Outfest is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to protect our past, showcase our present and nurture our future by fostering artistic expression of gender, sexuality and lgbt culture and its transformative social impact on the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
34¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$88K 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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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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $31K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
34%
of spending
Concern: 34% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$88K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$99K
44% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 44% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$864K
-70% vs prior year
Spent
$444K
To programs
34%
Net assets
$128K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$864K
FY2024▼ -70%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$864K
FY2025$530K
Expenses
$444K
FY2024▼ -87%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$444K
FY2025$416K
Net assets
$128K
FY2024▲ +135%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$35K
FY2021$211K
FY2022$229K
FY2023−$363K
FY2024$128K
FY2025$241K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1991.

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Where the money goes

34 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 34% · $152K Management & general 53% · $237K Fundraising 12% · $55K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $88K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Interim Executive Director
$88,156Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Damien Navarro——$161,867$173,750$160,921$132,089
Christopher Racster$84,146$88,156————

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

Showcases LGBT culture and its impact through artistic expression.

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3 programs · $143K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

General Programs

General programming includes screenings and special events through out the year that are not part of our other programs and may be produced in coordination with other organizations.

$85Kprogram expense
02

Outfest Los Angeles Lgbtq Film Festival

The premiere LGBTQ film festival in the world. Features over 150 films from around the world screened to an audience of almost 50,000 people.

$48Kprogram expense
03

Legacy Project

Outfest ucla legacy project for LGBT film preservation - the first and only film preservation, restoration and archive program in the world dedicated to saving and protecting LGBT films.

$10Kprogram 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 1 funder$16K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $116K · 2023–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$116,250

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$864K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$739K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$123K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$444K
Ln 25
Programscol B$152K
Managementcol C$237K
Fundraisingcol D$55K
Owns and owesPt X
$128K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$227K
Total assetsLn 16$227K
LiabilitiesLn 26$99K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$739K
Government grantsLn 1e$35K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$123K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6
Total revenueLn 12$864K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$59K
SavingsLn 2$167K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$227K
Total assetsLn 16$227K
LiabilitiesLn 26$99K
Net assetsLn 32$128K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 640
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$62K$227K
Total assetsLn 16$93K$227K
LiabilitiesLn 26$456K$99K
Net assetsLn 32−$363K$128K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$88K$88K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$2K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$48K$48K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$72K$39K$17K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$578$1K
Office expensesLn 13$30K$17K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$7K$3K
TravelLn 17$11K$8K$3K
InterestLn 20$18K$18K
InsuranceLn 23$40K$40K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$98K$14K$44K$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$444K$152K$237K$55K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $530K$416K$113K$241K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $864K$444K$420K$128K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.9M$3.5M−$603K−$363K 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.8M$3.8M$28K$229K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.9M$3.7M$246K$211K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.5M$2.5M−$20K−$35K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $863,841 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $803,606$738,895
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,036,930$122,774
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$2,166
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $29,493$6
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,870,029$863,841
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $116,250$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,748,822$107,376
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,607,484$336,244
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,472,556$443,620
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$602,527$420,221
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $863,841 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$34,870
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$704,025
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$738,895
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $122,774 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$122,774
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,166$2,166
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $122,780 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,166$863,841
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $443,620 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $88,156$88,156
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $8,164$8,164
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,405 · Management $8,651$11,056
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,907$1,907
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $47,513$47,513
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $39,298 · Management $17,344 · Fundraising $15,000$71,642
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $578 · Management $1,198$1,776
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,776 · Management $13,318$30,094
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,040$5,040
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,789 · Management $3,158$9,947
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,000 · Management $3,440$11,440
IX-20 InterestPrograms $18,500$18,500
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $40,141$40,141
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,151 · Management $44,380 · Fundraising $39,713$98,244
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $151,678 · Management $237,229 · Fundraising $54,713$443,620
Part X · Balance sheet $226,528 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $62,088$59,361
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1$167,167
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $92,589$226,528
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $455,621$98,573
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $455,621$98,573
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$415,290$127,955
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $52,258$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$363,032$127,955
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $92,589$226,528
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $127,955 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$863,841
XI-2 Total expenses$443,620
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$420,221
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$363,032
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$70,766
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$127,955

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