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FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COVERING SEPTEMBER 2024 THROUGH AUGUST 2025, THE ORGANIZATION'S THREE LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES WERE AS FOLLOWS: 1.44TH PHILADELPHIA JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL / FALL FEST 2024 PHILADELPHIA JEWISH FILM AND MEDIA PRESENTED THE 44TH PHILADELPHIA JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL, ALSO KNOWN AS FALL FEST 2024, FROM NOVEMBER 14-24, 2024. THE FESTIVAL SERVED AS THE ORGANIZATION'S LARGEST PUBLIC PROGRAM AND ADVANCED PJFM'S CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL MISSION BY PRESENTING JEWISH CINEMA AND MEDIA TO BROAD PUBLIC AUDIENCES THROUGHOUT THE PHILADELPHIA REGION. THE FESTIVAL INCLUDED 18 FILMS, CONSISTING OF 13 FEATURE FILMS AND 5 SHORT FILMS, AND INCLUDED NARRATIVE, DOCUMENTARY, DOCUDRAMA, DOMESTIC, AND INTERNATIONAL WORKS. THE PROGRAM INCLUDED FILMS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND MULTIPLE COUNTRIES, INCLUDING ISRAEL, FRANCE, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, GERMANY, HUNGARY, ITALY, JAPAN, POLAND, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM. THE FESTIVAL INCLUDED 20 TOTAL FILM SCREENINGS AND EVENTS, INCLUDING 5 SPECIAL EVENTS. TOTAL IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE WAS 2,100, WITH AN AVERAGE IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE OF 84 PER SCREENING OR EVENT. THROUGH SCREENINGS, SPECIAL EVENTS, FILMMAKER ENGAGEMENT, GUEST SPEAKERS, AND AUDIENCE DIALOGUE, THE FESTIVAL PROVIDED CULTURAL EDUCATION, PROMOTED PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF JEWISH STORIES AND EXPERIENCES, AND CREATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY CONNECTION ACROSS JEWISH AND NON-JEWISH AUDIENCES. 2. JEWISH RESILIENCE SPRING FESTIVAL PJFM PRESENTED JEWISH RESILIENCE, A SPRINGTIME FESTIVAL FOCUSED ON JEWISH STORIES OF PERSEVERANCE, MEMORY, IDENTITY, CULTURAL CONTINUITY, AND COMMUNAL STRENGTH. THE PROGRAM ADVANCED THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE BY USING FILM, MEDIA, AND PUBLIC CONVERSATION TO EXPLORE JEWISH RESILIENCE ACROSS HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY CONTEXTS. JEWISH RESILIENCE INCLUDED 10 SCREENINGS, 9 PUBLIC PROGRAM EVENTS, AND 5 GUEST SPEAKERS, PANELISTS, FILMMAKERS, OR COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS. THE FESTIVAL SERVED APPROXIMATELY 400 PEOPLE. AUDIENCES INCLUDED MEMBERS OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY, INTERFAITH AND MULTICULTURAL AUDIENCES, STUDENTS, OLDER ADULTS, EDUCATORS, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, AND MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE PROGRAM PROVIDED AN ACCESSIBLE FORUM FOR EDUCATION, REFLECTION, AND DIALOGUE ON JEWISH HISTORY, IDENTITY, ANTISEMITISM, TRAUMA, RECOVERY, AND CULTURAL ENDURANCE. BY PAIRING FILM PRESENTATIONS WITH MODERATED CONVERSATIONS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, JEWISH RESILIENCE SUPPORTED PUBLIC LEARNING AND STRENGTHENED PJFM'S ROLE AS A CONVENER OF JEWISH ARTS, CULTURE, AND CIVIC DIALOGUE. 3.UNAPOLOGETICALLY JEWISH COMPETITION PJFM CONTINUED ITS UNAPOLOGETICALLY JEWISH COMPETITION, A SOCIAL MEDIA AND STORYTELLING INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AND ELEVATE CONTEMPORARY JEWISH CREATIVE EXPRESSION. THE COMPETITION ADVANCED THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION BY ENCOURAGING ARTISTS, FILMMAKERS, AND DIGITAL STORYTELLERS TO EXPLORE JEWISH IDENTITY, CULTURE, VALUES, AND LIVED EXPERIENCE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT. THE COMPETITION INCLUDED 9 APPLICANTS, 7 SELECTED FINALISTS, AND 2 IN- PERSON PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS. FINALISTS PRODUCED AND CREATED ORIGINAL CONTENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA CENTERED ON THE UNAPOLOGETICALLY JEWISH COMPETITION WITH THE PURPOSE TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY. FINALISTS PRESENTED THEIR ORIGINAL CONTENT AT AN IN-PERSON SHOWCASE AND AWARD SHOW. THE PROGRAM BENEFITED APPROXIMATELY 200 IN-PERSON AND OVER A MILLION IN UNIQUE VIEWS AND ENGAGEMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. UNAPOLOGETICALLY JEWISH EXPANDED PJFM'S REACH BEYOND TRADITIONAL FILM EXHIBITION BY ENGAGING EMERGING CREATORS AND AUDIENCES THROUGH CONTEMPORARY MEDIA PLATFORMS. