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Supports episodic storytelling through an international television festival and year-round programs. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $865K in revenue, $950K in expenses, and $397K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Denver, CO
Website
www.seriesfest.com
Filings
6 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$865KFY2020
Expenses
$950K
Net assets
$397K
People
20
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  82-2457698 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Denver, CO
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Supports episodic storytelling through an international television festival and year-round programs.
Leadership
Randi Kleiner · CEO, Co-Founder · $93K
Money in and out
$865K revenue, $950K expenses
Bottom line
54% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$865K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$950K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$397K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$85K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.54 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.19
Program efficiency
54%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-10%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$865K
FY2020
Expenses
$950K
FY2020
Total assets
$476K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$79K
FY2020
Total revenue
$865K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$950K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$397K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$85K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$476K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B54%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 318
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 418

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSeriesfest
EINHdr · item D82-2457698
Principal addressHdr · item CDenver, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.seriesfest.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a18
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b18
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
CEO, Co-Founder
$93,016Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Randi Kleiner’s $130K as CEO/Co-Found is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3916 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Randi Kleiner$129,677$133,625$134,344$129,721$119,607$93,016

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $518K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
01

Seriesfest's season six of its festival was attended by over 450 industry and 15,000 festival goers over six days of in-competition screenings, panels, and network sneak peaks and premieres. The festival showcases compelling and creative content while celebrating television history and engaging in dialogue surrounding series.

$518Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$822K · 95%
Program service revenue$43K · 5%
Contributions & grants95%$822K
Program service revenue5%$43K
— government grantsLn 1e$99K
Total revenueLn 12$865K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.54 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.19
Program services54%$518K
Management & general26%$250K
Fundraising19%$182K
Total functional expensesLn 25$950K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$138K
Total assetsLn 16$476K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$79K
Total net assetsLn 32$397K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $138K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $950K · Less non-cash grants $13K · Cash operating expenses/yr $937K
1.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $518K · Total expenses $950K
54%
Management & General
Management & general $250K · Total expenses $950K
26%
Fundraising
Fundraising $182K · Total expenses $950K
19%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $182K · Solicited contributions $723K
$0.25 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $822K · Total revenue $865K
95%
Government reliance
Government grants $99K · Total revenue $865K
11%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $43K · Total revenue $865K
5%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $865K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $43K · Total expenses $950K
5%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $865K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $397K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $865K · Expenses $950K
-10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $476K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $397K · Total assets $476K
83%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $476K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Randi Kleiner · Reported title CEO, CO-FOUNDER · Highest reported compensation $93K · Total expenses $950K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $693K · Total expenses $950K
73%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 54%
Overhead ratio 26%
Fundraising cost ratio 22%
Legal fee ratio 0.1%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 12 grants · $173K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$38,500
Brew Crew Productions LLCFY2023$8,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$7,750
Unitemized GrantFY2022$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$48,000
Oakland Theater ProjectCA · FY2021$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$11,000

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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)$1.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$865K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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