Mission: Created in 1942, the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) was established on the belief that the entertainment industry was in a unique position to truly help oth ... (More)
Entertainment Industry Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization, with an IRS ruling year of 1942, and donations are tax-deductible.
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Contact Information
10880 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 1400
Los Angeles CA 90024
Important note on the timeliness of ratings
The IRS is significantly delayed in processing nonprofits' annual tax filings (Forms 990). As a result, the Financial and Accountability & Transparency score for Entertainment Industry Foundation is outdated and the overall rating may not be representative of its current operations. Please check with the charity directly for any questions you may have.
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Exceptional
This charity's score is 93.17, earning it a 4-Star rating. Donors can "Give with Confidence" to this charity.
This score is calculated from two sub-scores:
Finance: 90.35 View details
Accountability & Transparency: 100.00 View details
This score represents Form 990 data from 2019, the latest year published by the IRS.
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Program Expense Ratio
84.6%
The Program Expense Ratio is determined by Program Expenses divided by Total Expense (average of most recent three 990s).
This measure reflects the percent of its total expenses a charity spends on the programs and services it exists to deliver. Dividing a charity's average program expenses by its average total functional expenses yields this percentage. We calculate the charity's average expenses over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Administrative Expenses
8.6%
As reported by charities on their IRS Form 990, this measure reflects what percent of its total budget a charity spends on overhead, administrative staff and associated costs, and organizational meetings. Dividing a charity's average administrative expenses by its average total functional expenses yields this percentage. We calculate the charity's average expenses over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Fundraising Expenses
6.6%
This measure reflects what a charity spends to raise money. Fundraising expenses can include campaign printing, publicity, mailing, and staffing and costs incurred in soliciting donations, memberships, and grants. Dividing a charity's average fundraising expenses by its average total functional expenses yields this percentage. We calculate the charity's average expenses over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Liabilities to Assets Ratio
29.3%
The Liabilities to Assets Ratio is determined by Total Liabilities divided by Total Assets (most recent 990).
Part of our goal in rating the financial performance of charities is to help donors assess the financial capacity and sustainability of a charity. As do organizations in other sectors, charities must be mindful of their management of total liabilites in relation to their total assets. This ratio is an indicator of an organization’s solvency and or long term sustainability. Dividing a charity's total liabilities by its total assets yields this percentage.
Source: IRS Form 990
Fundraising Efficiency
$0.06
The amount spent to raise $1 in charitable contributions. To calculate a charity's fundraising efficiency, we divide its average fundraising expenses by the average total contributions it receives. We calculate the charity's average expenses and average contributions over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Working Capital Ratio
0.63 years
Determines how long a charity could sustain its level of spending using its net available assets, or working capital, as reported on its most recently filed Form 990. We include in a charity's working capital unrestricted and temporarily restricted net assets, and exclude permanently restricted net assets. Dividing these net available assets in the most recent year by a charity's average total expenses, yields the working capital ratio. We calculate the charity's average total expenses over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Program Expense Growth
5.97%
We compute the average annual growth of program expenses using the following formula: [(Yn/Y0)(1/n)]-1, where Y0 is a charity's program expenses in the first year of the interval analyzed, Yn is the charity's program expenses in the most recent year, and n is the interval of years passed between Y0 and Yn.
Source: IRS Form 990
Governance
Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form 990 that the organization has these governance practices in place.
Sources Include: IRS Form 990
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| No Material Diversion of Assets ... (More) A diversion of assets – any unauthorized conversion or use of the organization's assets other than for the organization's authorized purposes, including but not limited to embezzlement or theft – can seriously call into question a charity's financial integrity. We check the charity's last two Forms 990 to see if the charity has reported any diversion of assets. If the charity does report a diversion, then we check to see if it complied with the Form 990 instructions by describing what happened and its corrective action. This metric will be assigned to one of the following categories:
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| Audited Financials Prepared by Independent Accountant ... (More) Audited financial statements provide important information about financial accountability and accuracy. They should be prepared by an independent accountant with oversight from an audit committee. (It is not necessary that the audit committee be a separate committee. Often at smaller charities, it falls within the responsibilities of the finance committee or the executive committee.) The committee provides an important oversight layer between the management of the organization, which is responsible for the financial information reported, and the independent accountant, who reviews the financials and issues an opinion based on its findings. We check the charity's Form 990 reporting to see if it meets this criteria.
