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NEWPORT FILM INC

EIN 27-2518853 NEWPORT, RI

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Revenue 2024
$889,356
Expenses 2024
$937,015

Program services were 67.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A31
Classification
2000
Street
169 BROADWAY

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

NEWPORT FILM INSPIRES, EDUCATES, AND ENTERTAINS BY PRESENTING CURRENT AND IMPACTFUL DOCUMENTARIES THAT BUILD COMMUNITY AND PROPEL CHANGE.

  • In 2024, newportFILM continued its mission of engagement and inspiring the community through documentary file and media arts. The Organization screed over 25 critically acclaimed documentaries at more than 17 locations across Rhode Isand, reaching an audieence of 20,000 people through in-person and virtual events. Films were curated from top international festivals including Sundance, SXSW, TIFF, Camden, and DOC NYC. newportFILMs annual Cinematography Lab brought together six emerging filmakers and renowned mentors for a weekend of professional development. Students from local school were invited to attend select sessions, fostering connections with industry leaders and expanding access to creative career pathways. Through partnerships with over 50 community organizations, newportFILM deepened local engagement with documentary storytelling. Notable events included a two-day community screening of NEWPORT: IN THIS TOGETHER and a special summer screening at The Elms drawing over 5,000 attendees. The annual Tia Award was presented to a dedicated volunteer exemplifying community service. Education initiatives such as Documentary Unbound provided free afterschool filmaking programs for local youth, with student work recognized in national competitions. The Edu program, in collaboration with URIs Graduate School of Oceanography, offered experiential learning opportunities for middle school students through film and hands-on science activities. Demonstrating a commitment to encironmental responsibility, newportFILM diverted 79% of compostable waste from landfills during the summer season and partnered with Bike Newport to promote sustainable transportation to events.

    Expenses $632,318 · Revenue $60,633

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.

  • Cathleen Carr

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $114,038
    From this org
    $114,038
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

  • Kimberly Palmer

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Erika Atkins

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Terri Connors

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Nancy Donahoe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Lampton Enochs

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Jim Miller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Susan Sipprelle

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Andrea Van Beuren

    BOARD DIRECTOR & ARTISTIC DIR.

    Total calculated
    $50,000
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $50,000
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

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
    $889,356
    Expenses
    $937,015
    Contributions
    $818,779
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $846,060
    Expenses
    $826,081
    Contributions
    $830,954
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $755,851
    Expenses
    $655,769
    Contributions
    $588,570
    Grants paid
    $0

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
    $654,625
    Expenses
    $574,762
    Assets (EOY)
    $564,611

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $600,963
    Expenses
    $468,223
    Assets (EOY)
    $529,532

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $563,105
    Expenses
    $564,562
    Assets (EOY)
    $353,044

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $545,870
    Expenses
    $511,973
    Assets (EOY)
    $354,484

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $478,919
    Expenses
    $478,350
    Assets (EOY)
    $317,916

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $506,420
    Expenses
    $475,864
    Assets (EOY)
    $317,197

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $297,840
    Expenses
    $293,906
    Assets (EOY)
    $230,923

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $306,161
    Assets (EOY)
    $226,590

  • 2011 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $202,996
    Assets (EOY)
    $176,502

  • 2010 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $96,686
    Assets (EOY)
    $122,389

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. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

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.