Cinema Napa Valley
Cinema Napa Valley is a non-profit corporation seeking to enrich the Napa community through education, community outreach, and partnerships. Each year Cinema Napa Valley celebrates the cinematic arts, our community and independent filmmakers and storytellers by presenting the Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF), a world-class cultural experience immersed in the art of film, food, and wine.
Cinema Napa Valley at a glance
- Total assets
- $97,563
- -29.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $26,772
- -79.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $50,793
- -56.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Cinema Napa Valley funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $15K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Culinary Institute of America Napa, CA | Proceeds of shared event | $10,192 |
| SF Public Health Foundation San Francisco, CA | Donation for the SexEd Justice Project sponsored by SFPHF in connection with showing of Zurawsk v. Texas | $3,500 |
| Planned Parenthood Northern California Concord, CA | Funds raised in connection with showing of film Zurawski v. Texas | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $97,563 | $26,772 | $50,793 | — | — |
| 2024 | $139,139 | $130,003 | $116,804 | $14,692 | 3 |
| 2023 | $93,791 | $38,894 | $102,542 | — | — |
| 2022 | $116,425 | $524,619 | $457,259 | — | — |
| 2021 | $167,272 | $461,086 | $461,506 | — | — |
| 2020 | $166,631 | $180,570 | $451,132 | — | — |
| 2019 | $197,018 | $1,869,167 | $2,605,137 | — | — |
About Cinema Napa Valley
Based on IRS filings
Cinema Napa Valley is a public charity focused on Education, based in Napa, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $98K in total assets.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cinema Napa Valley is led by Richard Garber, Chair of the Board since 2025 (on filings since 2019) — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Richard Garber
Chair of the Board
Chairperson → Chairperson of the Board, 2024
Chairperson of the Board → Chair of the Board, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (25)
- Former: Debra Crow (2019–2024) — Treasurer Board Member
- Former: J Todd Harris (2019–2023) — Secretary Interim
- Former: Michael Woods (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Ron Hofmann (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Barry Shott (2022–2023) — Secretary · Filing note: Started 051222
- Former: Dan Guando (2022–2023) — Board Member · Filing note: Started 100722
- Former: Michelle Mitchell (2022–2023) — Board Member · Filing note: Started 052022
- Former: Nate Balotin (2022–2023) — Director · Filing note: Started 100722
- Former: Nick Ogiony (2022–2023) — Director · Filing note: Started 100722
- Former: Steven Beck (2022–2023) — Director · Filing note: Started 100722
- Former: Carissa Ashman (2019–2022) — Director · Filing note: Ended 021122
- Former: Nick Donovan (2021–2022) — Secretary · Filing note: Ended 021122
- Former: Bob Bassett (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: Ended 092321
- Former: Chris Wendel (2019–2021) — Director-Exec Committee · Filing note: Ended 062821
- Former: Dan Schryer (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: Ended 092221
- Former: David Glasser (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: Ended 092221
- Former: Geyer Kosinski (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: Ended 092121
- Former: Patrick Davila (2019–2021) — Chairman · Filing note: Ended 062821
- Former: Zoe Fairbourn (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: Ended 092321
- Former: Laura Gazi (2021) — Director
- Former: Michael Polenske (2021) — CEO
- Former: Don Shindle (2019–2020) — Director · Filing note: Ended 73020
- Former: Theresa Cunningham (2019–2020) — Secretary · Filing note: Ended 63020
- Former: Tom Tardio (2019–2020) — CEO · Filing note: Thru 12020
- Former: Michael Polenske Start (2020) — CEO
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Cinema Napa Valley
How large is Cinema Napa Valley?
Cinema Napa Valley reported $98K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $27K.
What is Cinema Napa Valley?
Cinema Napa Valley is a public charity focused on Education, based in Napa, CA. It holds $98K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Cinema Napa Valley operate?
Cinema Napa Valley has awarded grants in California.
What is Cinema Napa Valley's EIN?
Cinema Napa Valley's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-1064967. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 11, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 24, 2026)
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