Liabilities / Assets
65th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 65% of similar nonprofits.
Brooklyn Film Center
EIN 81-4609279 • 501(c)3 • Selden, NY
Profile
The brooklyn film center holds film festivals to promote the art of filmmaking and filmmakers. The organization strives to establish and maintain relationships with filmmakers, distributors, sales agents and financiers and to grow partnerships between them. The organization is accessible to every filmmaker and encourages involvement from students, local and international artists.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.01x
Liabilities / Revenue
60th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 60% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
28th percentile
Higher net margin than 28% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
85th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 85% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 3.8% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
21st percentile
Faster asset growth than 21% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
83rd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 83% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$20,990
Down $7,873 (-27%) from 2023
Liabilities
Down$226
Down $168 (-43%) from 2023
Net Assets
Down$20,764
Down $7,705 (-27%) from 2023
Revenue
Up$197,173
Up $77,407 (+65%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$204,878
Up $91,668 (+81%) from 2023
Net Income
Down-$7,705
Down $14,261 (-218%) from 2023
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $20,990
- Liabilities
- $226
- Net assets
- $20,764
- Revenue
- $197,173
- Expenses
- $204,878
- Net income
- -$7,705
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Feb 2, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $197,173
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The brooklyn film center holds film festivals to promote the art of filmmaking and filmmakers. The organization strives to establish and maintain relationships with filmmakers, distributors, sales agents and financiers and to grow partnerships between them. The organization is accessible to every filmmaker and encourages involvement from students, local and international artists.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| THE ORGANIZATION HELD TWO FILM FESTIVALS, WHICH INCLUDED LIVE STREAMING, DURING THE YEAR TO PROMOTE THE ART OF FILMMAKING AND FILMAKERS. | - | $193,845 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUSTIN TIMMS | President | PT | $7,582 | - | $7,582 |
| JAMES TIMMS | Secretary | PT | $0 | - | - |
| DEBRA TIMMS | Treasurer | PT | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Brooklyn Film Center
- EIN
- 81-4609279
- Phone
- 6312352175
- Address
- 37 WASHINGTON HEIGHTS STREET, SELDEN, NY 11784
Signing Officer
- Name
- Justin Timms
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 6312352175
- Signed
- 2025-02-02
Preparer
- Firm
- Debra Timms CPA Pc
- Address
- 1293 WAVERLY AVE, FARMINGVILLE, NY 11738-1349
- Preparer
- Debra Timms
- Phone
- 6318484895
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses advertising 1,530 travel 25,014 food and beverages 8,051 workers comp 627 event helper 402 bank charges 188 contracted services 82,631 dues and subscriptions 291 filing fees 59 miscellaneous 88 screening fees 2,816 supplies 13,579 ticket splits 2,157 website 612 total 138,045”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Payroll taxes payable 394 226”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“The brooklyn film center holds film festivals to promote the art of filmmaking and filmmakers. The organization strives to establish and maintain relationships with filmmakers, distributors, sales agents and financiers and to grow partnerships between them. The organization is accessible to every filmmaker and encourages involvement from students, local and international artists.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | THE BROOKLYN FILM CENTER HOLDS FILM FESTIVALS TO PROMOTE THE ART OF FILMMAKING AND FILMMAKERS. THE ORGANIZATION STRIVES TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH FILMMAKERS, DISTRIBUTORS, SALES AGENTS AND FINANCIERS AND TO GROW PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THEM. THE ORGANIZATION IS ACCESSIBLE TO EVERY FILMMAKER AND ENCOURAGES INVOLVEMENT FROM STUDENTS, LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS. |
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