PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM SOCIETY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM SOCIETY

EIN 95-1641910 · Recreation & Sports (N52Z)

What they do

to PROMOTE FILM FESTIVALS and RELATED ACTIVITIES IN THE CITY of PALM SPRINGS and SURROUNDING AREAS, and to PROVIDE A WIDE VARIETY of FILM EXPERIENCES and EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS to THE PEOPLE of THE COACHELLA VALLEY and ITS VISITORS.

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Of every $100 spent, about $83.80 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.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders42 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

59.83%of revenue went to mission work83.8% of expenses · Program services

3.41%of revenue went to fundraising4.8% of expenses

$64.61spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

8.17%of revenue went to management and office costs11.4% of expenses

$2.46in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

62.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$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$5,191,296

Mission workProgram services$3,105,73059.83% of revenue83.8% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$424,0308.17% of revenue11.4% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$177,1323.41% of revenue4.8% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$1,484,40428.59% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$3,706,89271.41% 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: 83.8% mission · 11.4% management · 4.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 71.41% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 80.5% mission · 15.0% management · 4.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.08% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 80.5% mission · 15.5% management · 4.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 169.77% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 73.2% mission · 21.5% management · 5.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 158.64% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 41.2% mission · 57.6% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 550.54% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 79.4% mission · 18.0% management · 2.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.25% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 80.5% mission · 16.8% management · 2.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.08% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 93.3% mission · 5.6% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 66.17% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$5,737,071

Expenses$3,706,892

Annual surplus $2,030,179 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)$3,105,730 · 83.8% of expenses

Management and office costs$424,030 · 11.4% of expenses

Fundraising$177,132 · 4.8% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$5,737,071

Expenses$3,706,892

Assets$9,129,656

Income$12,253,243

Contributions$3,608,626

Mission work (program services)$3,105,730

Fundraising$177,132

Management and general$424,030

Stocks and bonds$4,522,248

Accounting fees$14,000

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (42)

PATRICK MUNDTSECRETARY

KEVIN MCGUIREDIRECTOR

LEE MORCUSDIRECTOR

LINDA SHIRVANIANDIRECTOR

MARY ANN LABAHNDIRECTOR

MAYOR JEFFREY BERNSTEINDIRECTOR

MICHAEL CHILDERSDIRECTOR

MICHELE FINNEYDIRECTOR

MILLEDGE HARTDIRECTOR

NACHATTAR SINGH CHANDICHAIRMAN

NATHAN ROSSDIRECTOR

KATHERINE MALKINDIRECTOR

PETER MAHLERDIRECTOR

ROBERT DICKEYDIRECTOR

RYAN WHALENDIRECTOR

SCOTT WHITEVICE PRESIDENT

SIDNEY CRAIGSECRETARY

STEPHEN BREIMERDIRECTOR

TERRI KETOVERDIRECTOR

TRISTAN MILANOVICHDIRECTOR

WENDY HOPE-HECKMANNDIRECTOR

GARRY KIEFDIRECTOR

AUBREY SERFLINGDIRECTOR

CAROL KAPLANDIRECTOR

CATHERINE REEDDIRECTOR

DAVID BARONTREASURER

DOMINIQUE SHWEDIRECTOR

DONNA MACMILLANDIRECTOR

DR MARIE PINIZZOTTODIRECTOR

ELIZABETH GELFAND-STEARNSDIRECTOR

ELLEN SNEIDERDIRECTOR

ERIC GARNERDIRECTOR

AFTAB DADAVICE PRESIDENT

GEOFF KORSDIRECTOR

HAROLD MATZNERCHAIRMAN

HELENE GALENVICE PRESIDENT

JACI FITZSIMONDSDIRECTOR

JAMES BRUNERDIRECTOR

JAN SALTADIRECTOR

JENNY LAVEYDIRECTOR

JOANN MCGRATHVICE PRESIDENT

JOHN PINKNEYSECRETARY

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1990
Location: 303 N INDIAN CANYON DR FL 3, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262-6015
County: Riverside
In care of: DAVE BARON
Primary officer: DAVE BARON, Treasurer

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@psfilmfest.org Phone(760) 322-2930

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: April 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CARLSEN & FERRIS APC
NTEE classification: Recreation & Sports (N52Z)
IRS tax category: Motion Picture and Video Production