RISING ACT FILMS INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $406K · expenses $366K · assets $294K

EIN
83-3513547
Address
327 ADAMS ST, DECATUR, GA 30030-5205
Website
WWW.RISINGACTFILMS.ORG
NTEE code
B12
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 2019 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

THE ORGANIZATION CREATES VISUAL MEDIA TO PROMOTE AND CELEBRATE VARIOUS CHARITABLE CAUSES AND THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO SERVING THOSE CAUSES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Daniel Stine PRESIDENT2019-2025 $110,000$564,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Gerald Croan BOARD MEMBER2019-2025 15 $0 reported 1
Raymond Mason BOARD MEMBER2023-2025 12 $0 reported 1
Rebecca Swain SECRETARY/TREASURER2019-2025 24 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $110K · 3 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DANIEL STINE PRESIDENT40 $110,000$0$0 $110,0001
GERALD CROAN BOARD MEMBER15 $0$0$0 $01
RAYMOND MASON BOARD MEMBER12 $0$0$0 $01
REBECCA SWAIN SECRETARY/TREASURER24 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $104K · 3 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DANIEL STINE PRESIDENT40 $104,000$0$0 $104,0001
GERALD CROAN BOARD MEMBER15 $0$0$0 $01
RAYMOND MASON BOARD MEMBER12 $0$0$0 $01
REBECCA SWAIN SECRETARY/TREASURER30 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $96K · 3 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DANIEL STINE PRESIDENT40 $96,000$0$0 $96,0001
GERALD CROAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
RAYMOND MASON BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
REBECCA SWAIN SECRETARY/TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $84K · 1 employee · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Daniel Stine President / Executive Director45 $84,000$0$0 $84,0001
Rebecca Swain Treasurer/Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
Gerald Croan Director5 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $70K · 1 employee · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Daniel Stine President / Executive Director40 $70,000$0$0 $70,0001
Rebecca Swain Treasurer/Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
Gerald Croan Director5 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $65K · 1 employee · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Daniel Stine President40 $65,000$0$0 $65,0001
Rebecca Swain Treasurer/Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
Gerald Croan Director5 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $35K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Daniel Stine President40 $35,000-- $35,0001
Rebecca Swain Treasurer/Secretary5 $0-- $01
Gerald Croan Director5 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2022 · 1 grant to organizations · $16K

