THE FILM COLLABORATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: THE FILM COLLABORATIVE INC (EIN 32-0295081)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-11-15
IRS object ID: 202413209349319511
Schema version: 2023v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-11-15T13:01:04-08:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	262785996	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LICHTER YU AND ASSOCIATES INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	21031 Ventura Blvd Ste 316	AddressLine1Txt
City	Woodland Hills	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	91364	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	320295081	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE FILM COLLABORATIVE INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	FILM	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3236108128	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3405 CAZADOR STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	LOS ANGELES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90065	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ORLY RAVID	PersonNm
Person Title	President	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2024-11-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Lawrence P Lichter	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00904612	PTIN
Phone	8187890265	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2024-10-15 13:58:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ORLY RAVID	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3405 CAZADOR STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	LOS ANGELES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90065	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$11,346,960	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.THEFILMCOLLABORATIVE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2009	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	ORGANIZATION OFFERS EDUCATION TO FILMMAKERS ABOUT DISTRIBUTION AND DISTRIBUTION SERVICES WITHOUT TAKING RIGHTS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	5	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	3	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	3	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$11,155,616	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$10,686,774	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$493,693	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$563,207	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,713	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$5,225	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$27,601	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$91,754	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$11,678,623	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$11,346,960	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$11,444,009	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$8,876,692	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$248,815	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$256,903	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$457,690	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$517,561	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$12,150,514	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$9,651,156	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$471,891	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,695,804	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,510,423	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$6,265,105	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$75,849	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$134,727	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,434,574	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$6,130,378	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE FILM COLLABORATIVE INC., (TFC), PROVIDES INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS WITH A ROBUST OFFERING OF FREE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ABOUT DISTRIBUTION AND A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES, INCLUDING FISCAL SPONSORSHIP, FILM DISTRIBUTION AND IMPACT MARKETING SERVICES WITHOUT TAKING FILMMAKERS' RIGHTS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$8,885,917	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$8,590,144	GrantAmt
Revenue	$10,631,519	RevenueAmt
Desc	FISCAL SPONSORSHIP: TFC GREW ITS FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM DURING 2023 BY CONTINUING TO ADD NEW PROJECTS. TFC'S FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM OFFERS ONE OF THE LOWEST COMMISSION STRUCTURES AVAILABLE TO FILMMAKERS, SO THEY CAN CREATE CULTURALLY IMPORTANT/EDUCATIONAL CINEMA SUSTAINABLY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$523,723	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$263,427	GrantAmt
Revenue	$60,020	RevenueAmt
Desc	TFC CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS DISTRIBUTION EDUCATION BY 1) MAINTAINING AND GROWING THE DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION GUIDE; 2) CONTINUING TO REGULARLY PUBLISH DISTRIBUTION BLOG CONTENT (INCLUDING AUDIO-VISUAL PANEL DISCUSSIONS); 3) DEVELOPING ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION CASE STUDIES; AND 4) EXPANDING THE DISTRIBUTOR REPORT CARD. IT CONTINUES ITS FESTIVAL AND COMMUNITY SCREENING DISTRIBUTION OF NON-COMMERCIAL CINEMA, HANDLING UP TO 25-35 FILMS ANNUALLY THAT ADDRESS SOCIAL JUSTICE, CULTURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND LGBT ISSUES, AMONG OTHERS. TFC HAS ALSO MAINTAINED TWO GRANT-SUPPORTED DISTRIBUTION INITIATIVES: COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND TFC IMPACT VOD. TFC CONTINUES TO BE A CRITICAL RESOURCE FOR FILMMAKERS OF SUCH FILMS, AND FOR AUDIENCES WHO ARE EAGER TO SEE THESE FILMS THAT ARE OFTEN OTHERWISE NOT AVAILABLE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$65,644	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$23,121	GrantAmt
Revenue	$28,124	RevenueAmt
Desc	TFC ALSO OFFERS FILMMAKERS A WAY TO ENGAGE WITH THE ORGANIZATION AT VARIOUS LEVELS TO GAIN ACCESS TO NON-COMPLIMENTARY OFFERINGS SUCH AS ONE-ON-ONE ADVISING AND CONSULTATION.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$9,475,284	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (true)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	140	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	3	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed	0	Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	5	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	3	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	false	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ORLY RAVID	PersonNm
Phone	3236108128	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3405 CAZADOR STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	LOS ANGELES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90065	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JEFFREY WINTER
Secretary	40.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$114,925	$0	$0
ORLY RAVID
President	20.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$36,000	$0	$0
JOSEPH ANTHONY BILANCIO
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FRAN MARRANCA
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LAURI APELIAN
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$150,925	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PLUTO PRODUCTIONS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1355 WESTWOOD BLVD STE 210	AddressLine1Txt
City	LOS ANGELES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90024	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	DEVELOPMENT	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$260,274	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$28,124	MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions	$10,658,650	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$10,686,774	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
DIGITAL	512000	$24,415	$24,415
EDUCATION	512000	$60,020	$60,020
FESTIVALS	512000	$472,642	$472,642
SALES FEE	541900	$6,130	$6,130

