Nonprofit · EIN 30-0507986
HOUSTON CINEMA ARTS SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · HOUSTON, TX 77006
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $274,179 | $395,083 | -$120,904 | $207,551 | $46,555 | $160,996 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $525,843 | $448,875 | $76,968 | $287,685 | $5,785 | $281,900 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $451,770 | $469,244 | -$17,474 | $210,186 | $5,255 | $204,931 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $218,686
- of which government grants
- $96,000
- Membership dues
- $3,376
- Program service revenue
- $55,390
- Investment income
- $103
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $43,560
- Other salaries and wages
- $18,690
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $72,333
- Professional fundraising fees
- $2,920
- Accounting fees
- $19,515
- Occupancy
- $23,996
- Travel
- $18,889
- Program services (functional)
- $350,990
- Management and general (functional)
- $33,412
- Fundraising (functional)
- $10,681
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $287,685
- Total assets, end of year
- $207,551
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $46,555
- Net assets, end of year
- $160,996
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $146,456
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $14,540
- Gross receipts
- $274,179
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 2008
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATHERINE CREEGGAN-RIOS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $92,943 |
| MATT BALLESTEROS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENISE BATES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHAWN COLLIER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN FANG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICK FERGUSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FLEURETTE FERNANDO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY FOREMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BERNARD BUN B FREEMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MILES HARPER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DELICIA HARVEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIAN LUNTZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA PETRELLO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTICE TIRAPELLI-JAMAIL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK WAWRO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VICKY WIGHT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN OWSLEY | PRESIDENT + INTERIM CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LAURENCE UNGER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MAUREEN MCNAMARA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| FRANCI NEELY | FOUNDER/CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES TOWNSEND | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (DATE ENDED JANUARY 2024) Officer | 40 | $81,083 |
| KATHERINE CREEGGAN-RIOS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (DATE BEGAN JANUARY 2024) Officer | 40 | $64,237 |
| MATT BALLESTEROS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENISE BATES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHAWN COLLIER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN FANG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICK FERGUSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FLEURETTE FERNANDO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY FOREMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BERNARD BUN B FREEMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MILES HARPER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DELICIA HARVEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIAN LUNTZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA PETRELLO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTICE TIRAPELLI-JAMAIL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK WAWRO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VICKY WIGHT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN OWSLEY | PRESIDENT + INTERIM CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LAURENCE UNGER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MAUREEN MCNAMARA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| FRANCI NEELY | FOUNDER/CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES TOWNSEND | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $81,083 |
| MATT BALLESTEROS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENISE BATES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHAWN COLLIER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN FANG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICK FERGUSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FLEURETTE FERNANDO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY FOREMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BERNARD BUN B FREEMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MILES HARPER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DELICIA HARVEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIAN LUNTZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA PETRELLO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTICE TIRAPELLI-JAMAIL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK WAWRO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VICKY WIGHT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN OWSLEY | PRESIDENT + INTERIM CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LAURENCE UNGER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MAUREEN MCNAMARA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| FRANCI NEELY | FOUNDER/CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4409 MONTROSE BLVD STE 150, HOUSTON, TX 77006-5860
- Mailing address (990-N for 2008)
- 1519 West Main Street, Houston TX 77006
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KATHERINE CREEGGAN-RIOS, 4200 MONTROSE BOULEVARD 110, HOUSTON, TX 77006
- Principal officer (990-N for 2008)
- Lisa Albracht, 1519 West Main Street, Houston TX 77006
- Signed the 990
- KATHERINE CREEGGAN-RIOS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (713) 429-0420
- Website
- www.cinemartsociety.org
- Return prepared by
- CALVETTI FERGUSON
Mission
HOUSTON CINEMA ARTS SOCIETY (HCAS) CELEBRATES THE VITALITY OF HOUSTON BY CONNECTING AUDIENCES AND ARTISTS WITH PUBLIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND CAREER-ADVANCING FILM AND ARTS PROGRAMMING. HOUSTON CINEMA ARTS SOCIETY ENVISIONS A FUTURE WHERE FILMMAKING, PRODUCTION, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING THRIVE AND GROW, IN STEP WITH THE CITY'S EVER-EVOLVING FINE ARTS AND MEDIA SECTOR. BY FOSTERING GLOBAL FILMMAKERS AND PROMOTING LOCAL FILM, TELEVISION, AND MEDIA PRODUCTION, HCAS HELPS REALIZE AND CELEBRATE OUR CITY'S DIVERSE CREATIVE ECONOMY.
