Durango Film Institute
Donations deductibleDurango Film Institute's network
4 people1 organisationi4 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
4 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 in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 0 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 4 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Latimer | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| George Johnson | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Kim Estes-McCarty | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Shannon Kunkel | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aimee Martin | VP and Secretary | 2019 |
| Chris Lile | Treasurer | 2025 |
| Dave Jeffers | Board Chairman | since 2019 |
| Dean Fagner | Director | 2025 |
| Dwayne Baker | Vice Chair | 2020 |
| Jackie Culp | Officer | 2025 |
| Michael E Mrozowicz | Board Treasurer | since 2019 |
| Stephani Burditt | Company secretary | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Kunkel | Board Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Brian Latimer | Board Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Kim Estes-McCarty | Board Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| George Johnson | Board Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Dean Fagner | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Jackie Culp | Officer | 3 | $0 | ||
| Chris Lile | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | ||
| Stephani Burditt | Secretary | 3 | $0 | ||
| Morgan Kusian | Board Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Lindsay Mark | Board Member | 3 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
Colorado roster
10 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253039468). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Dean Fagner | Board Chair |
| Dean Fagner | Board Vice-Chair |
| Kim Estes McCarty | Director |
| Chris Lile | Director |
| Jackie Culp | Director |
| Stephani Burditt | |
| George Johnson | Director |
| Shannon Kunkel | Director |
| Stephani Burditt | Board Secretary |
| Brian Latimer | Director |
About
- Legal name
- Durango Film Institute
- EIN
- 203395808
- Address
- 835 Main Ave Ste 208, Durango, CO, 81301-5436
- State
- Colorado
- Mission
- Durango Independent Film Festival (DIFF) brings independent films and filmmakers to the 4 Corners via both an annual international festival and a film commission office that facilitates storytelling production throughout our region. DIFF shares films and filmmaking opportunities (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A31 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 3 (IRS master file code)
- Principal officer
- Dean Fagner Chair (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 2007
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsShannon Kunkel
≥1years on the filingsBrian Latimer
≥1years on the filingsGeorge Johnson
≥1years on the filingsKim Estes-McCarty
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $41k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $41k
- Contributions and grants received
- $183k
- Program service revenue
- $39k
- Employees
- 0
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $223k | $202k | $21k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Durango Film Institute likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 24 August 2005
- Registered agent
- Carol Fleisher Scobby (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.