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Nonprofit · EIN 13-6227423

ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES

Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10003

Financials

$779K$1.2M2022$907K$1.2M2023$1.5M$1.2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$1,503,093$1,211,793$291,300$3,810,448$939,042$2,871,406
June 30, 2024990$907,021$1,198,433-$291,412$3,545,423$965,317$2,580,106
June 30, 2023990$778,821$1,185,284-$406,463$3,731,274$854,250$2,877,024
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$880,866
of which government grants
$127,130
Membership dues
$105,844
Program service revenue
$570,971
Investment income
-$1,619
Royalties
$30,357
Net gain from sales of assets
-$1,626
Other revenue
$52,875

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$55,000
Other salaries and wages
$445,500
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$621,616
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$10,654
Depreciation
$41,300
Program services (functional)
$977,639
Management and general (functional)
$186,863
Fundraising (functional)
$47,291

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$3,545,423
Total assets, end of year
$3,810,448
Total liabilities, end of year
$939,042
Net assets, end of year
$2,871,406
Land, buildings and equipment
$66,958
Net assets without donor restrictions
$2,243,189
Net assets with donor restrictions
$628,217
Gross receipts
$1,703,510
Employees
35
Volunteers
0
Year formed
1966
State of legal domicile
NY

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JOHN MHIRIPIRIEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$55,000
SOTIRIOS KOTOULASCHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0
MATTHEW PRESSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RONNIE SILVERBERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
AMY TAUBINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES WAGSTAFFTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 7 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JOHN MHIRIPIRIEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$54,000
SOTIRIOS KOTOULASCHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0
MATTHEW PRESSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LUCY RAVENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RONNIE SILVERBERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
AMY TAUBINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES WAGSTAFFTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 8 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JOHN MHIRIPIRIEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
35$40,500
KEVIN BONE FORMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
AMY TAUBINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RONNIE SILVERBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MATTHEW PRESSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SOTIRIOS KOTOULASCHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0
LUCY RAVENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES WAGSTAFFTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
32 2ND AVE # 34, NEW YORK, NY 10003-8631
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JOHN MHIRIPIRI, 32 SECOND AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10003
Signed the 990
JOHN MHIRIPIRI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(212) 505-5151
Return prepared by
LIBOCK & ASSOCIATES LLC

