The Frida Cinema

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The Frida Cinema serves as the only non-profit curatorial Cinema in orange county, ca. The Frida Cinema is dedicated to enriching, connecting, and education through the art of Cinema.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 27-0950151) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 187 volunteers and 12 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
90% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$126K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
3.1 mo
of spending, in cash
3.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $16K
3 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$512K
73% of total assets
Liabilities are 73% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
9 of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$2.1M
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$185K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2025▲ +35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$594K
FY2021$992K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$2.1M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$559K
FY2021$927K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$2.0M
Net assets
$185K
FY2025▲ +208%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$2K
FY2021$109K
FY2022−$16K
FY2023$17K
FY2024$60K
FY2025$185K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2010.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $1.8M Management & general 10% · $204K Fundraising 0% · $1K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $126K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$126,103Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Logan R Crow’s $126K as Executive Director is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Logan R Crow$126,103$136,706$134,870$109,400$119,836—
Logan Crow—————$91,661
Shannon Hall—$13,200————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Enriches, connects, and educates communities through curated cinema.

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3 programs · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The frida cinema is an art house model cultural institution which takes a community-based, mission-driven approach to cinematic programming. Eschewing the traditional studio system, the frida curates a rich and eclectic variety of film programming with a focus on documentaries which serve to both educate and inspire, international films…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 27-0950151) · Dispute this line
$1.7Mprogram expense
02

Dtsa first saturday artwalk (artwalk) is a free event that takes place monthly in downtown santa ana. Artwalk increases community access to multidisciplinary arts and participatory arts activities more than 4,000 monthly attendees, increases visibility for local artists and art galleries, and increases visibility for small businesses…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 27-0950151) · Dispute this line
$69Kprogram expense
03

Our community outdoor cinema program allows us to transform public spaces such as parks, parking lots, and school campuses to provide opportunities for members of our community to enjoy free film screenings under the stars.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 27-0950151) · Dispute this line
$2Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$16K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $26K · 2021–2022
LibromobileFY2022$2,565
LibromobileFY2021$23,085

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$426K
Investment incomeLn 3$129
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$204K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$185K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$513K
Total assetsLn 16$697K
LiabilitiesLn 26$512K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$426K
Government grantsLn 1e$179K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$129
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$360K
SavingsLn 2$153K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$513K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$174K
Total assetsLn 16$697K
LiabilitiesLn 26$512K
Net assetsLn 32$185K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 6187
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$381K$513K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$168K$174K
Total assetsLn 16$549K$697K
LiabilitiesLn 26$489K$512K
Net assetsLn 32$60K$185K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$16K$16K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$126K$41K$85K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$418K$418K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$31K$31K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$46K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$147K$104K$43K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$19K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$112K$84K$29K
InterestLn 20$13K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$38K$38K$357
InsuranceLn 23$20K$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$554K$554K
All other expensesLn 24e$407K$377K$28K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.8M$204K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 12, 2026 $2.1M$2.0M$125K$185K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $1.6M$1.6M−$7K$60K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 20, 2024 $1.5M$1.5M$32K$17K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2023 $1.0M$1.2M−$131K−$16K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $992K$927K$65K$109K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2021 $594K$559K$36K−$2K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $2,103,445 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $353,470$425,965
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,143,964$1,677,351
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,249$129
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $44,162$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,552,845$2,103,445
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,947$15,501
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $572,368$632,594
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $985,023$1,330,145
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,560,338$1,978,240
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$7,493$125,205
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,103,445 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $13,845 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$119,330
VIII-1e Government grants$179,020
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$127,615
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$425,965
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,663,506$1,663,506
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $129$129
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,677,480 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,103,445
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,978,240 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $15,501$15,501
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $41,101 · Management $85,002$126,103
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $418,398$418,398
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,398$10,398
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $31,437$31,437
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $46,258$46,258
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,200$13,200
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $104,247 · Management $43,133$147,380
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $19,056$19,056
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,134$5,134
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $83,641 · Management $28,804$112,445
IX-20 InterestPrograms $13,302$13,302
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $38,032 · Management $357$38,389
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,022$20,022
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $554,304$554,304
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $377,278 · Management $28,395 · Fundraising $1,240$406,913
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,772,975 · Management $204,025 · Fundraising $1,240$1,978,240
Part X · Balance sheet $697,295 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $224,916$360,236
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $155,969$153,126
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$9,674
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $168,218$174,259
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $549,103$697,295
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $480,187$467,317
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,806$44,663
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $488,993$511,980
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $60,110$185,315
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $60,110$185,315
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $549,103$697,295
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $185,315 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,103,445
XI-2 Total expenses$1,978,240
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$125,205
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$60,110
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$185,315

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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