The Cinema Foundation's mission is to strengthen and promote the cinema industry.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 4 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $188k
- Bonus
- $18k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $11k
- Base
- $61k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $5k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Director | $188k | $18k | — | $11k | $227k $243k |
Chief Operating Officer | $61k | — | — | $5k | $95k $101k |
Fdn Dir/ Cinema United President/ceo board president | — | — | — | — | $41k $44k |
Director of Membership highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $40k $43k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 8 unpaid individuals.
Down 49%
from 2023
From $448k in 2023 to $227k in 2024.
Estimated with Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
National Association of Theatre Owners Cinema Foundation Inc reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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