The Film Collaborative INC

Tax-deductible

Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Since 2009Arts & CultureEIN 32-0295081Revenue $13.8M in FY2024

On file with the IRSthefilmcollaborative.org3405 Cazador St, 90065-3403 · Los Angeles, CATax-exempt since Jan 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Organization offers education to filmmakers about distribution and distribution services without taking rights.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 3 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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FY2024 · 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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $907K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$166K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 96% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $114K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$121K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$13.8M
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$15.2M
To programs
99%
Net assets
$4.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$13.8M
FY2024▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.2M
FY2021$6.3M
FY2022$11.7M
FY2023$11.3M
FY2024$13.8M
Expenses
$15.2M
FY2024▲ +57%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$12.2M
FY2023$9.7M
FY2024$15.2M
Net assets
$4.7M
FY2024▼ -23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$4.9M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$6.1M
FY2024$4.7M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2011.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $15.0M Management & general 1% · $194K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $166K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$127,290Pt VII · Sec A
President
$39,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeffrey Winter’s $127K as Secretary is at the 4th percentile of top reported officer pay among 749 $10–100M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeffrey Winter$127,290$114,925$118,000$107,000—
Jeffrey F Winter————$93,000
Orly Ravid$39,000$36,000$28,500$33,000$36,500

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates and advises filmmakers on distribution strategies while offering distribution services and one-on-one consultation without taking the rights to their films.

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3 programs · $15.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Fiscal Sponsorship

TFC grew its fiscal sponsorship program during 2024 by continuing to add new projects. TFC'S fiscal sponsorship program offers one of the lowest commission structures available to filmmakers, so they can create culturally IMPORTANT/EDUCATIONAL cinema sustainably.

$14.4Mprogram expense
02

TFC continued to expand its distribution education by 1) maintaining and growing the digital distribution guide; 2) continuing to regularly publish distribution blog content (including audio-visual panel discussions); 3) developing additional distribution case studies; 4) expanding the distributor report card; and 5) hosting distribution…

$511Kprogram expense
03

TFC also offers filmmakers a way to engage with the organization at various levels to gain access to non-complimentary offerings such as one-on-one advising and consultation.

$98Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$114K
See all 5 funders →
Grants paid · 168 grants · $36.0M · 2020–2024
Domestic Org - See Pdf ListFY2024$12,724,745
Unitemized GrantFY2024$619,734
Domestic Org - See Pdf ListFY2023$7,018,509
Unitemized GrantFY2023$639,939
Lilly Movie Development CompaFY2022$4,665,362
The Joy Film LLCFY2022$858,605
Complexity Pictures LLCFY2022$756,615
You Are Not Alone LLCFY2022$420,768
Millenial Movie LLCFY2022$331,715
Triptych Films LLCFY2022$275,471
Big Boys LLCFY2022$267,158
Elizabeth a LaneFY2022$219,124
One of a Kind Movie LLCFY2022$152,838
Throuple the Movie LLCFY2022$131,533
Chuparosa Films LLCFY2022$119,900
Concorde Productions LLCFY2022$109,250
Automat PicturesFY2022$107,366
Unitemized GrantFY2022$106,906
See all 168 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$613K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Money outPt IX
$15.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$15.0M
Managementcol C$194K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.5M
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$121K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$613K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$4K
Total revenueLn 12$13.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.5M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$121K
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.2M$3.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$6.3M$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$135K$121K
Net assetsLn 32$6.1M$4.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$12.7M$12.7M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$620K$620K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$894K$894K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$166K$136K$30K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$96K$77K$19K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$17K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$29K$29K
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$509K$469K$41K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$25K$25K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$35K$35K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$29K$23K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$15.2M$15.0M$194K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $13.8M$15.2M−$1.4M$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.3M$9.7M$1.7M$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $11.7M$12.2M−$472K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.3M$4.4M$2.0M$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.2M$3.4M$2.8M$3.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $13,759,444 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,686,774$13,109,480
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $563,207$612,901
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,225$14,662
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $91,754$22,401
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $11,346,960$13,759,444
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $8,876,692$14,238,584
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $256,903$284,751
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $517,561$630,955
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,651,156$15,154,290
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,695,804−$1,394,846
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $13,759,444 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$30,632
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,078,848
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,109,480
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $612,901$612,901
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $18,198$18,198
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$3,536−$3,536
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $22,401$22,401
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $649,964$13,759,444
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $15,154,290 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $12,724,745$12,724,745
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $619,734$619,734
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $894,105$894,105
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $136,011 · Management $30,279$166,290
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $77,200 · Management $19,300$96,500
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $1,500$1,500
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,579 · Management $3,882$20,461
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $28,726$28,726
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $468,940 · Management $40,525$509,465
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,284$2,284
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $25,287$25,287
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $34,856$34,856
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,835 · Management $5,690$28,525
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,812$1,812
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $14,960,149 · Management $194,141 · Fundraising $0$15,154,290
Part X · Balance sheet $4,856,052 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,224,441$3,455,469
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $40,664$18,450
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$213,346
X-12 Other securities$1,161,422
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$7,365
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,265,105$4,856,052
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $134,727$120,520
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $134,727$120,520
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $205,380$950,442
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,924,998$3,785,090
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,130,378$4,735,532
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,265,105$4,856,052
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,735,532 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$13,759,444
XI-2 Total expenses$15,154,290
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,394,846
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,130,378
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,735,532

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

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