Sisters in Cinema

Analysis

Sisters in Cinema is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2018, 8 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, Sisters in Cinema reported income of $337k and spending of $565k, spending 168% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $299k to $337k (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 480%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Sisters in Cinema sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Music at Kohl Mansion Inc ($337k), Fairfield County Heritage Association ($337k) and Riverton Steamboat Landing Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit ($337k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $104k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $82k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $25k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 5 employees.