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Nonprofit · EIN 23-7042553

FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER INC

Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10023

Financials

$15.6M$17.7M2023$15.2M$18.7M2024$18.4M$18.5M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$18,377,658$18,485,202-$107,544$43,241,805$3,574,424$39,667,381
December 31, 2024990$15,222,219$18,651,224-$3,429,005$42,311,537$4,329,528$37,982,009
December 31, 2023990$15,625,556$17,731,136-$2,105,580$42,604,935$2,785,404$39,819,531
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$11,869,465
of which government grants
$150,330
Program service revenue
$5,311,226
Investment income
$457,920
Net rental income
$282,296
Net gain from sales of assets
$118,770
Net income from sales of inventory
$225,654
Other revenue
$739,047

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$973,424
Other salaries and wages
$6,424,803
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$9,938,185
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$91,387
Accounting fees
$49,557
Occupancy
$1,805,783
Travel
$446,337
Depreciation
$1,239,449
Program services (functional)
$15,813,331
Management and general (functional)
$2,099,162
Fundraising (functional)
$572,709

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$42,311,537
Total assets, end of year
$43,241,805
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,574,424
Net assets, end of year
$39,667,381
Land, buildings and equipment
$24,959,871
Publicly traded securities
$15,104,898
Net assets without donor restrictions
$24,192,817
Net assets with donor restrictions
$15,474,564
Gross unrelated business income
$672,621
Gross receipts
$21,567,578
Employees
143
Volunteers
263
Year formed
1969
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DANIEL BATTSEKPRESIDENT
Officer
45$268,723$94,250
LISA SCHROEDERCHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Officer
45$297,257$49,439
SARAH EATONVP, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
45$233,923$58,096
DENNIS LIMARTISTIC DIRECTOR - NYFF
Key employee
45$227,987$44,694
MATTHEW BOLISHDEPUTY DIR / MANAGING DIR - NYFF
Highest-paid employee
45$243,689$27,209
ELIZABETH GARDENERVP, PARTNERSHIPS & ADVERTISING
Highest-paid employee
45$216,747$39,482
FLORENCE ALMOZINIVP, PROGRAMING
Highest-paid employee
45$213,183$10,595
JEFFREY DELAUTERVP, OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
45$172,077$46,545
DANIEL H STERNCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
IRA RESNICKVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
PETER SOBILOFFVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
HILLARY KOOTA KREVLINPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LISA EHRENKRANZVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JOHN F LYONSVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RONNIE PLANALPVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
26 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
WENDY KEYSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
KRIS F HEINZELMANTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ANNE-VICTOIRE AURIAULTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
FRANCESCA BEALEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSHUA COHENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LISA CORTESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ELISSA F CULLMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PATRICK HARRISONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SUSAN HESSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PAMELA JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TARA KELLEHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PABLO LEGORRETADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARCIA LEVYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
VICTORIA NEWHOUSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PETER RESNICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARION RICHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LAUREN ROSENKRANZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HARVEY SAWIKINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT SHAFIRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HAZEL SHANKENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN SLOSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARY SOLOMONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ARIELLE TEPPERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DEBI WISCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
VIVIAN ZELTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ZACH ZUCKERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 42 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LESLI KLAINBERGPRESIDENT
Officer
45$452,176$41,507
LISA SCHROEDERCHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Officer
45$288,514$49,197
SARAH EASTONVP, MARKETING & COMMUNICATION
Highest-paid employee
45$228,382$58,762
DENNIS LIMARTISTIC DIRECTOR - NYFF
Key employee
45$217,500$44,718
ELIZABETH GARDENERVP, PARTNERSHIPS & ADVERTISING
Highest-paid employee
45$196,245$38,921
MARIA RUIZ-BOSTACOSVP, EVENTS & SPECIAL PROJECTS
Highest-paid employee
45$173,200$56,302
FLORENCE ALMOZINIVP, PROGRAMING
Highest-paid employee
45$205,117$22,663
MATTHEW BOLISHDEPUTY DIR / MANAGING DIR - NYFF
Highest-paid employee
45$194,400$26,467
DANIEL H STERNCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
