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DANCE FILM SF INC

EIN 45-5001060 SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Largest nonprofits in California

Revenue 2024
$463,624
Expenses 2024
$487,143

Program services were 81.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A99
Classification
1000
Street
601 VAN NESS AVE STE E426

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Dance Film SF DFSF brings dance to wider audiences through the presentation and development of dance-based films. We celebrate the best dance films from around the world, encourage and assist choreographers and filmmakers in the creation of new danceworks specifically created for camera, and educate and engage diverse audiences in the wonderful world of dance.

  • EVENTS: Founded in 2010 by dancer and filmmaker Greta Schoenberg, the San Francisco Dance Film Festival (SFDFF) began as a modest screening series and quickly grew into a major international platform for dance on camera. With the addition of Executive Director Judy Flannery in 2013 and a partnership with European Dance Screen, the festival expanded into a multi-day event featuring global submissions, industry panels, and workshops. By its tenth anniversary in 2019, SFDFF spanned ten days across multiple venues, showcasing everything from feature documentaries to shorts programs. Now a leading voice in the field, Dance Film SF presents year-round events beyond the festival, including one-off screenings, artist talks, and community-focused programming. These events bring together diverse audiences, elevate new talent, and introduce dance to viewers beyond traditional performance spaces. Since 2020, streaming services have extended the organization's reach, while the festival's closing night continues to be a beloved celebration of the Bay Area's vibrant dance and film communities.

    Expenses $264,859 · Revenue $97,534

  • PRODUCTION PROJECTS: Dance Film SF's Production Projects support the creation and development of innovative dance-based media through collaborating with artists, facilitating commissions, assisting production projects, editorial support and presenting original dance films. Production projects encourage artists to think collaboratively, explore possibilities for expression outside their fields and hopefully inspire future creative relationships. DFSF offers opportunities by engaging professional artists through its Co-Laboratory (CO-LAB) program that provides tailored editorial feedback throughout the production process to help artists refine their work. The Co-Lab films premiere at the annual San Francisco Dance Film Festival and then screen at other festivals in the U.S. and abroad, putting a spotlight on San Francisco's dance and film communities. These initiatives are designed to nurture emerging and established voices in dance film, encouraging experimentation while helping projects reach completion and wider audiences.

    Expenses $97,161 · Grants $1,712 · Revenue $50

  • Education & Outreach: Dance Film SF creates Educational and Outreach programs to reach wider audiences and foster a deeper appreciation for dance and film. Year-round activities including special screenings, panels, and filmmaking workshops. Touring and outreach programs send highlight reels to international screens and dance media into local schools. Industry events allow Dance Film SF to partner and collaborate with other organizations and venues to create and present curated programs, live performances and films. To nurture emerging talent, DFSF conducts filmmaking workshops that focus on the intersection of dance and film. These workshops cover various aspects of production, from choreography for the camera to editing techniques, equipping participants with the skills needed to create compelling dance films.

    Expenses $33,951 · Revenue $11,936

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Randall Heath

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $72,000
    From this org
    $72,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Marilyn Yuan

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $4,000
    From this org
    $4,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Katja Bjorner

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Jeff Nemy

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Judy Flannery

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • LaLene Shepherd

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Catherine Slavonia

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Jenny Goldie-Scot

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Sharman Duvenage

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Diedre Shaw

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Roxanne Bal

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $463,624
    Expenses
    $487,143
    Contributions
    $350,562
    Grants paid
    $1,712
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $312,344
    Expenses
    $302,859
    Contributions
    $247,268
    Grants paid
    $9,195
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $290,687
    Expenses
    $259,072
    Contributions
    $233,164
    Grants paid
    $16,542

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $308,013
    Expenses
    $288,737
    Assets (EOY)
    $97,759

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $298,810
    Expenses
    $239,414
    Assets (EOY)
    $97,341

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $286,502
    Expenses
    $276,756
    Assets (EOY)
    $51,485

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $236,010
    Expenses
    $204,763
    Assets (EOY)
    $39,560

  • 2016 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $154,363
    Expenses
    $153,805
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,813

  • 2012 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $58,130
    Expenses
    $9,568
    Assets (EOY)
    $48,970

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2011

Tax period
1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012
Principal officer
Greta Schoenberg
Mailing address
3615 20th Street 2San Francisco CA 94110
Website
www.sfdancefilmfest.org

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 2 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

  • Catharine Clark Gallery

    $9,195

    2023 BOX BLUR Production

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Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.