Berkeley Film Foundation

Analysis

Berkeley Film Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2009, 17 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, Berkeley Film Foundation reported income of $811k and spending of $327k, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $407k to $811k (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 146%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Berkeley Film Foundation sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lake View Camp and Conference Center ($811k), Historic Pullman Foundation Inc ($811k) and Franklin Community Cable Access Inc ($811k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (25% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $618k against liabilities of $2,655, net assets of $616k. It reported 1 employees.