THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE

EIN 52-6072925 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A310)

What they do

THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE ("AFI") is A NATIONAL INSTITUTE PROVIDING LEADERSHIP IN SCREEN EDUCATION and THE RECOGNITION and CELEBRATION of EXCELLENCE IN THE ART of FILM, TELEVISION and DIGITAL MEDIA.

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Of every $100 spent, about $80.90 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders66 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

78.02%of revenue went to mission work80.9% of expenses · Program services

8.37%of revenue went to fundraising8.7% of expenses

$96.43spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

10.04%of revenue went to management and office costs10.4% of expenses

$1.67in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

31.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$40,176,502

Mission workProgram services$31,344,47178.02% of revenue80.9% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$4,035,02610.04% of revenue10.4% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$3,361,5538.37% of revenue8.7% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$1,435,4523.57% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$38,741,05096.43% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 80.9% mission · 10.4% management · 8.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.43% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 81.7% mission · 9.9% management · 8.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 106.25% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 80.2% mission · 10.8% management · 9.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.55% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 82.1% mission · 10.0% management · 8.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.79% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 77.0% mission · 11.7% management · 11.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 73.52% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 76.1% mission · 10.9% management · 13.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.57% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 77.9% mission · 10.5% management · 11.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.14% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 78.4% mission · 9.8% management · 11.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.52% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$40,176,502

Expenses$38,741,050

Annual surplus $1,435,452 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$31,344,471 · 80.9% of expenses

Management and office costs$4,035,026 · 10.4% of expenses

Fundraising$3,361,553 · 8.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$40,176,502

Expenses$38,741,050

Assets$64,586,565

Income$56,479,683

Contributions$12,825,520

Mission work (program services)$31,344,471

Fundraising$3,361,553

Grants given$150,000

Average grant$15,000

Management and general$4,035,026

Executive compensation (total)$7,747,893

Stocks and bonds$42,666,214

Accounting fees$228,372

Investing fees$97,181

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

ROBERT GAZZALEPRESIDENT & CEO · 40 hrs/week $1,032,227Base $1,016,789 · Other $15,438

SUSAN RUSKINEX. VP & DEAN OF CONSERVATORY · 40 hrs/week $514,382Base $485,723 · Other $28,659

LANG FREDRICKSONCFO · 40 hrs/week $418,803Base $378,323 · Other $40,480

JULI GOODWIN ROGINSONCHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $334,947Base $288,972 · Other $45,975

ROSCHOUNE DAYCHIEF RESOURCE OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $308,520Base $295,469 · Other $13,051

CYNTHIA CHYRSR. DIR ADVANCEMENT · 40 hrs/week $206,949Base $187,724 · Other $19,225

TODD HITCHCOCKDIR. AFI SILVER · 40 hrs/week $194,184Base $173,115 · Other $21,069

CHRISTOPHER MERRILLSR. DIR AFI PRODUCTIONS · 40 hrs/week $186,615Base $169,201 · Other $17,414

JANICE SAN JOSECONTROLLER · 40 hrs/week $170,566Base $163,149 · Other $7,417

BENJAMIN PROCTERSR. DIR BUS & LEGAL AFFAIRS · 40 hrs/week $166,701Base $159,619 · Other $7,082

STEPHEN LIGHTHILLDISCIPLINE HEAD, CINEMATOG · 40 hrs/week $166,187Base $158,871 · Other $7,316

LIANNE HALFONDISCIPLINE HEAD, PRODUCING · 40 hrs/week $165,466Base $158,078 · Other $7,388

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (66)

ROBERT GAZZALEPRESIDENT & CEO

SUSAN RUSKINEX. VP & DEAN OF CONSERVATORY

LANG FREDRICKSONCFO

JULI GOODWIN ROGINSONCHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

ROSCHOUNE DAYCHIEF RESOURCE OFFICER

CYNTHIA CHYRSR. DIR ADVANCEMENT

TODD HITCHCOCKDIR. AFI SILVER

CHRISTOPHER MERRILLSR. DIR AFI PRODUCTIONS

JANICE SAN JOSECONTROLLER

BENJAMIN PROCTERSR. DIR BUS & LEGAL AFFAIRS

STEPHEN LIGHTHILLDISCIPLINE HEAD, CINEMATOG

LIANNE HALFONDISCIPLINE HEAD, PRODUCING

MIKE HOPKINSTRUSTEE

MICHAEL B JORDANTRUSTEE

MEREDITH STIEHMTRUSTEE

MARSHALL HERSKOVITZVICE CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUST

LORI MCCREARYTRUSTEE

LORI LEETRUSTEE

KATHLEEN KENNEDYCHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES

PATTY JENKINSTRUSTEE

LISA P JACKSONTRUSTEE

LESLI LINKA GLATTERTRUSTEE

NANCY COLLINS FISHERTRUSTEE

OCTAVIA SPENCERTRUSTEE

P JOHN BURKESECRETARY

PAMELA ABDYTRUSTEE

JON AVNETVICE CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUST

RICHARD FRANKVICE CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUST

ROBERT A DALYCHAIR, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SHONDA RHIMESTRUSTEE

STEVEN SPIELBERGTRUSTEE

TED SARANDOSTRUSTEE

TODD WAGNERTRUSTEE

WYLIE A AITKEN ESQTRUSTEE

ZACH KITCHKETRUSTEE

EDWARD ZWICKVICE CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUST

ALAN HORNTRUSTEE

ANTHONY VINCIQUERRATRUSTEE

ARIANA DEBOSETRUSTEE

AVA DUVERNAYTRUSTEE

BONNIE HAMMERTRUSTEE

BRIAN ROBBINSTRUSTEE

BRYAN LOURDTRUSTEE

CHARLES RIVKINTRUSTEE

CHARLIE COLLIERTRUSTEE

CHRIS SILBERMANNTRUSTEE

CRIS ABREGOTRUSTEE

DAVID LINDETRUSTEE

DEBRA L LEETRUSTEE

DONNA LANGLEYTRUSTEE

DR CARLA D HAYDENTRUSTEE

JOSHUA SAPANTRUSTEE

EDWARD JAMES OLMOSTRUSTEE

EVA LONGORIATRUSTEE

FRAN DRESCHERTRUSTEE

GARY BIRKENBEUELTRUSTEE

GEORGE STEVENS JRTRUSTEE

HALLE BERRYTRUSTEE

JAMES L BROOKSTRUSTEE

JANET YANGTRUSTEE

JAY ROACHTRUSTEE

JEAN PICKER FIRSTENBERGTRUSTEE

JEANINE BASINGERTRUSTEE

JIM BREYERTRUSTEE

ALAN BERGMANTRUSTEE

JONATHAN MILLERTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1967
Location: 2021 N WESTERN AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90027-1625
County: Los Angeles
In care of: LANG FREDRICKSON
Primary officer: LANG FREDRICKSON, CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(323) 856-8429

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: SINGERLEWAK LLP
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A310)
IRS tax category: Motion Picture and Video Production
Grant-giving organization: Yes