SIFF: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
SIFF (EIN 91-1489660)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-13
IRS object ID
201803179349305940
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-11-13T15:00:29-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN911194016PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLARK NUBER PSBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110900 NE 4TH STREET SUITE 1400AddressLine1Txt
CityBELLEVUECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98004ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN911489660EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SIFFBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSIFFBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2064645830PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1305 HARRISON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98109ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSARAH WILKEPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2064645830PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKAREN L DUNNPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00192887PTIN
Phone4254544919PhoneNum
Preparation2018-11-09PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address65.158.230.194IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-11-09IPDt
IP Tm08:31:48IPTm
IP TimezonePSIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSARAH WILKEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1305 HARRISON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98109ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,322,338GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.SIFF.NETWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization OtherYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd
Formation1990FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionCREATE EXPERIENCES THAT BRING PEOPLE TO TOGETHER TO DISCOVER EXTRAORDINARY FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent25VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee162TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers703TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,043,826PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,731,090CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$3,134,330PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
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PY Investment Income-$77PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$5,571CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$586,710PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$758,588CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,764,789PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,915,927CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,447,573PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$569,423CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$4,316,036PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$4,015,624CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$6,763,609PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$6,896,394CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,180PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$19,533CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,785,216TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$4,832,682TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$3,562,662TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,634,272TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,222,554NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,198,410NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO CREATE EXPERIENCES THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO DISCOVER EXTRAORDINARY FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,629,792ExpenseAmt
Revenue$3,431,820RevenueAmt
DescSEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (SIFF) CELEBRATES THE CULTURE AND ART OF THE MOVING IMAGE THROUGH FILMMAKING AND FILM-GOING EXPERIENCES OF EXCEPTIONAL MERIT AND DIVERSITY THAT INFORM, EDUCATE, AND ENTERTAIN. THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVES AND GOALS OF SIFF INCLUDE PROMOTING FILM AS A MEDIUM THAT FOSTERS CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION, EDUCATION, AND INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING. THE CULTURAL IMPACT OF THESE OBJECTIVES IS PERHAPS MORE IMPORTANT TODAY THAN EVER BEFORE, AND SIFF TAKES A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN PROVIDING AN EXTENSIVE FORUM FOR MULTICULTURAL EXCHANGE, INSPIRATION AND ENLIGHTENMENT FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. SIFF PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING AT SIFF CINEMA UPTOWN, A THREE SCREEN THEATER, AS WELL AS PROGRAMMING A FOURTH SCREEN IN THE SIFF FILM CENTER. THE CINEMA IS OUTFITTED WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART PROJECTION AND SOUND TECHNOLOGIES. APPROXIMATELY 149,000 ATTENDED SIFF CINEMA DURING THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2017. SIFF ALSO PRODUCES AN ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL OVER 25 DAYS. IN 2017, WE SHOWCASED OVER 450 FILMS FROM 92 COUNTRIES IN EIGHT VENUES IN THE PUGET SOUND AREA. OVER 155,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED. SIFF'S CATALYST, CRASH & FUTUREWAVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND CAMPS REACHED OVER 12,000 ATTENDEES AND STUDENTS IN 2017.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$5,629,792TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document66IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee162EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members25GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member25IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKASEY DAVISPersonNm
Phone2064645830PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1305 HARRISON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98109ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
RICH FASSIO
PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM ANGELO
VICE PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONNA JAMES
VICE PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY METASTASIO
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEITH SIMANTON
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID CORNFIELD
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE QUISENBERRY
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
IAN G J MACNEIL
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILLY O'NEILL
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG FRIEDSON
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARL TOSTEVIN
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN LAMACCHIA
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER CONRAD
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD VON RIESEN
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHERINE DE BRUYN
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT LIPSKY
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK ROSENCRANTZ
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON CONNER
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK RASMUSSEN
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWIN WEIHE
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY FULFORD
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD MEYER
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN HUBBARD
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHEREE WEN
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY BASS
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH WILKE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$125,000$0$8,096
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$125,000TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$8,096TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$484,134MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$152,303FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$216,305GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,878,348AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$834,938NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,731,090TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSIONS711300$3,104,332$3,104,332
FILM SUBMISSIONS711300$192,816$192,816
TICKET SERVICE FEE711300$96,195$96,195
EVENT CATALOGS900099$38,477$38,477
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$3,431,820TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$42TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$42ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$313,070RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

