Sundance Institute
See Schedule O.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$73.4M
-2.6% YoY
Annual Giving
$1.9M
+40.9% YoY
Grant Count
56
-5.1% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$34K
+48.4% YoY
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $73,427,883 | $75,369,619 | $79,065,331 |
| Revenue | $42,055,195 | $45,006,005 | $58,559,738 |
| Expenses | $47,220,707 | $49,251,808 | $45,150,233 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $1,305,186 | $1,009,417 | $1,276,340 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
290 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
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Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Kelso | Trustee & Acting CEO (Effective March 2024) | 16 | — |
| Ebs Burnough | Board Chair | 5 | — |
| Gigi Pritzker | Vice Chair | 3 | — |
| Robert Redford | Founder | — | — |
| Sean Bailey | Vice Chair & Chair of Marketing Committee | 3 | — |
| William Plapinger | Treasurer & Chair of Finance Committee | 3 | — |
| Alejandro Ramirez Magana | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Amy Redford | Trustee | 2 | — |
| Ann Lewnes | Trustee | 2 | — |
| Barry Tyerman | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Caterina Fake | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Charles King | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Cindy Harrell Horn | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Donna Gruneich | Trustee & Chair of Development Committee | 2 | — |
| Geoff Sands | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Jason Blum | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Jeanne Donovan Fisher | Trustee & Chair of Governance Committee | 3 | — |
| Kimberle Crenshaw | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Kimberly Steward | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Lulu Wang | Artist Trustee | 1 | — |
| Lyn Davis Lear | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Nadine Schiff-Rosen | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Nina Fialkow | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Pat Mitchell | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Patrick Gaspard | Trustee | 2 | — |
| Pete Nicks | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Philipp Engelhorn | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Robert Frankenberg | Trustee, Chair of Audit Committee & Co-Chair of Tech Committee | 3 | — |
| Shripriya Mahesh | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Tessa Thompson | Artist Trustee | 1 | — |
| Uzodinma Iweala | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Wonya Lucas | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Helen Wallace | Managing Director | 40 | $419,244 |
| Joana Vicente Kliot | Chief Executive Officer | 40 | $559,571 |
| Laura Ryan | Chief Operating Officer | 40 | $261,633 |
| Michelle Anderson | Chief Financial Officer, Former | 40 | $181,216 |
| Trista Schroeder | General Counsel & Board Secretary | 40 | $259,582 |
| Eugene Hernandez | Director, Sundance Film Festival & Public Programming | 40 | $309,825 |
| Katherine Benay | Director, Marketing | 40 | $201,170 |
| Kimberly Yutani | Senior Director of Programming, Sundance Film Festival | 40 | $173,520 |
| Maryam Sadeghy | Director, Partnerships & Co-Director, Advancement | 40 | $213,332 |
| Michelle Satter | Founding Senior Director, Artist Programs | 40 | $302,085 |
| Sheri Green | Chief Product & Technology Officer | 40 | $264,340 |
| Tammie Rosen | Chief Communications Officer | 40 | $202,710 |
| Beth Tripmacher | Director, Collab | 40 | $170,190 |
| Ilyse McKimmie | Deputy Director, Feature Film Program | 40 | $139,970 |
| Karen Bono | Director, Human Resources | 40 | $148,251 |
| Kristin Feeley | Director, Documentary Film Program | 40 | $155,406 |
| Paul Labay | Director, Digital | 40 | $183,312 |
| Tabitha Jackson | Director of Sundance Film Festival | 40 | $150,000 |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
Grant Distribution by State
California $2.2M (31%)
New York $2.0M (30%)
Illinois $398K (6%)
Texas $246K (4%)
Massachusetts $245K (4%)
Florida $237K (3%)
Maryland $184K (3%)
Louisiana $137K (2%)
+25 more states
States
Cities
AccordAlbanyAlbuquerqueAlpharettaAltadenaAptosArlingtonAshburnAtlantaAustinBabylonBaltimoreBaysideBerkeleyBethesdaBillingsBostonBridgeviewBronxBrooklyn
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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