Uniondocs Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SEE SCHEDULE OWE BRING TOGETHER A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDIA-MAKERS, DEDICATED JOURNALISTS, CRITICAL THINKERS, AND LOCAL PARTNERS ON A SEARCH FOR URGENT EXPRESSIONS OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE, PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE WORLD TODAY, AND COMPELLING VISIONS FOR THE FUTURE.
- Income
- $2.7 million
- Spending
- $2.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- -6.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 65%
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 12
- Highest pay
- $107,365, executive artistic director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 20% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 51% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 11% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 36% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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)
- $2.1 million spent. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, WHILE UNDERTAKING AN ACTIVE RENOVATION OF OUR HEADQUARTERS, WE MAINTAINED THE FULL RIGOR OF OUR PROGRAMS. WE HOSTED 4 LABS (COLLABORATIVE STUDIO, EARLY PRODUCTION LAB, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LAB, AND POD POD) THAT UNITED 43 EARLY CAREER ARTISTS, PRODUCING 6 SHORT DOCUMENTARIES FOR DISTRIBUTION, DEVELOPING 23 WORK-IN-PROGRESS FEATURES, AND 6 WORK-IN-PROGRESS AUDIO PROJECTS FOR PRODUCTION. WORKSHOPS WERE BACK, ENGAGING 34 ARTISTS TO LEAD TWO-TO-FOUR DAY COURSES FOR 108 PARTICIPANTS, TOTALING 20 WORKSHOP SESSIONS ON 7 THEMES OF THE STRONGEST TRADITIONS AND MOST FORWARD-LOOKING EXPERIMENTS IN DOCUMENTARY ART. WE PROGRAMMED 78 EVENTS SHOWCASING POWERFUL WORKS BY 221 ARTISTS FOR A LOCAL AUDIENCE OF 4,958 AND AN INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP OF 2,400 VIEWERS, SPARKING IMPORTANT ISSUE-DRIVEN CONVERSATIONS. FINALLY, OUR FELLOWSHIP INITIATIVE CONTINUED WITH THE RELEASE OF TWO RESEARCH-DRIVEN VOLUMES OF CRITICAL WRITING ON RADICAL NONFICTION PRACTICES FROM OUR PREVIOUS COHORT, WHILE OUR CURRENT COHORT KICKED OFF THEIR RESEARCH AT THE OPENING SEMINAR AT DOCLISBOA. CONCURRENTLY, FOLLOWING THE START OF DEMOLITION IN FALL 2024, WE MADE SIGNIFICANT CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS IN OUR BUILDING AND RAISED AN ADDITIONAL $1.2 MILLION TO SUPPORT BOTH THE CURRENT AND FINAL PHASES OF THE CAPITAL PROJECT.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 June 2025.
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 December 2006.
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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