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$563,207	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,225	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,225	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$91,754	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$91,754	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$91,754	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$11,346,960	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$563,207	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$96,979	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,018,509	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,018,509	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$639,939	TotalAmt
Program Services	$639,939	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,218,244	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,218,244	ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$150,925	TotalAmt
Program Services	$126,022	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,903	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$87,389	TotalAmt
Program Services	$72,868	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,521	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,589	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,474	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,115	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,998	TotalAmt
Management And General	$17,998	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$408,553	TotalAmt
Program Services	$370,387	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$38,166	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$857	TotalAmt
Management And General	$857	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,110	TotalAmt
Management And General	$37,110	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,181	TotalAmt
Management And General	$31,181	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PROGRAM DIRECT EXPENSE	$13,841	$13,841
CREDIT LOSSES	$2,714		$2,714
LOCAL	$2,336		$2,336
PAYROLL FEES	$1,417		$1,417

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,554	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,554	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,651,156	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,475,284	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$175,872	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,484,524	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,224,441	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,899	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,664	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,510,423	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,265,105	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$75,849	BOYAmt
EOY	$134,727	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$75,849	BOYAmt
EOY	$134,727	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$315,381	BOYAmt
EOY	$205,380	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,119,193	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,924,998	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,434,574	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,130,378	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,510,423	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,265,105	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,695,804	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,041,666	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,718,770	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,794,481	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$11,155,616	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$11,326,317	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$38,036,850	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,041,666	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,718,770	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,794,481	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$11,155,616	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$11,326,317	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$38,036,850	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$0	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$38,036,850	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$34	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$817	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,713	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,225	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,789	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,573	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,249	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,894	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$27,601	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$15,418	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$49,735	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$38,094,374	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.99850	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99830	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$11,346,960	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$11,346,960	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$11,346,960	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$9,651,156	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$9,651,156	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$9,651,156	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part X : FIN48 Footnote	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION IS EXPEMPT FROM TAXATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE SECTION 23701d. GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES PROVIDE ACCOUNTING AND DISCLOSURE GUIDANCE ABOUT POSITIONS TAKEN BY AN ORGANIZATION IN ITS TAX RETURNS THAT MIGHT BE UNCERTAIN. MANAGEMENT HAS CONSIDERED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND BELIEVES THAT ALL OF THE POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION IN ITS FEDERAL AND STATE EXEMPT ORGANIZATION TAX RETURNS ARE MORE LIKELY THANNOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION, THE ORGANIZATION'S RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES, GENERALLY FOR THREE AND FOUR YEARS, RESPECTIVELY, AFTER THEY ARE FILED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (9 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE	GRANTS PROVIDED	CASH GRANTS PROVIDED	$98,641
CANADA	GRANTS PROVIDED	CASH GRANTS PROVIDED	$194,022
SOUTH AMERICA	GRANTS PROVIDED	CASH GRANTS PROVIDED	$14,524
MIDDLE EAST	GRANTS PROVIDED	CASH GRANTS PROVIDED	$48,846
INDIA	GRANTS PROVIDED	CASH GRANTS PROVIDED	$14,125
OCEANIA	GRANTS PROVIDED	CASH GRANTS PROVIDED	$19,731
AFRICA	GRANTS PROVIDED	CASH GRANTS PROVIDED	$2,075
UNITED KINGDOM	GRANTS PROVIDED	CASH GRANTS PROVIDED	$48,728
ASIA	GRANTS PROVIDED	CASH GRANTS PROVIDED	$777,551

