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← FROM THE HEART PRODUCTIONS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FROM THE HEART PRODUCTIONS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$8,534,341
Total expenses
$7,580,397
Contributions and grants received
$8,526,673
Grants paid
$7,143,346
Program service revenue
$6,696
Investment income
$972
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,171,199
Total liabilities, end of year
$441,930
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,729,269
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,356,122
Management and general expenses
$158,777
Fundraising expenses
$65,498
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,356,122

Program services were 97.0% 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)

    $100,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $8,426,673

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Consulting, Other

    total $3,675 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Producing Class

    total $2,354 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Other Income

    total $667 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $972 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $31,518 · program services $31,518

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $7,111,828 · program services $7,111,828

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $36,381 · program services $36,381 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,000 · program services $2,000 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,859 · program services $1,859 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $663 · program services $0 · management and general $663 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,963 · program services $0 · management and general $18,963 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $59,578 · program services $56,872 · management and general $2,706 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $40,633 · program services $6,383 · management and general $34,250 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $64,192 · program services $64,192 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $7,186 · program services $0 · management and general $7,186 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total -$5,694 · program services -$5,694 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $23,669 · program services $638 · management and general $5,448 · fundraising $17,583

  • 20 · Interest

    total $14,799 · program services $0 · management and general $14,799 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $13,384 · program services $8,005 · management and general $5,379 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Merchant&Bank Fees

    total $12,061 · program services $0 · management and general $2,529 · fundraising $9,532

  • 24b · Other expenses: Research&Development

    total $650 · program services $650 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Vehicle

    total $9,967 · program services $0 · management and general $9,967 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Insurance Benefits

    total $10,584 · program services $0 · management and general $10,584 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $126,176 · program services $41,490 · management and general $46,303 · fundraising $38,383

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,799,072 · end of year $1,980,471

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

    $52,992

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

    $44,922

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $22,415 · end of year $8,070

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $62,040 · end of year $54,035

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $96,433 · end of year $128,623

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $8,501 · end of year -$91

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $455,884 · end of year $349,381

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $5,792

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $99,615 · end of year $92,640

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $521,228 · end of year $1,205,454

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $888,940 · end of year $523,815

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

From the Heart is dedicated to helping independent filmmakers create and complete films that make a difference in the world. Through fiscal sponsorship, film grants, education, mentorship, and community support.

  • FISCAL SPONSORSHIP in 2024 continued to expand its service and impact within the filmmaking community to hundreds of independent film projects enabling filmmakers to raise millions of dollars through grants, crowdfunding, and private donations. These projects reflect diverse voices and socially relevant stories from around the world.

    Expenses $7,292,604 · Grants $23,548 · Revenue $4,491,745

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $31,518 · Grants $6,674

  • EDUCATAIONAL PROGRAMS, WORKSHOPS and PODCASTS These programs trained filmmakers in funding, producing, distribution, and media relations, empowering them to secure financing and successfully complete their films. Carole Dean taught 25 Film Funding Guidance Classes exclusively for their fiscally sponsored filmmakers, providing practical strategies to help them secure funding and bring their films to completion. 25 new podcast episodes in 2024, featuring filmmakers, producers, and industry professionals reaching thousands of listeners worldwide.

    Expenses $32,000 · Revenue $3,934,927

As filed on the 2024 return. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • Carole Dean

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $24,174
    From this org
    $5,900
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,274
    Hours/week
    40

  • Lori Pye

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Richard Kaufman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $2,044
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,044
    Hours/week
    15

  • Margarita Sweet

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Carole Joyce

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $36,381
    From this org
    $22,100
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,281
    Hours/week
    35

  • Naheed Ismail

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

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
4 April 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543189349314799

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