San Diego Film Foundation

Analysis

San Diego Film Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Del Mar, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2003, 23 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, San Diego Film Foundation reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.0m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from October 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $1.1m (-14%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 13456%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, San Diego Film 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 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yakima Symphony Orchestra Inc ($1.1m), Orrin G Hatch Foundation ($1.1m) and Science Museum Oklahoma Affiliated Fund of Occf Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 28% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (9.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $35k. At year end it held assets of $353k against liabilities of $756k, net assets of -$403k. It reported 3 employees.