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Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$313,070RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$313,070TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$313,070ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$5,613OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other-$5,613OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$5,613TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$5,613ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$132,633FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$152,303ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$168,310FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$35,677TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$35,677ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$713,683GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$232,488CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$481,195TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$481,195ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,915,927TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,431,820RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$753,017ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$133,096TotalAmt
Management And General$133,096ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,321,820TotalAmt
Program Services$1,717,880ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$134,210ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$469,730FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$172,830TotalAmt
Program Services$123,010ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,433ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$35,387FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$253,024TotalAmt
Program Services$166,996ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,953ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$48,075FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,000TotalAmt
Management And General$32,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$256,210TotalAmt
Program Services$211,210ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$267,887TotalAmt
Program Services$260,250ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,485ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,152FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$459,713TotalAmt
Program Services$427,129ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,971ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,613FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$262,751TotalAmt
Program Services$233,792ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,959ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$324,736TotalAmt
Program Services$243,552ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$81,184ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$357,901TotalAmt
Program Services$336,427ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,703ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,771FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$296,373TotalAmt
Program Services$296,373ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$101,394TotalAmt
Program Services$101,394ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$157,712TotalAmt
Program Services$57,793ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$99,919ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,306TotalAmt
Program Services$6,928ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,378ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
FILM RENTAL$885,520$885,520
VENUE RENTAL$287,160$287,160
EQUIPMENT USE, RENTAL &$135,072$132,184$2,888
AWARDS$32,500$32,500

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$111,389TotalAmt
Program Services$109,694ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$1,695FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,896,394TotalAmt
Program Services$5,629,792ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$697,179ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$569,423FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$578,073BOYAmt
EOY$658,335EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$229,181BOYAmt
EOY$249,220EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$278,386BOYAmt
EOY$150,570EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,938BOYAmt
EOY$27,756EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$77,902BOYAmt
EOY$160,148EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,562,353LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,977,808LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,598,038BOYAmt
EOY$3,584,545EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$698BOYAmt
EOY$2,108EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,785,216BOYAmt
EOY$4,832,682EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$248,686BOYAmt
EOY$393,408EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$427,084BOYAmt
EOY$461,026EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,875,632BOYAmt
EOY$2,779,838EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,260BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,562,662BOYAmt
EOY$3,634,272EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$740,714BOYAmt
EOY$719,046EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$481,840BOYAmt
EOY$479,364EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,222,554BOYAmt
EOY$1,198,410EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,785,216BOYAmt
EOY$4,832,682EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$19,533ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$43,677PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$237,189CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,558,582CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,404,769CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,043,826CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,731,090CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,975,456TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$380,717CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,587,034CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,828,425CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,134,330CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,431,820CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,362,326TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$55,309CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$411,269CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$563,159CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$617,195CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$713,685CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,360,617TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$673,215CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,556,885CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,796,353CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,795,351CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,876,595CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$27,698,399TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$19,553CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$313,944CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$111,675CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$80,637CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$147,073CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$672,882TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$19,553CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$313,944CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$111,675CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$80,637CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$147,073CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$672,882TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$27,025,517PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$23,551CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$111,401CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$244,861CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$271,237CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$313,112CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$964,162TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$23,551CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$111,401CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$244,861CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$271,237CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$313,112CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$964,162TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$380CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,165CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$350CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$2,895TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$696,766CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,668,666CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,043,379CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,066,938CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,189,707CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,665,456TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.94280PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.93780PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.03360InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.02790InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:REIMBURSEMENTS - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 380. BROADCASTING RIGHTS - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 2,000. MISCELLANEOUS - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 165. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 350.
