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Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024

Filed by SYRACUSE FILM CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$154,049
Total expenses
$223,940
Contributions and grants received
$145,796
Grants paid
not reported
Program service revenue
not reported
Membership dues (line 3)
$3,560
Investment income (line 4)
not reported
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
not reported
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
not reported
Other revenue (line 8)
$4,693
Total assets, end of year
$138,369
Total liabilities, end of year
$160,000
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$21,631
Program service expenses (Part III)
$182,722

Program services were 81.6% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2024

Primary exempt purpose

CNY Film Professionals is dedicated to growing the capacity and inclusivity of Central New York's film, television, commercial, and video production industry. We achieve this via several strategies, including training new film professionals (ie., film crew), helping our crew members find work opportunities, and helping producers find crew and other resources for their productions.

  • 12-week training program for students of Syracuse City School District. That program, titled CALL TIME, culminated with apprenticeship opportunities on a professional short-film production.

    Expenses $114,322 · Grants $72,500

  • JOBS ON SET is a workforce development program for Central New York's film production industry, which includes movies, TV, commercials, videos, and new media.

    Expenses $50,400 · Grants $50,000

  • Our Professional Members get prioritized benefits of our all production resources like job notifications, listing in our searchable crew database and VIP access to special workshops and industry events.

    Expenses $18,000 · Grants $12,994

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

Listed in Part IV

  • Stephen Paunovski

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Andrew Lamirande

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Eric Jackson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $12,014
    Compensation
    $12,014
    Benefit plans
    $0
    Expense account
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Alec Erlebacher

    Director

    Total calculated
    $1,380
    Compensation
    $1,380
    Benefit plans
    $0
    Expense account
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Eric Vinal

    Ex-Officio

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Owen Shapiro

    Ex-Officio

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elias Gwinn

    President

    Total calculated
    $90,000
    Compensation
    $90,000
    Benefit plans
    $0
    Expense account
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2024
Filed
15 April 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202511069349201046

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