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent	$1,218,243	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$1,218,243	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (13 entries)

Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	RegionRegionTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
FILM PRODUCTION	WIRE	CASH
FILM PRODUCTION	WIRE	CASH
FILM PRODUCTION	WIRE	CASH
FILM PRODUCTION	WIRE	CASH
FILM PRODUCTION	WIRE	CASH
FILM PRODUCTION	WIRE	CASH
FILM PRODUCTION	WIRE	CASH
FILM PRODUCTION	WIRE	CASH
FILM PRODUCTION	WIRE	CASH
FILM PRODUCTION	WIRE	CASH
FILM PRODUCTION	WIRE	CASH
FILM PRODUCTION	WIRE	CASH
FILM PRODUCTION	WIRE	CASH	SEE DETAIL PDF	$1,218,244

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org	43	TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	false	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 2 - Grantmakers Explanation For Monitoring Use of Funds Outside US	FILMMAKER CANDIDATES SUBMIT AN APPLICATION THAT INDICATES WHAT THEIR FILM PROJECT IS AND HOW THE MONEY WILL BE SPENT. THE FILM PROJECT MUST CONFORM TO THE FILM COLLABORATIVE'S MISSION. THE FILM COLLABORATIVE OVERSEES THE SELECTION AND RECEIVES REPORTS FROM FILMMAKERS.
Part I, Line 3f - Method of Accounting	ACCRUAL METHOD
Part I, Line 3f - Investments and Expenditures	GRANT MAKING ACCORDING TO APPROVED FILM PROJECTS.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DOMESTIC ORG - SEE PDF LIST	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3405 CAZADOR STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	LOS ANGELES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90068	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	953551685	RecipientEIN
Cash Grant	$7,018,509	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method Used	CASH	ValuationMethodUsedDesc
Purpose Of Grant	FILMMAKING PROJECTS	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	0	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	CASH	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	40	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$639,939	CashGrantAmt
Valuation Method Used	CASH	ValuationMethodUsedDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FILMMAKER CANDIDATES SUBMIT AN APPLICATION THAT INDICATES WHAT THEIR FILM PROJECT IS AND HOW THE MONEY WILL BE SPENT. THE FILM PROJECT MUST CONFORM TO THE FILM COLLABORATIVE'S MISSION. THE FILM COLLABORATIVE OVERSEES THE SELECTION AND RECEIVES REPORTS FROM THE FILMMAKERS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b	THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN ADDITIONAL COMMITTEES IN WHICH DOCUMENTATION IS NECESSARY.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	THE TAX RETURN IS PREPARED BY OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE RETURNS, THE ORGNANIZATION IS SENT A DRAFT FOR REVIEW. THE RETURNS ARE REVIEWED BY THE APPROPRITE PARTIES AND ANY QUESTIONS ARE SENT TO AND DISCUSSED WITH THE ACCOUNTING FIRM. ONCE ALL PARTIES ARE IN AGREEMENT A FINAL RETURN IS SENT ALONG WITH THE ELECTRONIC FILING AUTHORIZATION FORMS TO BE SIGNED.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c	ORGANIZATION MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a	ANY CHANGES TO SALARIES, ALONG WITH THE REASONS FOR THE CHANGE, ARE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b	ANY CHANGES TO SALARIES, ALONG WITH THE REASONS FOR THE CHANGE, ARE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THE PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS. ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO THE PUBLIC.