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Mountainfilm

Foundation · Grantmaker Telluride, CO EIN: 84-1271056 Website

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.

Key facts about Mountainfilm

In short: Mountainfilm reported $77K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
84-1271056
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Grants paid (2025)
$76,600 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
Total assets
$4,762,761

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$4.8M

+0.7% YoY

Grants Paid (reported total)

$77K

+51.7% YoY

Revenue

$2.1M

-9.1% YoY

Net Investment Income

$66K

-20.5% YoY

About Mountainfilm

Based on IRS filings

Mountainfilm is a nonprofit organization 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

TellurideBrooklynLos Angeles

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K2 grants201910 grants2020Total only2021Total only2022Total only2024Total only2025

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2025

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M201920202021202220242025
Metric202520242022
Total Assets$4,762,761$4,730,886$4,720,552
Revenue$2,126,612$2,339,785$2,210,198
Expenses$2,093,035$2,177,039$2,185,871
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$65,596$82,551$-14,272
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 22, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 28, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 2, 2025)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 28, 2026)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 27, 2020)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 28, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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

Sage Martin — Executive Director: $142KSage MartinExecutive Director$142K

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 nonprofit organization 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.

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