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Nonprofit · EIN 26-1230322

MU FILMS

Tax-exempt · BERKELEY, CA 94705

Financials

$66K$73K2023$42K$66K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of MU FILMS by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990-EZ$41,624$66,450-$24,826$21,031$6,333$14,698
December 31, 2023990-EZ$66,408$73,390-$6,982$51,464$11,940$39,524
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$27,250
Program service revenue
$13,122
Other revenue
$1,252

Expenses

Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$0
Professional fees and payments to contractors
$1,300
Printing, publications and postage
$295
Other expenses
$64,855
Program services (functional)
$62,061

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$51,464
Total assets, end of year
$21,031
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,333
Net assets, end of year
$14,698
Cash, savings and investments
$21,031
Gross receipts
$41,624

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Helen KimChairman1$0
Grant DinTreasurer1$0
Deann Borshay LiemSecretary5$0
Robert UyekiBoard Member1$0
Nanette FokBoard Member1$0
Eileen ThompsonBoard Member1$0
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Helen KimChairman1$0
Grant DinTreasurer1$0
Deann Borshay LiemSecretary5$0
Robert UyekiBoard Member1$0
Nanette FokBoard Member1$0
Eileen ThompsonBoard Member1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2960 HILLEGASS AVE, BERKELEY, CA 94705-2232
In care of
% DEANN BORSHAY LIEM
Signed the 990-EZ
Deann Borshay Liem, Secretary
Phone
(510) 333-1217
Return prepared by
Bailey & Utley CPAs

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 26-1230322 or by the name MU FILMS.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

The mission is to produce and distribute documentaries and educational media about social, political and cultural issues with a focus on untold stories from under represented communities. The goal is to use media to bring about social justice, promote cultural understanding and encourage positive social change.

990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • MU FILMSPROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2024In 2024, Mu Films continued distribution of its films to educational institutions throughout the U.S., and continued production on our newest documentaries, Relative Strangers and Viviens Wild Ride. Our activities are described below.Crossings DistributionCrossings tells the story of international women including Nobel Peace Prize winners who are working for peace on the Korean peninsula. In 2024, Crossings was made available on the PBS channel and on Amazon Prime. The film also screened at UC Berkeleys Center for Korean Studies and continues to be made available to colleges and universities through the educational distributor Collective Eye.Geographies of Kinship Exhibition Geographies of Kinship looks at the history of international adoption from Korea through the eyes of people who have been adopted to the U.S. and Europe. The film screened as part of "70 Years of Korean Adoption: Wandering Memory, Traces Beyond," at the Seoul Int'l Cinema & Media Festival (Nemaf 2024). Geographies of Kinship also screened in The Netherlands as part of a week-long program about adoption called Far From Here.Relative Strangers ProductionMu Films continued production on this film about a group of mixed race adopted Koreans on their journeys to find their roots and relatives. In 2024, we completed filming key scenes with a Dutch Korean adoptee meeting her African American cousin, as well as footage with her adoptive family members in Amersfoort, Netherlands. Viviens Wild Ride Post ProductionMu Films continued work with filmmaker, Vivien Hillgrove, on her documentary, Viviens Wild Ride, about her decades of work as a film editor and her encroaching blindness due to macular degeneration. Off-line editing of the film was completed in December 2024, with sound mix and color grading scheduled for first quarter of 2025.Educational DistributionGeographies of Kinship, First Person Plural and In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee continue to be distributed to colleges, universities, libraries, and K-12 schools through New Day Films and are all available to the public for free at public libraries through Kanopy. Memory of Forgotten War is also available to educational institutions and the general public through Kanopy.
    Expenses $62,061

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990-EZ on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990-EZ on file

File the 2025 990-N for MU FILMS

Due May 15, 2026 · e-filed with the IRS by 990.tax, an IRS-authorized e-file provider

IRS record

EIN
26-1230322
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2008
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
Assets (IRS master file)
$21,031
Income (IRS master file)
$41,624

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-EZDecember 2024$41,624$66,450$21,031IRS
990-EZDecember 2023$66,408$73,390$51,464XML
990-EZDecember 2022–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2021–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2020–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2018–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-1230322).

Questions about MU FILMS

What is the EIN of MU FILMS?
The employer identification number (EIN) of MU FILMS is 26-1230322.
Is MU FILMS tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2008.
Are donations to MU FILMS tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does MU FILMS file?
Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
When is the next return of MU FILMS due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did MU FILMS last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2024.
Who are the officers and directors of MU FILMS?
The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does MU FILMS have?
On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $41,624, expenses of $66,450 and total assets of $21,031 at year end.

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