Future Filmmakers Foundation
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 862725057
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2024–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
- Location
- Reno, NV, USA
- Phone
- 7754762793
- Rating
- 84
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Film, Video
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $96,475
- Expenses
- $99,075
- Assets
- $3,128
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Ryan Golden (President)
People named in this filing
- Emily Golden (Director)
- Dennis Weisgerber (Chair and Treasurer)
- Ryan Golden (President)
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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The organizations primary exempt purpose is to provide arts education through filmmaking that empowers children and youth to build confidence, collaboration, and creative voice. Through free, hands-on filmmaking programs, mentorship, and experiential learning opportunities, participants develop storytelling skills, teamwork, and self-expression while gaining exposure to the creative process. For older participants, the organization provides scholarships and program-related support to access advanced education, professional training, and supervised industry experiences. Film serves as a tool for personal growth, creative exploration, and expanded opportunity, with programs designed to remove financial barriers and support youth at different stages of development.
What it reported doing in 2024
Program 2: Film Challenge Day Description: Film Challenge Day is a free, immersive filmmaking education program serving children and youth ages 518, primarily from underserved communities. Through hands-on instruction, mentorship from professional filmmakers, and collaborative team-based projects, participants learn the fundamentals of storytelling and filmmaking while developing creative confidence and finding their voice through visual storytelling. Participants work together to write, film, and edit short films within a limited timeframe, culminating in a red-carpet premiere at a professional theater venue. Meals are provided to support participant engagement throughout the program day and to ensure a safe, supportive learning environment. The program is designed to remove financial barriers and provide equitable access to creative education and mentorship. Persons benefited: Approximately 125 participants. Expenses: Film Challenge Day expenses include transportation for participating youth, meals provided throughout the program day, mentor travel, venue rental for a public film premiere, and program supplies. Transportation and meals are provided to ensure equitable access and participant safety, as the program primarily serves children from low-income families. Professional mentors are flown in to deliver hands-on instruction and supervised learning experiences appropriate for participants who are too young to access traditional on-set training opportunities. The program is offered free of charge to participants and their families, including free admission to the premiere event, in furtherance of the organizations charitable mission to remove financial barriers to arts education.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 85
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 27
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 85.8%; rating input score 86
- Program expense ratio: 83.5%; rating input score 84
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -2.7%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.03; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 85.8% of revenue deployed · 83.5% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $83K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 7/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.