Listed grants add up to $15,500; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $21,175. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$406,062$366,195 $293,933$293,933 $405,424$0 $87,80530
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$426,726$455,662 $254,066$254,066 $313,022$112,300 $81,67330
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$193,660$379,178 $283,002$283,002 $100,500$89,400 $74,47630
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$610,609$264,277 $468,520$468,520 $610,609$0 $84,00012
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$203,240$211,246 $150,981$150,981 $203,240$0 $70,00012
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$257,450$137,171 $158,987$158,987 $257,450$0 $65,00013
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$132,041$93,333 $38,708$38,708 $132,041- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,238,500 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2024 4$1,156,000 2024$306,000
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2022 3$82,500 2022$7,500
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $366,195 spent · pay $207,466 · grants $7,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $87,805$82,537$1,756$3,512 24.0%
Other salaries and wages $62,990$57,321$3,779$1,890 17.2%
Payroll taxes $56,671$52,534$2,080$2,057 15.5%
Other (as described)CONTRACTORS $28,818$28,818-- 7.9%
Other (as described)PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT PU $27,501$27,501-- 7.5%
Occupancy $22,488-$22,488- 6.1%
Travel $22,246$22,246-- 6.1%
All other expenses $12,521$11,008$1,513- 3.4%
Office expenses $11,179-$11,179- 3.1%
Grants to US individuals $7,500$7,500-- 2.0%
Other (as described)SUBSCRIPTIONS/LICENSE F $7,118$4,341$2,777- 1.9%
Insurance $7,004$7,004-- 1.9%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTAL $5,392$5,392-- 1.5%
Information technology $2,775-$2,775- 0.8%
Fees: accounting $2,500-$2,500- 0.7%
Fees: other services $1,687-$1,687- 0.5%
Total$366,195100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $455,662 spent · pay $187,755 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)CONTRACTORS $90,930$90,430-$500 20.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $81,673$77,589$1,225$2,859 17.9%
Other salaries and wages $55,346$49,811$3,321$2,214 12.1%
Payroll taxes $50,736$47,134$2,029$1,573 11.1%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTAL $43,997$43,997-- 9.7%
Travel $36,212$36,212-- 7.9%
Other (as described)PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT PU $25,346$25,346-- 5.6%
Occupancy $25,281$19,820$5,461- 5.5%
All other expenses $12,602$10,885$1,200$517 2.8%
Other (as described)PRODUCTION PROPS/SUPPLI $8,938$8,938-- 2.0%
Insurance $8,457$8,457-- 1.9%
Office expenses $6,734-$6,734- 1.5%
Fees: other services $4,228-$1,413$2,815 0.9%
Information technology $2,682-$2,682- 0.6%
Fees: accounting $2,500-$2,500- 0.5%
Total$455,662100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $379,178 spent · pay $152,397 · grants $4,600 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)CONTRACTORS $106,705$101,529$2,500$2,676 28.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $74,476$67,028$3,724$3,724 19.6%
Payroll taxes $42,877$38,589$2,144$2,144 11.3%
Other salaries and wages $35,044$31,540$1,752$1,752 9.2%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTAL $34,231$34,231-- 9.0%
Occupancy $25,915$25,915-- 6.8%
Travel $16,709$16,709-- 4.4%
All other expenses $10,180$6,318$3,862- 2.7%
Other (as described)FOOD/CRAFT SERVICE $8,179$8,179-- 2.2%
Insurance $7,620$7,620-- 2.0%
Grants to US individuals $4,600$4,600-- 1.2%
Other (as described)LOCATION FEES $4,056$4,056-- 1.1%
Fees: other services $3,116-$1,531$1,585 0.8%
Information technology $2,259-$2,259- 0.6%
Office expenses $1,711-$1,711- 0.5%
Fees: accounting $1,500-$1,500- 0.4%
Total$379,178100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $264,277 spent · pay $92,887 · grants $21,175 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $95,268$90,987-$4,281 36.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $84,000$77,280$2,520$4,200 31.8%
Grants to US organizations and governments $20,000$20,000-- 7.6%
Other (as described)Staff Development Appreciation $12,839$7,943$4,896- 4.9%
Other (as described)Equipment Rentals $10,860$10,860-- 4.1%
Office expenses $9,108$8,248$860- 3.4%
Payroll taxes $8,887$6,941$1,569$377 3.4%
Insurance $8,125$8,125-- 3.1%
Travel $7,983$3,569$104$4,310 3.0%
Information technology $2,908$2,030$878- 1.1%
Other (as described)Program Expense Location Fees $1,618$1,618-- 0.6%
Fees: accounting $1,506-$1,506- 0.6%
Grants to US individuals $1,175$1,175-- 0.4%
Total$264,277100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $211,246 spent · pay $77,118 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $83,057$81,605-$1,452 39.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $70,000$64,400$1,400$4,200 33.1%
Other (as described)Equipment Rentals $15,165$15,165-- 7.2%
Travel $13,606$13,134$472- 6.4%
Payroll taxes $7,118$6,549$142$427 3.4%
Insurance $4,821$4,821-- 2.3%
Information technology $4,438$2,838$1,600- 2.1%
Office expenses $4,248$3,203$1,045- 2.0%
Other (as described)Program Expense Location Fees $3,088$3,088-- 1.5%
Fees: accounting $2,411-$2,411- 1.1%
Other (as described)Program Expense Props / Set Design $2,345$2,345-- 1.1%
Other (as described)Program Expense Licenses Production Supplies $949$949-- 0.4%
Total$211,246100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $137,171 spent · pay $70,006 · grants $200 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $65,000$55,250$3,250$6,500 47.4%
Other (as described)Cast/Crew Contractors $28,821$28,821-- 21.0%
Office expenses $9,840$9,552$288- 7.2%
Travel $9,722$9,557$165- 7.1%
Payroll taxes $5,006$4,256$250$500 3.6%
Fees: other services $3,850--$3,850 2.8%
All other expenses $3,752$2,346$1,406- 2.7%
Other (as described)Location Fees $3,410$3,410-- 2.5%
Other (as described)Production Equipment Rental $2,872$2,872-- 2.1%
Other (as described)Props/Set Design $2,386$2,386-- 1.7%
Insurance $1,505$1,505-- 1.1%
Information technology $807$807-- 0.6%
Grants to US organizations and governments $200$200-- 0.1%
Total$137,171100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $93,333 spent · pay $79,156 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $79,156 84.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $13,218 14.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $602 0.6%
Fees to independent contractors $341 0.4%
Printing, publications, postage $16 0.0%
Total$93,333100%

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