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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by POINTS NORTH INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,801,395
Total expenses
$2,388,903
Contributions and grants received
$1,122,396
Grants paid
$465,700
Program service revenue
$629,906
Investment income
$49,929
Other revenue
-$836
Total assets, end of year
$1,320,050
Total liabilities, end of year
$224,296
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,095,754
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,734,083
Management and general expenses
$427,076
Fundraising expenses
$227,744
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,734,083

Program services were 72.6% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $75,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,047,396

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $64,476

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Contracted documentari

    total $461,643 · related or exempt $461,643

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Festival pass sales

    total $85,146 · related or exempt $85,146

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Submission fees

    total $63,719 · related or exempt $63,719

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Festival ticket sales

    total $19,398 · related or exempt $19,398

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $50,679 · excluded $50,679

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $750

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$750

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$750 · excluded -$750

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $6,222

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $7,058

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$836 · related or exempt -$836

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $250,000 · program services $250,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $69,700 · program services $69,700

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $146,000 · program services $146,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $72,444 · program services $13,628 · management and general $45,364 · fundraising $13,452

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $392,219 · program services $219,021 · management and general $113,828 · fundraising $59,370

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $5,000 · program services $2,503 · management and general $1,713 · fundraising $784

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $30,295 · program services $15,210 · management and general $10,324 · fundraising $4,761

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $38,628 · program services $19,340 · management and general $13,234 · fundraising $6,054

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $160,190 · management and general $160,190

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,114 · management and general $4,114

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $6,791 · management and general $6,791

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $2,881 · management and general $2,881

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $345,778 · program services $241,474 · management and general $16,780 · fundraising $87,524

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $73,057 · program services $68,148 · management and general $2,200 · fundraising $2,709

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $11,706 · program services $2,500 · management and general $1,111 · fundraising $8,095

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $21,938 · program services $11,424 · management and general $10,073 · fundraising $441

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $33,635 · program services $22,303 · management and general $5,665 · fundraising $5,667

  • 17 · Travel

    total $82,223 · program services $75,150 · management and general $312 · fundraising $6,761

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,862 · program services $1,362 · management and general $500

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,790 · management and general $3,790

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $22,353 · program services $22,353

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,425 · management and general $7,425

  • 24a · Other expenses: Film Events

    total $316,194 · program services $289,299 · fundraising $26,895

  • 24b · Other expenses: Guest accomodations

    total $119,519 · program services $118,909 · fundraising $610

  • 24c · Other expenses: Honorarium

    total $63,493 · program services $63,493

  • 24d · Other expenses: Staff accomodations

    total $51,424 · program services $47,881 · management and general $1,284 · fundraising $2,259

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $56,244 · program services $34,385 · management and general $19,497 · fundraising $2,362

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $808,240 · end of year $327,730

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $742,312 · end of year $577,199

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $20,909 · end of year $110,995

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

    $163,416

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

    $132,779

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $52,990 · end of year $30,637

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $242,066 · end of year $271,339

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,400 · end of year $2,150

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $17,172 · end of year $67,327

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $46,000

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $144,093 · end of year $140,191

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $16,778

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,432,600 · end of year $344,597

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $229,052 · end of year $751,157

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Points North Institute inspires and supports the creators and audiences of documentary media.

  • The Points North Institute is a launching pad for the next generation of nonfiction storytellers. We build a unique, interdisciplinary community of filmmakers, artists, journalists, industry leaders and local audiences, forming a creative hub where stories and talent are discovered, collaborations are born, and the future of nonfiction media is shaped. Our programs include the annual Camden International Film Festival and Points North Forum, as well as a growing suite of artist development initiatives: retreats, residencies, workshops and fellowships that nurture the careers of diverse nonfiction storytellers and help them develop a stronger artistic voice.

    Expenses $1,734,083 · Grants $465,700 · Revenue $629,070

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Caroline von Kuhn

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Julia Metcalfe

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Rick Rector

    Treasurer and Interim Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $49,725
    From this org
    $49,725
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    35

  • Miguel Gomez-Ibanez

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Richard Aroneau

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • George Cooke

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Alexander Jiga

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Andrea Meditch

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Monika Navarro

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Benjamin Fowlie

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $23,178
    From this org
    $22,720
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $458
    Hours/week
    40

  • Sean Flynn

    Program Director

    Total calculated
    $122,747
    From this org
    $117,247
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,500
    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

  • Women Make Movies

    $150,000

    Grant for film support for Production of the World and Last Nomads

  • Kilgust and Cohen LLC

    $50,000

    Grant for film support

  • Documentalista LLC

    $50,000

    Grant for film support

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503179349309790

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