Friday Harbor Film Festival
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL SHOWCASES THE UNIQUE POWER OF DOCUMENTARY FILMS TO: - ENTERTAIN AUDIENCES THROUGH THE ART OF COMPELLING STORYTELLING; - INSPIRE AUDIENCE MEMBERS AND FILMMAKERS TO BE A FORCE FOR POSITIVE CHANGE; - ENLIGHTEN ALL PARTICIPANTS BY CONVEYING RELEVANT INFORMATION, CREATING AWARENESS, AND EXPANDING APPRECIATION OF OUR FRAGILE PLANET, DIVERSE CULTURES, AND THOSE DARING TO EXPLORE NEW FRONTIERS; AND WE ENCOURAGE STUDENTS AND EMERGING FILMMAKERS TO LEARN THE ART OF STORYTELLING THROUGH FILM WITH A VARIETY OF YOUTH-CENTERED PROGRAMMING. WE BUILD THE WEB OF COMMUNITY THROUGH DIVERSE PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, OFFERING SPECIAL FILM EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL SERVES AS THE FLAGSHIP EVENT, CREATING A HIGH-PROFILE PLATFORM THAT ATTRACTS FILMMAKERS, AUDIENCES, SPONSORS AND MEDIA ATTENTION. IT ESTABLISHES CREDIBILITY, BUILDS EXCITEMENT, AND POSITIONS THE FESTIVAL AS A CULTURAL HIGHLIGHT IN THE CALENDAR. BY FOLLOWING THIS WITH M
- Income
- $110,362
- Spending
- $108,408
- Reserves
- 0.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 66%
- Highest pay
- $16,758, vp & product
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
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 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 (1)
- $108,408 spent. FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL PRODUCED A THREE-DAY FILM FESTIVAL IN FOURTH WEEK OF OCTOBER SHOWING 16 FEATURE FILMS, 21 SHORT FILMS, AND 14 STUDENT FILMS TO OVER 500 ATTENDEES WITH OVER 1,500 TOTAL VIEWS. IN ADDITION FHFF PRODUCED AN ON-LINE, ON-DEMAND EXHIBITION OF 15 FEATURE FILMS, 21 SHORT FILMS, AND A YOUNG FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE WHICH RAN THE WEEK FOLLOWING THE FILM FESTIVAL. THE ON-LINE EXHIBITION HAD APPROXIMATELY 150 ATTENDEES WITH 500 TOTAL VIEWS. FINALLY, FHFF SHOWCASED SELECT FILMS, OFTEN FREE OF CHARGE, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
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 October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2022 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2022.
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 December 2024.
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 January 2023.
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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