ANN ARBOR FILM FESTIVAL INC
Bending Minds with Experimental Film Since 1963
ANN ARBOR FILM FESTIVAL INC
EIN: 38-2379836
as of September 2023
as of September 18, 2023
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
61st Ann Arbor Film Festival
The upcoming festival will take place March 21-26, 2023. It will feature hundreds of films, videos, and live performances as part of some 40 programs over a six-day period. The festival also offers panels, discussions, live question and answer sessions with filmmakers as well as interactive presentations to deepen audience engagement with film art.
60th Annual Film Festival Tour
The tour provides filmmakers the unique opportunity of having their work screened in front of audiences for whom, in many places, the tour venue is their only access to this form of film art. Each filmmaker participating in the AAFF tour is also paid for each tour stop, thereby helping to directly support their filmmaking.
The Ann Arbor Film Festival is a pioneer of the traveling film festival tour which launched in 1964 with film screenings in Paris, Los Angeles, and Berkeley. Since that time, the AAFF tour has presented hundreds of influential works by film artists including Barbara Hammer, Gus Van Sant, Sally Cruikshank, Don Hertzfeldt, Bill Brown, Ross McLaren, Paul Winkler, James Duesing, Martha Colburn, and Jay Rosenblatt.
AAFF Presents
Since 2019, the AAFF has partnered with the Michigan Theater on a monthly screening series. The current series takes place May-November 2022 with feature films that were shown during the 60th AAFF. This event is free to members of the Ann Arbor Film Festival or Michigan Theater Gold Card Members.
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How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2022 info
21.16
Months of cash in 2022 info
4.9
Fringe rate in 2022 info
11%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
Financial data
ANN ARBOR FILM FESTIVAL INC
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jun 01 - May 31
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Fiscal Year: Jun 01 - May 31
This snapshot of ANN ARBOR FILM FESTIVAL INC’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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Business model indicators
Profitability info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | -$24,983 | $56,701 | $30,323 | -$90,032 | $9,217 |
As % of expenses | -6.1% | 14.2% | 8.4% | -25.4% | 2.0% |
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | -$24,983 | $56,701 | $30,323 | -$90,032 | $9,217 |
As % of expenses | -6.1% | 14.2% | 8.4% | -25.4% | 2.0% |
Revenue composition info | |||||
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Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $387,333 | $435,968 | $401,215 | $428,340 | $487,199 |
Total revenue, % change over prior year | 1.6% | 12.6% | -8.0% | 6.8% | 13.7% |
Program services revenue | 36.8% | 33.2% | 36.4% | 26.4% | 28.9% |
Membership dues | 1.8% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 2.2% |
Investment income | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Government grants | 9.0% | 13.2% | 10.6% | 31.0% | 25.0% |
All other grants and contributions | 49.7% | 50.9% | 51.0% | 40.0% | 43.4% |
Other revenue | 2.5% | 1.5% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.4% |
Expense composition info | |||||
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Total expenses before depreciation | $410,066 | $398,504 | $360,434 | $354,875 | $454,781 |
Total expenses, % change over prior year | 12.4% | -2.8% | -9.6% | -1.5% | 28.2% |
Personnel | 48.9% | 41.2% | 47.3% | 59.0% | 45.7% |
Professional fees | 14.5% | 16.5% | 16.3% | 9.6% | 19.3% |
Occupancy | 12.0% | 12.1% | 5.7% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Pass-through | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
All other expenses | 24.6% | 30.3% | 30.7% | 27.1% | 30.7% |
Full cost components (estimated) info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Total expenses (after depreciation) | $410,066 | $398,504 | $360,434 | $354,875 | $454,781 |
One month of savings | $34,172 | $33,209 | $30,036 | $29,573 | $37,898 |
Debt principal payment | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Fixed asset additions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Total full costs (estimated) | $444,238 | $431,713 | $390,470 | $384,448 | $492,679 |
Capital structure indicators
Liquidity info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Months of cash | 5.4 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 4.9 |
Months of cash and investments | 5.4 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 4.9 |
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 3.3 | 7.5 | 9.4 | 6.5 | 5.3 |
Balance sheet composition info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Cash | $185,487 | $101,903 | $144,883 | $187,355 | $185,756 |
Investments | $0 | $115,827 | $104,857 | $0 | $0 |
Receivables | $41,321 | $77,198 | $63,340 | $58,620 | $64,454 |
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $3,506 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 15.5% | 14.9% | 10.3% | 7.4% | 2.0% |
Unrestricted net assets | $113,312 | $250,563 | $280,886 | $190,854 | $200,071 |
Temporarily restricted net assets | $0 | $512 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Permanently restricted net assets | $80,550 | $0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Total restricted net assets | $80,550 | $512 | $0 | $217,910 | $240,412 |
Total net assets | $193,862 | $251,075 | $280,886 | $408,764 | $440,483 |
Key data checks
Key data checks info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Executive Director
Leslie Raymond
Leslie Raymond joined the Ann Arbor Film Festival as its executive director in August 2013. In September 2019, Raymond’s leadership role expanded to include festival programming. Prior to her position with AAFF, as a teaching artist and educator, she founded the New Media Program at University of Texas at San Antonio and served as an assistant professor of art in digital video and new media art at Oakland University, where she was recognized with an Innovations in Teaching award. Raymond is a Film Festival Alliance board member, and a third-generation American of Chinese and Jewish descent. She holds a BFA in film/video from the Rhode Island School of Design, MFA in new genres from the University of Michigan School of Art & Design, and also studied film, video, and new media art at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
ANN ARBOR FILM FESTIVAL INC
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
ANN ARBOR FILM FESTIVAL INC
Board of directorsas of 06/29/2022
Board of directors data
Susan Dise
WCBN-FM
Term: 2020 - 2022
Dave DeVarti
Sue Dise
WCBN-FM
Francyne Stacey
Stacey Law Practice
Matthew Graff
M C Graff Training & Consulting, LLC
Damani Partridge
U-M Department of Afroamerican and African Studies
Darcy Ann Hall
Helen Harding
Planned Parenthood of Michigan
Katherine Johnson
Destination Ann Arbor
Hafsah Mijinyawa
Superlunar
Amy J. Moore
Veerendra Prasad
U-M Department of Film, Television, and Media
Jay Sandweiss
Doctor Jay Sandweiss
Paul Schutt
Issue Media Group
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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