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The Vine Street Archive Foundation
The Vine Street Archive Foundation reported $9.8 million in revenue and $9.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $97.05 went to program services, $2.95 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,140,742 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). Revenue rose 21% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $9.5MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $9.8MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 97.1% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.9% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.0% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,140,742 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 12.07% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 5.4 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 of 10 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseOwnership and management of the mary pickford center for motion picture studies
Science and technology council the science and technology council is the Vine Street Archive Foundation's primary interface to the scientific and technical community. The council is composed of academy members from various branches. A small full-time staff supports the council's activities. The council supports preservation of technical artifacts of historical significance and digital works. The council may work with other industry technical organizations to establish standards and best practices for motion picture production, and to generally advance the science of motion pictures and foster…
Nicholl fellowship in order to foster the development of the art of screenwriting, the don and gee nicholl fellowship in screenwriting has been established by a gift to the academy foundation from mrs. Gee nicholl. Each fellowship is $35,000 payable in five installments over one year. The first payment will be made when the grant is awarded. The remaining payments will be made subject to satisfactory progress of the recipients work, as judged by the Vine Street Archive Foundation nicholl fellowship committee. The schedule and nature of the fellow's progress will be established at the time of…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 5.0 hrs/week | $0 | $1,080,015 | $60,727 | $1,140,742 |
| COO & GENERAL COUNSEL Key employee, 5.0 hrs/week | $0 | $573,095 | $54,120 | $627,215 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 5.0 hrs/week | $0 | $439,111 | $106,280 | $545,391 |
| CHIEF MRKTING & COMM. OFFICER Key employee, 5.0 hrs/week | $0 | $452,731 | $75,505 | $528,236 |
| CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Key employee, 5.0 hrs/week | $0 | $403,774 | $80,144 | $483,918 |
| CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER Key employee, 5.0 hrs/week | $0 | $375,224 | $82,832 | $458,056 |
| CHIEF PEOPLE & CULTURE OFFICER Key employee, 5.0 hrs/week | $0 | $380,603 | $32,075 | $412,678 |
| CHIEF MEMBERSHIP, IMPACT & IND Key employee, 5.0 hrs/week | $0 | $318,307 | $42,361 | $360,668 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Vine Street Archive Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $287K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b10 · 10 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 6103
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Of every $100 The Vine Street Archive Foundation spent in FY2025, $97.05 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Vine Street Archive Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Vine Street Archive Foundation reported that 97.1% of its $9.5 million in expenses went to program services, 2.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Vine Street Archive Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Vine Street Archive Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,140,742, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Vine Street Archive Foundation get its money?
Of $9.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Vine Street Archive Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 95-4860162 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202641349349307154 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501339349307135 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441359349305094 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311329349309136 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211329349303931 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 (amended), object 202210989349301221 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 95-4860162: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.