2024-08-15T10:42:04-05:00 2023-09-30 951777440 GREEN HASSON & JANKS LLP 700 S FLOWER STREET SUITE 3300 LOS ANGELES CA 90017 990 2022-10-01 953943485 FILM INDEPENDENT FILM 3235569300 5670 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD 9TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES CA 90036 JOSHUA WELSH PRESIDENT 3235569300 2024-08-14 1 0 LIZBETH G NEVAREZ P01399868 3108731600 2024-08-14 2022 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z JOSHUA WELSH 5670 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD 9TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES CA 90036 19440991 0 X WWW.FILMINDEPENDENT.ORG X 1984 CA TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS AND TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING TO THE PUBLIC. 29 29 89 37 296155 217503 11414295 12566588 5913524 6489810 6416 68239 163805 316354 17498040 19440991 439167 632500 0 0 5113418 5469939 0 0 1194132 12204524 12852643 17757109 18955082 -259069 485909 6642446 8703547 1755503 3315996 4886943 5387551 X TO CHAMPION CREATIVE INDEPENDENCE IN VISUAL STORYTELLING IN ALL ITS FORMS AND TO FOSTER A CULTURE OF INCLUSION. WE SUPPORT A GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES WHO EMBODY DIVERSITY, INNOVATION, CURIOSITY AND UNIQUENESS OF VISION. 0 0 4629064 117149 1842951 MEMBERSHIP, EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING SERVICES FILM INDEPENDENT IS AN OPEN-ACCESS MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION WITH 7,805 MEMBERS IN FY23, FROM ALL 50 STATES AND 54 COUNTRIES. TO OUR MEMBERS WE OFFER ROBUST EDUCATIONAL AND FILM PROGRAMMING.-FILM INDEPENDENT PRESENTS SCREENING SERIES (150 UNIQUE EVENTS, AUDIENCE OF 68,000)-THE DIRECTORS CLOSE-UP (CONVERSATIONS ON THE ART OF DIRECTING WITH THE YEAR'S TOP FILMMAKERS (IN PERSON AND ONLINE)-FILM INDEPENDENT FORUM (CONFERENCE FOR WORKING INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS ON THE BUSINESS OF FILMMAKING (IN PERSON)-YEAR-ROUND WORKSHOPS ON SPECIFIC TOPICS OF INTEREST TO FILMMAKERS AND FILM LOVERS ALIKE (IN PERSON AND ONLINE)-GLOBAL MEDIA MAKERS IS A ROBUST PROGRAM SERVING MID-CAREER FILMMAKERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, PROVIDING MENTORSHIP, MASTERCLASSES AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. EACH YEAR A GROUP OF 20-30 FILMMAKERS TRAVEL TO LOS ANGELES FOR A 5-6 WEEK RESIDENCY, AND FILM INDEPENDENT STAFF AND MENTORS ALSO TRAVEL ABROAD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ENGAGING WITH EMERGING FILMMAKING COMMUNITIES IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD. 3217416 75000 2361361 2023 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDSTHE PREMIERE AWARDS SHOW CELEBRATING THE BEST OF INDEPENDENT FILM AND TELEVISION, THE FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS SHINES A LIGHT ON FILMMAKERS WHOSE WORK EMBODIES UNIQUENESS OF VISION, ORIGINAL, PROVOCATIVE SUBJECT MATTER, DIVERSITY, AND ECONOMY OF MEANS. FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS THIS SHOW HAS DONE MORE THAN ANY OTHER SINGLE EVENT TO PUT INDEPENDENT FILM ON THE CULTURAL MAP AND IN THE PUBLIC CONSCIOUSNESS. THE SPIRIT AWARDS EXEMPLIFIES THE WORK OF TALENTED EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED TALENT, SUPPORTS DEIA IN THE AWARDS SPACE, AND CELEBRATES THE BEST OF FICTION AND NON-FICTION WORK IN BOTH FILM AND TELEVISION.-ONLINE SCREENING OF NOMINATED FILMS AND SHOWS FOR MEMBERS (@ 60 TITLES)-VOTING MEMBERS OF FILM INDEPENDENT: 9,301-IN-PERSON AWARD SHOW: 1,200 ATTENDEES 8575377 440351 2285498 ARTIST DEVELOPMENTFILM INDEPENDENT'S ARTIST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS ARE INCUBATORS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF BOLD, ORIGINAL VISUAL STORYTELLERS WORKING IN FILM AND TELEVISION, FICTION AND NON-FICTION. AMONG THE PROGRAMS WE OFFER:-PROJECT INVOLVE IS A HANDS-ON PROGRAM THAT HAS SUPPORTED OVER 900 FILMMAKERS OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS, THROUGH MENTORSHIP, MASTERCLASSES AND SHORT FILM PRODUCTION. AT LEAST 35 FILMMAKERS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM IN FY23.-THE FILMMAKER LABS PRODUCING, SCREENWRITING, EPISODIC, DOCUMENTARY PROVIDE MENTORSHIP AND TRAINING ON THE BUSINESS OF FILMMAKING, AS WELL AS ROBUST FEEDBACK ON FILMMAKERS' CURRENT PROJECTS.-FAST TRACK IS A HIGHLY CURATED FILM FINANCE MARKET, DESIGNED TO HELP PRODUCER-DIRECTOR TEAMS ADVANCE THEIR PROJECTS. FILM INDEPENDENT FACILITATES UP TO 60 MEETINGS FOR FELLOWS WITH TOP EXECUTIVES, FINANCIERS, PACKAGING AGENTS, DISTRIBUTORS, PRODUCTION COMPANIES AND OTHERS. -FISCAL SPONSORSHIP ALLOWS PARTICIPANTS TO UTILIZE THE NON-PROFIT STATUS OF FILM INDEPENDENT TO ACCESS GRANTS FROM FOUNDATIONS, INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS AND GOVERNMENT FUNDING. AT THE END OF FY23, FISCAL SPONSORSHIP HAD APPROXIMATELY 350 ACTIVE PROJECTS, WITH 94 OF THOSE JOINING THE PROGRAM BETWEEN OCTOBER 1, 2022 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2023. 