SCHEDULE A, PART III:THE IRS REQUIRES THAT THE YEARS DISPLAYED IN COLUMNS A - D OF PART III REFLECT SHORT-YEAR RETURNS THAT WERE FILED. THE CORRECT YEARS FOR DISPLAY ARE: COLUMN A - 2013 SHORT YEAR (12/31/2013); COLUMN B - 2014.

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,701,437OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,701,437BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,854,174OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,509,209DepreciationAmt
Book Value$344,965BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,006,742OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$468,599DepreciationAmt
Book Value$538,143BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,584,545TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SIP FOR SIFFEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$177,633GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$70,800CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$106,833GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$21,152RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$4,677FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$6,635EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$95,026OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2RED CARPET EXPERIENCEEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$107,303GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$81,503CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$25,800GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$18,685RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$14,360FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$7,775OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$284,936GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$152,303CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$132,633GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$39,837RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$19,037FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$6,635EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$102,801OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$168,310DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$35,677NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$5,122NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution8ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$97,202NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)SUPPLIES12$405,276FMV
Yes (X)MEALS16$149,861FMV
Yes (X)DONATED AUCTION ITEMS67$95,027FMV
Yes (X)AWARDS2$82,450FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IS THE NUMBER OF ITEMS RECEIVED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTE THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF THEIR TIME ANNUALLY IN CONNECTION WITH THE FESTIVAL AND YEAR ROUND OPERATIONS. MANAGEMENT ESTIMATES THAT VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED IN EXCESS OF 22,000 HOURS DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017. SIFF PROVIDES TRAINING TO THESE INDIVIDUALS PRIOR TO THEIR VOLUNTEERING. SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED BY VOLUNTEERS RANGE FROM USHERING AT SIFF CINEMA AND THE FESTIVAL, AS WELL AS OPERATING OUR FRONT DESK ON A DAILY BASIS. OTHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE: CALENDAR DISTRIBUTION, SPECIAL EVENTS, LOAD IN/OUT OF VENUES, GUEST RELATIONS DRIVERS, AND INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS GIVEN AUTHORITY BY THE BOARD ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS THAT ARE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4- SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (THE ORGANIZATION) UPDATED THEIR BYLAWS IN DECEMBER OF 2017. - THE NUMBER OF ALLOWED BOARD MEMBERS WENT FROM NO LIMIT TO NO MORE THAN 40 PEOPLE. - THE DUAL DIRECTOR ROLES OF ARTISTIC AND MANAGING DIRECTOR WERE CHANGED TO ONE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ROLE. - THE ORGANIZATION CREATED SIX DIFFERENT COMMITTEES AND BOARDS: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, STANDING COMMITTEE, TEMPORARY COMMITTEE, AD HOC COMMITTEE, EMERITUS BOARD, AND ADVISORY BOARD. - THERE ARE NEW RESIGNATION POLICIES FOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. - THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BSUB COMMITTEES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS (GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, FINANCE COMMITTEE, ETC.) DO NOT RECORD MINUTES OF THEIR MEETINGS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR ACCURACY PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. A COPY OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD AFTER IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS SIGNED WHEN A BOARD MEMBER JOINS THE BOARD. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OCCURS, AS DETERMINED BY THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IT IS DISCUSSED AT THE BOARD MEETING AND THE BOARD MEMBER RECUSES HIMSELF/HERSELF FROM THE MEETING AND ANY VOTE ASSOCIATED WITH THE MATTER IN QUESTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE SALARIES FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE EVALUATES ANNUAL STAFFING SALARIES, INCLUDING THE FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR'S SALARY. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE EVALUATES COMPENSATION USING THE BUDGET FOR THE YEAR AS WELL AS THE UNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY WAGE AND BENEFIT SURVEY. SIFF TRIES TO STAY WITHIN THE MEDIAN RANGE FOR COMPENSATION. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW OCCURRED DECEMBER 6, 2017.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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