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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by TAMPA HILLSBOROUGH FILM AND DIGITAL MEDIA COMMISSION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$658,408
Total expenses
$715,751
Contributions and grants received
$655,000
Grants paid
$64,485
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$3,408
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$334,216
Total liabilities, end of year
$84,383
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$249,833
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $83,000

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $572,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,408 · excluded $3,408

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $64,485

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $175,567

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $176,892

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $8,797

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $29,854

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $25,470

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $6,000

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $75,712

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,449

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $22,685

  • 17 · Travel

    total $64,153

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $10,490

  • 24a · Other expenses: Admin fees

    total $24,253

  • 24b · Other expenses: Project recruitment

    total $14,378

  • 24c · Other expenses: Dues & subscriptions

    total $11,566

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $229,074 · end of year $159,287

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $112,500 · end of year $143,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $21,799 · end of year $5,182

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $18,365 · end of year $26,747

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

    $13,573

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

    $13,573

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $61,112 · end of year $69,740

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $13,450 · end of year $14,643

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $307,176 · end of year $249,833

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Tampa Hillsborough Film and Digital Media Commission (Film Tampa Bay) is a not-for-profit, public-private partnership division of Visit Tampa Bay (VTB) empowered to attract, facilitate, troubleshoot, and permit filming in the Hillsborough County region as well as market the destination to production companies and film producers to generate economic impact for Hillsborough County and the City of Tampa. Since 2013 Film Tampa Bay has provided comprehensive logical support for 4000+ productions, resulting in more than $100 million dollars in direct economic spending. Film Tampa Bay is the current top Film specific marketing agency in the State of Florida and is recognized as an innovative leader amongst all film commissions in the US.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To attract, facilitate, troubleshoot and permit filming in the Hillsborough County region.

  • In fiscal year 2025, the film commission had the following accomplishments:Met with more than 850 individuals/companies in domestically and internationally that are utilizing screen production and digital media technologies.Worked with Film Florida to maintain emerging filmmaker, distributing more than $35,000 in scholarships.(continued on Schedule O)Completed 12 industry newsletters on local companies, and produced 52 episodes of our partnership update 'The Bird Watch.'Maintained podcast "Loose Framing" finishing the year with our 54th episode.Film festivals:-attended Sunscreen Film Festival-attended Gasparilla Film Festival-attended Tribeca Film Festival-attended Cannes Film Festival-attended Sundance Film Festival-attended Sarasota Film Festival-attended Savannah Film FestivalIndustry conferences:-attended Film Florida quarterly and annual meetings-attended Marche' Du Film (France)Familiarization tours:- held fam tours for numerous projects, resulting in 12 feature films shooting in Tampa BayExecutive director reelected Film Florida vice president as well as the board president of TBCN (Tampa Bay Community Network), Tampa Bay's public access tv station.Continued community event in partnership with Tampa Theatre - hosted four community screenings free to local residents with filmmakers in attendance. Permits processed YTD: 341 (annual goal - 250)Room nights YTD: 6735 (annual goal - 2500)Local expenditures YTD: $13,658,300 (annual goal - $8,500,000)Local hires: 2338 (annual goal - 1500)

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Santiago Corrada

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $700,815
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $632,771
    Other
    $68,044
    Hours/week
    5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $473,733 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $147,038 related
    Other
    $0 + $12,000 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $68,044 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $700,815 related

  • Craig Richards

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Ken Hagan

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Bennett

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gregg Perkins

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • George Zwierko

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James DeFord

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tyler Martinolich

    Film Commissioner

    Total calculated
    $175,567
    From this org
    $143,300
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,267
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $120,815
    Bonus
    $20,085
    Other
    $2,400
    Deferred
    $6,207
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,060
    Filer's total
    $175,567

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 · 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

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

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

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
2024
Filed
13 August 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202602269349300910

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