Mirabel Pictures
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
Mirabel Pictures mission is to create artistically bold art and media projects that explore the critical issues of our time. We believe in the power of art and media to create positive social and economic change in the world. From war and disease, to the complex dimensions that surround aging and death, our work is unified by a compassionate humanism. Mirabel Pictures is deeply committed to working with vulnerable communities: both those who are economically disadvantaged and whose stories are underrepresented. With each of our projects, we work to cultivate community engagement that inspires and transforms audiences into socially engaged citizens
- Income
- $18,750
- Spending
- $203,368
- Reserves
- -19.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 45%
- Highest pay
- $52,150, president
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 0 out of 100. Higher than 0% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 242% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 985% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 31, 2024, 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 (5)
- $165,259 spent. YO (Heaven Through the Backdoor) Project description: Unfolding in a magical world of memory and imagination, YO explores the mystery of death through the unconventional friendship of Anna and Yo, two kindred spirits born 49 years apart. Using intricately built miniature sets and other creations, the film juxtaposes intimate vrit of Yo's last year with Anna's creative interpretations of her stories.In 2024 final stage editorial and production on this film was the main focus of our creative work. We showed an excerpt of the film in Los Angeles as a part of the Sundance Institute alumni focus event. We are currently in Post-Production and plan to premiere the project in early 2026. The project received support from Tribeca Film Institute, Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Creative Work Fund, Headlands Center for the Arts among others
- Heaven Through the Backdoor Project description: Part myth, part documentary, Heaven Through the Backdoor is a multi-platform documentary that explores identity and spirituality through the unconventional friendship of Anna and Yo, two kindred spirits born 49 years apart. The film is a testament to the enduring power of friendship and what we learn from each other in life and after death. In 2023 production on this film was the main focus of our creative work. We are currently in Post-Production and plan to premiere the project in 2025. The project received support from Tribeca Film Institute, Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Creative Work Fund, Headlands Center for the Arts among others. In 2021 we hosted multiple in person open studio events at our studio at the Noonan building where we showed our work in progress media and sculptural installation work.
- $5,170 spent. The Genius of Marian (feature documentary film) & The Genius of Caring (ongoing multimedia and multiplatform outreach campaign) Our flagship initiative, The Genius of Caring addresses an array of interconnected challenges that arise through the aging process. For individuals with caregiving intensive diseases and those who care for them, the experience can be extremely isolating at a time when support and communication is needed the most. This work is designed to reach people remotely and we remain dedicated to this mission. In November 2024, we launched we launched the new The Genius of Marian streaming site. The new website makes our feature length film The Genius of Marian and all of our short films and educational material free and accessible to the public.
- $2,340 spent. Mirabel Pictures was founded by multi-disciplinary artist and filmmaker Banker White and Emmy-Award winning-director Anna Fitch. Our award-winning films have been shown at film festivals and theaters worldwide; exhibited at museums and galleries; and broadcast widely on PBS, BBC, Al Jazeera, Netflix, NYTimes & others. Our work includes The Genius of Marian, Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars, The Genius of Caring, Survivors, ScrapHouse, My Life Before Me & A Marriage to Remember. Mirabel Pictures projects have been supported by the MacArthur Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, Sundance Institute Documentary Fund, Jonathan Logan Family Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, Tribeca Film Institute, Creative Capital, Bertha Foundation among others.In addition to art and media production, Mirabel Pictures also supports media education and professional development for working artists. In 2009, the organization co-founded and continues to support the WeOwnTV Freetown Media Center, a brick and mortar creative hub in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Our support provides a safe space to work, access to state of the art equipment, educational programming and professional development. In 2016, we expanded our reach in the West African subregion by launching The WeOwnTV Filmmaker Fellowship, a film fund and professional development program supporting the production of independent documentaries directed by West African filmmakers. We also began a collaborative producing initiative that focuses on creating opportunities for filmmakers from underrepresented communities and are partnered with both US-based and international teams on a small collection of impressive projects.
- $5,757 spent. WeOwnTV / WeSurvive / Filmmaker Fellowship Project description: In 2024 we continued our support of the WeOwnTV Freetown Media Centre. We helped them secure a new lease for the media centre, supported community outreach efforts for The New Boats and supported production of a handful of new projects. while also premiering a set of exciting projects we co-produced. The New Boats is an investigative documentary that presents an eye-opening look at the impact of International Industrialized fishing in West African waters and it's disastrous effect on local communities. The film premiered on ARTE in 2023. Two standout new projects we are supporting are Arthur Pratts Darkness & the Light, and Lansana Barmmy Boy Mansarays, Ar-mant Mu-baike (Water is coming). Darkness & the Light is a poetic meditation on the intersections of race, Christianity, and morality that confronts contradictions at the heart of Americas spiritual and political identity. Ar-mant Mu-baike (Water is coming) follows the mayor of Freetown as she has to navigate both political and environmental challenges amongst multiple exploding consequences of the climate crisis in Sierra Leone.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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 September 7, 2026.
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 September 30, 2026.
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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2013.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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 7, 2026.
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