Arab Film and Media Institute
Donations deductibleRevenue
$307k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$225k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$120k
$3k liabilities
Net assets
$117k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
3.8 years on average
Staff
2
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Michelle Tager
Left since last filing
2
20% of the board
Arab Film and Media Institute's network
10 peoplei10 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
10 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Tager Chair | Chairperson | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Dina Hassanein | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Dina Zaarour | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ghada Saliba-Malouf | Vice Chair | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Hisham Zawil | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Julie Leven | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Nemma Adeni | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Serge Bakalian | Executive Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Walid Barake | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Xavier Oustalniol | Treasurer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Serge Bakalian | Executive Director | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serge Bakalian | Executive Director | 20 | $50k | ||
| Michelle Tager | Chairperson | 1 | $0 | ||
| Xavier Oustalniol | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Walid Barake | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ghada Saliba-Malouf | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Julie Leven | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nemma Adeni | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dina Hassanein | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dina Zaarour | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Hisham Zawil | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Arab Film and Media Institute
- EIN
- 201476047
- Address
- 3739 Balboa St Suite 125, San Francisco, CA, 94121-2605
- State
- California
- Mission
- The Arab Film and Media Institute (AFMI) enhances public understanding of Arab culture and provides alternative representations of Arabs. AFMI screens films from and about the Arab world that provide realistic perspectives on Arab people, culture, art history and politics. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- R30 Civil rights, social action and advocacy
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2006
- Principal officer
- Serge Bakalian (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 2006
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsHisham Zawil
≥6years on the filingsMichelle Tager
≥4years on the filingsSerge Bakalian
≥3years on the filingsJulie Leven
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $120k
- Total liabilities
- $3k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $117k
- Contributions and grants received
- $194k
- Program service revenue
- $113k
- Employees
- 2
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $307k | $225k | $83k |
| 2023 | $153k | $205k | Deficit $52k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.