Documentary Film Fund

Analysis

Documentary Film Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Charlottesvle, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2022, 4 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Documentary Film Fund reported income of $176k and spending of $167k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $9,700 to $176k (+1711%), an average of +1711% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 1711%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Documentary Film Fund sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 50th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Citrus County Art League Inc ($176k), Falls Church Arts Inc ($176k) and Sierra Gold Parks Foundation ($176k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $10k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $10k.