Nonprofit · EIN 95-3902004
AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE
Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90028
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $9,121,805 | $9,517,219 | -$395,414 | $17,632,187 | $3,796,221 | $13,835,966 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $11,126,094 | $7,101,500 | $4,024,594 | $16,546,911 | $3,070,215 | $13,476,696 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $5,921,510 | $6,354,994 | -$433,484 | $11,503,657 | $3,165,316 | $8,338,341 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,653,425
- of which government grants
- $26,300
- Membership dues
- $1,289,720
- Program service revenue
- $5,028,165
- Investment income
- $276,359
- Net rental income
- $78,005
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$49,159
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $702,053
- Other revenue
- $1,163,856
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $77,569
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $137,404
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,156,644
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,896,747
- Professional fundraising fees
- $260,753
- Legal fees
- $73,016
- Accounting fees
- $344,136
- Occupancy
- $1,012,300
- Travel
- $40,123
- Depreciation
- $95,067
- Program services (functional)
- $6,896,126
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,788,897
- Fundraising (functional)
- $832,196
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $16,546,911
- Total assets, end of year
- $17,632,187
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,796,221
- Net assets, end of year
- $13,835,966
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $281,195
- Publicly traded securities
- $8,515,706
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $11,689,391
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,146,575
- Gross receipts
- $9,452,250
- Employees
- 68
- Volunteers
- 316
- Year formed
- 1981
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENNETH SCHERER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $165,096 |
| GRANT MONINGER | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,769 |
| RICK NICITA | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARK BADAGLIACCA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| SANFORD R CLIMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LOUIS E KEMPINSKY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2.12 | $0 |
| PAUL SHURGOT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE ALLAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PETER BART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| JASON BLUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| NICOLE BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| ESTHER CHANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PETER J DEKOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| MARY ANNE KESHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| CHARLES D KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
16 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENNETH KLEINBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| SUE KROLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| FRANKLIN LEONARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| MIKE MEDAVOY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| ERIC NEBOT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| MARK ORDESKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| JAMES G ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| STAN ROSENFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| SCOTT STUBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| BUD SWARTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| PAULA WAGNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREGORY ANNENBERG WEINGARTEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| DAVID ZASLAV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| DAN LIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| KEVIN GOETZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENNETH SCHERER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $106,827 |
| RICK NICITA | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARK BADAGLIACCA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| SANFORD R CLIMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LOUIS E KEMPINSKY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2.12 | $0 |
| PAUL SHURGOT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE ALLAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PETER BART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| JASON BLUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| NICOLE BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| ESTHER CHANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PETER J DEKOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| MARY ANNE KESHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| CHARLES D KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| KENNETH KLEINBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| SUE KROLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| FRANKLIN LEONARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| MIKE MEDAVOY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| ERIC NEBOT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| MARK ORDESKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| JAMES G ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| STAN ROSENFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| SCOTT STUBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| BUD SWARTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| PAULA WAGNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREGORY ANNENBERG WEINGARTEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| DAVID ZASLAV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| DAN LIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| KEVIN GOETZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEN SCHERER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $96,420 |
| RICK NICITA | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARK BADAGLIACCA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| SANFORD R CLIMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LOUIS E KEMPINSKY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2.12 | $0 |
| PAUL SHURGOT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE ALLAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PETER BART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| JASON BLUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| NICOLE BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| ESTHER CHANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PETER J DEKOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| MARY ANNE KESHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| CHARLES D KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| KENNETH KLEINBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| SUE KROLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| FRANKLIN LEONARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| MIKE MEDAVOY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| DARREN J MOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| ERIC NEBOT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| MARK ORDESKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| JAMES G ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| STAN ROSENFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| SCOTT STUBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| BUD SWARTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| PAULA WAGNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| GREGORY ANNENBERG WEINGARTEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| DAVID ZASLAV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1604 N CAHUENGA BLVD STE A, LOS ANGELES, CA 90028-6257
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KEN SCHERER, 1604 N CAHUENGA A, LOS ANGELES, CA 90028
- Signed the 990
- KEN SCHERER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (323) 461-2020
- Website
- WWW.AMERICANCINEMATHEQUE.COM
- Return prepared by
- GREEN HASSON & JANKS LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-3902004 or by the name AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE BELIEVES THAT CINEMA IS A COMMUNAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE POWER TO ENTERTAIN, ENLIGHTEN AND INSPIRE. WE BUILD A DIVERSE AND ENGAGED FILM COMMUNITY THROUGH IMMERSIVE FILM CURATION, CONVERSATION, AND PRESENTATION. WE BRIDGE THE FILMMAKER TO THE AUDIENCE AND FILM HISTORY TO ITS FUTURE.
