MEDIA ARTS CENTER SAN DIEGO

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1999

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Ethan Van Thillo

Phone

6192301938

Tax Period

2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30

MEDIA ARTS CENTER SAN DIEGO, founded in 1999, is a community nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $1.8M in total revenue in fiscal year 2022. Revenue decreased 14% compared to the prior year. Expenses of $2.0M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 13% operating deficit.

Mission

PRIMARY MISSION AND PURPOSE IS TO NURTURE AND SUPPORT MEDIA ARTISTS WORKING IN MULTIMEDIA

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $310,439 Revenue: $321,849

Community Production Tools for community-based media production and collaboration through programs including City Heights Community Production Studio IDEA Lab at City Heights Library, Speak City...

Community Production Tools for community-based media production and collaboration through programs including City Heights Community Production Studio IDEA Lab at City Heights Library, Speak City Heights, Frontera Filmmakers, a grassroots group that brings together independent filmmakers from both sides of the border Digital Gym, a multipurpose all-ages facility for media arts experimentation and Video Production Services, to help community groups connect with audiences by making a digital media presence accessible and affordable.

Program 2

Expenses: $546,856 Revenue: $268,204

Education Extensive education programs offered for youth, teens and adults. Programs include Young Producers Project, Young Producers Project Accelerator, Emerging Makers at Second Chance, Teen Boot Camps, Migrant Education, Youth Media Tech Camps, UC San Diegos Mi Universidad, Connected Voces, Hoover Heights Media Project, and in-school media programs for young students at McKinley Elementary School and other magnet schools. Amateur to professional media makers have access to one-to-one training and professional development at various offsite locations. This programming includes our current partnership with the City of San Diego Library and Workforce Development Initiative.

Program 3

Expenses: $791,540 Revenue: $219,367

Exhibitions Our acclaimed San Diego Latino Film Festival SDLFF celebrated its 31st anniversary in March 2024. The SDLFF introduces viewers to contemporary U.S.-Latino and Latin American cinema. Other film programming includes additional screenings produced by our very own workforce development students, and daily screenings of independent and foreign films at our very own movie theater, the Digital Gym Cinema.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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

Financial Overview (2022)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $872,505

Program Service Revenue $809,420

Investment Income $0

Other Revenue $79,148

TOTAL REVENUE $1,761,073

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $94,650

Salaries & Benefits $992,733

Fundraising Expenses $24,085

Program Expenses $1,648,835

Other Expenses $900,121

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,987,504

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2022	2021	Change
Revenue	$1,761,073	$2,037,155	-0.1%
Expenses	$1,987,504	$1,600,488	+0.2%
Net Income	$-226,431	$436,667	-1.5%

Key Indicators

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

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Financial Health Indicators

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Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

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

$70,000

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
ETHAN VAN THILLO	EXEC DIRECTOR	040.00	Officer	$70,000	$0	$70,000
ADOLFO VENTURA	PRESIDENT	002.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
PAUL ESPINOSA	VICE PRESIDENT	002.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
FRANCISCO MATA	SECRETARY	002.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL CARO	DIRECTOR	001.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
SHELBY BATCHELOR COURTNEY	DIRECTOR	001.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LUIS MONTEAGUDO JR	DIRECTOR	001.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LORENA GOMEZ MOSTAJO	DIRECTOR	001.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ENRIQUE MEZA	DIRECTOR	001.00	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
2025	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$1,761,073	$1,987,504	$978,895	$-226,431
2022	$2,037,155	$1,600,488	$1,234,819	$436,667
2021	$1,232,181	$982,092	$705,515	$250,089
2020	$1,154,117	$1,254,376	$381,458	$-100,259
2019	$1,323,845	$1,518,620	$377,914	$-194,775
2018	$1,556,643	$1,463,779	$644,750	$92,864