Public Charity

San Francisco Film Society

San Francisco Film Society is a Public Charity headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $6.8M revenue, $5.5M expenses, $3.5M total assets. 121 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $7.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 942663216 San Francisco, CA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$6.8M
Total Expenses$5.5M
Total Assets$3.5M
Grant Records121
Funding Total$7.3M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

SFFILM is a nonprofit organization whose mission ensures independent voices in film are welcomed, heard, and given the resources to thrive. SFFILM connects and inspires audiences, students and teachers, and filmmakers through our film exhibition, youth education, and artist development programs.

Where $100 goes at San Francisco Film Society

How San Francisco Film Society divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$74 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$12 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $74 for programs

$45
2024, SFFILM presented a robust slate of in-person events for the Festival and Year Round activities, including Family screenings, Doc Stories, and special programming
60% of program spending
$21
Artist Development offers grants, residencies, and professional development to filmmakers and the filmmaker community in the Bay Area
29% of program spending
$8
SFFILMs education programs serve more than 15,000 students, teachers, and families each year, from kindergarten through college, to develop media literacy, filmmaking skills, cultural awareness, global understanding, and…
11% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 15,000 students
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Board Member Alexandra Wells
Executive Dir. Anne Lai
Board Member Barbara Tomber
Board Member Brenda Jewett
Board Member Charlie Winton
Board Member Chris Columbus

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$3,379,839 44 grants
General Support
$2,943,131 58 grants
Health & Medicine
$270,500 7 grants
Youth Development
$197,500 1 grant
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$126,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $6.8M $5.5M $3.5M
2023 $5.2M $5.3M $2.5M
2022 $4.4M $6.1M $3.0M
2021 $4.9M $4.3M $2.7M
2020 $4.9M $5.0M $2.1M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $4.9M to $6.8M (+40%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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