Film at Lincoln Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237042553
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-T 2025
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2128755610
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Film, Video

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$18,377,658
Expenses
$18,485,202
Assets
$43,241,805
Liabilities
$3,574,424

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

41 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HILLARY KOOTA KREVLIN (PRESIDENT)
  • LISA EHRENKRANZ (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JOHN F LYONS (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • RONNIE PLANALP (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • DANIEL BATTSEK (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • DANIEL BATTSEK (PRESIDENT): $362,973 total reported compensation
  • LISA SCHROEDER (CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER): $346,696 total reported compensation
  • SARAH EATON (VP, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS): $292,019 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Film at lincoln center, inc. Was formed to develop, stimulate and support the art of film and related media by the presentation of film festivals and year-round film programming at lincoln center or elsewhere; the showing of selected programs of film; the encouragement of the study of film through student screenings with film guides and filmmakers conducting q&a's; and participating in any and all matters in conjunction with or independent of others in sponsoring, promoting, appreciating, showcasing, screening, and improving the film media.

What it reported doing in 2025

Theater general programming and festivalsflc's state-of-the-art walter reade theater and the elinor bunin munroe film center, located at lincoln center, provide a home for year-round programs and the New York city film community. Founded in 1969 to celebrate american and international cinema, film at lincoln center works to recognize established and emerging filmmakers, support important new work, and to enhance the awareness, accessibility, and understanding of the moving image. Flc produces the renowned New York film festival, a curated selection of the year's most significant film work, and presents or collaborates on other annual New York city festivals and curated film series. In addition to publishing the award-winning film comment magazine, flc recognizes an artist's unique achievement in film with the prestigious chaplin award.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 65% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.9%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 85.5%; rating input score 86
  • Fundraising efficiency: $20.73 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.6%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.34; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 12.1%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.9% of revenue deployed · 85.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 33 of 33 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $15.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $363K · 41 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $3M reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 55/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 19/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 58/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 18/100.