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTED JEWISH STORYTELLING, AMPLIFIED A VARIETY OF JEWISH VOICES, AND CREATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC AUDIENCES TO ENCOUNTER JEWISH IDENTITY AND CREATIVITY IN TIMELY, ACCESSIBLE, AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT WAYS. 304663 true true false false false false false false false false false false false true false 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 false false false false false true 15 0 6 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 14 14 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false PA X X KRISTEN ARTER 2155454400 101 S INDEPENDENCE MALL EAST PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 X BARBARA BLACK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JACOB COHEN TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 ELAINE CULBERTSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BETSY FILTON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PHYLLIS FISCHER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEBBIE FLEISCHMAN CO-CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 LIBBY HARWITZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CATHY KAUFMAN SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 ELAINE LINDY DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY RAPPOPORT CO-CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 NATHAN RELLES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JORDAN ROSENBERG DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCYN SACKS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCINE TABAS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 406923 406923 TICKET SALES 33233 33233 33233 16264 16264 AD BOOK AND SPECIAL EVENTS 2786 2786 2786 459206 49497 2786 X 172941 98595 27791 46555 45974 25930 7549 12495 16264 9205 2639 4420 65454 42061 20340 3053 1965 1965 16983 15727 369 887 9001 5356 2835 810 12089 10496 1239 354 9714 5343 3400 971 PRODUCTION AND EXHIBITION 49933 49647 286 SUPPLIES 16792 12783 3118 891 WEBSITE 15012 8257 5254 1501 FEES/MEMBERSHIPS/DUES 12035 8626 2614 795 16181 10672 4478 1031 460338 304663 81626 74049 45334 85107 2500 859 918 1478 5574 84962 16412 133714 109430 25379 23356 22129 1000 47508 24356 X 86206 85074 86206 85074 133714 109430 -1132 X true X false true false X 438921 398113 365854 395906 406923 2005717 60260 21474 125776 28475 49497 285482 2051 354 4349 2212 2786 11752 501232 419941 495979 426593 459206 2302951 55000 55000 24353 134353 55000 55000 24353 134353 2168598 501232 419941 495979 426593 459206 2302951 0.94170 0.92120 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT RECEIVABLE 16412 16412 X SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ORGANIZATION QUALIFY FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS DEDUCTION TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED BY SECTION 170 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATIONS FEDERAL RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS AFTER THE DATE OF FILING. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THERE ARE NO PREVIOUSLY RECOGNIZED UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHICH, IF DERECOGNIZED, WOULD MATERIALLY AFFECT ITS FINANCIAL POSITION. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT INCURRED ANY EXPENSES RELATED TO INCOME TAX PENALTIES OR INTEREST CHARGES. IT IS MANAGEMENT'S POLICY TO CHARGE THOSE EXPENSES TO OPERATIONS WHEN INCURRED. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION PHILADELPHIA JEWISH FILM AND MEDIA (PJFM) CREATES CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY THROUGH JEWISH CINEMA AND DIGITAL STORYTELLING. PJFM WELCOMES EVERYONE TO ENGAGE WITH JEWISH CULTURE AND VALUES THROUGH ITS EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINING YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A PHILADELPHIA JEWISH FILM AND MEDIA'S PURPOSE IS TO CREATE CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY THROUGH JEWISH CINEMA AND DIGITAL STORYTELLING, WELCOMING AUDIENCES TO ENGAGE WITH JEWISH CULTURE, HISTORY, IDENTITY, AND VALUES THROUGH FILM, MEDIA, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, AND DIALOGUE. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COVERING SEPTEMBER 2024 THROUGH AUGUST 2025, THE ORGANIZATION'S THREE LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES WERE AS FOLLOWS: 1.44TH PHILADELPHIA JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL / FALL FEST 2024 PHILADELPHIA JEWISH FILM AND MEDIA PRESENTED THE 44TH PHILADELPHIA JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL, ALSO KNOWN AS FALL FEST 2024, FROM NOVEMBER 14-24, 2024. THE FESTIVAL SERVED AS THE ORGANIZATION'S LARGEST PUBLIC PROGRAM AND ADVANCED PJFM'S CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL MISSION BY PRESENTING JEWISH CINEMA AND MEDIA TO BROAD PUBLIC AUDIENCES THROUGHOUT THE PHILADELPHIA REGION. THE FESTIVAL INCLUDED 18 FILMS, CONSISTING OF 13 FEATURE FILMS AND 5 SHORT FILMS, AND INCLUDED