2025-09-30T13:22:28-05:00 2024-09-30 951777440 GREEN HASSON & JANKS LLP 700 S FLOWER STREET SUITE 3300 LOS ANGELES CA 90017 990 2023-10-01 953943485 FILM INDEPENDENT FILM 3235569300 5670 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD 9TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES CA 90036 VALECIA PHILLIPS DIR. OF FINANCE/OPERATIONS 3235569300 2025-09-26 1 1 LIZBETH G NEVAREZ P01399868 3108731600 2025-09-26 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BRENDA ROBINSON 5670 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD 9TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES CA 90036 21143531 0 X WWW.FILMINDEPENDENT.ORG X 1984 CA TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS AND TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING TO THE PUBLIC. 30 30 84 50 389863 292109 12566588 13597926 6489810 7024499 68239 106541 316354 414565 19440991 21143531 632500 505588 0 0 5469939 5479608 0 0 1083816 12852643 14814182 18955082 20799378 485909 344153 8703547 8317119 3315996 2575633 5387551 5741486 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 10335191 386000 1860976 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 1,000 FILMMAKERS OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS, THROUGH MENTORSHIP, MASTERCLASSES AND SHORT FILM PRODUCTION. AT LEAST 34 FILMMAKERS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM IN FY24.-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 FY24, FISCAL SPONSORSHIP HAD APPROXIMATELY 466 ACTIVE PROJECTS, WITH 116 OF THOSE JOINING THE PROGRAM BETWEEN OCTOBER 1, 2023 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2024. 4648670 44588 2779372 MEMBERSHIP, EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING SERVICES FILM INDEPENDENT IS AN OPEN-ACCESS MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION WITH 8,176 MEMBERS IN FY24, FROM 49 STATES AND 63 COUNTRIES. TO OUR MEMBERS WE OFFER ROBUST EDUCATIONAL AND FILM PROGRAMMING.-FILM INDEPENDENT PRESENTS SCREENING SERIES (158 UNIQUE EVENTS, AUDIENCE OF 16,347)-THE DIRECTORS CLOSE-UP (CONVERSATIONS ON THE ART OF DIRECTING WITH THE YEAR'S TOP FILMMAKERS (ONLINE)-FILM INDEPENDENT FORUM (CONFERENCE FOR WORKING INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS ON THE BUSINESS OF FILMMAKING (IN PERSON). -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.-YEAR-ROUND WORKSHOPS ON SPECIFIC TOPICS OF INTEREST TO FILMMAKERS AND FILM LOVERS ALIKE (IN PERSON AND ONLINE) 3297696 75000 2384151 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 OVER 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 (@ 65 TITLES)- VOTING MEMBERS OF FILM INDEPENDENT: 8,176- IN-PERSON AWARD SHOW: 1,200 ATTENDEES 18281557 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 298 0 1 84 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 30 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X VALECIA PHILLIPS 3235569300 5670 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD 9TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES CA 90036 BRENDA ROBINSON BOARD CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BRENDA GILBERT VICE CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ED RADA TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREA SPERLING SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 VONDIE CURTIS-HALL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER-AT-LARGE 5.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC D'ARBELOFF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER-AT-LARGE 5.00 X 0 0 0 LEN AMATO DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 RANDY BARBATO DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIENE BOWLES DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 MATHEW CULLEN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 RHYS ERNST DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JAVIER FUENTES-LEON DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW GREENFIELD DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL HELFANT DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA KIM DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 SUE KROLL DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 KARYN KUSAMA DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 KASI LEMMONS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID LINDE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 MYNETTE LOUIE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ALIX MADIGAN-YORKIN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 TED MUNDORFF DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 GAIL MUTRUX DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 SUE NAEGLE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 COL NEEDHAM DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE PARK DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN POUL DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 CATHY SCHULMAN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY SOROS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAN STERN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOSH