California · Nonprofit
MOTION PICTURE SOUND EDITORS
MOTION PICTURE SOUND EDITORS (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $45,462 to it, the largest being MOTION PICTURE EDITORS GUILD ($45,462). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.3M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $45k
- Net assets
- $1.2M
What Motion Picture Sound Editors does
Mission
The primary objective of Motion Picture Sound Editors shall be to achieve by organization and mutual endeavor:the improvement of prestige and recognition of its members through the education of both the entertainment community and general audience to the importance and the artistic merit of the soundtract;the continuing recognition and dissimination of information regarding technical advances in motion picture sound and sound editing; andthe improvement of social relations and economic and professional status of its members.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The golden reel awards (gra)72 years of honoring the best in sound editing at our yearly awards show. The first show was in 1953 and, with one exception, the mpse has held the gra event every year since. The 72th gra was held on february 23, 2025.the gra further the mission of the mpse in that it heightens awareness and brings attention to the challenging and creative work being done in the sound community, an historically overlooked and undervalued component in the production of film, television and gaming projects.
$606,216 spent$829,918 earned by the program83% of program spendingOther programs:sound advice events - sound advice events further the mission of mpse by facilitating an avenue to educate our members and provide an ongoing opportunity for professional collaboration.screenings and "for your consideration" (fyc) content - screenings and fyc content further the mission of mpse by allowing access to the top sound projects being produced, giving members the opportunity to learn about trends in the business.grants to entertainment industry professionals mentoring alliance, a 501(c)(3) organization, further the mission of mpse by providing support for mentorships that offer career guidance for individuals seeking careers in the entertainment industry.
$124,904 spentof which $1,100 as grants17% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $731,120.
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 2022 to 2023, from $346k to $971k (+181%).
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.
5% of MOTION PICTURE SOUND EDITORS’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (61% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 6 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $7k → $7k.
From the IRS filings of MOTION PICTURE SOUND EDITORS’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.
Where its funders are
100% of MOTION PICTURE SOUND EDITORS's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
MOTION PICTURE SOUND EDITORS is better cushioned than half of the 2,127 community improvement nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,127 community improvement nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like MOTION PICTURE SOUND EDITORS
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.
Governance
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for MOTION PICTURE SOUND EDITORS: 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 MOTION PICTURE SOUND EDITORS?
- MOTION PICTURE SOUND EDITORS (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $45,462 to it, the largest being MOTION PICTURE EDITORS GUILD ($45,462). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does MOTION PICTURE SOUND EDITORS have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $45,462 in grants to MOTION PICTURE SOUND EDITORS, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MOTION PICTURE SOUND EDITORS?
- MOTION PICTURE EDITORS GUILD is the largest funder on record, with $45,462 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MOTION PICTURE SOUND EDITORS 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.
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 1 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