Charity profile · Historical source record

SIFF

EIN 91-1489660Arts, Culture, Humanities Washington Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Cinema, Festival, Education

SIFF's mission is to create experiences that bring people together to discover extraordinary films from around the world. It is through the art of cinema that we foster a community that is more informed, aware, and alive. Founded in 1976, SIFF is Seattle's leading year-round film organization that brings the best in international and independent film to the Seattle area with the Seattle International Film Festival (now in its 39th year), SIFF Cinema and Futurewave Education. At SIFF, we pride ourselves in offering audiences the opportunity to discover original stories, explore diverse cultures, and take new emotional journeys.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

73.81Overall score
out of 100

78.28Financial score
out of 100

70.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,915,927

Total expenses · USD$6,896,394

Program expenses

$5,496,426.02 recorded amount

79.7%

Fundraising expenses

$524,125.94 recorded amount

7.6%

Administrative expenses

$862,049.25 recorded amount

12.5%

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: Sarah Wilke
Recorded compensation: $125,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.81%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for SIFF
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	70.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	SIFF's mission is to create experiences that bring people together to discover extraordinary films from around the world. It is through the art of cinema that we foster a community that is more informed, aware, and alive. Founded in 1976, SIFF is Seattle's leading year-round film organization that brings the best in international and independent film to the Seattle area with the Seattle International Film Festival (now in its 39th year), SIFF Cinema and Futurewave Education. At SIFF, we pride ourselves in offering audiences the opportunity to discover original stories, explore diverse cultures, and take new emotional journeys.
`ein` EIN	91-1489660
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6896394.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.125
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.17
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.076
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.797
`fscore` Financial score	78.28
`leader` Recorded leader	Sarah Wilke
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	125000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0181
`motto` Tagline	Cinema, Festival, Education
`name` Charity name	SIFF
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6915927.0
`score` Overall score	73.81
`state` State code	WA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5496426.018
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	524125.94399999996
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	862049.25

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 91-1489660
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Washington (WA)
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.