Program accomplishments
- HOUSTON CINEMA ARTS FESTIVAL - THE HOUSTON CINEMA ARTS FESTIVAL, WHICH TAKES PLACE ANNUALLY IN NOVEMBER, IS THE LARGEST INTERNATIONAL AND INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON. THIS MULTI-VENUE FESTIVAL INCLUDES NARRATIVE, DOCUMENTARY, AND EXPERIMENTAL FILMS; INNOVATIVE VIDEO AND MEDIA INSTALLATIONS; LIVE PERFORMANCES; PANEL DISCUSSIONS; NETWORKING EVENTS; AND WORKSHOPS FOR INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, ALL TO AMPLIFY HOUSTON'S CREATIVE ECONOMY. HCAF SERVES AUDIENCES ACROSS THE CITY OF HOUSTON, ATTRACTING ATTENDEES OF ALL AGES AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS: 15% HISPANIC, 15% BLACK, 15% ASIAN AMERICAN. THE HOUSTON CINEMA ARTS FESTIVAL ENGAGES WITH OVER 100 ARTISTS AND ATTRACTS APPROXIMATELY 5,000 ATTENDEES ANNUALLY.Expenses $246,499 · revenue $33,418
- YEAR ROUND PROGRAMMING - THE HOUSTON CINEMA ARTS SOCIETY AIMS TO BE A CENTRAL HUB FOR FILMMAKERS AND FILM LOVERS, FOSTERING A SUSTAINABLE FILM INDUSTRY THAT BENEFITS HOUSTON BOTH ARTISTICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY. WE OFFER SCREENING SERIES THAT HIGHLIGHT HOUSTON CULTURE, GLOBAL ISSUES, AND THE INTEGRATION OF OTHER ART FORMS, WHILE AMPLIFYING LOCAL FILMMAKERS' VOICES. THIS INCLUDES THE HOUSTON FILMMAKER SHOWCASE, ADMIT ONE ANALOG FILM, AND CINESPACE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NASA. WE ALSO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE ANNUAL HOUSTON MEDIA CONFERENCE, A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT FOR LOCALS TO TAKE CLASSES, NETWORK, AND LEARN ABOUT HOUSTON'S MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES.Expenses $104,491 · revenue $21,972
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | Check at the IRS |
IRS record
- EIN
- 30-0507986
- 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
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A31)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $207,551
- Income (IRS master file)
- $274,179
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $274,179 | $395,083 | $207,551 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $525,843 | $448,875 | $287,685 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $451,770 | $469,244 | $210,186 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $430,784 | $459,645 | $226,074 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2008 Officer: Lisa Albracht | December 31, 2008 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 30-0507986).
Questions about HOUSTON CINEMA ARTS SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of HOUSTON CINEMA ARTS SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HOUSTON CINEMA ARTS SOCIETY is 30-0507986.
- Is HOUSTON CINEMA ARTS SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to HOUSTON CINEMA ARTS SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HOUSTON CINEMA ARTS SOCIETY 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 HOUSTON CINEMA ARTS SOCIETY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HOUSTON CINEMA ARTS SOCIETY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of HOUSTON CINEMA ARTS SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names KATHERINE CREEGGAN-RIOS.
- Who are the officers and directors of HOUSTON CINEMA ARTS SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 20 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $92,943 (KATHERINE CREEGGAN-RIOS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does HOUSTON CINEMA ARTS SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $274,179, expenses of $395,083 and total assets of $207,551 at year end.
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