Mountainfilm
A film festival, symposium and tour dedicated to educating and inspiring audiences about issues that matter, cultures worth exploring, environments worth preserving and conversations worth sustaining.
Mountainfilm at a glance
In short: Mountainfilm reported $77K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $76,600 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +51.7% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $4,762,761
- +0.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $2,126,612
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $65,596
- -20.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,093,035
- -3.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Mountainfilm funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2019) to $77K (2025). In 2025 it reported $77K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Holly LLC Telluride, CO | Film Production | $3,000 |
| Capital K Pictures LLC Telluride, CO | Film Production | $2,500 |
| Speak Thunder Films Telluride, CO | Film Production | $2,500 |
| Galan Inc Telluride, CO | Film Production | $2,500 |
| Ink and Pepper Productions Telluride, CO | Film Production | $2,000 |
| Bungalow Town Productions Limited Brooklyn, NY | Film Production | $2,000 |
| Alyssa Hooper LLC Telluride, CO | Film Production | $2,000 |
| Optimist Films Telluride, CO | Film Production | $1,500 |
| Ascension Productions LLC Telluride, CO | Film Production | $1,500 |
| Jiva Jr Telluride, CO | Film Production | $1,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,762,761 | $2,126,612 | $2,093,035 | $76,600 | Total only | $65,596 |
| 2024 | $4,730,886 | $2,339,785 | $2,177,039 | $50,500 | Total only | $82,551 |
| 2022 | $4,720,552 | $2,210,198 | $2,185,871 | $36,912 | Total only | $-14,272 |
| 2021 | $5,204,097 | $2,315,896 | $1,807,262 | $17,500 | Total only | $12,181 |
| 2020 | $5,232,297 | $2,279,877 | $1,451,397 | $21,000 | 10 | $8,775 |
| 2019 | $5,186,742 | $4,126,777 | $2,317,872 | $5,500 | 2 | $15,583 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Mountainfilm
Based on IRS filings
Mountainfilm is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Telluride, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.8M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $77K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $66K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mountainfilm is led by Sage Martin, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 12 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sage Martin
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$111K (2019) → $142K (2025)
Jon Jones
President
Director → At Large, 2022
At Large → President, 2024
On filings since 2021
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Donohue
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erik Fallenius
Director
Director → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jordan Campbell
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Juan D. Martinez-Pineda
Director
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tamara Banks
Director
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Strayed
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Merritt
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Megan Sood
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bridgitt Evans
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Collins
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Debbie Resnick (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Dylan Hoos (2019–2024) — Co-President
- Former: Katherine Borsecnik (2019–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Losang Rabgey (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Rebecca Martin (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Joanna Brown (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Sheryl Tishman (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Chip Thomas (2019) — Director
- Former: David Byars (2019) — Director
- Former: Erik Dalton (2019) — Director
- Former: Kimberly Williams (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Lindsay Hower (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Steve Cieciuch (2019) — Real Estate Project Lead
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $142K, to Sage Martin (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Mountainfilm
How much does Mountainfilm give each year?
Mountainfilm reported $77K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $51K in grants paid.
How large is Mountainfilm?
Mountainfilm reported $4.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.1M.
What is Mountainfilm?
Mountainfilm is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Telluride, CO. It holds $4.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Mountainfilm operate?
Mountainfilm has awarded grants in California, Colorado, New York.
What is Mountainfilm's EIN?
Mountainfilm's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1271056. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 28, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 2, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 28, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 27, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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