California Film Institute

Analysis

California Film Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in San Rafael, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1998, 28 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, California Film Institute reported income of $6.2m and spending of $6.3m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $6.3m to $6.2m (-2.8%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, California Film Institute sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville Inc ($6.2m), New England Foundation for the Arts Inc ($6.2m) and Cultural and Heritage Commission of York County ($6.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $263k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $7.9m against liabilities of $2.5m, net assets of $5.4m. It reported 122 employees.