Nonprofit · EIN 94-3170215
SILENT FILM FESTIVAL
Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 (amended) | $655,912 | $611,628 | $44,284 | $453,686 | $82,309 | $371,377 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $972,421 | $1,203,348 | -$230,927 | $359,080 | $31,987 | $327,093 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,115,206 | $1,150,285 | -$35,079 | $595,489 | $37,469 | $558,020 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $558,822
- of which government grants
- $51,255
- Program service revenue
- $97,084
- Investment income
- $6
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $130,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $128,327
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $301,825
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $8,337
- Accounting fees
- $27,759
- Occupancy
- $11,000
- Travel
- $23,703
- Program services (functional)
- $351,254
- Management and general (functional)
- $248,896
- Fundraising (functional)
- $11,478
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $359,080
- Total assets, end of year
- $453,686
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $82,309
- Net assets, end of year
- $371,377
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $286,243
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $85,134
- Gross receipts
- $655,912
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 45
- Year formed
- 1992
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacey Wisnia | Exec Director Officer | 40 | $132,500 | $14,532 |
| Anita Monga | Artistic Director | 40 | $108,750 | $660 |
| Judy Wyler Sheldon | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Mashon | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dean Lewis | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lee Tsiantis | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Robin McRoskey Azevedo | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Antonella Bonfanti | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| William B Bond | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Owsley Brown III | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Byrne | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Glen S Miranker | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ira M Resnick | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marta Riggins | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Cynthia Sears | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stacey Wisnia | Exec Director Officer | 40 | $130,000 |
| Anita Monga | Artistic Director | 40 | $107,000 |
| JUDY WYLER SHELDON | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT BYRNE | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Dean Lewis | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Lee Tsiantis | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Robin McRoskey Azevedo | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Antonella Bonfanti | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| William B Bond | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Owsley Brown III | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Mashon | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Glen S Miranker | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ira M Resnick | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marta Riggins | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cynthia Sears | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stacey Wisnia | Exec Director Officer | 40 | $111,352 |
| JUDY WYLER SHELDON | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT BYRNE | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Dean Lewis | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Robin McRoskey Azevedo | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Antonella Bonfanti | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| William B Bond | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Owsley Brown III | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ed Martin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Mashon | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Russell Merritt | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Glen S Miranker | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ira M Resnick | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cynthia Sears | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lee Tsiantis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3125 16TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103-3327
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Stacey Wisnia, 3125 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
- Signed the 990
- Stacey Wisnia, Executive Director
- Phone
- (415) 777-4908
- Website
- www.silentfilm.org
- Return prepared by
- REGALIA BERGER & BERGER CPAS
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-3170215 or by the name SILENT FILM FESTIVAL.
- 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
SFSFF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the presentation and preservation of silent cinema, and the education of the public about silent film as an art form and as a culturally valuable historical record.
Program accomplishments
- The San Francisco Silent Film Festivals mission is to demonstrate the artistry, diversity, and enduring cultural value of silent movies with live musical accompaniment and to ensure that they are accessible to current and future audiences. We pursue this mission by partnering with international archives to fund and restore silent films as well as by supporting film preservation efforts through the exhibition of major restorations and archival prints. Throughout the year, we carefully curate high-quality presentations of silent films from the world's leading archives and educational programs that give our audience a more complete picture and a deeper understanding of the art form, its history, and current efforts to study, preserve, and exhibit these rare and vulnerable films. Reflecting the breadth andExpenses $351,254 · revenue $97,084
- diversity of silent-era filmmaking, SFSFFs programming is a lively and thought-provoking mix of American classics, lesser-known gems, rare and/or recently restored films, and important international work, all presented with live musical accompaniment by some of the world's finest practitioners of the art of putting music to film.
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 94-3170215
- 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
- 1993
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $453,686
- Income (IRS master file)
- $655,186
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $655,186 | $611,627 | $453,686 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $972,421 | $1,203,348 | $359,080 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $1,115,206 | $1,150,285 | $595,489 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $986,061 | $1,097,406 | $618,503 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | 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 94-3170215).
Questions about SILENT FILM FESTIVAL
- What is the EIN of SILENT FILM FESTIVAL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SILENT FILM FESTIVAL is 94-3170215.
- Is SILENT FILM FESTIVAL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
- Are donations to SILENT FILM FESTIVAL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SILENT FILM FESTIVAL 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 SILENT FILM FESTIVAL due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SILENT FILM FESTIVAL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SILENT FILM FESTIVAL?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names Stacey Wisnia.
- Who are the officers and directors of SILENT FILM FESTIVAL?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $132,500 (Stacey Wisnia, Exec Director).
- How much revenue does SILENT FILM FESTIVAL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $655,912, expenses of $611,628 and total assets of $453,686 at year end.
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