Mission
The Charlotte Film Societys primary mission is to bring arthouse foreign and independent films to Charlotte and to educate, enable and engage the community through film. The Independent Picture House, and is open year around.
Public Charity
Charlotte Film Society
Based in Charlotte, NC, Charlotte Film Society operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $1.6M in revenue, $1.5M in expenses, $3.5M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 30 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $628K.
EIN: 273319192
Charlotte, NC
Film & Video
NTEE: A31
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.6M
Total Expenses$1.5M
Total Assets$3.5M
Grant Records30
Funding Total$628K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Charlotte Film Society
How Charlotte Film Society divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.
$78
Programs
the work itself
$7
Management
running the organization
$15
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $78 for programs
$73
The Charlotte Film Society (CFS) operates a four-screen cinema for motion pictures, The Independent Picture House (IPH)
$4
The Charlotte Film Festival (CFF) is an annual 6-day long Festival held primarily at IPH
$1
CFS/IPH is committed to keeping cinema accessible, affordable, and informative for the public
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
CHARITABLE GIFT
$140,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$21,250
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$10,000
CHARITABLE GIFT
$10,000
CULTURE BLOCKS PROGRAM INVESTMENT
$9,729
Showing up to 5 of 30 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director
Amy Teats
Executive Dir.
Bradley S Ritter
Treasurer
Christopher Huntley
Director
Christopher Zeigler
Director
David Thalberg
Director
James L Kiser
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $3.5M |
| 2024 | $1.6M | $979K | $3.4M |
| 2023 | $875K | $742K | $1.9M |
| 2022 | $462K | $328K | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $435K | $44K | $549K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $435K to $1.6M (+258%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.5M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.