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Cinema Conservancy Incorporated

EIN 45-2928717 · New York, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak43 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

CINEMA CONSERVANCY'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THIRD WORLD NEWSREEL, D/B/A CAMERA NEWS, INC. AND INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF ITS CHARITABLE CLASS TO ENRICH FILM CULTURE BY PROVIDING PRODUCTION SERVICES AND CONSULTATION TO EMERGING FILMMAKERS AS WELL AS RESTORING, PRESERVING, SELLING, AND EXHIBITING AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FILMS, PAST AND PRESENT.

Income
$102,388
Spending
$169,594
Reserves
1.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 98%
Highest pay
$40,040, executive director

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 43 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 9% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 66% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $146,269 spent. CINEMA CONSERVANCY CONTINUED TO FULFILL ITS MISSION BYSUPPORTING THIRD WORLD NEWSREEL, D/B/A CAMERA NEWS, INC.AND INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF ITS CHARITABLE CLASS. IT SUPPORTED INDEPENDENT CINEMA PRODUCTION PRESERVATION AND EXHIBITION BY PREMIERING ALEX ROSS PERRY'S "VIDEOHEAVEN" AT FESTIVALS AND EXHIBITING THE FILM IN OVER 50 THEATERS ACROSS THE US. CINEMA CONSERVANCY ALSO CONTINUED TO ARCHIVE THE WORK OF MANFRED KIRCHHEIMER AND DELIVER IT TO EDUCATIONAL PLATFORMS. CINEMA CONSERVANCY CONTINUED TO EXHIBITED SEDAT PAKAY'S "JAMES BALDWIN: FROM ANOTHER PLACE AND A COMPANION FILM OF OUTTAKES IN COLLABORATION WITH YALE FILM ARCHIVE.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since October 2023.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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