Sonoma Valley Film Society

Analysis

Sonoma Valley Film Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Sonoma, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1999, 27 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 June 2023, Sonoma Valley Film Society reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.3m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $898k to $1.2m (+39%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 69%. 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, Sonoma Valley Film Society sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jazzarts Charlotte ($1.2m), Grandfather Mountain Highland Games Inc ($1.2m) and Human Cell Atlas Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 44% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $372k. At year end it held assets of $220k against liabilities of $5,215, net assets of $215k.

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.