California film production organizations

Name: Top 20 Film production organizations in California
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There are 632film and video production organizations in California. Combined, these Californianfilm production organizationsemploy 2,014 people, earn more than $528 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $682 million.

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Film production organizations by major California cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Los Angeles	323	1,016	$396,063,608	$505,587,470
San Francisco	158	656	$84,214,100	$131,337,699
San Diego	31	88	$8,048,905	$3,652,616
Riverside	19	147	$3,808,074	$6,687,631
San Jose	16	24	$9,458,056	$13,353,716
Sacramento	14	4	$2,825,795	$1,152,743
Oxnard	13	9	$8,431,390	$2,924,232
Santa Rosa	10	24	$5,709,543	$1,922,132
Santa Maria	9	34	$6,181,864	$10,023,486
Santa Cruz	5	0	$211,954	$206,499

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Job trends for California film production organizations

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	113
1-10	70
11-25	16
26-100	14
101 to 1,000	5
1,000+	0

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in California film production organizations is driven by large organizations like Academy Foundation, The National Film Preserve, Palm Springs International Film Society, California Film Institute, and FilmL A.

Sizes of film production organizations in California

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	178
$250k to $1M	71
$1M to $5M	45
$5M to $25M	16
$25M to $100M	1
$100M+	1

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Film Musicians Secondary Markets Fund (FMSMF), Academy Foundation, Forest Creatures Foundation, Film Independent, and Archival Foundation earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in California film production organizations.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 9.0% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in California film production organizations with more than $100 million account for 27.0% of nonprofit earnings.

Directory of film production organizations in California

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Film Independent

Film Independent help filmmakers make their movies, build an audience for their projects and work to diversify the film industry. They provide access to a network of like-minded artists who are driving creativity in the film industry.

Revenue

$19.4m

Assets

$8.7m

Employees

EIN

95-3943485

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA)

The Broadcast Film Critics Association is the largest film critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing 199 television, radio and online critics.

Revenue

$7.2m

Assets

$674.4k

Employees

EIN

95-4560659

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Vine Street Archive Foundation

Vine Street Archive Foundation supports the Academy Foundation and promotes the importance of motion pictures through science and technology and screenwriting.

Revenue

$10.6m

Assets

$39.8m

Employees

EIN

95-4860162

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Film Musicians Secondary Markets Fund (FMSMF)

The Film Musicians Secondary Markets Fund is an organization borne of a labor agreement which functions as an agent for producers, independent of the interests of labor and/or management, and as a not for profit simple trust.

Revenue

$142.3m

Assets

$172.1m

Employees

EIN

13-6695765

IRS type

501(c)(6)

American Cinematheque

The American Cinematheque is an independent, non-profit cultural organization in Los Angeles dedicated exclusively to the public presentation of the Moving Image in all its forms. It is considered among the premier organizations of its kind in America.

Revenue

$5.9m

Assets

$11.5m

Employees

EIN

95-3902004

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Academy Foundation

Academy Foundation promotes and oversees cultural activities in the motion picture industry while providing grants to related organizations.

Revenue

$78.7m

Assets

$79.1m

Employees

251

EIN

95-2243698

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Forest Creatures Foundation

Forest Creatures Foundation promotes peace, coexistence, and community through art forms such as film, TV, and dramatic arts.

Revenue

$21.3m

Assets

$20.2m

Employees

EIN

65-1295226

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Array Alliance

Array Alliance amplifies underrepresented voices through storytelling, education, and support of women filmmakers and people of color in Encino, CA.

Revenue

$16.1m

Assets

$30.6m

Employees

EIN

82-5248574

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Latino Film Institute

Latino Film Institute educates students with project-based learning and hosts LALIFF, premier international event showcasing Latino experience.

Revenue

$5.1m

Assets

$2.7m

Employees

EIN

47-5010246

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Archival Foundation

The Archival Foundation is a supporting organization of the Academy Foundation. It manages the Douglas Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study, Margaret Herrick Library, and Academy Film Archive. The primary purpose of the organization is to promot...

Revenue

$18.6m

Assets

$61.5m

Employees

EIN

20-4366551

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The National Film Preserve

The National Film Preservation Society (NFPS) is an international educational organization that organizes an annual event called "National Film Preservation Month" in order to celebrate and appreciate the art of film.

Revenue

$9.5m

Assets

$42.8m

Employees

204

EIN

23-7426302

IRS type

501(c)(3)

FilmL A

FilmL.A. is a private, 501(c)4 not-for-profit organization established for the public benefit. They coordinate and process permits for on-location motion picture, television and commercial production.

Revenue

$13.1m

Assets

$17.4m

Employees

107

EIN

95-4531774

IRS type

501(c)(4)

California Film Institute

California Film Institute celebrates cinema as art and education, supporting independent filmmakers while offering diverse programs and quality film screenings.

Revenue

$5.9m

Assets

$6.3m

Employees

137

EIN

94-2498062

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Film Collaborative

TFC provides education and services for filmmakers about distribution. They have a fiscal sponsorship program with low commission rates.

Revenue

$11.7m

Assets

$4.5m

Employees

EIN

32-0295081

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Redford Center

Redford Center advances environmental solutions through film grants and storytelling that inspires awareness, engagement, and action.

Revenue

$4.5m

Assets

$6.8m

Employees

EIN

46-4549706

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Center for Asian American Media

Center for Asian American Media showcases diverse Asian American stories through film, television, and live performances while supporting filmmaker growth and producing impactful projects.

Revenue

$4.2m

Assets

$9.4m

Employees

EIN

94-2801493

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Unreported Story Society

Unreported Story Society reports on overlooked topics through various media, filling gaps in mainstream coverage.

Revenue

$2.9m

Assets

$1.4m

Employees

EIN

82-3412341

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Katahdin Productions

Katahdin Productions creates educational documentaries that provoke dialogue and encourage social change, including "Who Will Write Our History" and "Vishniac.

Revenue

$2.5m

Assets

$1.1m

Employees

EIN

90-0089252

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Step Up Womens Network (SUWN)

Step Up propels girls from under-resourced communities to fulfill their potential by empowering them to become confident, college-bound, career-focused, and ready to join the next generation of professional women.

Revenue

$2.6m

Assets

$3.2m

Employees

EIN

95-4701468

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Roxie Theater

The Roxie Theater is a San Francisco-based art house cinema that showcases curated film programs and offers rental space.

Revenue

$2.2m

Assets

$4.9m

Employees

EIN

26-2408760

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.

This category corresponds to the "A31: Film, Video" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.

California film production organizations

Film production organizations by major California cities

Job trends for California film production organizations

Sizes of film production organizations in California

Directory of film production organizations in California

Film Independent

Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA)

Vine Street Archive Foundation

Film Musicians Secondary Markets Fund (FMSMF)

American Cinematheque

Academy Foundation

Forest Creatures Foundation

Array Alliance

Latino Film Institute

Archival Foundation

The National Film Preserve

FilmL A

California Film Institute

The Film Collaborative

Redford Center

Center for Asian American Media

Unreported Story Society

Katahdin Productions

Step Up Womens Network (SUWN)

The Roxie Theater

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