Macgillivray Freeman Films Educational Foundation

Analysis

Macgillivray Freeman Films Educational Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Laguna Beach, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Macgillivray Freeman Films Educational Foundation reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.7m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $190k to $2.0m (+937%), an average of +79% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 5270%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Macgillivray Freeman Films Educational Foundation sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Women at Risk International Inc ($2.0m), Project Mercy Inc ($2.0m) and Partners for World Health ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 5.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $48k (2.9% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $4.3m against liabilities of $750k, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 3 employees.