Vidwest
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF VIDWEST IS TO SUPPORT AND EXTEND THE REACH OF INDEPENDENT MEDIA MAKERS IN MISSOURI BY: HOSTING FILM FESTIVALS AND SHOWCASES; PROVIDING FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND A TRAINING TO MISSOURI-BASED MEDIA MAKERS; SUPPORTING MISSOURI MEDIA MAKERS THROUGH GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDRAISING; SPONSORING, HOSTING AND/OR PARTICIPATING IN OTHER MEDIA- RELATED AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.
- Income
- $119,949
- Spending
- $99,981
- Reserves
- 10.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 69%
- Highest pay
- $650, director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2026, 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 March 31, 2026, 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)
- $99,981 spent. VIDWEST SERVED MEMBERS BY PROVIDING AFFORDABLE STUDIO SPACE AND EQUIPMENT TO ALL CITY RESIDENTS; ORGANIZING MEDIA SHOWCASE EVENTS (E.G. FILM SHOWCASES BY LOCAL CREATORS); EDUCATING YOUTH AND ADULTS BY TEACHING MEDIA SKILLS AT WORKSHOPS, DAY CAMPS, AND ONGOING INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT; AND OPERATING A PUBLIC ACCESS CABLE TV CHANNEL WITH LOCAL PROGRAMMING.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2026, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 2026.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2019.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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