Palm Beach County Film & Television Commission Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
650692923
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
West Palm Bch, FL, USA
Phone
5612331000
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,347,412
Expenses
$2,345,769
Assets
$636,801
Liabilities
$624,639

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Michelle L Hillery (Film Commissioner): $194,579 total reported compensation
  • Alberto Jordat Jr (Director of Operations): $110,261 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Palm Beach County Film and Television Commission's mission is to generate a positive impact on business tourism and the economy in Palm Beach County through the growth of the film, television, digital media and still photography industry by attracting (continues on Schedule O) on-location production, educating our local workforce and providing superior services to both the visiting and indigenous production community.

What it reported doing in 2024

The Organization is the sole source provider on contract with the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners to provide administrative and marketing services and provide financial support for tourist related marketing efforts. The Organization promotes Palm Beach County as a destination for production and issues permits for more than 50 municipalities and taxing districts (continues on Schedule O).Expanded functions include the oversight of The Palm Beaches TV broadcast channel, branded tourism related programming, advertising, public relations and producing Florida's largest statewide film competition and award show, The Palm Beaches Student Showcase of Films via a contract with the Department of Housing and Economic Development.The Palm Beach County Film & Television Commission attended the Cannes International Film Festival for the first time in 2025 as a strategic initiative to begin building high-level international relationships that can be cultivated and converted into future production business for Palm Beach County. The primary objective was relationship development - meeting with producers, financiers, distributors, and content executives to position Palm Beach County as a competitive U.S. filming destination and to generate qualified leads for follow-up engagement.In addition, the Commission partnered with FilmUSA and Film Florida and five other Florida film commissions to present a coordinated "Florida Day" at Cannes. This collaborative activation featured two industry panels: one spotlighting Florida filmmakers and their global success, and a second featuring representatives from these five Florida film commissions who outlined the benefits of filming in the State of Florida, including diverse locations, experienced crew base, production infrastructure, and streamlined permitting. This unified statewide presence strengthened Florida's overall market visibility while positioning Palm Beach County within a broader, competitive production ecosystem, laying the groundwork for future projects that drive measurable economic impact locally.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 72
  • Transparency & Controls: 73
  • Accountability: 96
  • Sustainability: 22
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.9%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 81%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: 0.1%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.27; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.98; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.2% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 17.1% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80.9% of revenue deployed · 81% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 18 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $195K · 19 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes grants and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 34/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.