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| Does Not Provide Loan(s) to or Receive Loan(s) From Related Parties ... (More) | |
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| Distributes 990 to Board Before Filing ... (More) | |
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Policies
Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form 990, or for some metrics on the charity's website, that the organization has these policies in place.
Sources Include: IRS Form 990 and organization's website
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| Donor Privacy ... (More) Donors can be reluctant to contribute to a charity when their name, address, or other basic information may become part of donor lists that are exchanged or sold, resulting in an influx of charitable solicitations from other organizations. Our analysts check the charity's website to see if the organization has a donor privacy policy in place and what it does and does not cover. Privacy policies are assigned to one of the following categories:
The privacy policy must be specific to donor information. A general website policy which references "visitor" or "user" personal information will not suffice. A policy that refers to donor information collected on the website is also not sufficient as the policy must be comprehensive and applicable to both online and offline donors. The existence of a privacy policy of any type does not prohibit the charity itself from contacting the donor for informational, educational, or solicitation purposes. (Less) |
Transparency
Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form 990, or for some metrics on the charity's website, that the organization makes this information easily accessible.
Sources Include: IRS Form 990 and organization's website
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Additional Information
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Total Revenue and Expenses
This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
Salary of Key Persons
Presented here are this organizations key compensated staff members as identified by our analysts. This compensation data includes salary, cash bonuses and expense accounts and is displayed exactly how it is reported to the IRS. The amounts do not include nontaxable benefits, deferred compensation, or other amounts not reported on Form W-2. In some cases, these amounts may include compensation from related organizations. Read the IRS policies for compensation reporting
Sung-Ah Poblete, President, CEO Of Su2c
$423,580 (0.58% of Total Expenses)
Nicole Sexton, Chief Executive Officer
$359,728 (0.49% of Total Expenses)
Current CEO and Board Chair can be found in the Leadership & Adaptability report below.
Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2019
Business Master File Data
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Activities:
Gifts or grants to individuals (other than scholarships) (BMF activity code: 561)
Foundation Status:
Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
Data Sources: IRS Forms 990
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to view this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available).
Pandemic Response
Due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, we give charities such as this one the opportunity to share the story of COVID's impact on them. Charities may submit their own pandemic responses through their nonprofit portal.
Entertainment Industry Foundation reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:
Staffing
Administrative Capacity
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:
EIF expanded its programs to include delivery of services and support to first responders and communities hardest hit (specifically communities of color and those with limited access to resources). Our fundraising more than doubled over the course of 16 months all due to efforts specifically tied to covid relief. Internal administrative capacity remained the same, although we did engage more partners and collaborators across all of our efforts. Our revenues related to efforts of our fiscal partners more than doubled in 15 months.
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:
We tripled the number of grants typically delivered in the same period. There was a huge investment towards COVID-19 support, especially in highly marginalized communities both domestically and globally.
How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:
We began working remotely and ensured that all staff had the resources to work efficiently and effectively. We also integrated virtual convenings with community partners and we produced two telecasts remotely, one of which garnered a Peabody nomination.
Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:
More virtual convenings for partners. We developed a secure web based portal providing quick access to basic fund activities to better serve our partners. We expanded our media engagement work on behalf of our partners and developed new relationships with agencies that they engage individually. Those relationships have continued to grow. We produced two telecasts completely remotely resulting in significant production cost savings. One garnered a Peabody nomination. We will continue to consider new production techniques wherever possible.
