Northwest Film Forum

Analysis

Northwest Film Forum is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1996, 30 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 September 2023, Northwest Film Forum reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.2m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $762k to $1.2m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 32%. 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, Northwest Film Forum 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 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Classical League ($1.2m), Georgia Council on Economic Education ($1.2m) and Woodstock Film Festival Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $194k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $354k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $255k. It reported 17 employees.