The Fund for Innovative tv has been producing challenging documentary video and television since 1990. IT currrently operates the media burn archive, whose mission is to use archival media to deepen context and encourage critical thought through a social justice lens.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $170K a year · 33% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $16K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$98K
77% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 77% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$212K
Spent
$220K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$29K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$212K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$212K
FY2021$633K
FY2022$264K
FY2023$188K
FY2024$511K
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$220K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$220K
FY2021$249K
FY2022$378K
FY2023$386K
FY2024$438K
FY2025$410K
Net assets
$29K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$29K
FY2021$413K
FY2022$299K
FY2023$102K
FY2024$175K
FY2025$1.1M

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 Sep 1990.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $183K Management & general 14% · $30K Fundraising 3% · $6K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Sara Chapman’s $62K as Executive Dir. is at the 8th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Sara Chapman$61,837$59,596$52,696$47,250

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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1 program · $183K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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$183Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$16K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $20K · 2020–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$20,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$212K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$165K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$47K
Money outPt IX
$220K
Ln 25
Programscol B$183K
Managementcol C$30K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$29K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$71K
Total assetsLn 16$127K
LiabilitiesLn 26$98K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$165K
Government grantsLn 1e$101K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$47K
Total revenueLn 12$212K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$71K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$71K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$53K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$127K
LiabilitiesLn 26$98K
Net assetsLn 32$29K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 636
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$78K$71K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$60K$53K
Total assetsLn 16$175K$127K
LiabilitiesLn 26$108K$98K
Net assetsLn 32$68K$29K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$20K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$107K$96K$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$6K$336$336
Accounting feesLn 11c$586$586
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$9K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$665$665
Office expensesLn 13$642$642
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$31K$28K$3K
TravelLn 17$739$739
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$14K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$204
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$5K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$956$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$220K$183K$30K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.3M$410K$881K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $511K$438K$73K$175K 990 PDF
FY2023 $188K$386K−$197K$102K 990 PDF
FY2022 $264K$378K−$114K$299K 990 PDF
FY2021 $633K$249K$384K$413K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $212K$220K−$8K$29K 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 $212,244 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $124,191$165,007
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $90,858$47,237
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $215,049$212,244
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$20,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $106,705$113,631
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $105,177$86,296
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $211,882$219,927
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,167−$7,683
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $212,244 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $300 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$100,981
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$64,026
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$165,007
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $46,937$46,937
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $47,237 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$212,244
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $219,927 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $20,000$20,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $96,228 · Management $5,346 · Fundraising $5,346$106,920
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,039 · Management $336 · Fundraising $336$6,711
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $586$586
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,797 · Management $10,000$18,797
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $665$665
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $642$642
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,779$1,779
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,261 · Management $3,140$31,401
IX-17 TravelPrograms $739$739
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,812$1,812
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,840 · Management $1,204$15,044
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,832 · Management $204$2,036
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,741 · Management $3,670$8,411
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $956 · Management $3,428$4,384
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $183,212 · Management $30,368 · Fundraising $6,347$219,927
Part X · Balance sheet $127,141 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $77,815$71,260
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $60,330$52,850
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $37,265$3,031
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $175,410$127,141
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,207$284
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,165$9,782
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $107,713$98,157
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $67,697$28,984
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $67,697$28,984
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $175,410$127,141
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $28,984 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$212,244
XI-2 Total expenses$219,927
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,683
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$67,697
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$2,722
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$33,752
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$28,984

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