Fresh films' (the organization) mission is to change the trajectory of underserved youth through engaging them in the creative and technical processes of filmmaking; filmmaking is our vehicle for mentorship, leadership, and workforce development among teens. The program serves diverse underserved teens of all ethnicities, genders, backgrounds, and experience levels.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$217K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $197K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$217K
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
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $35K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$122K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$616K
Spent
$643K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$552K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$616K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$616K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$3.2M
Expenses
$643K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$643K
FY2021$812K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$3.1M
Net assets
$552K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$552K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.8M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $439K Management & general 21% · $136K Fundraising 11% · $68K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $217K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$109,987Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$107,052Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Estlin Feigley’s $173K as President is at the 75th 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
Estlin Feigley$172,728$144,000$123,280$115,320$111,600$109,987
Kelli Feigley$147,081$144,000$125,703$115,320$111,600$107,052
Kevin Waden$116,959$31,610————

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Empowers underserved teens through filmmaking, fostering mentorship, leadership, and job skills.

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1 program · $439K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Fresh films works with underserved teens to build their technical skills, career and life skills (21ST century skills), confidence and realization of their own future potential through actively involving them in the collaborative, creative and technical processes of filmmaking- filmmaking is our vehicle for mentorship, leadership and…

$439Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$35K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$616K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$615K
Other incomeLn 4–11$426
Money outPt IX
$643K
Ln 25
Programscol B$439K
Managementcol C$136K
Fundraisingcol D$68K
Owns and owesPt X
$552K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$502K
Total assetsLn 16$673K
LiabilitiesLn 26$122K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$615K
Government grantsLn 1e$28K
Other incomeLn 4–11$426
Total revenueLn 12$616K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$502K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$502K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$55K
Total assetsLn 16$673K
LiabilitiesLn 26$122K
Net assetsLn 32$552K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$520K$502K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$949$55K
Total assetsLn 16$602K$673K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K$122K
Net assetsLn 32$579K$552K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4K$4K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$217K$149K$47K$22K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$161K$110K$35K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$994$314$145
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$22K$7K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$6K$879$3K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$3K$9K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$33K$5K$17K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$15K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$288$917$645
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$6K$5K$943
InterestLn 20$301$301
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$108K$108K
Total functional expensesLn 25$643K$439K$136K$68K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.2M$3.1M$42K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.1M$2.3M−$242K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.7M$240K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.2M$551K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$812K$621K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $616K$643K−$27K$552K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $615,512 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $531,000$615,086
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,000$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $30$426
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $539,030$615,512
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,000$3,740
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $202,391$411,927
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $182,639$227,314
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $386,030$642,981
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $153,000−$27,469
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $615,512 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$28,350
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$586,736
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$615,086
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $426$426
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $426 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$615,512
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $642,981 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,740$3,740
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $148,541 · Management $46,859 · Fundraising $21,639$217,039
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $110,073 · Management $34,723 · Fundraising $16,035$160,831
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $994 · Management $314 · Fundraising $145$1,453
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,314 · Management $7,039 · Fundraising $3,251$32,604
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $879 · Management $2,796 · Fundraising $1,968$5,643
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,774 · Management $8,822 · Fundraising $6,208$17,804
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,215 · Management $16,586 · Fundraising $11,672$33,473
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,433 · Fundraising $5,144$20,577
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,807 · Management $6,807$13,614
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $288 · Management $917 · Fundraising $645$1,850
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,723$4,723
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,343 · Fundraising $943$6,286
IX-20 InterestPrograms $301$301
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,526$1,526
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,560 · Management $6,560$13,120
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $108,397$108,397
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $439,185 · Management $136,146 · Fundraising $67,650$642,981
Part X · Balance sheet $673,387 assets, 12 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $90,478; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $519,691$501,705
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$23,221
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,500$2,570
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $949$55,413
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $601,793$673,387
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,440$25,339
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$92,700
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,603$121,666
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $143,690$321,000
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $435,500$230,721
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $579,190$551,721
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $601,793$673,387
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $551,721 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$615,512
XI-2 Total expenses$642,981
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$27,469
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$579,190
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$551,721

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