2025-11-11T14:59:51-05:00 2025-06-30 844235866 Powerhouse Tax Solutions LLC 1716 Freedom Blvd FREEDOM CA 950193008 990 2024-07-01 813138376 WATSONVILLE FILM FESTIVAL % CONSUELO ALBA-SPEYER WATS 8313258724 PO BOX 172 Watsonville CA 95077 CONSUELO ALBA-SPEYER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8313258724 2025-11-11 false true LEOPOLDO ROCHA P01579608 8317631042 2025-11-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 327193 false X X 2016 CA SEE SCHEDULE O 9 0 0 0 0 231525 212876 70188 114304 13 13 0 301726 327193 2500 7000 0 114073 167728 0 0 112148 68751 228721 243479 73005 83714 279504 363218 0 279504 363218 SEE SCHEDULE O false false 150231 During the fiscal year 2024-2025, we presented the 13th Annual Watsonville Film Festival from March 6-25 at the CineLux Green Valley Cinema in Watsonville. Our centerpiece film commemorated the 40th Anniversary of the Watsonville Cannery Strike.For the first time we hosted screenings at Maya Cinemas in Salinas and 418 Project Theater in Santa Cruz. Attendance: 2,800. We presented 50 films and hosted 38 filmmakers, most of them based in the Monterey Bay Region. We featured 22 live events, 12 screenings across four cities, 9 of them sold out. 2025 WFF Film Guide. As part of our Cine Se Puede initiative, we hosted our First Filmmakers Summit. 56 filmmakers attended, connected and shared their dreams, interests and challenges working in our region. The WFFs 7th Annual Dia de Muertos Festival at the Plaza attracted 2,500 families.At this beautiful celebration we premiered Eternidad, a WFF Cine Se Puede supported film by director Ignacio Muoz. We also presented The Book of Life,selected by community vote. As part of the program, we featured 175 live performers, 21 community altars, collaborated with 50 community partners, businesses and sponsors, and supported 40 artists and vendors at Mercado de Muertos. The WFF Team activated an office downtown called Dia de Muertos HQ at Plaza Vigil to connect better with the community. We worked diligently on logistics, safety plan, volunteer coordination, event production and DOD decorations. This also allowed us to work weekly with wonderful volunteers from WHS Hope Club Hosted individual screenings under our year round programming, WFF Presents : - Collaboration with Pajaro Valley Pride to present Hummingbirds and Q&A with the filmmakers at Green Valley CineLux. - Collaboration with the Filipino Cultural Festival to screen Dear Watsonville at Pajaro Valley Arts. - Premiered Leading Change, a selection of Safe Ag, Safe Schools (SASS) Films at CineLux. For several months our team worked on an impact campaign with further screenings at CSUMB, Cabrillo College, PV High and PVPSA. - Visited four local schools with Watsonville-based actor Sedrick Cabrera 150231 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false CA X Consuelo Alba-Speyer 8313258724 209 E 5th St Watsonville CA 95076 X CONSUELO ALBA-SPEYER EXECUTIVE DIR 40.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA HERNANDEZ BOD PRESIDENT 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RON SANDIDGE VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRENDA AVILA-HANNA SECRETARY 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAISY NUNEZ BOD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GIOVANNI MEDINA BOD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PAULA ARRIGONI TREASURER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Leo Rocha BOD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jose Lopez Cruz Junior Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 23749 189127 212876 SPONSORSHIP 711300 56450 56450 TICKET SALES 711300 16772 16772 WFF PRESENTS 711300 23721 23721 CINE EN LA PLAZA 711300 10252 10252 FESTIVAL 711300 7109 7109 114304 13 13 0 327193 114317 0 0 7000 7000 83000 83000 71368 71368 1215 1215 12145 12145 4380 4380 22916 22916 399 399 3248 3248 15743 15743 1220 1220 2221 2221 RENTAL EQUIPMENT 8953 8953 FILM MAKER ARTIST STIPEND 4800 4800 PAYROLL SERVICE FEES 977 977 STAFF & VOL DELEOP TRAINING 1422 1422 2472 2472 243479 150231 93248 0 279259 362893 245 325 279504 363218 0 0 X 279504 363218 279504 363218 279504 363218 83714 0 X false false false X 154389 132228 147652 231525 191627 857421 154389 132228 147652 231525 191627 857421 468047 389374 13 13 13 13 13 65 857486 0.45410 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false NA Governing body meeting documentation Part VI line 8a The organization maintains contemporaneous written minutes of all meetings of the governing body and committees with delegated authority. Minutes are approved by the board at subsequent meetings and retained in the organizations records. Committee meeting documentation Part VI line 8b Committees authorized to act on behalf of the board maintain contemporaneous written minutes of all meetings. These minutes are reviewed and approved by the committee and retained as part of the organizations official records. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 A draft of the Form 990 is reviewed by the executive director and bookkeeper prior to filing. The final return is shared with the board of directors at the next scheduled meeting. Form 990 availability to public Part VI line 18 The organization does not currently have a formal process to make its Form 990, Form 1023, or IRS determination letter publicly available. As a small community-based nonprofit, the Watsonville Film Festival intends to comply with IRS public disclosure requirements by providing copies of these documents upon request in the future. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 The Watsonville Film Festival maintains copies of its governing documents, including its articles of incorporation, bylaws, and conflict-of-interest policy, at its principal office. These documents are available for internal reference by the board of directors and staff. They are not currently posted online but can be provided upon request.