The Asian World Film Festival AWFF brings the best of a broad select of Asian World cinema to Los Angeles in order to draw greater recognition to the regions wealth of filmmakers

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$81K 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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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 surplus $21K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$81K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$34K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$387K
-51% vs prior year
Spent
$651K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$170K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$387K
FY2022▼ -51%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$19K
FY2021$786K
FY2022$387K
FY2023$387K
FY2024$346K
Expenses
$651K
FY2022▲ +74%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$42K
FY2021$374K
FY2022$651K
FY2023$523K
FY2024$230K
Net assets
$170K
FY2022▼ -61%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$22K
FY2021$434K
FY2022$170K
FY2023$33K
FY2024$149K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2015.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $513K Management & general 20% · $132K Fundraising 1% · $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

2 people listed on the 990; $81K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$59,500Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$21,025Pt VII · Sec A

Georges N Chamchoum’s $15K as Executive Director is at the 11th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Georges N Chamchoum$15,000$68,000$59,500$27,500—
Asel Sherniyazova$10,500$29,758$21,025$17,750$13,720

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 15aNo

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Showcases diverse Asian films in Los Angeles to highlight regional filmmakers.

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2 programs · $570K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Asian film festival

$513Kprogram expense
02

Various other program to promote intercultural understanding through media works

$58Kprogram expense

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 · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$387K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$361K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25K
Money outPt IX
$651K
Ln 25
Programscol B$513K
Managementcol C$132K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$170K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$203K
Total assetsLn 16$203K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$361K
Total revenueLn 12$387K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$203K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$203K
Total assetsLn 16$203K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
Net assetsLn 32$170K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$431K$203K
Total assetsLn 16$434K$203K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$34K
Net assetsLn 32$434K$170K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$81K$81K
Management feesLn 11a$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$69K$68K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$45K$45K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$291$17K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$31K$22K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$225K$225K
All other expensesLn 24e$150K$128K$16K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$651K$513K$132K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $346K$230K$116K$149K 990 PDF
FY2023 $387K$523K−$137K$33K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $387K$651K−$264K$170K 990 PDF
FY2021 $786K$374K$412K$434K 990 PDF
FY2020 $19K$42K−$24K$22K 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
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $386,609 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $164,082$25,251
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $621,496$361,358
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $785,578$386,609
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $45,250$80,525
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $328,628$570,498
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $373,878$651,023
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $411,700−$264,414
Part VI · Governance 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $386,609 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$25,251
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$25,251
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $361,358$361,358
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $361,358$386,609
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $651,023 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $80,525$80,525
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $14,217$14,217
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,600$3,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $67,586 · Management $1,173$68,759
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $45,309$45,309
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $291 · Management $16,761$17,052
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,800$4,800
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $5,672$5,672
IX-17 TravelPrograms $22,029 · Management $9,138$31,167
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,616$4,616
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $225,446$225,446
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $128,299 · Management $15,589 · Fundraising $5,972$149,860
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $512,593 · Management $132,458 · Fundraising $5,972$651,023
Part X · Balance sheet $203,484 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $431,225$203,484
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $434,182$203,484
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$33,716
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$33,716
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $434,182$169,768
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $434,182$203,484
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $169,768 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$386,609
XI-2 Total expenses$651,023
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$264,414
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$434,182
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$169,768

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