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← SUNDANCE INSTITUTE

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SUNDANCE INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$42,055,195
Total expenses
$47,220,707
Contributions and grants received
$26,137,201
Grants paid
$3,104,500
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$35,914,849
Management and general expenses
$8,070,630
Fundraising expenses
$3,235,228
Program service expenses (Part III)
$35,914,849

Program services were 76.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Listed in Part VII

  • Amanda Kelso

    Trustee & Acting CEO (Effective March 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    16

  • 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

  • Caterina Fake

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Charles King

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cindy Harrell Horn

    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

  • 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

  • Lyn Davis Lear

    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

  • Shripriya Mahesh

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tessa Thompson

    Artist Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Uzodinma Iweala

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Wonya Lucas

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Helen Wallace

    Managing Director

    Total calculated
    $424,188
    From this org
    $419,244
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,944
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $417,931
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,313
    Deferred
    $2,562
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,382
    Filer's total
    $424,188

  • Joana Vicente Kliot

    Chief Executive Officer

    Total calculated
    $579,198
    From this org
    $559,571
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,627
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $444,774
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $114,797
    Deferred
    $9,900
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,727
    Filer's total
    $579,198

  • Laura Ryan

    Chief Operating Officer

    Total calculated
    $262,664
    From this org
    $261,633
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,031
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $260,988
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $645
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,031
    Filer's total
    $262,664

  • Michelle Anderson

    Chief Financial Officer, Former

    Total calculated
    $196,942
    From this org
    $181,216
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,726
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,064
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,152
    Deferred
    $5,692
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,034
    Filer's total
    $196,942

  • Trista Schroeder

    General Counsel & Board Secretary

    Total calculated
    $274,558
    From this org
    $259,582
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,976
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $243,130
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $1,452
    Deferred
    $7,950
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,026
    Filer's total
    $274,558

  • Eugene Hernandez

    Director, Sundance Film Festival & Public Programming

    Total calculated
    $314,018
    From this org
    $309,825
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,193
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $307,583
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,242
    Deferred
    $1,431
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,762
    Filer's total
    $314,018

  • Katherine Benay

    Director, Marketing

    Total calculated
    $207,170
    From this org
    $201,170
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,000
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,170
    Deferred
    $6,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $207,170

  • Kimberly Yutani

    Senior Director of Programming, Sundance Film Festival

    Total calculated
    $184,763
    From this org
    $173,520
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,243
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,612
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $908
    Deferred
    $5,355
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,888
    Filer's total
    $184,763

  • Maryam Sadeghy

    Director, Partnerships & Co-Director, Advancement

    Total calculated
    $223,199
    From this org
    $213,332
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,867
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $196,583
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $1,749
    Deferred
    $6,450
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,417
    Filer's total
    $223,199

  • Michelle Satter

    Founding Senior Director, Artist Programs

    Total calculated
    $316,281
    From this org
    $302,085
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,196
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $294,804
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $7,281
    Deferred
    $9,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,196
    Filer's total
    $316,281

  • Sheri Green

    Chief Product & Technology Officer

    Total calculated
    $271,519
    From this org
    $264,340
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,179
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $263,440
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $900
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,179
    Filer's total
    $271,519

  • Tammie Rosen

    Chief Communications Officer

    Total calculated
    $211,933
    From this org
    $202,710
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,223
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,532
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,178
    Deferred
    $6,139
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,084
    Filer's total
    $211,933

  • Beth Tripmacher

    Director, Collab

    Total calculated
    $174,800
    From this org
    $170,190
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,610
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,631
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $559
    Deferred
    $2,636
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,974
    Filer's total
    $174,800

  • Ilyse McKimmie

    Deputy Director, Feature Film Program

    Total calculated
    $147,157
    From this org
    $139,970
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,187
    Hours/week
    40

  • Karen Bono

    Director, Human Resources

    Total calculated
    $160,048
    From this org
    $148,251
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,797
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,164
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,087
    Deferred
    $4,618
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,179
    Filer's total
    $160,048

  • Kristin Feeley

    Director, Documentary Film Program

    Total calculated
    $162,186
    From this org
    $155,406
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,780
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,285
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,121
    Deferred
    $4,691
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,089
    Filer's total
    $162,186

  • Paul Labay

    Director, Digital

    Total calculated
    $190,700
    From this org
    $183,312
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,388
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $181,720
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,592
    Deferred
    $5,508
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,880
    Filer's total
    $190,700

  • Tabitha Jackson

    Director of Sundance Film Festival

    Total calculated
    $150,000
    From this org
    $150,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $150,000

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 — 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
Tabitha Jackson - $150,000 Beth Tripmacher - $25,108 Helen Wallace - $334,615 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

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 July 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511959349300796

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