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MISSION FILMS

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Plain text MISSION FILMS. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2020–2024. https://strategystudio.org/org/463575346. Retrieved 2026-10-20.

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Retrieved 2026-10-20; covers tax years 2020–2024. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $109K · expenses $108K · assets $29K

EIN
46-3575346
Address
3447 25TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110-3822
Website
WWW.BRUNOFILMS.COM
NTEE code
A99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2014
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Mission

BRUNOFILMS HAS FOCUSED ON ISSUES AT THE FOREFRONT OF HUMAN RIGHTS INCLUDING BURMESE PROSTITUTION, TIBETAN NUNS, HEALTH CARE IN CAMBODIA,, AND HOMELESSNESS. THESE FILMS HAVE BEEN USED EXTENSIVELY IN SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES AND TO RAISE FUNDS FOR LOCAL INITIATIVES AND PROJECTS OVERSEAS. BRUNOFILMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE EDUCATIONAL MEDIA AND ORGANIZE OUTREACH EFFORTS TO DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Ellen Bruno PRESIDENT2020-2024 $60,885$191,049 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 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
Ellen Kuras VICE PRESIDENT2020-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Laura Freebairnsmith TREASURER2020-2024 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $61K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLEN BRUNO PRESIDENT40 $60,885-- $60,8851
ELLEN KURAS VICE PRESIDENT10 $0-- $01
LAURA FREEBAIRNSMITH TREASURER10 $0-- $01
2023 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $18K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLEN BRUNO PRESIDENT40 $17,968-- $17,9681
ELLEN KURAS VICE PRESIDENT10 $0-- $01
LAURA FREEBAIRNSMITH TREASURER10 $0-- $01
2022 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $51K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLEN BRUNO PRESIDENT40 $51,250-- $51,2501
ELLEN KURAS VICE PRESIDENT10 $0-- $01
LAURA FREEBAIRNSMITH TREASURER10 $0-- $01
2021 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $36K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLEN BRUNO PRESIDENT40 $36,215-- $36,2151
ELLEN KURAS VICE PRESIDENT10 $0-- $01
LAURA FREEBAIRNSMITH TREASURER10 $0-- $01
2020 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $25K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLEN BRUNO PRESIDENT40 $24,731-- $24,7311
ELLEN KURAS VICE PRESIDENT10 $0-- $01
LAURA FREEBAIRNSMITH TREASURER10 $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
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$109,388$108,179 $29,050$7,449 $66,150- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$122,674$97,553 $51,544$29,744 $86,200$14,250 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$113,557$111,812 $26,423$4,623 $83,266- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$82,117$82,748 $24,678$2,878 $29,000- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$54,831$55,973 $22,848$1,048 $10,200- ---

Funders of this organization

7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $157,700 in all, tax years 2015 to 2024. 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
LAFETRA FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MISSION FILMS” 2023-2024 2$75,000 2024$25,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2016, 2018, 2022 3$45,000 2022$10,000
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CATAPULT FILM FUND Public charity Exact 2020 1$10,000 2020$10,000
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SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2017 1$10,000 2017$10,000
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JUNE & JULIAN FOSS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MISSION FILMS” 2021 1$7,000 2021$7,000
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STEINER-KING FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MISSION FILMS” 2023 1$5,700 2023$5,700
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SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2015 1$5,000 2015$5,000
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $108,179 spent · pay $103,840 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $103,840 96.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,800 3.5%
Printing, publications, postage $539 0.5%
Total$108,179100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $97,553 spent · pay $67,955 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $67,955 69.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $24,167 24.8%
Printing, publications, postage $5,431 5.6%
Total$97,553100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $111,812 spent · pay $101,112 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $101,112 90.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,700 9.6%
Total$111,812100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $82,748 spent · pay $42,615 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $42,615 51.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $26,245 31.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $12,360 14.9%
Printing, publications, postage $1,528 1.8%
Total$82,748100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $55,973 spent · pay $26,493 · grants $10,805 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $26,493 47.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $14,115 25.2%
Grants and similar amounts paid $10,805 19.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,549 6.3%
Printing, publications, postage $758 1.4%
Fees to independent contractors $253 0.5%
Total$55,973100%

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