Mission

ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES IS A MAJOR CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT, NONCOMMERCIAL AND AVANT-GARDE CINEMA. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS AND OPERATES AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FACILITY FOR THE PHYSICAL PRESERVATION, EXHIBITION AND STUDY OF ESSENTIAL WORKS OF FILM AND VIDEO ART. IN ADDITION TO ITS FILM PRESERVATION AND PUBLIC SCREENING PROGRAMS, THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS IN-PERSON ARTIST APPEARANCES, LECTURES, TOURS AND SEMINARS FOR THE PUBLIC AND VISITING SCHOOL GROUPS; PUBLISHES PROGRAM CATALOGS AND BOOKS OF SCHOLARLY RESEARCH; AND MAINTAINS AN EXTENSIVE RESEARCH LIBRARY THAT SERVES STUDENTS, SCHOLARS AND WRITERS ASSOCIATED WITH UNIVERSITIES, MUSEUMS, ARCHIVES AND CINEMAS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND ABROAD. THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY ACTIVITIES ARE TO EXHIBIT A BROAD PROGRAM OF HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY CINEMA; TO PRESERVE ITS OWN VAST COLLECTION OF RARE AND UNIQUE ARTIST-MADE FILMS; AND TO COLLECT AND PUBLISH DOCUMENTATION IN THIS FIELD.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • FILM AND VIDEO EXHIBITIONS: THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS AND OPERATES TWO THEATER SPACES THAT ARE USED FOR FILM AND VIDEO EXHIBITION ON A DAILY BASIS. THE ORGANIZATION'S OWN FILM COLLECTION IS PRESENTED THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF EACH YEAR, AND IS PROGRAMMED TO PROVIDE REGULAR ACCESS TO MANY OF THE MASTERPIECES OF FILM HISTORY, WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON INDEPENDENT AND AVANT-GARDE CINEMA. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PRESENTS NUMEROUS FILMS AND FILM SERIES CURATED FROM SOURCES OUTSIDE ITS OWN COLLECTION, INCLUDING RETROSPECTIVES, SINGLE- EVENING PROGRAMS OF EXPERIMENTAL FILMS OLD AND NEW, AND THEATRICAL PREMIERS OF FEATURE FILMS AND DOCUMENTARIES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
    Expenses $617,916 · revenue $359,913
  • FILM AND VIDEO PRESERVATION AND ARCHIVING: THE ORGANIZATION STORES APPROXIMATELY 20,000 FILMS AND 5,000 VIDEOS IN ITS CLIMATE CONTROLLED VAULTS, MANY OF WHICH MIGHT NO LONGER EXIST WITHOUT THE ORGANIZATION'S EFFORTS. THE ORGANIZATION PRESERVES DOZENS OF FILMS AND VIDEOS EACH YEAR, OF VARYING FORMAT, LENGTH AND PROJECT COMPLEXITY, MAKING NEW NEGATIVES, PROJECTION PRINTS AND DIGITAL COPIES OF FILMS THAT ARE UNIQUE AND/OR THREATENED BY DECAY, INSURING THAT THESE CRITICALLY AND CULTURALLY IMPORTANT WORKS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO AUDIENCES AND SCHOLARS FOR DECADES TO COME.
    Expenses $297,026
  • LIBRARY AND RESEARCH: THE ORGANIZATION'S LIBRARY HOUSES THE MOST EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF RESEARCH AND ARCHIVAL PAPER MATERIALS RELATED TO AVANT-GARDE AND EXPERIMENTAL CINEMA IN THE COUNTRY (AND PERHAPS THE WORLD). THESE COLLECTIONS ARE AVAILABLE BY APPOINTMENT, AND HAVE BEEN WIDELY ACCESSED BY STUDENTS, SCHOLARS, PROFESSORS, WRITERS AND CURATORS AS A UNIQUE RESOURCE IN THE FIELD. THE ORGANIZATION IS A NONLENDING LIBRARY, BUT OFFERS PHOTOCOPY FACILITIES AND IS BUILDING A DIGITAL IMAGE DATABASE OF ITS RARE PAPER MATERIALS THAT WILL BE UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE ONLINE. IN 2026, THE ORGANIZATION PLANS TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION TO EXPAND ITS FACILITIES, FEATURING A NEW ANNEX ADDITION ADJACENT TO ITS EXISTING HISTORIC BUILDING. THE NEW FACILITY WILL GREATLY EXPAND PUBLIC ACCESS, ALONG WITH THE FORTHCOMING COLLECTIONS WEBSITE.
    Expenses $41,587
  • PUBLICATIONS AND REPRODUCTIONS: INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED FOR ITS DEDICATION TO THE HISTORY OF INNOVATIVE, AVANT-GARDE AND EXPERIMENTAL CINEMA, THE ORGANIZATION PUBLISHES EDUCATIONAL CATALOGS AND BOOKS IN THE FIELD, WHICH WOULD HAVE NO OTHER PROSPECTS FOR PUBLICATION BECAUSE OF THE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED SUBJECT MATTER. THE ORGANIZATION'S PUBLICATIONS ARE SOLD TO COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORES, AND DIRECTLY TO TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR RESEARCH AND STUDY PURPOSES.
    Expenses $21,110 · revenue $46,390

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
13-6227423
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1967
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B77Z)
Assets (IRS master file)
$3,810,448
Income (IRS master file)
$1,703,510

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$1,503,093$1,211,793$3,810,448XML
990June 2024$907,021$1,198,433$3,545,423IRS
990June 2023$778,821$1,185,284$3,731,274XML
990June 2022$1,283,908$1,040,069$3,818,223IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-6227423).

Questions about ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES

What is the EIN of ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES?
The employer identification number (EIN) of ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES is 13-6227423.
Is ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1967.
Are donations to ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JOHN MHIRIPIRI.
Who are the officers and directors of ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 6 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $55,000 (JOHN MHIRIPIRI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,503,093, expenses of $1,211,793 and total assets of $3,810,448 at year end.

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