White River Indie Films

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
201571658
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2023
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
White River Junction, VT, USA
Phone
8022956688
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Performing Arts Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,818
Expenses
$12,422
Assets
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Lamar Moss (Treasurer/Secretary)
  • Liz Blum (Member)
  • Everest Crawford (Member)

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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Visual art films - education, art, and participation in film and the issues that film reveals.

What it reported doing in 2023

WRIF has three main components - the WRIF Festival, which happens each Spring, WRIF 365 which expands film showings to year-round, and Freedom & Unity - a charitable project which supports young independent filmmakers. This year we completed the transition of our programs to CATV / Junction Arts & Media (JAM)another 501(c)3 charitable group. This established organization is much-better suited to managing the Film Festival and related activities.WRIF Festival - four-day film festival held at the Briggs Opera House. This event was managed by CATV/JAM. Over 600 people were in attendance.Freedom & Unity - held a Young VT Filmakers contest as part of WRIF. Multiple teams competed, with prizes awarded. The Emerging Filmmaker Contest served 20 young filmmakers.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 95% 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

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: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 9
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 70.7%; rating input score 71

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -340.8%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd 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: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 70.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $9K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2010 to 2023
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 4/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.