Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema Inc

Analysis

Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2000, 26 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, Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema Inc reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.7m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.8m to $1.7m (-8.2%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Century Chamber Orchestra ($1.7m), Bronx Arts Ensemble Inc ($1.7m) and The Rna Society ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 44% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $82k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $514k. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $900k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 36 employees.