SIFF: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
SIFF (EIN 91-1489660)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-15
IRS object ID
201743199349304129
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2017-11-15T13:02:11-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 1700AddressLine1Txt
CityBELLEVUECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98004ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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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
Signature2017-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKAREN L DUNNPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00192887PTIN
Phone4254544919PhoneNum
Preparation2017-11-14PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address65.158.230.194IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-11-14IPDt
IP Tm10:56:30IPTm
IP TimezonePSIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

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$7,156,508GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.SIFF.NETWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization OtherYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd
Formation1990FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWALegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Volunteers635TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Contributions Grants$3,404,769PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Investment Income-$14,204PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$77CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$520,233PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$586,710CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$6,764,789CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Total Expenses$6,763,609CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$20,214PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,180CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$3,837,141TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,562,662TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,198,643NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,294,149ExpenseAmt
Revenue$3,134,330RevenueAmt
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 148,854 ATTENDED SIFF CINEMA DURING THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2016. SIFF ALSO PRODUCES AN ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL OVER 25 DAYS. IN 2016, 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 2016.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$5,294,149TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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
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Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document54IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee161EmployeeCnt
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
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Independent Voting Member25IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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PersonKASEY DAVISPersonNm
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US Address USAddress

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Address Line1305 HARRISON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (29 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
RICHARD VON RIESEN
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHERINE DE BRUYN
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN LAMACCHIA
PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
IAN G J MACNEIL
VICE PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (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
MICHELLE QUISENBERRY
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER CONRAD
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY METASTASIO
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
DARRYL MACDONALD
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICH FASSIO
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK RASMUSSEN
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEITH SIMANTON
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWIN WEIHE
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM BELICKIS
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES ANGELO
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD MEYER
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN HUBBARD
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONNA JAMES
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHEREE WEN
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY BASS
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER WILSON
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARL SPENCE
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$110,639$0$0
SARAH WILKE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$13,562$0$0
CHRISTINE MARTIN
INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1HR STRATEGIES INTERNATIONALBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13411 10TH AVENUE WESTAddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98119ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesMANAGEMENT SERVICESServicesDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$120FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues$456,893MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$143,167FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$274,518GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,169,128AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,233,510NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,043,826TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSIONS711300$2,817,304$2,817,304
FILM SUBMISSIONS711300$185,526$185,526
TICKET SERVICE FEE711300$95,659$95,659
EVENT CATALOGS900099$35,841$35,841
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Total Program Service Revenue$3,134,330TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$35TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$35ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$271,202RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

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Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$271,202RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$271,202ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$112SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities-$112SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column-$104,890TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$104,890ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$617,195GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$197,147CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column$420,048TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$420,048ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$350ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$350OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,134,330RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$586,633ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$124,201TotalAmt
Management And General$124,201ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Total$1,973,728TotalAmt
Program Services$1,383,043ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$192,824ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$397,861FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$135,968TotalAmt
Program Services$94,453ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,343ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,172FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$141,026ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,051ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,599FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$112,750TotalAmt
Management And General$112,750ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,599TotalAmt
Management And General$30,599ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Program Services$174,209ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,230ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,752FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$238,146TotalAmt
Program Services$231,357ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,764ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,025FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$189,434ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,984ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,254FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,776TotalAmt
Management And General$25,776ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$299,284TotalAmt
Program Services$224,463ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$74,821ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$320,618TotalAmt
Program Services$301,381ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,484ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,753FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$104,079TotalAmt
Program Services$104,079ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$295,100TotalAmt
Program Services$108,138ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$186,962ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,310TotalAmt
Program Services$6,636ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,674ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
DONATED GOODS$1,107,333$1,107,333
FILM RENTAL$702,316$702,316
VENUE RENTAL$289,462$289,462
EQUIP RENTAL & REPAIR$119,533$112,310$7,223

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$144,867TotalAmt
Program Services$124,509ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,858ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,500FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,763,609TotalAmt
Program Services$5,294,149ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$943,544ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$525,916FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,024,736BOYAmt
EOY$578,073EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$229,181EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$243,369BOYAmt
EOY$278,386EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,897BOYAmt
EOY$22,938EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$134,029BOYAmt
EOY$77,902EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,445,300LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,847,262LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,607,671BOYAmt
EOY$3,598,038EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$82BOYAmt
EOY$698EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,035,784BOYAmt
EOY$4,785,216EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$259,204BOYAmt
EOY$248,686EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$494,977BOYAmt
EOY$427,084EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,063,562BOYAmt
EOY$2,875,632EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,398BOYAmt
EOY$11,260EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,837,141BOYAmt
EOY$3,562,662EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$716,610BOYAmt
EOY$740,714EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$482,033BOYAmt
EOY$481,840EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,198,643BOYAmt
EOY$1,222,554EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,035,784BOYAmt
EOY$4,785,216EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,180ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$22,731PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
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$2,825,373CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$237,189CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,558,582CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,404,769CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,043,826CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,069,739TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,188,764CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$380,717CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,587,034CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,828,425CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,134,330CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,119,270TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$242,123CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$55,309CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$411,269CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$563,159CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$617,195CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,889,055TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$500CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$500TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,256,760CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$673,215CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,556,885CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,796,353CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,795,351CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$26,078,564TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$388,484CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$19,553CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$313,944CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$111,675CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$80,637CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$914,293TotalAmt

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$388,484CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$19,553CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$313,944CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$111,675CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$80,637CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$914,293TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$25,164,271PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$97,401CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23,551CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$111,401CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$244,861CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$271,237CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$748,451TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$97,401CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23,551CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$111,401CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$244,861CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$271,237CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$748,451TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,499CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$380CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,165CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$350CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,394TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,357,660CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$696,766CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,668,666CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,043,379CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,066,938CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$26,833,409TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.93780PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.93690PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.02790InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.02300InvestmentIncomePYPct
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. FISCAL AGENT FEES - MISCELLANEOUS - 2012 AMOUNT: $ 3,499. 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 - 2012 (FYE 9/30/2013); COLUMN B - 2013 SHORT YEAR (12/31/2013); COLUMN C - 2014.

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

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$1,860,537OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,399,092DepreciationAmt
Book Value$461,445BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$883,326OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$448,170DepreciationAmt
Book Value$435,156BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,598,038TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONDesc
Amt$11,260Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$11,260TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SIP FOR SIFFEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$134,562GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$66,092CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$68,470GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1$0CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$0NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$28,133RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$5,049FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$4,930EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$113,483OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2RED CARPET EXPERIENCEEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$98,175GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$77,075CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$21,100GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$18,585RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$16,839FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$0EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$7,441OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$232,737GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$143,167CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$89,570GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$46,718RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$21,888FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$4,930EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$120,924OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$194,460DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$104,890NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$398,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,069NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)SUPPLIES9$327,625FMV
Yes (X)MEALS70$309,425FMV
Yes (X)AUCTION ITEMS32$110,034FMV
Yes (X)AWARDS5$87,357FMV
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 AMOUNT IN COLUMN B IS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS 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, 2016. 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 3CHRISTINE MARTIN FROM HR STRATEGIES INTERNATIONAL SERVED AS INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DURING 2016. SIFF PAID HR STRATEGIES INTERNATIONAL FOR THE SERVICES. CHRISTINE MARTIN'S COMPENSATION FROM HR STRATEGIES INTERNATIONAL IS UNAVAILABLE.
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 OCTOBER 25, 2016.
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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