Gc Nonprofit
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 854191968
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2023–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2022
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Phone
- 3236853776
- Rating
- 71
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Arts Education
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $51,500
- Expenses
- $24,992
- Assets
- $55,381
- Liabilities
- $99,694
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
2 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- WELLINGTON LOVE (President)
People named in this filing
- EFFIE BROWN (Secretary)
- WELLINGTON LOVE (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
Gc nonprofit's mission is to prepare the next wave of producers, executives, and filmmakers, and advance equity in the entertainment industry, with an emphasis on people from under represented communities. We will offer professional development-in the form of mentorships, internships, master classes, and fiscal sponsorships for projects that align with gc nonprofits' values as well as those of gamechanger films holdings llc, our affiliate.
What it reported doing in 2024
In 2024, Gamechanger Nonprofit demonstrated remarkable productivity and a steadfast commitment to empowering the next generation of filmmakers. We successfully secured approximately $50,000 in contributions, which facilitated the continuation of our groundbreaking Producer Mentorship program. This initiative not only placed a talented mentee on the climate justice documentary *Save Yourself!* - contributing significantly to the project just before the wrap of primary shooting in late June - we are continuing post production and into DELIVERY where we are educating the mentee through these phases of production and post production, and in additin allowing us to continue to identify and recruit several more qualified candidates who possess the ambition and expertise necessary for future productions. Our dedication to fostering talent extended to five dedicated interns earlier in the year, four of whom earned college credit, and one through a valuable partnership with Venice Arts. This hands-on experience enriched their learning and expanded their professional networks. We have continued these relationships and brought on two more interns through our relationship with Venice Arts as well as Loyola Marymount University.In the face of industry-wide challenges, including strikes, GC Nonprofit remained committed to fiscal responsibility. We proactively paused operations and initiated a voluntary furlough to preserve our capital for impactful programming once conditions improve. With approximately $55,000 in cash reserves, we are well-positioned to resume our vital activities in 2025, including the Producer Mentorship and Operation Big Break programs, while also exploring new partnerships for upcoming film projects.Our strategic approach, developed in collaboration with our board members, reinforces our mission to provide essential professional development opportunities for film makers, especially those from historically marginalized communities. We launched cohorts of 10-15 early-career filmmakers to rotate through multiple departments during a fully accessible feature shoot. Participants will document their experiences, learn from department heads, and receive stipends, expenses, screen credits, and back-end participation.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
- 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 total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 68
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 70
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 48.5%; rating input score 49
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 51.5%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.22; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.8; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: -57.9% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 63% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 48.5% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $25K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 49/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 3/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.