AUSTIN AI FILM FESTIVAL
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Plain text AUSTIN AI FILM FESTIVAL. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2025. https://strategystudio.org/org/332147239. Retrieved 2026-10-20.
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $62K · expenses $93K · assets $7K
- EIN
- 33-2147239
- Address
- 1603 WOODLAWN BLVD UNIT B, AUSTIN, TX 78703-3371
- NTEE code
- A20
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2025
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
To promote and advance AI-generated and AI-assisted filmmaking through an annual film festival that showcases work awards excellence and builds community around emerging filmmaking technologies.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Sanchez | President and Treasurer | 2025 | 20 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ayca User | Executive Director | 2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Nick Spiller | Secretary | 2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Matisse Tolin | Director | 2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Sanchez | President and Treasurer | 20 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ayca User | Executive Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nick Spiller | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Matisse Tolin | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $62,458 | $92,525 | $6,982 | -$48,018 | $50,375 | $12,083 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
10 grantors reported grants to this organization, $317,163 in all, tax years 2010 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKESIDE CHARITABLE TR | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL” | 2021-2025 | 8 | $227,500 | 2025 | $50,500 | show |
| CHRISTOPHER AND FRANCESCA BEALE PRIVATE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL” | 2019 | 1 | $25,000 | 2019 | $25,000 | show |
| BBB SERVING THE HEART OF TEXAS | Public charity | Fuzzy filed as “AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL” | 2021 | 1 | $20,000 | 2021 | $20,000 | show |
| APPLIED MATERIALS FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Austin Film Festival”, “AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL” | 2014-2016 | 3 | $15,000 | 2016 | $5,000 | show |
| SEAWELL ELAM FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL” | 2021 | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 | $10,000 | show |
| MELCHER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL” | 2013-2014 | 2 | $10,000 | 2014 | $5,000 | show |
| AUSTIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Fuzzy filed as “Austin Film Festival” | 2010 | 1 | $5,000 | 2010 | $5,000 | show |
| THE NEILL FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL” | 2023-2024 | 2 | $2,663 | 2024 | $1,353 | show |
| THE YIP HARBURG FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL” | 2014 | 1 | $1,500 | 2014 | $1,500 | show |
| KASDAN FAMILY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL” | 2014 | 1 | $500 | 2014 | $500 | show |
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Where the money went
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2025 · Form 990EZ · $92,525 spent · pay $0 · grants $12,756 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $36,955 | 39.9% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $29,441 | 31.8% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $13,373 | 14.5% | |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $12,756 | 13.8% | |
| Total | $92,525 | 100% |