California · Nonprofit
MONTEREY COUNTY FILM COMMISSION
MONTEREY COUNTY FILM COMMISSION (California) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $20,028 to it, the largest being EMILE B NORMAN CHARITABLE TRUST ($20,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $346k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $20k
- Net assets
- $485k
What Monterey County Film Commission does
Mission
To inspire and facilitate film and media production throughout monterey county, creating positive economic impact.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Goal 1: increase film industry outreach and local facilitation efforts - influence quantity of film inquiries through timely 24/7 'best practices' responsiveness. Increase the number of film productions that select monterey county as their location destination and expand the total spend.attract and facilitate the number of inquiries that have positive results -- handled 251 of 304 (goal) - 83% of goaltrack the number of media productions occurring in monterey county -- handled 147 of 125 (goal) - 118% of goalincrease the total spend from film productions -- counted $4.04 million of $3.76m (goal) -- 107% of goal
$89,085 spentof which $1,565 as grants55% of program spendingGoal 2: expand reach of advertising and promotions - marketing and communication about monterey county to film production industry.increase promotional placements in trade industry and other media -- counted 42 of 42 (goal) -- 100% of goalexpand reach from film trade advertising -- counted 2,492,198 of 2,352,391 (goal) -- 106% of goaltrack website exposure for propelling marketing message -- counted 16,117 of 17,838 (goal) -- 90% of goal
$61,352 spent$3,350 earned by the program38% of program spendingGoal 3: expand countywide collaborations - countywide branding of mcfc, leveraging county funds with dsa partners and economic pillars to enrich the county's labor pool and film education.expand the number of collaborative community partnerships with local organizations -- counted 51 of 51 (goal) -- 100% of goalpaid out two scholarships to csumb students
$12,890 spentof which $2,500 as grants8% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $163,327.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $379k to $485k (+28%).
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: 2017 88% · 2018 93% · 2019 79% · 2020 97% · 2022 98% · 2023 93% · 2024 96% · 2025 85%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
97% of MONTEREY COUNTY FILM COMMISSION’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 9 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.
Board chair
Garland Thompson Jr
Board president
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2022 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $11 → $17.
1 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 0% 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 MONTEREY COUNTY FILM COMMISSION’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
MONTEREY COUNTY FILM COMMISSION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 100% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 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 MONTEREY COUNTY FILM COMMISSION's grant income comes from California funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $28 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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.
Against its field
MONTEREY COUNTY FILM COMMISSION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like MONTEREY COUNTY FILM COMMISSION
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In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
68% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
98%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for MONTEREY COUNTY FILM COMMISSION: 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 MONTEREY COUNTY FILM COMMISSION?
- MONTEREY COUNTY FILM COMMISSION (California) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $20,028 to it, the largest being EMILE B NORMAN CHARITABLE TRUST ($20,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does MONTEREY COUNTY FILM COMMISSION have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $20,028 in grants to MONTEREY COUNTY FILM COMMISSION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MONTEREY COUNTY FILM COMMISSION?
- EMILE B NORMAN CHARITABLE TRUST is the largest funder on record, with $20,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MONTEREY COUNTY FILM COMMISSION 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 FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 2 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