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HYPERREAL FILM CLUB: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
HYPERREAL FILM CLUB (EIN 83-3243265)
Tax period
2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Filed
2025-11-05
IRS object ID
202523099349302687
Schema version
2024v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-11-05T13:09:24-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name ControlHYPEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3256692660PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1200 W 55 1/2 StAddressLine1Txt
CityAustinCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78751ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDavid McMichaelPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone3256692660PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-03SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerDavid McMichaelPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1200 W 55 Half StAddressLine1Txt
CityAustinCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78751ZIPCd
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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresshttps://hyperrealfilm.club/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2019FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionHyperreal Film Club provides free and sliding scale film screenings for the community, opportunities for local filmmakers to screen their work to an appreciative audience, and a platform for film writers and podcasters to explore the wide world of cinema.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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DescSince July 2016, we've produced hundreds of screenings and welcomed nearly 50,000 guests at dozens of local venues. In September 2024, we opened our own venue in East Austin where we screen movies and local short films 5+ nights each week. Integral to our vision is radical affordability and radical canon-busting - bringing queer, racially diverse, and class-diverse films all into the same spaces and conversations.Desc

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DescWe've presented work from more than 500 local filmmakers at our events.Desc

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DescWe produce the Hyperreal Film Journal - a film criticism platform with more than fifty regular writers and a team of dedicated editors, all of whom write and work on a volunteer basis. The journal publishes new writing five days a week and is a go-to source for reliable, studied, entertaining film writing in Austin and around the country. Our writers are regularly accepted as accredited press at SXSW, TIFF, Sundance, and other top film festivals.Desc
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
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Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Form1098 C Filed0Form1098CFiledInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

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Jenni Kaye
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Tanner Hadfield
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Rachel Perkins
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Kheili Hiller
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Total$4,128TotalAmt
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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supplies and materials$5,914$5,914$0$0
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$332,406TotalSupportAmt
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests PY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsPY170Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bBoard members reviewed at our regular board meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cWe regularly monitored this information during our regular board meetings.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15These positions operate on a volunteer basis.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Documents are all available via public record aggregators such as GuideStar and by request.