Fotolanthropy

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
461376576
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2012
Location
Dallas, TX, USA
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Film, Video

Reported finances

Revenue
$53,317
Expenses
$45,428
Assets
$14,234
Liabilities
$238

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

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • David White (President)
  • Mary Kathleen Norris (CEO Founder)

People named in this filing

  • Robert Reece Norris (Board)
  • Kelsey Mills (Advisory Board)
  • Abbey Carter (Advisory Board)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

The mission of fotolanthropy is to create powerful films of hope and strength. Fotolanthropy seeks to be a hub of inspiration for all through the power of storytelling. With each story fotolanthropy gives the recipient a portrait session. Fotolanthropy produces inspiring short film and documentary films.

What it reported doing in 2025

The organization has released a full feature documentary titled 7 yards: the chris norton story. This film depicts the true story of chris norton who was injured in a football game and was told that he only had a 3% chance to ever move again. He has defied all odds and walked across the graduation stage to receive his diploma and also walked 7 yards down the aisle at his wedding. The film released in 2021 on netflix appletv and amazon prime video. The organization has raised funds via backers sponsorships and online donations. The film has received notable press from cnn access hollywood and people.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% 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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 42
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 72.7%; rating input score 73
  • Program expense ratio: 92.5%; rating input score 92

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 14.8%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.31; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 29.7%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1% per year; rating input score 0; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.9% per year; rating input score 0; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -5.4% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 72.7% of revenue deployed · 92.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $42K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2014 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 24/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 23/100.