NARRATIVE, DOCUMENTARY, DOCUDRAMA, DOMESTIC, AND INTERNATIONAL WORKS. THE PROGRAM INCLUDED FILMS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND MULTIPLE COUNTRIES, INCLUDING ISRAEL, FRANCE, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, GERMANY, HUNGARY, ITALY, JAPAN, POLAND, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM. THE FESTIVAL INCLUDED 20 TOTAL FILM SCREENINGS AND EVENTS, INCLUDING 5 SPECIAL EVENTS. TOTAL IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE WAS 2,100, WITH AN AVERAGE IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE OF 84 PER SCREENING OR EVENT. THROUGH SCREENINGS, SPECIAL EVENTS, FILMMAKER ENGAGEMENT, GUEST SPEAKERS, AND AUDIENCE DIALOGUE, THE FESTIVAL PROVIDED CULTURAL EDUCATION, PROMOTED PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF JEWISH STORIES AND EXPERIENCES, AND CREATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY CONNECTION ACROSS JEWISH AND NON-JEWISH AUDIENCES. 2. JEWISH RESILIENCE SPRING FESTIVAL PJFM PRESENTED JEWISH RESILIENCE, A SPRINGTIME FESTIVAL FOCUSED ON JEWISH STORIES OF PERSEVERANCE, MEMORY, IDENTITY, CULTURAL CONTINUITY, AND COMMUNAL STRENGTH. THE PROGRAM ADVANCED THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE BY USING FILM, MEDIA, AND PUBLIC CONVERSATION TO EXPLORE JEWISH RESILIENCE ACROSS HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY CONTEXTS. JEWISH RESILIENCE INCLUDED 10 SCREENINGS, 9 PUBLIC PROGRAM EVENTS, AND 5 GUEST SPEAKERS, PANELISTS, FILMMAKERS, OR COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS. THE FESTIVAL SERVED APPROXIMATELY 400 PEOPLE. AUDIENCES INCLUDED MEMBERS OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY, INTERFAITH AND MULTICULTURAL AUDIENCES, STUDENTS, OLDER ADULTS, EDUCATORS, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, AND MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE PROGRAM PROVIDED AN ACCESSIBLE FORUM FOR EDUCATION, REFLECTION, AND DIALOGUE ON JEWISH HISTORY, IDENTITY, ANTISEMITISM, TRAUMA, RECOVERY, AND CULTURAL ENDURANCE. BY PAIRING FILM PRESENTATIONS WITH MODERATED CONVERSATIONS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, JEWISH RESILIENCE SUPPORTED PUBLIC LEARNING AND STRENGTHENED PJFM'S ROLE AS A CONVENER OF JEWISH ARTS, CULTURE, AND CIVIC DIALOGUE. 3.UNAPOLOGETICALLY JEWISH COMPETITION PJFM CONTINUED ITS UNAPOLOGETICALLY JEWISH COMPETITION, A SOCIAL MEDIA AND STORYTELLING INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AND ELEVATE CONTEMPORARY JEWISH CREATIVE EXPRESSION. THE COMPETITION ADVANCED THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION BY ENCOURAGING ARTISTS, FILMMAKERS, AND DIGITAL STORYTELLERS TO EXPLORE JEWISH IDENTITY, CULTURE, VALUES, AND LIVED EXPERIENCE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT. THE COMPETITION INCLUDED 9 APPLICANTS, 7 SELECTED FINALISTS, AND 2 IN- PERSON PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS. FINALISTS PRODUCED AND CREATED ORIGINAL CONTENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA CENTERED ON THE UNAPOLOGETICALLY JEWISH COMPETITION WITH THE PURPOSE TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY. FINALISTS PRESENTED THEIR ORIGINAL CONTENT AT AN IN-PERSON SHOWCASE AND AWARD SHOW. THE PROGRAM BENEFITED APPROXIMATELY 200 IN-PERSON AND OVER A MILLION IN UNIQUE VIEWS AND ENGAGEMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. UNAPOLOGETICALLY JEWISH EXPANDED PJFM'S REACH BEYOND TRADITIONAL FILM EXHIBITION BY ENGAGING EMERGING CREATORS AND AUDIENCES THROUGH CONTEMPORARY MEDIA PLATFORMS. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTED JEWISH STORYTELLING, AMPLIFIED A VARIETY OF JEWISH VOICES, AND CREATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC AUDIENCES TO ENCOUNTER JEWISH IDENTITY AND CREATIVITY IN TIMELY, ACCESSIBLE, AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT WAYS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A DRAFT COPY OF FORM 990 IS SUBMITTED TO THE TREASURER FOR INITIAL REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT THE FIRST ANNUAL BOARD MEETING EACH YEAR AND ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS THAT THEY MAY HAVE. EACH MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO SIGN A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT PROVIDING EITHER A POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE INDICATION OF WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 PHILADELPHIA JEWISH FILM AND MEDIA MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST SENT TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G HONORARIA 7,244 0 0 DESIGN 2,821 0 0 PROFESSIONAL FEES 0 10,309 0 CONTRACT SERVICES 30,528 10,031 3,053 VIRTUAL FEES 1,468 0 0 TOTAL 42,061 20,340 3,053