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Coronado Island Film Festival

EIN 46-1743322 · Coronado, CA

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

What it says it does

GATHER MAKERS AND LOVERS OF FILM EACH YEAR IN THE SEASIDE COMMUNITY OF CORONADO.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

Reserves
10 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 2.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15
Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 22% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Weak: 41 out of 100. Higher than 9% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

Independent board
18 of 25
4 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15
Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10
Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15
Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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

Programs described in its return (1)

$624,499 spent. CIFF IS A NONPROFIT 501(C) 3 TAX-EXEMPT CORPORATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE THE MAGICAL ART OF VISUAL STORYTELLING: THE MOVIES. WE PROMISE YOU A LINEUP OF MOVIES THAT ARE SMART, BEAUTIFULLY SHOT, WELL WRITTEN, THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND, ABOVE ALL, ENTERTAINING. WERE ALSO PARTIAL TO MOVIES THAT TAKE THE HUMAN SPIRIT TO A HIGHER PLACE. CATEGORIES INCLUDE NARRATIVE FEATURES, SHORT FILMS (BOTH NARRATIVE AND ANIMATED), AND DOCUMENTARIES OF EVERY GENRE. THERE WILL BE AWARDS IN ALL CATEGORIES AND STUDENT FILMS WILL BE JUDGED SEPARATELY. A SPECIAL SERVICE TO COUNTRY AWARD WILL REFLECT CORONADOS LONGTIME RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE IN OUR ARMED FORCES AND HAVE LIVED AMONG US SINCE OUR EARLIEST DAYS AS A CITY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 2025.
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 August 2014.
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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