The Silent Film Festival

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Organization Details

Formation Year

1992

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Stacey Wisnia

Phone

4157774908

Tax Period

2023-10-01 to 2024-09-30

The Silent Film Festival, founded in 1992, is a small nonprofit in the Philanthropy & Grantmaking sector that reported $972K in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue decreased 13% compared to the prior year. Expenses of $1.2M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 24% operating deficit.

Mission

SFSFF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the presentation and preservation of silent cinema, and the education of the public about silent film as an art form and as a culturally valuable historical record.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $1,049,472 Revenue: $180,660

The San Francisco Silent Film Festivals mission is to demonstrate the artistry, diversity, and enduring cultural value of silent movies with live musical accompaniment and to ensure that they are...

The San Francisco Silent Film Festivals mission is to demonstrate the artistry, diversity, and enduring cultural value of silent movies with live musical accompaniment and to ensure that they are accessible to current and future audiences. We pursue this mission by partnering with international archives to fund and restore silent films as well as by supporting film preservation efforts through the exhibition of major restorations and archival prints. Throughout the year, we carefully curate high-quality presentations of silent films from the world's leading archives and educational programs that give our audience a more complete picture and a deeper understanding of the art form, its history, and current efforts to study, preserve, and exhibit these rare and vulnerable films. Reflecting the breadth and

Program 2

diversity of silent-era filmmaking, SFSFFs programming is a lively and thought-provoking mix of American classics, lesser-known gems, rare and/or recently restored films, and important international work, all presented with live musical accompaniment by some of the world's finest practitioners of the art of putting music to film.

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

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $791,675

Program Service Revenue $180,660

Investment Income $86

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $972,421

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $433,165

Fundraising Expenses $19,732

Program Expenses $1,049,472

Other Expenses $770,183

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,203,348

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$972,421	$1,115,206	-0.1%
Expenses	$1,203,348	$1,150,285	+0.0%
Net Income	$-230,927	$-35,079	+5.6%

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

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

$130,000

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Stacey Wisnia	Exec Director	40.00	Officer	$130,000	$0	$130,000
Anita Monga	Artistic Director	40.00		$107,000	$0	$107,000
JUDY WYLER SHELDON	Board Chair	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT BYRNE	President	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Dean Lewis	Treasurer	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Lee Tsiantis	Secretary	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Robin McRoskey Azevedo	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Antonella Bonfanti	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
William B Bond	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Owsley Brown III	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Mike Mashon	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Glen S Miranker	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ira M Resnick	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Marta Riggins	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Cynthia Sears	Director	1.00	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
2024	$972,421	$1,203,348	$359,080	$-230,927
2023	$1,115,206	$1,150,285	$595,489	$-35,079
2022	$986,061	$1,097,406	$618,503	$-111,345
2021	$593,611	$431,147	$793,869	$162,464
2020	$892,974	$667,192	$629,640	$225,782
2019	$793,034	$824,120	$324,391	$-31,086
2018	$807,979	$837,431	$371,924	$-29,452