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Film Forum

EIN 51-0175953Arts, Culture, Humanities New York Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

The only autonomous, full-time nonprofit cinema in New York City

Film Forum began in 1970 as an alternative screening space for independent films. As a cinema of ideas, Film Forum is committed to presenting an international array of films that treat diverse social, political, historical and cultural realities. Unlike commercial cinemas that primarily “book” high-grossing, Hollywood films, Film Forum's programs are thoughtfully curated, with attention to unique cinematic qualities, historical importance individually or within a genre and, particularly for documentaries, relevance to today's world.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.89Overall score
out of 100

89.11Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$10,707,186

Total expenses · USD$5,491,172

Program expenses

$4,244,675.96 recorded amount

77.3%

Fundraising expenses

$582,064.23 recorded amount

10.6%

Administrative expenses

$653,449.47 recorded amount

11.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.13 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Karen Cooper
Recorded compensation: $251,522.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.58%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Film Forum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Film Forum began in 1970 as an alternative screening space for independent films. As a cinema of ideas, Film Forum is committed to presenting an international array of films that treat diverse social, political, historical and cultural realities. Unlike commercial cinemas that primarily “book” high-grossing, Hollywood films, Film Forum's programs are thoughtfully curated, with attention to unique cinematic qualities, historical importance individually or within a genre and, particularly for documentaries, relevance to today's world.
`ein` EIN	51-0175953
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5491172.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.11900000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.13
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.106
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.773
`fscore` Financial score	89.11
`leader` Recorded leader	Karen Cooper
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	251522.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0458
`motto` Tagline	The only autonomous, full-time nonprofit cinema in New York City
`name` Charity name	Film Forum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	10707186.0
`score` Overall score	86.89
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4244675.956
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	582064.232
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	653449.468

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 51-0175953
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: New York (NY)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.