IRA RESNICKVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
PETER SOBILOFFVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
HILLARY KOOTA KREVLINPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LISA EHRENKRANZVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JOHN F LYONSVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RONNIE PLANALPVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
WENDY KEYSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KRIS F HEINZELMANTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANNE-VICTOIRE AURIAULTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANCESCA BEALEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSHUA COHENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA CORTESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELISSA F CULLMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICK HARRISONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN HESSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ABIGAIL HIRSCHHORNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT HOFFMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAMELA JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TARA KELLEHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PABLO LEGORRETADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARCIA LEVYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN LYONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VICTORIA NEWHOUSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER RESNICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARION RICHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAUREN ROSENKRANZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HARVEY SAWIKINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT SHAFIRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HAZEL SHANKENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN SLOSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY SOLOMONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEBI WISCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VIVIAN ZELTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 43 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LESLI KLAINBERGPRESIDENT
Officer
45$327,240$91,811
LISA W SCHROEDERCHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Officer
45$279,299$103,704
DENNIS LIMARTISTIC DIRECTOR - NYFF
Key employee
45$209,496$52,015
MARIA RUIZ-BOTSACOSDIRECTOR, SPECIAL EVENTS
Highest-paid employee
45$168,096$69,817
FRANKLIN B HARTLEYVP, PHILANTHROPIES & PARTNERSHIPS
Highest-paid employee
45$212,924$24,425
FLORENCE ALMONZINIDIRECTOR, PROGRAMING
Highest-paid employee
45$194,862$40,052
ELIZABETH GARDNERDIRECTOR, PARTNERSHIPS & ADVERTISING
Highest-paid employee
45$187,128$44,597
MATTHEW E BOLISHVP, OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION
Highest-paid employee
45$188,702$23,144
DANIEL H STERNCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
IRA RESNICKVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
PETER SOBILOFFVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
HILLARY KOOTA KREVLINPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LISA EHRENKRANZVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JOHN F LYONSVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RONNIE PLANALPVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
WENDY KEYSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KRIS F HEINZELMANTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANNE-VICTOIRE AURIAULTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANCESCA BEALEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSHUA COHENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA CORTESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELISSA F CULLMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICK HARRISONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN HESSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ABIGAIL HIRSCHHORNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT HOFFMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAMELA JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TARA KELLEHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PABLO LEGORRETADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARCIA LEVYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN LYONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CRYSTAL MCCRARY MCGUIREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VICTORIA NEWHOUSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CARLOS PEREZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER RESNICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARION RICHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAUREN ROSENKRANZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT SHAFIRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HAZEL SHANKENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN SLOSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY SOLOMONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEBI WISCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VIVIAN ZELTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
70 LINCOLN CENTER PLAZA, NEW YORK, NY 10023-6548
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
DANIEL BATTSEK, 70 LINCOLN CENTER PLAZA, NEW YORK, NY 10023
Signed the 990
DANIEL BATTSEK, PRESIDENT
Phone
(212) 875-5610
Return prepared by
LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP

