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GARIFUNA INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS FILM FESTIVAL

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Plain text GARIFUNA INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS FILM FESTIVAL. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2020–2023. https://strategystudio.org/org/824360415. Retrieved 2026-10-20.

APA Strategy Studio. (n.d.). GARIFUNA INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS FILM FESTIVAL [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2020–2023]. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://strategystudio.org/org/824360415

MLA “GARIFUNA INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS FILM FESTIVAL.” Strategy Studio, tax years 2020–2023, https://strategystudio.org/org/824360415. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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2023 · Form 990EZ · revenue $67K · expenses $65K · assets $2K

EIN
82-4360415
Address
PO BOX 335, TOPANGA, CA 90290-0335
Website
WWW.GARIFUNAFILMFESTIVAL.COM
NTEE code
A20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2019
Cross-check
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

the mission of Garifuna International Indigenous Film Festival to support the preservation of Indigenous Cultures in the world through Arts and Storytelling.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

3 people 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
Elfreda Sideroff PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2020-2023 $0$109,674 1
Lonshae Jones (former) CONSULTANT2021 $11,000$11,000 1
California Center For Economic Init (former) CONSULTANT2021 $6,000$6,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

15 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
Stephen Sideroff VICE PRESIDENT2020-2023 30 $0 reported 1
Akil Goree BOARD MEMBER2022-2023 10 $0 reported 1
Eulogia Gordon BOARD MEMBER2022-2023 10 $0 reported 1
Nirisi Angulo BOARD MEMBER2020-2023 10 $0 reported 1
Kayla Marin BOARD MEMBER2021-2023 10 $0 reported 1
Rushelli Luna BOARD MEMBER2021-2023 10 $0 reported 1
Lorenzo Mclender ADVISORY BOARD2021-2023 8 $0 reported 1
Cynthia Ellis ADVISORY BOARD2021-2023 8 $0 reported 1
Marva Alvearez ADVISORY BOARD2021-2023 8 $0 reported 1
Felicia Ellington ADVISORY BOARD2021-2023 8 $0 reported 1
Derrick Jones ADVISORY BOARD2021-2023 8 $0 reported 1
Elogia (former) BOARD MEMBER2021 8 $0 reported 1
Akil (former) BOARD MEMBER2021 8 $0 reported 1
Maya Demorrtrux (former) BOARD MEMBER2021 8 $0 reported 1
Sherman Gallery (former) ADVISORY MEMBER2021 8 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELFREDA SIDEROFF PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR30 $0-$0 $01
STEPHEN SIDEROFF VICE PRESIDENT30 $0-$0 $01
AKIL GOREE BOARD MEMBER10 $0-$0 $01
EULOGIA GORDON BOARD MEMBER10 $0-$0 $01
NIRISI ANGULO BOARD MEMBER10 $0-$0 $01
KAYLA MARIN BOARD MEMBER10 $0-$0 $01
RUSHELLI LUNA BOARD MEMBER10 $0-$0 $01
LORENZO MCLENDER ADVISORY BOARD8 $0-$0 $01
CYNTHIA ELLIS ADVISORY BOARD8 $0-$0 $01
MARVA ALVEAREZ ADVISORY BOARD8 $0-$0 $01
FELICIA ELLINGTON ADVISORY BOARD8 $0-$0 $01
DERRICK JONES ADVISORY BOARD8 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 12 people listed · 1 paid, $40K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELFREDA SIDEROFF PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR30 $40,000-$0 $40,0001
STEPHEN SIDEROFF VICE PRESIDENT30 $0-$0 $01
AKIL GOREE BOARD MEMBER10 $0-$0 $01
EULOGIA GORDON BOARD MEMEBER10 $0-$0 $01
NIRISI ANGULO BOARD MEMBER10 $0-$0 $01
KAYLA MARIN BOARD MEMBER10 $0-$0 $01
RUSHELLI LUNA BOARD MEMBER10 $0-$0 $01
LORENZO MCLENDER ADVISORY BOARD8 $0-$0 $01
CYNTHIA ELLIS ADVISORY BOARD8 $0-$0 $01
MARVA ALVEAREZ ADVISORY BOARD8 $0-$0 $01
FELICIA ELLINGTON ADVISORY BOARD8 $0-$0 $01
DERRICK JONES ADVISORY BOARD8 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 16 people listed · 3 paid, $57K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELFREDA SIDEROFF PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $40,000-$0 $40,0001
LONSHAE JONES CONSULTANT20 $11,000-$0 $11,0001
CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR ECONOMIC INIT CONSULTANT20 $6,000-$0 $6,0001
STEPHEN SIDEROFF VICE PRESIDENT8 $0-$0 $01
