2016-11-15T15:24:30-06:00 2015-12-31 911194016 CLARK NUBER PS 10900 NE 4TH STREET SUITE 1700 BELLEVUE WA 98004 990 2015-01-01 911489660 SIFF SIFF 2064645830 305 HARRISON STREET SEATTLE WA 98109 NANCY KENNEDY DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS 2064645830 2016-11-15 1 KAREN L DUNN P00192887 4254544919 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z NANCY KENNEDY 305 HARRISON STREET SEATTLE WA 98109 7214853 0 X WWW.SIFF.NET X 1990 WA CREATE EXPERIENCES THAT BRING PEOPLE TO DISCOVER EXTRAORDINARY FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. 25 25 154 631 0 0 3558582 3404769 2587034 2828425 -20200 -14204 329684 520233 6455100 6739223 0 0 0 0 2266746 2320070 0 0 471405 3722442 4398939 5989188 6719009 465912 20214 5191907 5035784 3964691 3837141 1227216 1198643 X TO CREATE EXPERIENCES THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO DISCOVER EXTRAORDINARY FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. 0 0 5324903 2828425 SEATTLE 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 151,788 ATTENDED SIFF CINEMA DURING THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2015. SIFF ADDED A FIFTH SCREEN AT SIFF CINEMA EGYPTIAN IN 2014. DURING 2015, OVER 120,000 ATTENDED THE CINEMA. SIFF ALSO PRODUCES AN ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL OVER 25 DAYS. IN 2015, WE SHOWCASED OVER 450 FILMS FROM 92 COUNTRIES IN EIGHT VENUES IN THE PUGET SOUND AREA. OVER 150,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED. SIFF'S EDUCATION PROGRAM REACHED OUT TO OVER 12,000 ATTENDEES IN 2015 THROUGH THE CATALYST, CRASH & FUTUREWAVE PROGRAMS. WE ALSO INTRODUCED SUMMER CAMPS IN 2015 AND REACHED APPROXIMATELY 100 STUDENTS. 5324903 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 44 0 1 154 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 X CATHERINE MUTH 2063150667 305 HARRISON STREET SEATTLE WA 98109 RICHARD VON RIESEN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SEAN KREYLING VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHERINE DE BRUYN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 IAN GJ MACNEIL VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN LAMACCHIA PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BILLY O'NEILL MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KYLE CABLE MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG FRIEDSON MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARL TOSTEVIN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE QUISENBERRY MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER CONRAD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY METASTASIO MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT LIPSKY MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK ROSENCRANTZ MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRAIG L MARINI BAKER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON CONNER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DARRYL MACDONALD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICH FASSIO MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICK RASMUSSEN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH SIMANTON MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWIN WEIHE MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM BELICKIS MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES ANGELO MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD MEYER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN HUBBARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONNA JAMES MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHEREE WEN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH PERSON MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER WILSON MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY BASS MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY BACARELLA MANAGING DIRECTOR 40.00 X 109099 0 5881 CARL SPENCE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X 116709 0 0 225808 0 5881 2 0 0 0 0 2518 502698 95325 176350 2627878 1393957 3404769 ADMISSIONS 711300 2527435 2527435 FILM SUBMISSIONS 711300 176856 176856 TICKET SERVICE FEE 711300 91749 91749 EVENT CATALOGS 900099 32385 32385 2828425 23 23 244838 0 244838 244838 244838 54992 54732 14487 260 -14487 -14227 -14227 116482 95325 200634 -84152 -84152 563159 205777 357382 357382 BROADCASTING RIGHTS 900099 2000 2000 165 165 2165 6739223 2828425 0 506029 225808 225808 5581 5581 1758145 1284959 107040 366146 122986 87584 8050 27352 207550 137326 31235 38989 31449 31449 1295 20 425 850 511613 497003 12406 2204 940577 833384 97325 9868 25656 25656 331770 247506 84264 898467 844645 29383 24439 105576 105576 298719 109464 189255 43383 6354 37029 FILM RENTAL 645082 645082 VENUE RENTAL 228781 228781 EQUIP RENTAL & REPAIR 189839 178368 11471 AWARDS 109583 109583 37149 9268 26324 1557 6719009 5324903 922701 471405 800020 1024736 490194 243369 15359 25897 63900 134029 5159831 1552160 3822343 3607671 91 82 5191907 5035784 241484 259204 442827 494977 3250789 3063562 29591 19398 3964691 3837141 X 742945 716610 484271 482033 1227216 1198643 5191907 5035784 X 20214 -39250 -9537 X 0 0 0 X 2438141 2825373 237189 3558582 3404769 12464054 1888099 2188764 380717 2587034 2828425 9873039 195238 242123 55309 411269 563159 1467098 3833 500 4333 4525311 5256760 673215 6556885 6796353 23808524 129706 388484 19553 313944 111675 963362 0 129706 388484 19553 313944 111675 963362 22845162 84167 97401 23551 111401 244861 561381 84167 97401 23551 111401 244861 561381 5064 5064 2479 3499 380 2165 8523 4617021 5357660 696766 6668666 7043379 24383492 0.93690 0.93000 0.02300 0.01660 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: REIMBURSEMENTS - 2011 AMOUNT: $ 2,322. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 380. BROADCASTING RIGHTS - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 2,000. FISCAL AGENT FEES - 2011 AMOUNT: $ 71. MISCELLANEOUS - 2011 AMOUNT: $ 86. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 3,499. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 165. 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 - 2011 (FYE 9/30/2012); COLUMN B - 2012 (FYE 9/30/2013); COLUMN C - 2013 SHORT YEAR (12/31/2013); COLUMN D - 2014. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2701437 2701437 1827250 1169802 657448 631144 382358 248786 3607671 CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION 19398 19398 SIP FOR SIFF 147832 53200 94632 300 27952 4900 132752 RED CARPET EXPERIENCE 63975 42125 21850 16471 14071 600 3588 2 211807 95325 116482 16771 42023 5500 136340 200634 -84152 X 449052 FMV X 1 2150 FMV X SUPPLIES 9 371600 FMV X MEALS 70 350959 FMV X AUCTION ITEMS 30 121113 FMV X AWARDS 5 99083 FMV 0 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE AMOUNT IN COLUMN B IS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS 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, 2015. 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 1 THE 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 8B SUB 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 11 THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR AND MANAGING 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 12C THE 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 MANAGING 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 15A ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE SALARIES FOR THE MANAGING 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 31, 2015. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: LOSS ON UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGE -9,537.