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Docufilms

EIN 86-2803319 · New Mexico, NM

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak14 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

DOCUFILMS IS A MISSION-DRIVEN, AWARD-WINNING PRODUCTION COMPANY DEDICATED TO THE POWER OF DOCUMENTARY FILM AS A FORCE FOR CHANGE. WE CREATE COMPELLING, SOCIALLY ENGAGED FILMS THAT SPOTLIGHT URGENT ISSUES, AMPLIFY UNHEARD VOICES, AND MOBILIZE ACTION. OUR TEAM OF PASSIONATE STORYTELLERS BLENDS CREATIVE CRAFT WITH A DEEP COMMITMENT TO IMPACTBELIEVING THAT FILM IS NOT JUST A MEDIUM, BUT A CATALYST FOR JUSTICE, EMPATHY, AND TRANSFORMATION. AT DOCUFILMS, WE DONT JUST TELL STORIESWE STAND BEHIND THEM. JOIN US IN USING FILM TO INFORM, INSPIRE, AND IGNITE CHANGE

Income
$56,732
Spending
$60,741
Reserves
0 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%

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

Financial health

Weak: 14 out of 100. Higher than 4% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    2 of 20

    It owes 96% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 7% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 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 (2)
  1. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 2021, DOCUFILMS HAS PRODUCED FILMS FOR A RANGE OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING COOKING WITH KIDS, READING QUEST, AFRICAN EDUCATION FUND, SHE WINS,MEMAL GLOBAL, THE BCW TREE HOUSE, JANSEN HOSPICE, AND THE FOOD DEPOT.
  2. $57,668 spent. ITS WORK SPANS POWERFUL, MISSION-DRIVEN STORYTELLINGFROM EXPLORING THE CULTURAL IMPACT OF FOOD IN NEW MEXICO, TO DOCUMENTING THE WAR IN UKRAINE, TO HIGHLIGHTING FOOD INSECURITY AND THE FOOD DEPOTS EFFORTS TO ADDRESS IT, AS WELL AS TELLING THE STORIES OF AT-RISK CHILDREN WHOSE LIVES ARE BEING TRANSFORMED THROUGH THE BELIEF THAT ART IS MEDICINE.

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

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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 October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since November 2021.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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