Frameline Inc
Frameline's mission is to change the world through the power of queer cinema. As a media arts nonprofit, Frameline's programs connect filmmakers and audiences in the San Francisco Bay Area and around the world. Frameline presents the San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival, the longest running, largest, and most widely recognized LGBTQ film exhibition event in the world. Established in 1981, Frameline Distribution serves an international audience of hundreds of thousands and is the leading educational distributor solely dedicated to LGBTQ film and video. Since 1990, nearly 200 films have been completed with assistance from the Frameline Completion Fund. Frameline Voices exhibits 100+ films featuring underrepresented constituents within the LGBTQ community and available for free via online streaming.
Frameline Inc at a glance
In short: Frameline Inc gave $15K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $15K), mostly in New York. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $15,000
- +0.0% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $15,000
- +0.0% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $693,794
- -49.5% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Frameline Inc
- Next open deadline
- June 30, 2027 (Colin Higgins Youth Filmmaker Grant)
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Frameline Inc
Who Frameline Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Mule Studios LLC ($15K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2019) to $40K (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mule Studios LLC New York, NY | Filmmaker Grants | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $693,794 | $1,667,083 | $2,139,549 | $15,000 | 1 | $9,698 |
| 2023 | $1,373,302 | $2,399,180 | $2,187,082 | $15,000 | 1 | $10,284 |
| 2022 | $1,370,833 | $2,096,374 | $2,066,675 | $39,500 | Total only | $1,112 |
| 2021 | $1,050,817 | $1,786,871 | $1,888,554 | $27,750 | Total only | $1,689 |
| 2020 | $1,354,887 | $1,709,615 | $1,646,059 | $25,000 | Total only | $554 |
| 2019 | $1,100,543 | $2,481,190 | $2,103,120 | $10,332 | 2 | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Frameline Inc
Based on IRS filings
Frameline Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $694K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $15K. Net investment income was $10K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Frameline Inc is led by Allegra Madsen, Executive Director on the 2024 filing; 1 of 15 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Allegra Madsen
Executive Director
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$128K (2024)
Ryan McNeill
President
Board Member → President, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffery Grimes
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Meggy Gotuaco
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robel Yemiru
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Abbott
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alex Lau
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian William Bonds
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason M Blackwell
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lukas Blakk
Secretary
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Naomi Evans-Jalloh
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob Banning
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ruha Devanesan
Vice President
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eugenie Fitzgerald
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Miller
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (21)
- Former: Cyrus Beagley (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: James Woolley (2019–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Bee COLLINS (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Brian Healy (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Hollyann Vickers Keng (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Nadir Joshua (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Brandi Collins (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Emmett Chen-Ran (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Max Baker (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Margaret Gotuaco (2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Kiana Moore (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: MIKE de LEON (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Xavier Barrera (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Jayne Peressini (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Kyle Zink (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Chris Cowen (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Eric Whitney (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Frances Wallace (2019) — Executive Director
- Former: Machu Latorre (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Richard Fuentes (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Susan Nesbitt (2019) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $128K, to Allegra Madsen (Executive Dir.).
Frequently asked questions about Frameline Inc
How much does Frameline Inc give each year?
Frameline Inc gave $15K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $15K across 1 grant.
How large is Frameline Inc?
Frameline Inc reported $694K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.7M.
What is Frameline Inc?
Frameline Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in San Francisco, CA. It holds $694K in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Frameline Inc operate?
Frameline Inc has awarded grants in California, New York.
What is Frameline Inc's EIN?
Frameline Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2775772. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 9, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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