Mission

FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER, INC. WAS FORMED TO DEVELOP, STIMULATE AND SUPPORT THE ART OF FILM AND RELATED MEDIA BY THE PRESENTATION OF FILM FESTIVALS AND YEAR-ROUND FILM PROGRAMMING AT LINCOLN CENTER OR ELSEWHERE; THE SHOWING OF SELECTED PROGRAMS OF FILM; THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE STUDY OF FILM THROUGH STUDENT SCREENINGS WITH FILM GUIDES AND FILMMAKERS CONDUCTING Q&A'S; AND PARTICIPATING IN ANY AND ALL MATTERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH OR INDEPENDENT OF OTHERS IN SPONSORING, PROMOTING, APPRECIATING, SHOWCASING, SCREENING, AND IMPROVING THE FILM MEDIA.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THEATER GENERAL PROGRAMMING AND FESTIVALSFLC'S STATE-OF-THE-ART WALTER READE THEATER AND THE ELINOR BUNIN MUNROE FILM CENTER, LOCATED AT LINCOLN CENTER, PROVIDE A HOME FOR YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS AND THE NEW YORK CITY FILM COMMUNITY. FOUNDED IN 1969 TO CELEBRATE AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL CINEMA, FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER WORKS TO RECOGNIZE ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING FILMMAKERS, SUPPORT IMPORTANT NEW WORK, AND TO ENHANCE THE AWARENESS, ACCESSIBILITY, AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE MOVING IMAGE. FLC PRODUCES THE RENOWNED NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL, A CURATED SELECTION OF THE YEAR'S MOST SIGNIFICANT FILM WORK, AND PRESENTS OR COLLABORATES ON OTHER ANNUAL NEW YORK CITY FESTIVALS AND CURATED FILM SERIES. IN ADDITION TO PUBLISHING THE AWARD-WINNING FILM COMMENT MAGAZINE, FLC RECOGNIZES AN ARTIST'S UNIQUE ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM WITH THE PRESTIGIOUS CHAPLIN AWARD.
    Expenses $8,023,824 · revenue $2,203,618
  • NEW YORK FILM FESTIVALTHE NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL (NYFF) HAS BEEN A MAJOR FILM FESTIVAL SINCE IT BEGAN IN 1963, HIGHLIGHTING THE BEST IN WORLD CINEMA, AND FEATURING TOP FILMS FROM CELEBRATED FILMMAKERS AS WELL AS FRESH NEW TALENT. THE NON-COMPETITIVE FESTIVAL WAS ESTABLISHED BY AMOS VOGEL AND RICHARD ROUD. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL IS MATTHEW BOLISH, WHILE THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN OF THE SELECTION COMMITTEE IS DENNIS LIM. THE SELECTION COMMITTEE ALSO INCLUDES OTHER INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. THE FESTIVAL IS ALSO KNOWN FOR ITS SEVERAL SIDEBARS, PROGRAMS RUNNING CONCURRENTLY WITH THE MAIN FESTIVAL, INCLUDING REVIVALS, RETROSPECTIVES, SPOTLIGHT AND CURRENTS.
    Expenses $5,216,228 · revenue $2,582,887
  • MEMBERSHIPSTHE FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM IS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO CONTRIBUTED BETWEEN $75 $25,000. MEMBERS SUPPORT FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER'S ONGOING WORK TO ENHANCE AWARENESS, ACCESSIBILITY AND UNDERSTANDING THE ART OF CINEMA. MEMBERSHIPS ARE VALID FOR ONE YEAR. THERE WERE ROUGHLY 5,000 ACTIVE MEMBERS IN 2025. MEMBERS RECEIVE REGULAR NEWSLETTERS INFORMING THEM OF THE PROGRAMMING AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER..
    Expenses $1,757,780
  • FILM COMMENT
    Expenses $815,499 · revenue $912,173

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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
23-7042553
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1969
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$43,241,805
Income (IRS master file)
$21,567,578

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$18,377,658$18,485,202$43,241,805XML
990-TDecember 2025–––IRS
990December 2024$15,222,219$18,651,224$42,311,537XML
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$15,625,556$17,731,136$42,604,935XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$16,469,611$16,562,698$43,060,351IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––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 23-7042553).

Questions about FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER INC

What is the EIN of FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER INC is 23-7042553.
Is FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1969.
Are donations to FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER INC 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 FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER INC due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DANIEL BATTSEK.
Who are the officers and directors of FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 41 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $268,723 (DANIEL BATTSEK, PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $18,377,658, expenses of $18,485,202 and total assets of $43,241,805 at year end.

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