The mission of Open Eye Pictures, Inc is to produce and distribute creative educational media to enlighten and to inspire empathy and compassion toward positive social change

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$106K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $36K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$106K
to officers and key staff · 34% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 34% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
24 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 24.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $155K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$72K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$147K
-62% vs prior year
Spent
$308K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$866K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$147K
FY2024▼ -62%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$166K
FY2021$185K
FY2022$228K
FY2023$389K
FY2024$147K
Expenses
$308K
FY2024▲ +4%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$162K
FY2021$227K
FY2022$303K
FY2023$296K
FY2024$308K
Net assets
$866K
FY2024▲ +8%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$782K
FY2021$989K
FY2022$592K
FY2023$801K
FY2024$866K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Give Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2006.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $263K Management & general 14% · $44K

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

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $106K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$105,600Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew Abrahams’s $106K as President is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Andrew Abrahams$105,600$96,000$106,764$92,250$53,608

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.

See Open Eye Pictures INC executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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

Creates and shares educational films to inspire empathy and promote social change.

Questions for Open Eye Pictures INC

Tap to ask. Open Eye Pictures INC sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Open Eye Pictures INC answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

In 2024 Open Eye Pictures completed the feature documentary DOG WARRIORSand premiered it at Raindance Film Festival in June 2024 in London, where it received the Spirit of Raindance award. At the end of the year, the company also completedthe feature documentary COMPLICATED (which premiered at Slamdance Film festivalin early 2025).The…

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$155K
See all 3 funders →

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$147K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$128K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$47K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$308K
Ln 25
Programscol B$263K
Managementcol C$44K
Owns and owesPt X
$866K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$617K
Total assetsLn 16$938K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$128K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$47K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$35K
Total revenueLn 12$147K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$32K
SavingsLn 2$585K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$617K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$938K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K
Net assetsLn 32$866K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$553K$617K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$873K$938K
LiabilitiesLn 26$73K$72K
Net assetsLn 32$801K$866K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$106K$79K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$8K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$7K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$933$933
Office expensesLn 13$401$201$200
OccupancyLn 16$18K$9K$9K
TravelLn 17$21K$21K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19−$577−$577
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$111K$111K
All other expensesLn 24e$20K$18K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$308K$263K$44K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $147K$308K−$160K$866K 990 PDF
FY2023 $389K$296K$93K$801K 990 PDF
FY2022 $228K$303K−$76K$592K 990 PDF
FY2021 $185K$227K−$42K$989K 990 PDF
FY2020 $166K$162K$4K$782K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $147,325 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $211,902$128,198
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $165,250$46,819
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20,242−$28,198
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$8,617$506
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $388,777$147,325
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $122,737$131,429
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $173,406$176,327
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $296,143$307,756
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $92,634−$160,431
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $147,325 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$128,198
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$128,198
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $46,819$46,819
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,119$7,119
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$35,317−$35,317
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $506$506
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $47,325 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$28,198$147,325
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $307,756 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $79,200 · Management $26,400$105,600
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,394$5,394
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,366 · Management $2,789$11,155
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,960 · Management $2,320$9,280
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,952$2,952
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,174$2,174
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $933$933
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $201 · Management $200$401
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,000 · Management $9,000$18,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,974$20,974
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement −$577−$577
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $111,071$111,071
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $18,441 · Management $1,958$20,399
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $263,492 · Management $44,264 · Fundraising $0$307,756
Part X · Balance sheet $937,664 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $93,286$32,057
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $459,564$585,357
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $320,250$320,250
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $873,100$937,664
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,968$5,946
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $69,562$65,758
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $72,530$71,704
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $800,570$865,960
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $873,100$937,664
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $865,960 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$147,325
XI-2 Total expenses$307,756
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$160,431
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$800,570
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$224,034
XI-7 Investment expenses$1,787
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$865,960

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.