Nonprofit · EIN 72-1246350
VIDEO VERACITY INC
Tax-exempt · NEW ORLEANS, LA 70117
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,200,745 | $1,200,745 | $0 | $526,496 | $526,496 | $0 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $989,683 | $989,683 | $0 | $143,463 | $143,463 | $0 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,200,745
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,175,992
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $4,558
- Program services (functional)
- $1,200,745
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $143,463
- Total assets, end of year
- $526,496
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $526,496
- Net assets, end of year
- $0
- Gross receipts
- $1,200,745
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 1993
- State of legal domicile
- LA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Watson | President Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Rebecca Snedeker | Officer Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Amy Nesbitt | Officer Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Aimee Toledano | Officer Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Watson | President Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Rebecca Snedeker | Officer Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Amy Nesbitt | Officer Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Aimee Toledano | Officer Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3020 ROYAL ST, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70117-6741
- In care of
- % TIM WATSON
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TIMOTHY WATSON, 3020 Royal St, New Orleans, LA 70117
- Signed the 990
- TIMOTHY WATSON, President
- Phone
- (504) 948-0008
- Website
- videoveracity.org
Mission
Support and encourage the creation and distribution of independent educational documentary programming not traditionally supported by commercial financing, for regional, national, and international audiences via film festivals, broadcasts, cablecasts, streaming, and other means of distribution.
Program accomplishments
- Video Veracity made regrants to these non-profit educational documentary film & television projects (and film support & distribution groups) that will or are collectively reaching audiences numbering in the hundreds of thousands, or in some cases millions, via film festivals, broadcasts, cablecasts, online streaming & other distribution, disc-based distribution, classroom exhibition, and theatrical showings: BE, a film on the fate of StudioBE in New Orleans, received $46,387 and continued in production; COFFEE, a film that delves into this poignant reunion between a mother and daughter separated at birth, received $49,980 and continued in production; Commuted, a film tracing a journey to find purpose and love and confronting the wounds of incarceration after release from prison, received $102,900 and continued in production and distribution; Last Days of the Hummingbird Grill, a film on the history of a famous diner and the stories of New Orleans it told, received $22,867 and continued in production; Kinfolk, a film on Southern White femininity, revealing its beauty, contradictions and despair, received $19,600 and continued in production; Natchez, a film that explores history and memory in the American South, received $64,108 and continued in production; Rudiments, a film following the New Orleans Roots of Music education program for 9-14 year olds, received $33,810 and continued in production; Talking Tiki, a film exploring contemporary tropical bar culture and the people who are reckoning with Tiki's past and pushing the style forward, received $32,695 and continued in production; Roleplay, a film on sexual assault awareness on college campuses, received $66,715 and continued in production and distribution; Unlearned, a film exploring the battle over history class and the flood of laws rewriting the American story, received $73,500 and continued in production; Untitled Bankruptcy Project, a film on church bankruptcies, received $24,500 and continued in development; War Room, a film on the 2024 elections and history, received $196,000 and continued in development and production; The Claiborne Avenue History Project, a film on one of New Orleans' famous largely African-American business and residential corridors that was highly affected by construction of Interstate 10 in the 1960s, received $45,180 and continued in production; Free For All, a film on the history of the public library, received $70,538 and continued in production; Give Light, a film on midwives, received $132,300 and continued in distribution; two documentary film directors each received $73,500 for continuing documentary film production. The following documentary films and projects continued in production and/or distribution, and received various levels of financial and/or producing support: A King Like Me; Come Hither To Go Yonder; Space To Breathe; untitled Farsi documentary; My Ascension; Powerlands; Patois; Bayou Maharajah; Rugged & Funky; Creole Feast: Legacy; Mossville; Our Voices; Rebirth; City of a Million Dreams; The Inquisitor; Big Charity; Under G-d; Traveling Shoes; and others. Many other projects that received financial support in previous years continued in production and distribution, and in some cases received technical, production, or other non-financial assistance.Expenses $1,200,745 · grants $1,175,992
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 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 72-1246350
- 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
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A31Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $526,496
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,200,745
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,200,745 | $1,200,745 | $526,496 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $989,683 | $989,683 | $143,463 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $551,790 | $551,790 | $307,485 | 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 72-1246350).
Questions about VIDEO VERACITY INC
- What is the EIN of VIDEO VERACITY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of VIDEO VERACITY INC is 72-1246350.
- Is VIDEO VERACITY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to VIDEO VERACITY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does VIDEO VERACITY 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 VIDEO VERACITY INC 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 VIDEO VERACITY INC 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 VIDEO VERACITY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names TIMOTHY WATSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of VIDEO VERACITY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 4 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does VIDEO VERACITY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,200,745, expenses of $1,200,745 and total assets of $526,496 at year end.
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