Sima Studios EIN 46-2836025

Sima Studios

EIN  46-2836025 Public charity (501(c)(3)) W Hollywood, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Supports content creators and activists to advance global awareness and social justice through their work.
Leadership
Debra Garber · CFO
Money in and out
$655K revenue, $748K expenses
Bottom line
71% program efficiency

Supports content creators and activists to advance global awareness and social justice through their work. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $655K in revenue, $748K in expenses, and $122K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$655K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$748K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$122K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$94K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.29
Program efficiency
71%
of spending reaches programs▼ -24% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +100% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-14%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -411% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$655K
FY2025▼ -77%
Expenses
$748K
FY2025▼ -72%
Total assets
$122K
FY2025▼ -46%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
Total revenue
$655K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$748K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$122K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$94K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$122K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B71%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $528K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Sima's fiscal sponsorship program allows us to elevate projects in all stages of development, production,post-production,distribution,outreach, and impact campaigns,helping creators and creative activists who may ohterwise not be able to secure the funding they need to see their projects financed, finished, and unleashed to have impact.

$497Kprogram expense
02

Since 2012, the annual social impact media awards have set new standards of creativity and integrity in social impact,storytelling,honoring eye opening documentary filmmaking and VR experiences that exemplify excellence in their potential to inspire social CHANGE.EACH year,projects are selected from over 140 countries around the world…

$26Kprogram expense
03

Sima classroom is our diverse and expansive "netflix for changemakers", offering an unprecedent collection of contemporary current affairs media that give students a first-person insight into the pulse, the people, and the movements behind today's global issues, taking them from empathy and critical thinking to action.

$5Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSima Studios
EINHdr · item D46-2836025
Principal addressHdr · item CW Hollywood, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jsimastudios.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Mendoza’s $35K as Director of Operations is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $100K–1M human services 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Virginia Pittaro$33,800$33,500$37,130
Michael Mendoza$35,375$34,475$22,506
Luna Impact INC$9,600
Alex Guillemette$3,200

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$590K · 90%
Contributions & grants$65K · 10%
Program service revenue90%$590K
Contributions & grants10%$65K
Total revenueLn 12$655K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.29
Program services71%$528K
Management & general29%$220K
Total functional expensesLn 25$748K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$122K
Total assetsLn 16$122K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$122K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $122K · Operating expenses/yr $748K
2.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $528K · Total expenses $748K
71%
Management & General
Management & general $220K · Total expenses $748K
29%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $748K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $941K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $65K · Total revenue $655K
10%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $655K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $590K · Total revenue $655K
90%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $655K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $590K · Total expenses $748K
79%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $655K · Prior year $2.8M
-77%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $163K · FY2024 $655K
+32%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $122K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $655K · Expenses $748K
-14%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $122K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $122K · Total assets $122K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $122K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Debra Garber · Reported title CFO · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $748K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $116K · Total expenses $748K
15%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 71%
Overhead ratio 29%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -77%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$655K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$2.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$672K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$701K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$163K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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