WELSH PRESIDENT 40.00 X 314133 0 26476 VALECIA PHILLIPS DIRECTOR OF FINANCE/OPER. 40.00 X 172721 0 11887 KATHRYN WALKER SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 178260 0 20948 MARIA BOZZI-RAHAMAD SR.DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION/INTERNATIONAL PROG. 40.00 X 162883 0 13002 ALINE LOUSTAUNAU DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 40.00 X 137003 0 17457 MONIQUE COLEMAN SR.DIRECTOR OF HR/ADMIN 40.00 X 131437 0 19658 SHAWN DAVIS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, SPIRIT AWARDS 40.00 X 129714 0 9071 1226151 0 118499 9 0 1 0 LIVE DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT 736 DEL RIO AVE ENCINITAS CA 92024 PRODUCTION SERVICES 722031 JACOBSON PAYROLL GROUP 11835 W OLYMPIC BLVD SUITE 1100E LOS ANGELES CA 90064 PAYROLL PROCESSING 451118 TOWN & COUNTRY EVENT RENTALS 7725 AIRPORT BUSINESS PARK WAY VAN NUYS CA 91406 EVENT RENTALS 228259 ALLSAFE IT 7083 HOLLYWOOD BLVD 5TH FL LOS ANGELES CA 90027 IT SERVICES 179894 VISION MEDIA MANAGEMENT 29125 AVENUE PAINE VALENCIA CA 91355 DIGITAL SCREENING SERVICE 145000 7 2622178 10975748 378152 13597926 FEES - MEMBERSHIP/EDUCATION/PROGR 900099 2779372 2779372 SPIRIT AWARDS 900099 2384151 2384151 ARTIST DEVELOPMENT & SPONSORSHIPS 900099 1860976 1860976 7024499 106541 106541 22150 0 22150 22150 22150 ADVERTISING INCOME 541800 389863 389863 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 2552 2552 392415 21143531 7024499 389863 131243 176000 176000 285000 285000 44588 44588 516286 395257 39934 81095 4191228 3208717 324186 658325 444181 340056 34357 69768 327913 251043 25364 51506 79046 79046 125665 125665 970512 810786 133484 26242 187895 158704 29191 242968 114807 112463 15698 300939 226875 67017 7047 889316 654723 127633 106960 728887 721441 571 6875 96602 28780 66175 1647 131980 7357 124623 OTHER PRODUCTION EXP. 10247888 10247813 75 CATERING AND CRAFT SERV 423681 384125 14134 25422 IN-KIND GOODS 156180 156180 TAXES AND LICENSES 48935 14579 33522 834 183688 54726 125831 3131 20799378 18281557 1434005 1083816 2514178 2999797 1803864 1439020 780850 632333 443909 538748 15581 22041 1536127 1406782 225947 129345 1019383 1072658 1847039 1430381 52796 52796 8703547 8317119 718439 550177 259281 212561 2338276 1812895 3315996 2575633 X 2811139 3085573 2576412 2655913 5387551 5741486 8703547 8317119 344153 9782 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 9009640 6440178 11414295 12566588 13597926 53028627 3836171 4250862 5913524 6489810 7024499 27514866 12845811 10691040 17327819 19056398 20622425 80543493 50000 85000 60000 95750 308664 599414 0 50000 85000 60000 95750 308664 599414 79944079 91407 754 6416 73240 128691 300508 91407 754 6416 73240 128691 300508 76328 10580 15198 2552 104658 12937218 10768122 17344815 19144836 20753668 80948659 0.98760 0.98250 0.00370 0.00480 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 24882 1263 26145 23932 950 24882 26060 -2128 23932 26060 26060 25000 1060 26060 0.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0 0 278453 180994 97459 1257674 1225788 31886 129345 LEASE LIABILITY 1812895 1812895 X 21955153 9782 801840 811622 21143531 0 21143531 21601218 801840 801840 20799378 0 20799378 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, 2024, 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 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES GLOBAL MEDIA MAKERS 3439 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES INTERNATIONAL - CAIRO AND GLOBAL MEDIA MAKERS 63666 SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES GLOBAL MEDIA MAKERS 30999 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES INTERNATIONAL - CHENNAI AND GLOBAL MEDIA MAKERS 38022 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES GLOBAL MEDIA MAKERS 25092 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS GLOBAL MEDIA MAKERS 5000 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS GLOBAL MEDIA MAKERS 7250 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 19945 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 12393 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 FUNDRAISING 0 0 0 0 0 0 193413 12393 205806 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 314133 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26476 0 340609 0 0 0 KATHRYN WALKER SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 178260 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20948 0 199208 0 0 0 VALECIA PHILLIPS DIRECTOR OF FINANCE/OPER. 172721 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11887 0 184608 0 0 0 MARIA BOZZI-RAHAMAD SR.DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION/INTERNATION 162883 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13002 0 175885 0 0 0 ALINE LOUSTAUNAU DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 137003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17457 0 154460 0 0 0 MONIQUE COLEMAN SR.DIRECTOR OF HR/ADMIN 131437 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19658 0 151095 0 0 0 X 5 221972 FMV X 9 141442 FMV X SOFTWARE 2 14738 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