Historical Ratings
| Date Published | Form 990 FYE | Overall Score | Overall Rating |
| Rating Version: 2.1 | |||
| 6/1/2021 | 2019 | 93.17 | |
| 3/1/2020 | 2018 | 94.61 | |
| 10/1/2019 | 2017 | 95.93 | |
| 12/1/2018 | 2016 | 97.17 | |
| 8/1/2017 | 2015 | 93.26 | |
| 5/1/2017 | 2015 | 89.70 |  |
This organization received multiple star ratings within this fiscal year, due to an update to its Accountability and Transparency data and/or the receipt of an amended Form 990. | |||
| 7/1/2016 | 2014 | 89.56 | |
| Rating Version: 2.0 | |||
| 12/22/2015 | 2014 | 91.93 | |
| 7/1/2015 | 2013 | 82.11 | |
| 3/1/2014 | 2012 | 91.40 | |
| 3/1/2013 | 2011 | 91.34 | |
| 2/1/2013 | 2011 | 80.67 | |
| 4/1/2012 | 2010 | 89.75 | |
| 9/20/2011 | 2009 | 89.77 | |
| Rating Version: 1.0 | |||
| 3/1/2011 | 2009 | 85.53 | |
| 10/1/2009 | 2008 | 85.06 | |
| 2/1/2009 | 2007 | 67.63 |  |
| 12/1/2008 | 2006 | 76.02 |  |
| 12/1/2006 | 2005 | 76.28 | |
| 3/1/2006 | 2004 | 88.22 | |
| 10/1/2004 | 2003 | 85.44 | |
| 1/1/2004 | 2002 | 91.37 | |
| 10/15/2002 | 2001 | 87.86 | |
| 4/15/2002 | 2000 | 85.20 | |
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Impact & Results
This score estimates the actual impact a nonprofit has on the lives of those it serves, and determines whether it is making good use of donor resources to achieve that impact.
Impact & Results Score
Not Currently Scored
Entertainment Industry Foundation cannot currently be evaluated by our Encompass Rating Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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Largest Programs
Entertainment Industry Foundation reported its three largest programs on its FY 2019 Form 990 as:
$53,612,570
Spent in most recent FY
89%
Percent of program expenses
Stand Up to Cancer Initiative (SU2C)
$2,994,380
Spent in most recent FY
4%
Percent of program expenses
Charitable Service Funds
$1,847,456
Spent in most recent FY
3%
Percent of program expenses
Philanthropic Efforts of the Entertainment Community
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Leadership & Adaptability
This score provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
Leadership & Adaptability Score
100
out of 100
The score earned by Entertainment Industry Foundation is a passing score. This score has no effect on the organization's Star Rating.
Encompass Rating V4 provides an evaluation of the organization's Leadership & Adaptability through the nonprofit organization submitting a survey response directly to Charity Navigator.
Leadership & Adaptability Report
100
of 100 points
Mission
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s mission
Founded in 1942, the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) is a multifaceted organization that occupies a unique place in the world of philanthropy. By mobilizing and leveraging the powerful voice and creative talents of the entertainment industry, as well as cultivating the support of organizations (public and private) and philanthropists committed to social responsibility, EIF builds awareness and raises funds, developing and enhancing programs on the local, national and global level that facilitate positive social change. Stand Up To Cancer, a division of EIF, raises funds to accelerate the pace of groundbreaking translational research that can get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives now.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Vision
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
Since 1942, the Entertainment Industry Foundation has remained committed to social responsibility in addressing some of the most pressing needs of our time. Current EIF programming and campaigns are centered around health and scientific research, disaster relief, and workplace diversity and inclusion, among others. EIF serves as fiscal sponsor to members of the entertainment community invested in causes related to social justice and civic engagement, health and wellness, pandemic relief, youth outreach, animal rescue, and more
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Strategic Goals
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: Focus Approach: Provide clarity to how we engage partners and build campaigns by aligning them with core focus areas.
Goal Type: Focus on core programs to achieve mission and scale back on programs not seen as core.