NIRISI ANGULO SECRETARY10 $0-$0 $01
ELOGIA BOARD MEMBER8 $0-$0 $01
AKIL BOARD MEMBER8 $0-$0 $01
KAYLA MARIN BOARD MEMBER8 $0-$0 $01
MAYA DEMORRTRUX BOARD MEMBER8 $0-$0 $01
RUSHELLI LUNA BOARD MEMBER20 $0-$0 $01
LORENZO MCLENDER ADVISORY MEMBER8 $0-$0 $01
CYNTHIA ELLIS ADVISORY MEMBER8 $0-$0 $01
MARVA ALVEAREZ ADVISORY MEMBER8 $0-$0 $01
FELICIA ELLINGTON ADVISORY MEMBER8 $0-$0 $01
SHERMAN GALLERY ADVISORY MEMBER8 $0-$0 $01
DERRICK JONES ADVISORY MEMBER8 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $30K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELFREDA SIDEROFF PRESIDENT40 $29,674-$0 $29,6741
STEPHEN SIDEROFF VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
NIRISI ANGULO TREASURER5 $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
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$67,327$65,249 $2,078$2,078 $67,327- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$138,314$138,708 $1,427$0 $138,314- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$124,541$124,541 $394$0 $124,541- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$155,012$83,027 $71,985$71,985 $153,766$1,246 ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$329,4769 62021–2024 QBOX; COAST LIVE MUSIC INC; HINDUPEDIA CORPORATION; WORKS SAN JOSE and 2 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$325,21517 92019–2024 HINDUPEDIA CORPORATION; DISHARI FOUNDATION; BANGLADESH PUJA COMMITTEE OFNORTHERN CALIFORNIA; SANGAM FESTIVAL and 5 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$233,6874 42018–2024 QBOX; SANGAM FESTIVAL; NORTH BAY LETTERPRESS ARTS; ART WORKS FOR CHANGE
LAKESIDE CHARITABLE TR Private foundation$227,5008 12021–2025 AUSTIN AI FILM FESTIVAL
UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE DAF sponsor$110,9764 12017–2020 HINDUPEDIA CORPORATION
ROBERT GRIMM FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$80,0004 12018–2024 BAKERSFIELD MASTER CHORALE INC
INLAND EMPIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$77,0003 22020–2024 ARTS AREA; CORONA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
KLING FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$68,5006 12014–2020 SEDONA ARTS FESTIVAL
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$60,0001 12024–2024 QBOX
THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$54,2022 12021–2022 SAN DIEGO GUILD OF PUPPETRY
THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT Private foundation$50,0002 12012–2013 L A FREEWAVES
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ASIAN PACIFIC FUND DAF sponsor$44,4121 12022–2022 FRIENDS OF ROOTS

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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.

2023 · Form 990EZ · $65,249 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $31,212 47.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $19,086 29.3%
Fees to independent contractors $11,951 18.3%
Printing, publications, postage $3,000 4.6%
Total$65,249100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $138,708 spent · pay $50,000 · grants $19,037 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $50,000 36.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $42,772 30.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $24,295 17.5%
Grants and similar amounts paid $19,037 13.7%
Printing, publications, postage $2,604 1.9%
Total$138,708100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $124,541 spent · pay $40,000 · grants $3,550 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $42,400 34.0%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $40,000 32.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $33,104 26.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,201 3.4%
Grants and similar amounts paid $3,550 2.9%
Printing, publications, postage $1,286 1.0%
Total$124,541100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $83,027 spent · pay $29,674 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $29,674 35.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $23,164 27.9%
Fees to independent contractors $15,417 18.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $12,486 15.0%
Printing, publications, postage $2,286 2.8%
Total$83,027100%

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