Nonprofit · EIN 82-2457698
SERIESFEST
Tax-exempt · DENVER, CO 80202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,609,142 | $1,919,293 | -$310,151 | $201,455 | $461,959 | -$260,504 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,450,068 | $1,614,400 | -$164,332 | $233,715 | $184,068 | $49,647 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,747,785 | $2,232,094 | -$484,309 | $264,994 | $51,015 | $213,979 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,168,384
- of which government grants
- $112,003
- Program service revenue
- $381,914
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from fundraising events
- $58,844
- Other revenue
- $58,844
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $44,780
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $153,451
- Other salaries and wages
- $306,780
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $544,637
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Travel
- $101,945
- Depreciation
- $7,494
- Program services (functional)
- $1,461,057
- Management and general (functional)
- $241,060
- Fundraising (functional)
- $217,176
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $233,715
- Total assets, end of year
- $201,455
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $461,959
- Net assets, end of year
- -$260,504
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $19,522
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$481,141
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $220,637
- Gross receipts
- $1,690,652
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 95
- Year formed
- 2018
- State of legal domicile
- CO
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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANDI KLEINER | CEO/CO-FOUND Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $129,677 | $9,478 |
| BETSY LEIGHTON | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT LEIGHTON | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRITTA ERICKSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE SWOBODA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NATALIE WEST | CHAIR OF GOV Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTA SMITH | DIRECTOR EME Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN ALPERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERI BARNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM CUNHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CAZ MATTHEWS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KAILY SMITH WESTBROOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK LOHMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES LINDSAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNY BLOOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALI MILLICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TULLY BRAGG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BRYANT PALMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KEN ROTHSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| YVETTE FRAMPTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PAULETTE TATE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JIM JANICEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RANDI KLEINER | CEO/CO-FOUND Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $133,625 |
| BETSY LEIGHTON | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROBERT LEIGHTON | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| BRITTA ERICKSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| STEVE SWOBODA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| NATALIE WEST | CHAIR OF GOV Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| KRISTA SMITH | DIRECTOR EME Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JONATHAN ALPERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHERI BARNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TOM CUNHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CAZ MATTHEWS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KAILY SMITH WESTBROOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARK LOHMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JAMES LINDSAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JENNY BLOOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALI MILLICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TULLY BRAGG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BRYANT PALMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KEN ROTHSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| YVETTE FRAMPTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JIM JANICEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANDI KLEINER | CEO/CO-FOUND Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $134,344 | $8,558 |
| BETSY LEIGHTON | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT LEIGHTON | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC KUHN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRITTA ERICKSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE SWOBODA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN ALPERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERI BARNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM CUNHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CAZ MATTHEWS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTA SMITH | DIRECTOR EME Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KAILY SMITH WESTBROOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NATALIE WEST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM BERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK LOHMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES LINDSAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNY BLOOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KENDALL WRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TULLY BRAGG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1550 WEWATTA STREET SUITE 820, DENVER, CO 80202-6299
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- RANDI KLEINER, 1550 WEWATTA STREET 820, DENVER, CO 80202
- Signed the 990
- RANDI KLEINER, CEO/CO-FOUNDER
- Phone
- (954) 294-4376
- Website
- WWW.SERIESFEST.COM
- Return prepared by
- TAYLOR ROTH AND COMPANY
Mission
SERIESFEST IS A YEAR-ROUND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE ART OF EPISODIC STORYTELLING.
Program accomplishments
- SERIESFEST CHAMPIONS AND EMPOWERS ARTISTS AT THE FOREFRONT OF EPISODIC STORYTELLING BY PROVIDING YEAR-ROUND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CREATORS AND INDUSTRY EXPERTS TO CONNECT, COLLABORATE, AND SHARE STORIES WHICH INSPIRE AND IMPACT GLOBAL AUDIENCES. IN ADDITION, SERIESFEST HAS CREATED AND ADMINISTERS EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT STRIVE TO INSPIRE AND CELEBRATE THE VOICE INSIDE OF EVERY STUDENT AND BREAK DOWN BARRIERS THAT LIMIT ACCESS BOTH IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. WE ARE COMMITTED TO LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD, WITH THE GOAL OF ELEVATING THE PRODUCTIONS AND CONTENT WE PROMOTE TO REFLECT THE DIVERSITY IN OUR COMMUNITIES.Expenses $1,461,057 · grants $44,780 · revenue $381,914
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 82-2457698
- 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
- 2018
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $201,455
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,690,652
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $1,609,142 | $1,919,293 | $201,455 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $1,450,068 | $1,614,400 | $233,715 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $1,747,785 | $2,232,094 | $264,994 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $1,745,266 | $2,236,075 | $743,501 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | 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 82-2457698).
Questions about SERIESFEST
- What is the EIN of SERIESFEST?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SERIESFEST is 82-2457698.
- Is SERIESFEST tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2018.
- Are donations to SERIESFEST tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SERIESFEST 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 SERIESFEST due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SERIESFEST last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SERIESFEST?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names RANDI KLEINER.
- Who are the officers and directors of SERIESFEST?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 22 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $129,677 (RANDI KLEINER, CEO/CO-FOUND).
- How much revenue does SERIESFEST have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,609,142, expenses of $1,919,293 and total assets of $201,455 at year end.
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