Nonprofit · EIN 94-2361837
SAN FRANCISCO CINEMATHEQUE
Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $178,457 | $167,831 | $10,626 | $103,410 | $1,365 | $102,045 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $209,336 | $194,043 | $15,293 | $94,160 | $2,741 | $91,419 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $226,244 | $209,599 | $16,645 | $80,136 | $4,010 | $76,126 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $136,645
- Membership dues
- $7,495
- Program service revenue
- $33,548
- Investment income
- $519
- Net income from fundraising events
- $250
Expenses
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $69,300
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $105,284
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $5,899
- Occupancy
- $6,422
- Printing, publications and postage
- $2,669
- Other expenses
- $47,557
- Program services (functional)
- $99,245
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $94,160
- Total assets, end of year
- $103,410
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,365
- Net assets, end of year
- $102,045
- Cash, savings and investments
- $91,207
- Gross receipts
- $178,457
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE POLTA | Exec. Dir./Dir. | 40 | $69,300 | $10,539 |
| SOFIA ALICASTRO | Director | 1 | $0 | – |
| SAGE HIRSCH | Secretary | 1 | $0 | – |
| MARIE MARTRAIRE | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | – |
| CHRISTINE METROPOULOS | Director | 1 | $0 | – |
| AMY REID | Director | 1 | $0 | – |
| TRINITY WEST | Vice President | 1 | $0 | – |
| DIANA SANCHEZ MACIEL | President | 1 | $0 | – |
| CLARE SCHWEITZER | Director | 1 | $0 | – |
| ELIE VANDERLIP | Director | 1 | $0 | – |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE POLTA | Exec. Dir./Dir. Trustee or director | 40 | $66,950 | $9,336 |
| SOFIA ALICASTRO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAGE HIRSCH | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIE MARTRAIRE | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE METROPOULOS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY REID | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NELLIE KILLIAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRINITY WEST | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANA SANCHEZ MACIEL | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARE SCHWEITZER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANJALI SUNDARAM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIE VANDERLIP | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE POLTA | Exec. Dir./Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $63,328 |
| ORIT BEN SHITRIT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAGE HIRSCH | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARIE MARTRAIRE | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN LAKE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIRIAM CAMPOS-QUINN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NELLIE KILLIAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRINITY WEST | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DIANA SANCHEZ MACIEL | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DIEGO VILLALOBOS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANJALI SUNDARAM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 55 TAYLOR ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102-3916
- Signed the 990-EZ
- STEVE POLTA, Exec. Dir./Dir.
- Phone
- (415) 552-1990
- Website
- www.sfcinematheque.org
- Return prepared by
- Krisch & Company
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2361837 or by the name SAN FRANCISCO CINEMATHEQUE.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
FINE ART FILM EXHIBITION, PUBLICATION, AND EDUCATION.
Program accomplishments
- ARTISTIC SCREENINGS PRESENTATION AND EXHIBITION OF FINE ART FILMS, CONTEMPORARY EXPERIMENTS IN FILM AND VIDEO, HISTORIAL WORKS FROM INTERNATIONAL AND AMERICAN CINEMA AND HISTORICAL DOCUMENTATION.Expenses $75,612
- PUBLICATIONS, JOURNALS, & MONOGRAPHS PRESENT HISTORICAL WORKS AND ESSAYS BY FILM CURATORS. THESE PUBLICATIONS DESCRIPTIONS EDUCATE & ENLIGHTEN THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE VISUAL ART OF FILM.Expenses $5,475
- CROSSROADS ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATING RECENT AND REDISCOVERED FILM, VIDEO AND PERFORMANCE CINEMA, PRESENTING A DIVERSE LINE UP OF CONTEMPORY WORK FROM THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.Expenses $18,018
- ARCHIVE/LIBRARY PROGRAM:PRESERVES AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS AND RECORDSIN PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL FORMATSRELATING TO THE HISTORY OF INDEPENDENT EXPERIMENTAL FILM CULTURE. CINEMATHQUES ARCHIVAL WORK SUPPORTS SCHOLARLY AND GENERAL INTEREST REGARDING THE FIELD.Expenses $140
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 94-2361837
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1977
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A310)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $103,410
- Income (IRS master file)
- $178,457
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $178,457 | $167,831 | $103,410 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $209,336 | $194,043 | $94,160 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $226,244 | $209,599 | $80,136 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 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 94-2361837).
Questions about SAN FRANCISCO CINEMATHEQUE
- What is the EIN of SAN FRANCISCO CINEMATHEQUE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SAN FRANCISCO CINEMATHEQUE is 94-2361837.
- Is SAN FRANCISCO CINEMATHEQUE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1977.
- Are donations to SAN FRANCISCO CINEMATHEQUE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SAN FRANCISCO CINEMATHEQUE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SAN FRANCISCO CINEMATHEQUE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SAN FRANCISCO CINEMATHEQUE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of SAN FRANCISCO CINEMATHEQUE?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $69,300 (STEVE POLTA, Exec. Dir./Dir.).
- How much revenue does SAN FRANCISCO CINEMATHEQUE have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $178,457, expenses of $167,831 and total assets of $103,410 at year end.
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