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American Indian Film Institute (AIFI) American Indian Film Institute
American Indian Film Institute (AIFI) American Indian Film Institute (California) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $132,112 to it, the largest being THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION ($85,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2022
- $262k
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $132k
- Net assets
- $91k
What American Indian Film Institute (AIFI) American Indian Film Institute does
Mission
AIFI believes in the power of film to transform and advance the appreciation of Native American Artistic and societal contributions by encouraging film (Cont. Sche O (Form 990) Page 1, Part III Line 1)
As stated on its FY2022 Form 990.
Programs
The 46th Annual AIFI festival continued to present virtual/online creening of American and First Nations people films, Nov 5-134, 2021. A total of 126 films of which 41 were World premieres were viewed by a large audience. Through these films,AIFI continues to foster understanding and appreciation of the culture, traditions, and issues facing contemporary Native Americans.The Awards Show,which highlighted several Native Artists, was also held virtual.
$176,000 spentof which $100,000 as grants$12,250 earned by the program59% of program spendingThe Tribal Touring Program, a 10-day intensive film training for youth living in reservations or Rancherias in California and Western United States, was reinstated last August 1-14, 2022, with the participation of the youth of the Tolowa-Dee-Ni' Nation, parents and a group of educators.
$120,700 spent$123,884 earned by the program41% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2021 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $296,700.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $55k to $141k (+157%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 63% · 2021 68% · 2022 40%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 3 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Mytia R Zavala
CEO
As listed on its FY2022 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $35k → $50.
2 of 5 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 27% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of American Indian Film Institute (AIFI) American Indian Film Institute’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
American Indian Film Institute (AIFI) American Indian Film Institute leans on a few funders — its largest provides 64% of grant income and the top three 99%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
35% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund American Indian Film Institute (AIFI) American Indian Film Institute.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 72% · 2021 97% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of American Indian Film Institute (AIFI) American Indian Film Institute's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $36k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like American Indian Film Institute (AIFI) American Indian Film Institute
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
83%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for American Indian Film Institute (AIFI) American Indian Film Institute: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds American Indian Film Institute (AIFI) American Indian Film Institute?
- American Indian Film Institute (AIFI) American Indian Film Institute (California) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $132,112 to it, the largest being THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION ($85,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does American Indian Film Institute (AIFI) American Indian Film Institute have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $132,112 in grants to American Indian Film Institute (AIFI) American Indian Film Institute, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of American Indian Film Institute (AIFI) American Indian Film Institute?
- THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $85,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like American Indian Film Institute (AIFI) American Indian Film Institute find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2022 (financials across 2020–2022), and the filings of 5 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing