Film at Lincoln Center Inc

Analysis

Film at Lincoln Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Film at Lincoln Center Inc reported income of $15.6m and spending of $17.7m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $16.6m to $15.6m (-5.6%), an average of -1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Film at Lincoln Center Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Inc ($15.6m), Computer History Museum ($15.7m) and Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Media Inc ($15.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 28% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.1m (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.8m. It paid $162k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $42.6m against liabilities of $2.8m, net assets of $39.8m. It reported 125 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.