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Frameline

EIN 94-2775772Arts, Culture, Humanities California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The World Leader in LGBTQ Media

Founded in 1977, Frameline's mission is to change the world through the power of queer cinema. As a media arts non-profit, Frameline's programs connect filmmakers and audiences in the San Francisco Bay Area and around the world. Frameline presents the San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival, the longest running, largest and most widely recognized LGBTQ film exhibition event in the world. Established in 1981, Frameline Distribution serves an international audience of hundreds of thousands and is the leading educational distributor solely dedicated to LGBTQ film and video. Since 1990, more than 134 films have been completed with assistance from the Frameline Completion Fund. Frameline Voices exhibits 100+ films serving underrepresented constituents within the LGBTQ community and available for free via online streaming. Finally, Frameline's Youth in Motion program provides professionally developed educational curricula and media to over 1,000 schools and GSA clubs nationwide.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.52Overall score
out of 100

82.81Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,999,554

Total expenses · USD$1,992,256

Program expenses

$1,553,959.68 recorded amount

78.0%

Fundraising expenses

$255,008.77 recorded amount

12.8%

Administrative expenses

$179,303.04 recorded amount

9.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.17 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Frances Wallace
Recorded compensation: $116,050.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.82%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Frameline
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1977, Frameline's mission is to change the world through the power of queer cinema. As a media arts non-profit, Frameline's programs connect filmmakers and audiences in the San Francisco Bay Area and around the world. Frameline presents the San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival, the longest running, largest and most widely recognized LGBTQ film exhibition event in the world. Established in 1981, Frameline Distribution serves an international audience of hundreds of thousands and is the leading educational distributor solely dedicated to LGBTQ film and video. Since 1990, more than 134 films have been completed with assistance from the Frameline Completion Fund. Frameline Voices exhibits 100+ films serving underrepresented constituents within the LGBTQ community and available for free via online streaming. Finally, Frameline's Youth in Motion program provides professionally developed educational curricula and media to over 1,000 schools and GSA clubs nationwide.
`ein` EIN	94-2775772
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1992256.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.09
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.17
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.128
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.78
`fscore` Financial score	82.81
`leader` Recorded leader	Frances Wallace
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	116050.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0582
`motto` Tagline	The World Leader in LGBTQ Media
`name` Charity name	Frameline
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1999554.0
`score` Overall score	87.52
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1553959.6800000002
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	255008.768
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	179303.03999999998

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-2775772
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.