Cucalorus Film Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$531k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$506k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$298k
$119k liabilities
Net assets
$179k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
4.0y av
Staff
7
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
4
31% of the board
Officers and senior staff
13
named in Part VII
Cucalorus Film Foundation's network
13 people3 organisationsi13 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (4) 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
13 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 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akeema Zane | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Byron Hurt | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Carla Forte | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Christopher Everett | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Georg Koszulinski | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jen West | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Kate Miller | Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kim Pevia | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Malaika Paquiot | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Mark Lanier | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Natalie Lent Blake (also filed as Natalie Blake) | President | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Robert Redhead SR (also filed as Robert Redhead, Robert Redhead Sr) | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Stephanie Avery | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dylan Lee | Treasurer | 2018 |
| Jackie Olive | Company secretary | 2018 |
| Jason Sargis | Company secretary | 2024 |
| Jeff Sanchez | Treasurer | since 2022 |
| Kate Miller | Company secretary | since 2022 |
| Kristen Brogden | Treasurer | since 2019 |
| Lauren Brogdon | Primavera | 2019 |
| Lauren Brogdon-Primavera | Member | since 2020 |
| Natalie Lent Blake | Company secretary | since 2019 |
| Robert Redhead SR | President | since 2019 |
| Sue Meier | President | 2018 |
| Thomas Varnum | Chairman | 2018 |
| Kristen Brogdon | Member | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalie Lent Blake | President | 4 | $0 | ||
| Georg Koszulinski | Member | 4 | $0 | ||
| Byron Hurt | Member | 4 | $0 | ||
| ROBERT REDHEAD Sr | Member | 4 | $0 | ||
| Malaika Paquiot | Member | 4 | $0 | ||
| Jen West | Member | 4 | $0 | ||
| Christopher Everett | Member | 4 | $0 | ||
| Kate Miller | Member | 4 | $0 | ||
| Kim Pevia | Member | 4 | $0 | ||
| Akeema Zane | Member | 4 | $0 | ||
| Carla Forte | Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Mark Lanier | Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Stephanie Avery | Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Peter Sweyer | Chair | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Sanchez | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jason Sargis | Secretary | 4 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Cucalorus Film Foundation
- EIN
- 562104755
- Address
- 815 Princess St, Wilmington, NC, 28401-4243
- State
- North Carolina
- Mission
- Cucalorus brings people together to celebrate,discover,and create. The annual festival provides a non competitive environment to support filmmakers and showcase visionary leaders who are using creativity and technology to transform our world (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
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1997
- Principal officer
- Peter Sweyer (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 2002
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsByron Hurt
≥7years on the filingsMalaika Paquiot
≥6years on the filingsKate Miller
≥4years on the filingsChristopher Everett
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $298k
- Total liabilities
- $119k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $179k
- Contributions and grants received
- $167k
- Program service revenue
- $365k
- Employees
- 7
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 | $542k | $579k | Deficit $37k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.