Liabilities / Assets
92nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 92% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 82-2563192 • 501(c)3 • Syracuse, NY
Profile
CNY Film Professionals is dedicated to growing the capacity and inclusivity of Central New York's film, television, commercial, and video production industry. We achieve this via several strategies, including training new film professionals (ie., film crew), helping our crew members find work opportunities, and helping producers find crew and other resources for their productions.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
92nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 92% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
95th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 95% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
10th percentile
Higher net margin than 10% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
99th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 99% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 58.4% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
14th percentile
Faster asset growth than 14% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
44th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 44% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$138,369
Down $152,392 (-52%) from 2023
Liabilities
Down$160,000
Down $82,500 (-34%) from 2023
Net Assets
Down-$21,631
Down $69,892 (-145%) from 2023
Revenue
Down$154,049
Down $5,190 (-3.3%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$223,940
Up $72,719 (+48%) from 2023
Net Income
Down-$69,891
Down $77,909 (-972%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
CNY Film Professionals is dedicated to growing the capacity and inclusivity of Central New York's film, television, commercial, and video production industry. We achieve this via several strategies, including training new film professionals (ie., film crew), helping our crew members find work opportunities, and helping producers find crew and other resources for their productions.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| 12-week training program for students of Syracuse City School District. That program, titled CALL TIME, culminated with apprenticeship opportunities on a professional short-film production. | $72,500 | $114,322 |
| JOBS ON SET is a workforce development program for Central New York's film production industry, which includes movies, TV, commercials, videos, and new media. | $50,000 | $50,400 |
| Our Professional Members get prioritized benefits of our all production resources like job notifications, listing in our searchable crew database and VIP access to special workshops and industry events. | $12,994 | $18,000 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elias Gwinn | President | FT | $90,000 | - | $90,000 |
| Eric Jackson | Director | - | $12,014 | - | $12,014 |
| Alec Erlebacher | Director | - | $1,380 | - | $1,380 |
| Stephen Paunovski | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| Andrew Lamirande | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| Eric Vinal | Ex-Officio | - | $0 | - | - |
| Owen Shapiro | Ex-Officio | - | $0 | - | - |
“Description: Interest Income. Amount: 4,693.”
“Description: Travel. Amount: 2,444. Description: Insurance. Amount: 3,175. Description: Meetings. Amount: 737. Description: Job Supplies. Amount: 7,861. Description: Licenses & Subscriptions. Amount: 526. Description: Other expenses. Amount: 337. Total to Form 990-EZ, line 16: 15,080.”
“Description: Security Deposits. Beg. of Year Amount: 0. End of Year Amount: 3,000.”
“Description: Deferred Revenue. Beg. of Year Amount: 122,500. End of Year Amount: 0. Description: Accounts Payable. Beg. of Year Amount: 120,000. End of Year Amount: 160,000.”
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| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z |
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