Public Charity

NILES ESSANAY SILENT FILM MUSEUM INC

NILES ESSANAY SILENT FILM MUSEUM INC, of FREMONT, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $391K in revenue, $483K in expenses, $5.2M in total assets. 11 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $122K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 680474679 FREMONT, CA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$391K
Total Expenses$483K
Total Assets$5.2M
Grant Records11
Funding Total$122K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

PRESERVATION OF SILENT FILM HISTORY

Officers & Directors

VICE PRESIDENT & THEATER MANAGER Brett Bonowicz
PRESIDENT/HISTORIAN (STARTED 1/7/24) David Kiehn
PRESIDENT (ENDED 1/9/24) Dorothy Bradley
CFO Karen Cates
TOUR DIRECTOR Kathy Tirado
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Michael Bonham

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL SUPPORT
$101,906 9 grants
SUPPORT FOR THE PRESERVATION OF IMPORTANT AND RARE COLLECTIONS OF ORIGINAL PHOTOPLAY MUSIC FROM THE 1910'S AND 1920'S
$10,000 1 grant
On going support
$9,815 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $391K $483K $5.2M
2023 $147K $361K $5.2M
2022 $682K $347K $5.2M
2020 $2.3M $392K $5.2M
2019 $246K $372K $2.8M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $246K to $391K (+59%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.2M.

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