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AUSTIN AI FILM FESTIVAL

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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
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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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Aaron Sanchez President and Treasurer2025 20 $0 reported 1
Ayca User Executive Director2025 5 $0 reported 1
Nick Spiller Secretary2025 1 $0 reported 1
Matisse Tolin Director2025 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Aaron Sanchez President and Treasurer20 $0-$0 $01
Ayca User Executive Director5 $0-$0 $01
Nick Spiller Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Matisse Tolin Director2 $0-$0 $01

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 Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2026-01-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
LAKESIDE CHARITABLE TR Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL” 2021-2025 8$227,500 2025$50,500
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CHRISTOPHER AND FRANCESCA BEALE PRIVATE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL” 2019 1$25,000 2019$25,000
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BBB SERVING THE HEART OF TEXAS Public charity Fuzzy filed as “AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL” 2021 1$20,000 2021$20,000
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APPLIED MATERIALS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Austin Film Festival”, “AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL” 2014-2016 3$15,000 2016$5,000
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SEAWELL ELAM FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL” 2021 1$10,000 2021$10,000
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MELCHER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL” 2013-2014 2$10,000 2014$5,000
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AUSTIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Fuzzy filed as “Austin Film Festival” 2010 1$5,000 2010$5,000
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THE NEILL FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL” 2023-2024 2$2,663 2024$1,353
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THE YIP HARBURG FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL” 2014 1$1,500 2014$1,500
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KASDAN FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL” 2014 1$500 2014$500
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2025 · Form 990EZ · $92,525 spent · pay $0 · grants $12,756 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$92,525100%

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