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CINEASTE INC
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 133259880 · Form 990 · FY2025 · NTEE A33Z · Arts, Culture & Humanities · Small ($100K-$1M)
revenue
$127K
expenses
$117K
net assets
$20K
employees
0
program ratio
99%
mission · from form 990

ADVANCEMENT OF FILM CULTURE AND CINEMA STUDIES IN THE UNITED STATES

profile · synthesized from sources

CINEASTE INC is a New York-based nonprofit dedicated to advancing film culture and cinema studies in the United States. The organization promotes scholarly film research through electronic publications, offprints, reprints, and a book mart. It also supports film distributors, publicists, exhibitors, and students by co-sponsoring screenings and providing study guides, consultations, and printed resources.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2025

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $15K
    PROMOTION OF SCHOLARLY FILM STUDIES VIA ELECTRONIC MEANS AND VARIOUS SORTS OF ASSISTANCE TO FILM DISTRIBUTORS, PUBLICISTS AND EXHIBITORS VIA VARIOUS MEANS, INCLUDING OFFPRINTS, REPRINTS, AND A BOOK MART.
  2. #2 $14K
    ADVISING FILM PROGRAMMERS, SCHOLARS, STUDENTS, FILM SOCIETIES, LIBRARIES, CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, AND GENERAL PUBLIC VIA PERSONAL CONSULTATIONS, PRINTED MATERIALS, ELECTRONIC MEDIA, PHONE, AND STUDY GUIDES. 2,500 CONTACTS ANNUALLY.
named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Advisory Services
Provides consultations, printed materials, electronic media, phone support, and study guides to film programmers, scholars, students, libraries, and the general public.
Promotion of Scholarly Film Studies
Advances film scholarship through electronic media, offprints, reprints, a book mart, and co-sponsored film screenings for academic and industry audiences.
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Film Festival and Screening Programming 1 activity
    • Co-sponsors film screenings and provides scholarly resources
      Co-sponsors film screenings and offers scholarly materials, serving approximately 2,000 artists and attracting between 5,000 and 6,000 viewers annually.
  • Film Distribution and Screening Programs 1 activity
    • Provides scholarly film studies resources to industry professionals
      Distributes film studies resources and support to film distributors, publicists, and exhibitors via electronic means, offprints, reprints, and a book mart.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Offers advisory services in film studies
      Provides advisory services to film professionals, scholars, students, and institutions through consultations, printed and electronic materials, and study guides, reaching approximately 2,500 contacts each year.
financials · form 990 · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$127K
Contributions & grants$12K9%
Program service revenue$116K91%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$36
expenses
Total expenses$117K
Program expenses99%
Admin / overhead1%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineFacilities
balance sheet
Total assets$20K
Cash$5K
Investments$0
Liabilities$0
Net assets$20K
Liquid reserves0.5 mo
6 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue +2.4%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

board members · 4
  • Cynthia Lucia — EDITOR
  • Gary Crowdus — CHAIR
  • Richard Porton — VICE CHAIR
  • Robert Cashill — SECRETARY
relationships · 3

Who they work with

  • Exhibitors Partner — Provides resources and collaboration opportunities for film exhibitors.
  • Film Distributors Partner — Provides assistance to film distributors as part of scholarly film promotion and resource distribution.
  • Publicists Partner — Offers support to publicists involved in film promotion and exhibition.
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Integrated Film Culture Advancement
    methodology: scholarly_dissemination_and_industry_support
    By combining scholarly dissemination with direct industry support and public screenings, CINEASTE INC fosters a more connected and vibrant film culture, because bridging academic, professional, and public communities strengthens engagement and impact across all levels.