METRO THEATER CENTER FOUNDATION

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2005

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Ron Merk

Phone

4158298859

Tax Period

2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31

METRO THEATER CENTER FOUNDATION, founded in 2005, is a small nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $251K in total revenue in fiscal year 2021. Revenue surged 112% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $64K, a strong 25% operating margin.

Mission

The Metro Theatre Center Foundation supports a wide range of arts and social issues through its grants and support programs. This includes a wide range of the arts, including filmmaking, theatre, individual grants to artists working on personal projects, as well as social issues. The Metro Theatre Center Foundation continues its commitment to the principle that the diverse voices of all people must be heard in film, television, literature and all forms of media.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $178,672

We have saved films that were not thought to exist, or thought to be lost. This includes 38 minutes of home movies of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy. A report of the...

We have saved films that were not thought to exist, or thought to be lost. This includes 38 minutes of home movies of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy. A report of the discovery was made on NBC's The Today Show. We have also found rare home movies of many celebrities from sports, politics and entertainment, including John Wayne, Bob Hope, Roy Rogers, Olivia de Havilland, Marilyn Monroe, and hundreds of others, all found in people's home movies, not even thought to exist. All of our films are in storage and available for viewing at the film archives of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood. We also work with The Library of Congress and The UCLA Film and Television Archives. In recent months we have acquired the N.A.S.A. film collection, featuring original camera negatives and materials from the earliest beginnings of the US space program in 1946, through the late 90s. They are now being scanned into digital files, and soon will be available for research and study.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2021)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $250,584

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $0

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $250,584

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $0

Fundraising Expenses $1,079

Program Expenses $178,672

Other Expenses $186,897

TOTAL EXPENSES $186,897

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2021	2020	Change
Revenue	$250,584	$118,000	+1.1%
Expenses	$186,897	$132,676	+0.4%
Net Income	$63,687	$-14,676	-5.3%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

N/A

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Shelley Bergren	Executive Dir.	8.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Ozgur Pamukcu	CFO and Secretary	4.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Ron Merk	Director of Film and Cultural Programs	12.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2021	$250,584	$186,897	$70,899	$63,687