Utah Film Center DBA Salt Lake City Film Center and
Donations deductibleUtah Film Center DBA Salt Lake City Film Center and's network
12 people3 organisationsi12 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (3) 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
12 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 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geralyn Dreyfous Chair | Board Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Erik Christianson | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Greg Walker | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Hamid Adib | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Heidi Prokop | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jeremy Coon | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Karen Hale | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Pete Ashdown | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Robert Austin | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sam Vetas | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Skye Emerson | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Zeppelin Zeerip | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Elisabeth Nebeker | Executive Director | 2018 |
| John Kirsling | Chief Financial Officer | 2024 |
| Mariah Mellus | Executive Director As of 7/2022 | since 2022 |
| Patrick Hubley | Executive Director Thru 2/2022 | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 August 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mariah Mellus | Executive Director | 40 | $117k | $4k | |
| John Kirsling | Chief Financial Officer | 40 | $101k | $10k | |
| Robert Austin | Board Chair | 10 | $0 | ||
| Hamid Adib | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Pete Ashdown | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Chaney Zinn | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Erik Christianson | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jeremy Coon | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Skye Emerson | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kathleen Riebe | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Heidi Prokop | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Sam Vetas | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Greg Walker | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kevin Krohn | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Erika Cohn | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Betsy Wallace | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Utah Film Center Dba Salt Lake City Film Center and
- EIN
- 753077559
- Address
- 375 W 400 N, Salt Lake Cty, UT, 84103-1225
- State
- Utah
- Mission
- Utah film center inspires and engages diverse audiences to initiate conversation and community building through curated film exhibition, educational programs, and artist support. (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
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2002
- Principal officer
- Mariah Mellus (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2003
- 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
≥8years on the filingsGeralyn Dreyfous
≥8years on the filingsHamid Adib
≥8years on the filingsHeidi Prokop
≥8years on the filingsJeremy Coon
Latest return
year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $9.4m
- Total liabilities
- $4.9m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $4.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $24.7m
- Program service revenue
- $74k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $21.6m
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 48
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $22m | $19.9m | $2.1m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Songbird Studios Inc | Film and documentary funding | $3.7m |
| Finch No Worries Inc | Film and documentary funding | $1.7m |
| Kelly Slater Project | Film and documentary funding | $1.5m |
| Radical Gaslighters LLC | Film and documentary funding | $962k |
| South Commons Film LLC | Film and documentary funding | $934k |
| The River Project Inc | Film and documentary funding | $881k |
| The Kelly Slater Project Pty Ltd | Film and documentary funding | $823k |
| Miss Bingley LLC | Film and documentary funding | $645k |
| Altimeter Films Inc | Film and documentary funding | $517k |
| The Culinistas Inc | Film and documentary funding | $500k |
| Legwork Collective | Film and documentary funding | $422k |
| Sea Change Films LLC | Film and documentary funding | $419k |
| Distribution Allies LLC | Film and documentary funding | $297k |
| Mars Movie LLC | Film and documentary funding | $289k |
| Dramatic Forces LLC | Film and documentary funding | $282k |
| We Are Pat LLC | Film and documentary funding | $274k |
| Riders of the Dawn LLC | Film and documentary funding | $271k |
| Why Religion LLC | Film and documentary funding | $268k |
| The 1214 Project LLC | Film and documentary funding | $266k |
| Sussexstreet LLC | Film and documentary funding | $235k |
| Wild Rooster LLC | Film and documentary funding | $235k |
| Sowing Hope LLC | Film and documentary funding | $230k |
| Tincture Productions LLC | Film and documentary funding | $190k |
| Harvest Documentary LLC | Film and documentary funding | $188k |
| Rock and Rose Film LLC | Film and documentary funding | $176k |