16421857 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 236 0 1 89 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 29 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X JOSHUA WELSH 3235569300 5670 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD 9TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES CA 90036 BRENDA ROBINSON BOARD CHAIR 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BRENDA GILBERT VICE CHAIR 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ED RADA TREASURER 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREA SPERLING SECRETARY 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 VONDIE CURTIS-HALL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER-AT-LARGE 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC D'ARBELOFF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER-AT-LARGE 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LEN AMATO DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RANDY BARBATO DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIENE BOWLES DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MATHEW CULLEN DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RHYS ERNST DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAVIER FUENTES-LEON DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW GREENFIELD DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL HELFANT DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA KIM DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SUE KROLL DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KARYN KUSAMA DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KASI LEMMONS DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID LINDE DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MYNETTE LOUIE DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALIX MADIGAN-YORKIN DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TED MUNDORFF DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GAIL MUTRUX DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SUE NAEGLE DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 COL NEEDHAM DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE PARK DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN POUL DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CATHY SCHULMAN DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY SOROS DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOSH WELSH PRESIDENT 40.00 0.00 X 303194 0 26310 VALECIA PHILLIPS DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS 40.00 0.00 X 165132 0 12010 KATHRYN WALKER SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 0.00 X 169686 0 19379 MARIA BOZZI-RAHAMAD SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND INTERNATIONAL INI 40.00 0.00 X 155182 0 12939 ALINE LOUSTAUNAU DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 40.00 0.00 X 133174 0 17400 SHAWN DAVIS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, SPIRIT AWARDS 40.00 0.00 X 125211 0 8820 MONIQUE COLEMAN SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES & ADMINISTRATIO 40.00 0.00 X 124008 0 19321 1175587 0 116179 9 0 1 0 JACOBSON PAYROLL GROUP 11835 W OLYMPIC BLVD SUITE 1100E LOS ANGELES CA 90064 PAYROLL PROCESSING 874895 VISION MEDIA MANAGEMENT 29125 AVENUE PAINE VALENCIA CA 91355 DIGITAL SCREENING SERVICE 233500 TOWN & COUNTRY EVENT RENTALS 7725 AIRPORT BUSINESS PARK WAY VAN NUYS CA 91406 EVENT RENTALS 188987 ALLSAFE IT 7083 HOLLYWOOD BLVD 5TH FL LOS ANGELES CA 90027 IT SERVICES 147953 KNOLOGY 40 EXCHANGE PLACE STE 143 NEW YORK NY 10005 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 135000 8 2659898 9906690 172716 12566588 PROGRAM FEES & SPONSORSHIPS 900099 3112927 3112927 SPIRIT AWARDS 900099 2361361 2361361 MEMBERSHIP FEES 900099 1015522 1015522 6489810 68239 68239 5001 0 5001 5001 5001 ADVERTISING INCOME 541800 296155 296155 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 15198 15198 311353 19440991 6489810 296155 88438 310000 310000 292500 292500 30000 30000 508464 370419 48280 89765 4202768 3150279 342820 709669 464036 306185 66891 90960 294671 185898 41403 67370 135353 135353 69990 50000 19990 814256 643595 160105 10556 185761 148032 1640 36089 382580 246484 126614 9482 359575 284670 66155 8750 793465 610615 66139 116711 732242 719705 858 11679 96602 45937 44109 6556 98032 5385 92647 OTHER PRODUCTION EXP. 8375125 8375125 CATERING SERVICES 430101 393342 16503 20256 IN-KIND GOODS 139559 139559 TAXES AND LICENSES 51080 21 51059 0 188922 114106 58527 16289 18955082 16421857 1339093 1194132 4605058 2514178 717722 1803864 578058 780850 366263 443909 0 15581 1536127 1310180 322549 225947 1019383 0 1847039 52796 52796 6642446 8703547 1334137 718439 254166 259281 167200 2338276 1755503 3315996 X 3011845 2811139 1875098 2576412 4886943 5387551 6642446 8703547 485909 14699 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 5961815 9009640 6440178 11414295 12566588 45392516 4811250 3836171 4250862 5913524 6489810 25301617 10773065 12845811 10691040 17327819 19056398 70694133 106044 50000 85000 60000 95750 396794 404171 404171 510215 50000 85000 60000 95750 800965 69893168 171275 91407 754 6416 73240 343092 171275 91407 754 6416 73240 343092 76328 10580 15198 102106 10944340 12937218 10768122 17344815 19144836 71139331 0.98250 0.96510 0.00480 0.00780 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 23932 950 24882 26060 -2128 23932 26060 26060 25000 1060 26060 24000 1000 25000 0.