NonprofitsColumbia Film Society

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Columbia Film Society

COLUMBIA, SC

Total revenue

$1.2M

Total expenses

$1.3M

Net assets

$1.5M

Grants received

$387K

17 grants

EIN

570686025

Tax year

2023

Mission

To promote community appreciation of theater through the showing of independent and educational films.

Programs

1 program

Our education programs, run through indie grits labs, work to foster the 21st century skills necessary to be an active citizen in our increasingly media heavy society and to plant the seeds for the film and media artists of the future by offering training, space and resources for the creation of new film and video work. We run a variety of after-school programs, summer camps, adult workshops, media workshops, and field trip programs.

Expenses: $122K

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$545K
Program service revenue$434K
Investment income$3K
Other revenue$196K
Total revenue$1.2M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$526K
Fundraising$95K
Other expenses$780K
Total expenses$1.3M
Total assets$2.0M
Net assets$1.5M

People

13 listed

NameRoleCompensation

SUMNER BENDER

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$88K

40 hrs/wk

HEATHER BAUER

VICE-PRESIDENT

Board

1 hrs/wk

TIFFANY ADAMS

SECRETARY

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAVID PALKOVITZ

TREASURER

Board

1 hrs/wk

FRANCIE KLECKLEY

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

DR ANGELA BLALOCK

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAVID WHITEMAN

PRESIDENT

Board

1 hrs/wk

GEORGE WOLFE

AT LARGE

Board

1 hrs/wk

EBONY GREEN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOHNNIE MATTHEWS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

JENNIFER CAPELL

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

KRISTOPHER JONES

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOE MCCULLOCH

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 17 of 17

FromAmountPurposeYear
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$7K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$50K
CONTINUED SUPPORT OF CORE PROGRAMMING INCLUDING THE NICKELODEON THEATRE AND INDIE GRITS LABS
2022
$9K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$50K
CONTINUED SUPPORT OF CORE PROGRAMMING INCLUDING THE NICKELODEON THEATRE AND INDIE GRITS LABS
2021
$100K
General Support
2020
$34K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$5K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2020
$38K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$13K
FILMWATCH/COVID
2019
$13K
FILMWATCH/COVID
2019
$7K
CARES ACT GRANT
2019
$1K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$5K
SCIENCE ON SCREEN PROGRAM SUBGRANT
2017

Funded by

$387K from 10 funders · 17 grants · 2017–2024

The Nord Family Foundation

$150K · 3 grants · 2021–2024

The Ford Foundation

$100K · 1 grant · 2020

Central Carolina Community

$88K · 4 grants · 2019–2023

Academy Foundation

$25K · 2 grants · 2019

South Carolina Humanities Council

$7K · 1 grant · 2019

The Smith Family Foundation

$5K · 1 grant · 2023

Details

EIN570686025
NTEE codeA31Z
Subsection03
Ruling date1980-03
Formed1979
Employees30
Volunteers17
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