Thefilmschool

EIN 20-4075974 • 501(c)3 • Seattle, WA

Profile

Private school providing education in script writing and directing of films and encourages developing the writer's individual voice, excellence in dramatic writing and cinematic storytelling in order to illuminate the human condition.

305 Harrison StreetSeattle, WA 98109

www.thefilmschool.com

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2021

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

-43883%

Higher net margin than 1% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

-100%

Faster asset growth than 10% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

-100%

Faster revenue growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

Down $31,768 (-100%) from 2020

Liabilities

Down

Down $11,811 (-100%) from 2020

Net Assets

Down

Down $19,957 (-100%) from 2020

Operations

Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentile Net Margin1st percentile

Revenue

Down

Down $5,017 (-100%) from 2020

Expenses

Down

$2,639

Down $998 (-27%) from 2020

Net Income

Down

-$2,633

Down $4,019 (-290%) from 2020

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth10th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

Highlighted filing

2021

Assets$0

Liabilities$0

Net Assets$0

Open 2021 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth3rd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

Highlighted filing

2021

Revenue$6

Expenses$2,639

Net Income-$2,633

Open 2021 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2021 • Form 990EZXML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.

Open filing

Assets: $0
Liabilities: $0
Net assets: $0
Revenue: $6
Expenses: $2,639
Net income: -$2,633

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.03	$0.03
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.32	$0.12	$0.20	$0.05	$0.04	$0.01
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.30	$0.12	$0.19	$0.42	$0.73	$0.32
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.62	$0.12	$0.50	$2.04	$2.41	$0.37
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.88	$0.01	$0.87	$2.37	$2.23	$0.14
2016Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$0.74	$0.01	$0.73	$2.75	$3.96	$1.21
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$2.03	$0.09	$1.94	$2.43	$2.72	$0.29
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$2.25	$0.02	$2.23	$3.47	$2.08	$1.39
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.96	$0.12	$0.84	$3.27	$3.96	$0.69
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$1.54	$0.01	$1.53		$4.41
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$4.19	$0.00	$4.19	$3.37	$4.15	$0.77

Latest Detailed Filing

The latest 2021 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2019 below.

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed: Nov 20, 2020
Return Version: 2019v5.0
Gross Receipts: $41,727

Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The film school is a non-profit school, rooted in progressive professional storytelling through film, radio, television and cutting edge new media. The school provides its students with the foundational educaton to work in creative enviornments

Program Services

Description	Grants	Expenses
Mission driven stories a cornerstone program aimed at educating disadvantaged youth.	$9,270	-

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
Jonathan Keasey	Executive Director	FT	$22,500	-	$22,500
Max Clough	President	-	$0	-	-
Scott Wasner	Vice President	-	$0	-	-
Diana Dotter	Board Member	-	$0	-	-
Fatema Burke	Secretary	-	$0	-	-

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name: Thefilmschool
EIN: 20-4075974
Phone: 3107959898
Address: 305 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA 98109

Signing Officer

Name: Diana Dotter
Title: Board Member
Signed: 2020-11-20
Discuss with paid preparer: Yes

Preparer

Firm: Hutchinson & Walter CPAs
Address: 1407 116th Ave NE Suite 222, Bellevue, WA 98004
Preparer: Marc S Hutchinson
Phone: 4254551620

Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1001

“Advertising and Promotion $809”

Other Expenses.1002

“Office Expenses $190”

Other Expenses.1005

“Travel $3320”

Other Expenses.1012

“Insurance $293”

Other Expenses.1

“Production Expense $5451”

Other Expenses.2

“Instructor Fees $3819”

Other Expenses.3

“Rent & Lease $2176”

Other Expenses.4

“Contract Labor $1454”

Other Expenses.5

“Seattle International Film Fes $1425”

Other Expenses.6

“CHARITY $1270”

Other Expenses.7

“meals & ent $1212”

Other Expenses.8

“Website $470”

Other Assets.1003

“Machinery and Equipment - Beginning $18827 Machinery and Equipment - Ending $18827”

Other Assets.1005

“Accounts Receivable - Beginning $2494 Accounts Receivable - Ending $2494”

Other Assets.1

“Other Asset - Beginning $250 Other Asset - Ending $400”

Total Liabilities.1001

“Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $11811 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $11811”

Total Liabilities.1007

“Secured Mortgages and Notes Payable - Beginning $-150 Secured Mortgages and Notes Payable - Ending $0”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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