Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,115,206
- Total expenses
- $1,150,285
- Contributions and grants received
- $893,816
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $221,250
- Investment income
- $140
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $595,489
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $37,469
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $558,020
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $944,863
- Management and general expenses
- $182,632
- Fundraising expenses
- $22,790
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $944,863
Program services were 82.1% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$66,000
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$827,816
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2a · Program service revenue: Admissions
total $215,647 · related or exempt $215,647
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2b · Program service revenue: Other earned income
total $3,235 · related or exempt $3,235
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2c · Program service revenue: Rights, royalties and lic
total $2,368 · related or exempt $2,368
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3 · Investment income
total $140 · excluded $140
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $126,500 · program services $85,280 · management and general $41,220
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $213,863 · program services $144,177 · management and general $69,686
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $11,112 · program services $7,491 · management and general $3,621
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $25,552 · program services $17,226 · management and general $8,326
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $24,556 · program services $400 · management and general $24,156
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $13,557 · program services $13,557
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $77,131 · program services $54,341 · fundraising $22,790
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13 · Office expenses
total $17,568 · program services $9,356 · management and general $8,212
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14 · Information technology
total $1,297 · management and general $1,297
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $2,400 · management and general $2,400
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17 · Travel
total $84,440 · program services $84,150 · management and general $290
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $2,287 · program services $1,620 · management and general $667
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20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $3,098 · program services $1,540 · management and general $1,558
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23 · Insurance
total $4,636 · management and general $4,636
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24a · Other expenses: Production and event costs
total $289,676 · program services $289,576 · management and general $100
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24b · Other expenses: Artists and performers
total $101,780 · program services $101,780
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24c · Other expenses: Facilities/theater rental
total $93,491 · program services $93,491
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24d · Other expenses: Equipment & equip rentals
total $29,793 · program services $29,793
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24e · All other expenses
total $27,548 · program services $11,085 · management and general $16,463
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $83,313 · end of year $201,100
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $420,579 · end of year $315,344
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $87,451 · end of year $64,783
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $23,670 · end of year $7,528
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$63,104
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$56,370
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $3,490 · end of year $6,734
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
end of year $0
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $6,063 · end of year $5,622
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $7,879
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $11,462 · end of year $31,847
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $389,467 · end of year $400,724
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $203,632 · end of year $157,296
Mission and programs · 2022
Mission
live musical accompaniment and to ensure they are accessible to audiences. We partner with international archives to restore silent films and support film preservation efforts through the exhibition of major restorations and archival prints.
Activities or mission (Part I)
The Silent Film Festival is a Calif- ornia-based nonprofit organization promoting the artistic, cultural, and historic value of silent film. Our mission is to demonstrate the artistry, diversity, and enduring cultural value of silent movies with (continued on top of page 2)
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IN 2022, THE SAN FRANCISCO SILENT FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATED ITS 25TH FESTIVAL EXHIBITING THE ARTISTRY, DIVERSITY, AND ENDURING VALUE OF SILENT MOVIES. IT WAS THROUGH SILENT FILMS THAT THE WORLD FIRST CAME TO LOVE MOVIES AND APPRECIATE THEM AS ART. SILENT FILMS HAVE INFLUENCED EVERY GENERATION OF FILMMAKERS AND CONTINUE TO INSPIRE AUDIENCES NEARLY A CENTURY AFTER THEY WERE CREATED.SFSFF HAS ENGAGED MODERN AUDIENCES BY PRESENTING SILENT-ERA FILMS WITH LIVE MUSIC PERFORMED BY THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED COMPOSERS AND MUSICIANS IN THE FIELD, GIVING THE AUDIENCE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THE EXTRAORDINARY QUALITY OF LIVE CINEMA.
Expenses $944,863 · Revenue $221,250
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OUR PROGRAMMING IS A LIVELY AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING MIX OF EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT, WHICH COMBINES AMERICAN CLASSICS, LESSER-KNOWN GEMS, RARE AND/OR RECENTLY RESTORED FILMS, AND IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL WORK.IN ADDITION TO OUR ANNUAL FIVE-DAY FESTIVAL IN MAY, WE PRESENT A WINTER EVENT, AND STAGE OTHER EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SFSFF HAS BECOME AN INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED DESTINATION FOR FILMMAKERS, SCHOLARS, AND MOVIE LOVERS WITH AN ANNUAL ATTENDANCE THAT HAS GROWN FROM 1,800 THE FIRST YEAR TO MORE THAN 30,000 IN 2022. WE HAVE PRESENTED MORE THAN 390 RARE AND CLASSIC SILENT FILMS INCLUDING THE FIRST AND ONLY US SCREENING IN THIRTY YEARS OF ABEL GANCES NAPOLEON, PRESENTED IN A FIVE-AND-A-HALF HOUR RESTORATION ACCOMPANIED BY A SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY COMPOSER CARL DAVIS.
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WE HAVE PUBLISHED OVER 450 ORIGINAL ESSAYS BY LOCAL WRITERS AND KEY FIGURES IN SILENT FILM HISTORY, PRESERVATION, AND MUSIC, AND WE HAVE SUPPORTED FILM PRESERVATION EFFORTS THROUGH THE EXHIBITION OF MAJOR RESTORATIONS, AS WELL AS BY DIRECT FUNDING OF RESTORATIONS, AND A FELLOWSHIP FOR EMERGING ARCHIVISTS. THE FESTIVAL HAS COMMISSIONED NEW SCORES THAT HAVE SET A NEW STANDARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FILM ACCOMPANIMENT.EVERY YEAR THE FESTIVAL BRINGS AUTHORS, ARCHIVISTS, AND FILMMAKERS TO THE STAGE TO HELP AUDIENCES APPRECIATE THE HISTORY, PRESERVATION AND CONTINUING INFLUENCE AND IMPORTANCE OF THESE EARLY WORKS OF CINEMA ART.
As filed on the 2022 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Stacey Wisnia
Exec Director
- Total calculated
- $111,352
- From this org
- $111,352
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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JUDY WYLER SHELDON
Board Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
ROBERT BYRNE
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dean Lewis
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Robin McRoskey Azevedo
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Antonella Bonfanti
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
William B Bond
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Owsley Brown III
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ed Martin
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mike Mashon
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Russell Merritt
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Glen S Miranker
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ira M Resnick
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Cynthia Sears
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lee Tsiantis
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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
- 2022
- Filed
- 13 April 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202421049349301312
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