Goal Two: Reintroduce EIF to the Entertainment Community Recommit ourselves to working across industry lines as a vehicle for collective philanthropic impact.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Three: Achievable Goals: Apply discipline to the way we report our impact and to the how those measures are shared with the larger community.
Goal Type: This goal reflects our commitment to further our advocacy work for our organization and or cause area.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Leadership Development
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
Describe an investment in leadership
We remain a champion for developing leadership and investing in employee growth and retention via mentorship programs, formal training, volunteering opportunities, task forces, working groups and committees, changing the way the responsibility is taken, and providing a safe space to engage/listen to others. We provide multiple training courses on everything from diversity and inclusion to software use.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Mobilizing for Mission
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
This organization mobilizes for mission in the following ways:
Strategic Partnerships
Networks of Collective Impact Efforts
Thought Leadership
Raising Awareness
Community Building
Policy Advocacy
What are this organization’s external mobilizaton efforts?
EIF aims to provide intrinsic value to its fund partners as it works to meet business objectives and have a clear focus that includes a greater good to drive the success of all its cross-sector partnerships. We believe that it is imperative to find a brand fit to align partnerships with relevant associations that are powered both intellectually and creatively, with a value-driven platform that holds true purpose. There exists a commitment to work collaboratively with an end goal of public good as the driving force in creating community impact by expanding the capacity of resources to drive awareness. As a reputable 501(c)(3) public charity, EIF offers the following: Operations: EIF offers financial and administrative services that allow our partners to focus on their mission.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Story of Adaptability
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
During a year of mass changes amidst a global pandemic, our organization immediately implemented stay at home procedures/assistance to ensure our staff felt supported while working remotely as they are our most precious resource. Together with each staff member, we designed work plans tailored to each person's unique circumstances. We make an effort to connect more often (and in fun ways) to ensure our staff feel supported and continue to feel a sense of "team" during this difficult time. We immediately identified federal relief programs and funding to sustain operations including potential SBA loans, which were made available as part of the $2 trillion economic relief package. In an effort to be fiscally responsible for our organization, we felt the need to sustain current staffing levels, which is in line with our priorities to support employees.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
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Organization Leadership
Sung-Ah Poblete
President, CEO Of Su2c
Chris Silbermann
Board Chair
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Culture & Community
This score provides an assessment of the organization's culture and connectedness to the community it serves. Learn more about how and why we rate Culture & Community.
Culture & Community Score
100
out of 100
Entertainment Industry Foundation has earned a passing score. This score has no effect on the organization's Star Rating. The organization provided data about how it listens to constituents (Constituent Feedback) (see report below).
The Culture & Community Beacon is comprised of the following metrics:
Constituent Feedback: 100/100 (100% of beacon score)
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: Not Scored
Culture & Community Report
100
of 100 points
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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
This organization has not provided information regarding the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices it is presently implementing. As such, the organization has not earned a score on this metric. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations implementing effective DEI policies and practices can enhance a nonprofit's decision-making, staff motivation, innovation, and effectiveness.
Methodology
We are utilizing data collected by Candid to document and assess the DEI practices implemented by the organization. Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to fill out the Equity Strategies section of their Candid profiles to receive a rating.
Learn more about the methodology.
Constituent Feedback
100/100 points
100% of beacon score
This organization reported that it is collecting feedback from the constituents and/or communities it serves. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations that engage in inclusive practices, such as collecting feedback from the people and communities they serve, may be more effective.
View this organization's Constituent Feedback Practices
Methodology
We've partnered with Candid to survey organizations about their feedback practices. Nonprofit organizations can fill out the How We Listen section of their Candid profile to receive a rating.
Learn more about the methodology.
Analysis and Research
Like the overall Encompass Rating System, the Culture & Community Beacon is designed to evolve as metrics are developed and ready for integration. Below you can find more information about the metrics we currently evaluate in this beacon and their relevance to nonprofit performance.
Constituent Feedback
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
