Nonprofit · EIN 47-2099979
GROUNDSWELL PICTURES
Tax-exempt · FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28301
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,439 | $7,489 | -$6,050 | $3,112 | $0 | $3,112 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $39,229 | $34,051 | $5,178 | $9,162 | $0 | $9,162 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $38,805 | $41,397 | -$2,592 | $4,401 | $417 | $3,984 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,439
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Program services (functional)
- $7,449
- Management and general (functional)
- $17
- Fundraising (functional)
- $23
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,162
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,112
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,112
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,112
- Gross receipts
- $1,439
- Employees
- 0
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- NC
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONICA BOWENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHELLE DOWNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHELE FALLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ERIKA FORBES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CRAIG KURTZ | DIRECOTO Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRANDON PLOTNICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JAN JOHNSON | SECRETARY/TR Officer | – | $0 |
| PAT WRIGHT | PRESIDENT Officer | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONICA BOWENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHELLE DOWNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHELE FALLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ERIKA FORBES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CRAIG KURTZ | DIRECOTO Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRANDON PLOTNICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JAN JOHNSON | SECRETARY/TR Officer | – | $0 |
| PAT WRIGHT | PRESIDENT Officer | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONICA BOWENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHELLE DOWNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHELE FALLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ERIKA FORBES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CRAIG KURTZ | DIRECOTO Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRANDON PLOTNICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JAN JOHNSON | SECRETARY/TR Officer | – | $0 |
| PAT WRIGHT | PRESIDENT Officer | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 221 HAY ST, FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28301-5533
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JAN JOHNSON, 220 WOODCREST ROAD, FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28305
- Signed the 990
- PAT WRIGHT, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (910) 309-9036
- Website
- WWW.GROUNDSWELLPICTURES.COM
- Return prepared by
- BRYAN MERRITT AND ASSOCIATES PLLC
Mission
GROUNDSWELL PICTURES WAS CREATED TO HELP FILMS THAT CHANGE THE WAY PEOPLE SEE THE WORLD AND THE CRITICAL ISSUES THAT SHAPE OUR EXISTENCE. IT WANTS TO ENGAGE AND INSPIRE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES BY PRODUCING FILMS, TEACHING FILMMAKING, SHOWING FILMS, AND SUPPORTING FILMMAKERS WHO CAN MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE.
Program accomplishments
- VISION: PRODUCING SOCIAL CHANGE BY MOVING PEOPLE TO ACTION THROUGH FILM. BRIEF MISSION: TO PRODUCE FILMS, SHOW FILMS, TEACH FILMMAKING & SUPPORT FILMS THAT INSPIRE POSITIVE CHANGE. MISSION: THE MISSION OF THE CORPORATION IS TO ENGAGE AND INSPIRE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES BY PRODUCING FILMS, SHOWING FILMS, TEACHING FILMMAKING AND SUPPORTING FILMS THAT MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CORPORATION WILL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, PRODUCING FILMS ABOUT SIGNIFICANT SOCIAL ISSUES, SHOWING MOVIES TO THE PUBLIC, TEACHING FILMMAKING TO YOUNG PEOPLE, AND HOLDING AN ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL TO SUPPORT FILMMAKERS AND TO ENRICH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH CULTURAL ARTS.Expenses $7,449
- VISION: PRODUCING SOCIAL CHANGE BY MOVING PEOPLE TO ACTION THROUGH FILM. BRIEF MISSION: TO PRODUCE FILMS, SHOW FILMS, TEACH FILMMAKING & SUPPORT FILMS THAT INSPIRE POSITIVE CHANGE. MISSION: THE MISSION OF THE CORPORATION IS TO ENGAGE AND INSPIRE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES BY PRODUCING FILMS, SHOWING FILMS, TEACHING FILMMAKING AND SUPPORTING FILMS THAT MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CORPORATION WILL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, PRODUCING FILMS ABOUT SIGNIFICANT SOCIAL ISSUES, SHOWING MOVIES TO THE PUBLIC, TEACHING FILMMAKING TO YOUNG PEOPLE, AND HOLDING AN ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL TO SUPPORT FILMMAKERS AND TO ENRICH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH CULTURAL ARTS.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. 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 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-2099979
- 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
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A31)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,112
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,439
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,439 | $7,489 | $3,112 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $39,229 | $34,051 | $9,162 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $38,805 | $41,397 | $4,401 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $42,248 | $48,158 | $6,977 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 47-2099979).
Questions about GROUNDSWELL PICTURES
- What is the EIN of GROUNDSWELL PICTURES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GROUNDSWELL PICTURES is 47-2099979.
- Is GROUNDSWELL PICTURES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to GROUNDSWELL PICTURES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GROUNDSWELL PICTURES file?
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of GROUNDSWELL PICTURES 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 GROUNDSWELL PICTURES 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 GROUNDSWELL PICTURES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JAN JOHNSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of GROUNDSWELL PICTURES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does GROUNDSWELL PICTURES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,439, expenses of $7,489 and total assets of $3,112 at year end.
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