Mission
The primary mission of the Wilmington Jewish Film Festival is to present thought-provoking and engaging films that celebrate Jewish stories, history, and culture while fostering dialogue and connection across our wider community.
Small Public Charity
Wilmington Jewish Film Festival
Wilmington Jewish Film Festival is a Small Public Charity headquartered in Wilmington, NC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $96K revenue, $73K expenses, $270K total assets. 6 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $67K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 463400901
Wilmington, NC
Film & Video
NTEE: A31
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$96K
Total Expenses$73K
Total Assets$270K
Grant Records6
Funding Total$67K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Wilmington Jewish Film Festival
How Wilmington Jewish Film Festival divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 8 years.
$31
Programs
the work itself
$69
Everything else
operations and overhead
Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.
Inside the $31 for programs
$26
The Annual Wilmington Jewish Film Festival seeks to offer quality entertainment that will create an ongoing vehicle for the Wilmington Jewish Community to strengthen its cultural foundation, promote…
$5
In the Spring of 2017, in keeping with Wilmington Jewish Film Festival's educational mission, we expanded our cultural outreach to include daytime screenings of an age-theme-appropriate film for…
Source: Form 990-EZ 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 Support
$10,000
Charitable Support
$9,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$10,000
Charitable Support
$9,300
Operating Grant
$21,000
Showing up to 5 of 6 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
President
Debbie Smith
Member
Marilyn Kessler
Treasurer
Morris E Levy
Member
Pam Sender
Secretary
Sandra Apple
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $96K | $73K | $270K |
| 2024 | $112K | $69K | $246K |
| 2023 | $93K | $54K | $203K |
| 2022 | $59K | $38K | $164K |
| 2021 | $28K | $15K | $156K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $28K to $96K (+244%), with total assets most recently reported at $270K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.