TX 501(c)(3)

AUSTIN FILM SOCIETY

AUSTIN, TX Founded 1986 EIN 742433823
A310: Arts, Culture, Humanities $7,607,667 budget Filed 2023 70% data quality

Founded in 1985 by Richard Linklater, the Austin Film Society’s mission is to empower our community to make, watch, and love film and creative media.

Total received from foundations
$3.4M
102 grants from 52 funders · 2016–2025
Annual revenue
$7,918,111
Annual expenses
$7,607,667
Total assets
$15,704,497
Months of operating reserves
24.8
assets / monthly burn
Funding history · IRS 990-PF public records

Who funds AUSTIN FILM SOCIETY

$3.4M
Total received
52
Distinct funders
102
Grants on record
2016–2025
Span of records

Top funders by cumulative giving

  1. 1
    Philadelphia, PA · 2 grants · last 2024
    $950K
    cumulative
  2. 2
    Jenkintown, PA · 3 grants · last 2021
    $375K
    cumulative
  3. 3
    Dallas, TX · 4 grants · last 2022
    $260K
    cumulative
  4. 4
    · 2 grants · last 2020
    $204K
    cumulative
  5. 5
    Boston, MA · 4 grants · last 2023
    $156K
    cumulative
  6. 6
    Dallas, TX · 3 grants · last 2020
    $150K
    cumulative
  7. 7
    San Francisco, CA · 2 grants · last 2018
    $125K
    cumulative
  8. 8
    Bellevue, WA · 2 grants · last 2024
    $115K
    cumulative
  9. 9
    Denver, CO · 3 grants · last 2021
    $114K
    cumulative
  10. 10
    Houston, TX · 7 grants · last 2024
    $75K
    cumulative
  11. 11
    Brewster, NY · 1 grant · last 2022
    $65K
    cumulative
  12. 12
    Abilene, TX · 1 grant · last 2023
    $60K
    cumulative

Where the money came from (United States)

Texas counties the money came from

8 TX counties with funders on record
  1. 1 Dallas 8 grants · $412K
  2. 2 Travis 11 grants · $191K
  3. 3 Harris 15 grants · $114K
  4. 4 Taylor 1 grant · $60K
  5. 5 Bexar 7 grants · $26K
  6. 6 El Paso 1 grant · $15K
  7. 7 Tarrant 1 grant · $15K
  8. 8 Kerr 1 grant · $3K
For grant reviewers

Filing and contact details

Officer
Lisa Hickey
President
Contact email
Last 990 filed
2023
most recent IRS filing
Year founded
1986
IRS ruling year
EIN
742433823
NTEE classification
A310
Arts, Culture, Humanities
From Form 990

Programs and activities

Filmmaker Support
Texas Film Hall of Fame
Data provenance

About this profile

Built from the IRS Business Master File, Form 990 and 990-EZ filings, and public website enrichment. Funding history is derived from IRS Form 990-PF Schedule I grant records for private foundations. Data accuracy depends on how recently the organization filed. The data-quality score reflects how many fields are populated.

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