FROM 28 HAWAII SCHOOLS / 30 VISITING FILMMAKERS, -YOUTH EDUCATION SCREENINGS/YES PROGRAM (SERVED 7,390 STUDENTS ACROSS 60 HAWAII SCHOOLS), -STUDENT SHOWCASE (318 PARTICIPANTS), -FUTURE FILMMAKERS WORKSHOPS (81 PARTICIPANTS), -HIFF ACM ACCELERATOR PROGRAM (766 PARTICIPANTS) -HIFF 'OPIO FEST (1,848 PARTICIPANTS) -HIFF STUDENT FILMMAKER COMMITTEE (20 COLLEGE STUDENTS), -HIFF INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (11 HIGH SCHOOL + COLLEGE STUDENTS) IN 2024, HIFF ALSO PRESENTED MUTLIPLE FREE INDUSTRY PROGRAMS INCLUDING PANEL DISCUSSIONS, SEMINARS, FILMMAKER Q&A'S, AND ONLINE EVENTS TO SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN THE PACIFIC ISLAND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES: 79 FILMMAKER DISCUSSIONS (TOTAL ATTENDANCE: 6411) 14 LIVE PANELS, SEMINARS, AND MASTERCLASSES (TOTAL ATTENDANCE: 1,996) HIFF ONLINE CREATORS & CRITICS IMMERSIVE (10 PARTICIPANTS) ALL HIFF 2024 EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES AND INDUSTRY PROGRAMS WERE PRESENTED FOR FREE TO PARTICIPANTS STATEWIDE ACROSS 6 ISLANDS. HIFF CONSIDERS THE PROGRAMS A SUCCESS WITH EXTREMELY POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AUDIENCE, AND FILMMAKERS. THESE PROGRAMS SERVE TO EXPAND PARTICIPANTS' KNOWLEDGE ABOUT FILMMAKING AND THE CREATIVE MEDIA INDUSTRY, INCRASE APPRECIATION FOR FILM AS AN ART FORM, INSPIRE STUDENTS AND FILMMAKERS IN THEIR MEDIA-RELATED WORK, AND HEIGHTEN CROSS-CULTURAL AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING. HIFF 2024 ADDITIONALLY HOSTED 51 FREE PROGRAMS AND FILMS MADE AVAILABLE FOR FREE TO AUDIENCES VIA COMMUNITY SCREENINGS, WORKSHOPS, ETC.

    Expenses $370,681

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Beckie Stocchetti

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $101,500
    From this org
    $101,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

  • Jeffery A Bell

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ricardo Galindez

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark S Davis

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bryan Luke

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gregory Dinges

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Suzanne Finney

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christina Hom

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jake Houseman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jordan Kandell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ken Kao

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dan Lin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Wayne Miyao

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brian Uy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Indru Watumull

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lai Ieng Yee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Isoo Oshima CPA

    DIRECTOR EME

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Owen Ogawa

    DIRECTOR EME

    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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202543219349325259

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