San Francisco Film Society

Analysis

San Francisco Film Society is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1980, 46 years ago. 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, San Francisco Film Society reported income of $5.2m and spending of $5.3m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $7.5m to $5.2m (-31%), an average of -8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, San Francisco Film Society sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Combined Arms ($5.2m), Future Business Leaders of America- Inc ($5.2m) and Family Giving Tree ($5.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 4.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $216k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $2.4m, net assets of $147k. It reported 70 employees.