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0 0 278453 153149 125304 1257674 1157031 100643 225947 LEASE LIABILITY 2338276 2338276 X 19957498 14699 501808 516507 19440991 0 19440991 19456890 501808 501808 18955082 0 18955082 PART V, LINE 4: FILM INDEPENDENT'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR THE BARBARA BOYLE PROJECT INVOLVE SCHOLARSHIP FUND. PART X, LINE 2: FILM INDEPENDENT RECOGNIZES THE IMPACT OF TAX POSITIONS IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IF THAT POSITION IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED ON AUDIT, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, FILM INDEPENDENT PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND DID NOT NOTE ANY MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR WHICH MIGHT HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. 1 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 GRANT TO A RECIPIENT 30000 0 0 0 0 0 0 30000 0 30000 SLOAN PRODUCING GRANT EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 1 30000 WIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: DEPENDING ON THE GRANT AND PROGRAM IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH, A COMMITTEE MADE UP OF FILM INDEPENDENT STAFF, RESPECTED ARTISTS AND/OR ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY MEMBERS REVIEW NOMINATIONS OR SUBMISSIONS AND AGREE ON AN AWARDEE. IN THE CASE OF DONOR-NAMED FELLOWSHIPS, THE DONOR WILL APPROVE THE FINAL DECISION IN CASE OF ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST MATTERS BETWEEN THE AWARDEE AND DONOR. ALL AWARDS ARE UNRESTRICTED. 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IN THE CASE OF DONOR-NAMED FELLOWSHIPS, THE DONOR WILL APPROVE THE FINAL DECISION IN CASE OF ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST MATTERS BETWEEN THE AWARDEE AND DONOR. ALL AWARDS ARE UNRESTRICTED. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOSH WELSH PRESIDENT 303194 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26310 0 329504 0 0 0 KATHRYN WALKER SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 169686 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19379 0 189065 0 0 0 VALECIA PHILLIPS DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS 165132 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12010 0 177142 0 0 0 MARIA BOZZI-RAHAMAD SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND INT 155182 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12939 0 168121 0 0 0 ALINE LOUSTAUNAU DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 133174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17400 0 150574 0 0 0 X 3 33157 FMV X 8 132059 FMV X SOFTWARE 1 7500 FMV 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): NONCASH DONATIONS ARE LISTED BY TOTAL NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE BOARD DELEGATES AUTHORITY TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. BRENDA ROBINSON, BOARD CHAIR 2. BRENDA GILBERT, VICE CHAIR 3. ED RADA, TREASURER 4. ANDREA SPERLING, SECRETARY FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 KASI LEMMONS AND VONDIE CURTIS-HALL HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER REVIEW THE DRAFT OF THE FORM 990. ONCE APPROVED A COPY OF THE FORM WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO UPDATE THE LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS IN WHICH THEY ARE AN OFFICER OR HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST. THE PRESIDENT REVIEWS THE LISTS SUBMITTED. WHEN CONFLICTS ARISE, THERE IS A DUTY OF DISCLOSURE BY THE AFFECTED INDIVIDUAL AND ABSTENTION FROM DISCUSSING, VOTING ON, OR OTHERWISE INFLUENCING PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER OFFICERS INDEPENDENTLY, WITHOUT THE PARTICIPATION OF INTERESTED PERSONS. COMPARABLE INFORMATION WAS USED IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT INCLUDING THE PRIOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION AND ADVICE OF AN EXECUTIVE RECRUITING FIRM BASED ON THEIR EXPERIENCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: NO PROCESSES HAVE CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. SPIRIT PRODUCTIONS LLC 5670 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD 9TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES CA 90036 954843898 AWARD SHOW & TV PRODUCTION CA 0 0 FILM INDEPENDENT