FILM FORUM'S MISSION IS TWO-FOLD: 1) TO SERVE THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY PRESENTING THE HIGHEST CALIBER OF WORK TO THE WIDEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCE - ENCOURAGING THE APPRECIATION OF NEW, CHALLENGING FILMS (BOTH AMERICAN AND FOREIGN FILMS), AND BRINGING THE PUBLIC A NEW WAY OF LOOKING AT HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT MOVIES THROUGH AN AMBITIOUS, INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED REPERTORY PROGRAM.2) TO SERVE INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS BY PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE CRITICAL PRESS COVERAGE IN ADDITION TO GENEROUS REMUNERATION FOR THEIR CREATIVE WORK. FILM FORUM PRESENTS FILMS YEAR-ROUND THAT EDUCATE, SURPRISE, CHALLENGE, MOVE AND ENTERTAIN.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 8 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $338k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $21k
- Base
- $185k
- Bonus
- $21k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $2k
- Base
- $134k
- Bonus
- $30k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $39k
- Base
- $140k
- Bonus
- $30k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $16k
- Base
- $137k
- Bonus
- $19k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $21k
- Base
- $137k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $19k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Advisor to President former officer/director/trustee | $338k | — | — | $21k | $381k $428k |
Premieres Artistic Director highest compensated employee | $185k | $21k | — | $2k | $207k $233k |
Repertory Artistic Director highest compensated employee | $134k | $30k | — | $39k | $203k $228k |
Managing Director director (operational) | $140k | $30k | — | $16k | $186k $209k |
President & Treasurer | $137k | $19k | — | $21k | $177k $198k |
Director of Communications director (operational) | $137k | — | — | $19k | $156k $175k |
Director of Finance | — | — | — | — | $144k $162k |
Director of Development | — | — | — | — | $139k $156k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 22 unpaid individuals.
Up 16%
from 2022
From $329k in 2022 to $381k in 2023.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
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