Program accomplishments
- THE AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE ENSURES PUBLIC ACCESS TO LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL FILMS, MANY OF WHICH ARE UNAVAILABLE ELSEWHERE AND ARE OF HISTORICAL, CULTURAL, OR EDUCATIONAL IMPORTANCE. PROGRAMS INCLUDE CLASSICS OF AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL CINEMA, NEW INDEPENDENT AND WORLD FILMS, INCLUDING RARE NITRATE AND ARCHIVAL PRINTS, 70MM, DIGITAL LASER PROJECTION, ETC., WITH POST-SCREENING FILMMAKER DISCUSSIONS WITH THE AUDIENCE. FILMS ARE PRESENTED IN STATE-OF-THE-ART THEATERS AS THEY WERE MEANT TO BE SEEN AND HEARD, PROVIDING ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXPERIENCES. IN 2025, THE AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE PRESENTED OVER 1,700 SCREENINGS AT THE EGYPTIAN, AERO, AND LOS FELIZ THEATERS IN LOS ANGELES, IN COLLABORATION WITH AMPAS, UCLA ARCHIVE, EASTMAN MUSEUM, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, JAPAN FOUNDATION, CINEMATHEQUE FRANCE, FIAF MEMBER ARCHIVES, AMONG OTHERS. MEMBERSHIP HAS INCREASED TO OVER 10,000, WITH AN ACTIVE MAILING LIST OF 200,000.THE CINEMATHEQUE AWARDS (GIVEN TO A FILMMAKER MAKING A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO CINEMA) WAS PRESENTED TO JESSICA CHASTAIN IN DECEMBER 2024.Expenses $4,856,461 · revenue $4,383,242
- TRIBUTE TO THE CRAFTS 2025PRESENTED BY AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE AND SPONSORED BY MILAGRO, DELL, KODAK, AND SHOTDECK.TRIBUTE TO THE CRAFTS HONORS THOSE CRAFTSPEOPLE AND ARTISTS WHO ARE AT THE VERY HEART OF FILMMAKING AND HAVE EXHIBITED EXTRAORDINARY WORK BEHIND THE CAMERA OVER THE PAST YEAR. THE EVENING CELEBRATES INDIVIDUALS IN 13 SEPARATE CATEGORIES COVERING ALL ASPECTS OF FILMMAKING AND SHOWCASES CLIPS FROM EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE FILMS. THE AUDIENCE FOR THIS INVITATION-ONLY EVENT IS COMPRISED OF AC MEMBERS AND MEMBERS FROM AMPAS, PGA, WGA, DGA, SAG-AFTRA, BAFTA, AND FILM CRITICS.Expenses $1,487,814 · grants $77,569 · revenue $104,500
- BEYOND FESTTHE BEYOND FEST FESTIVAL IS THE HIGHEST-ATTENDED GENRE FESTIVAL IN THE U.S. AND EXISTS TO SERVE THE GENRE COMMUNITY IN LOS ANGELES. BEYOND FEST IS BUILT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY, TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT MISSION.Expenses $551,851 · revenue $575,961
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 95-3902004
- 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
- 1984
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A310)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $17,632,187
- Income (IRS master file)
- $9,452,250
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $9,121,805 | $9,517,219 | $17,632,187 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $11,126,094 | $7,101,500 | $16,546,911 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $5,921,510 | $6,354,994 | $11,503,657 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $5,205,734 | $5,412,553 | $25,525,172 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | 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 95-3902004).
Questions about AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE is 95-3902004.
- Is AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1984.
- Are donations to AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE 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 AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names KEN SCHERER.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 31 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $165,096 (KENNETH SCHERER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $9,121,805, expenses of $9,517,219 and total assets of $17,632,187 at year end.
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