The San Francisco Cinematheque
San Francisco, CA
- UEI
- GQ6NWEGVENY6
- CAGE
- 45PE4
- Primary NAICS
- Not on record
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 55 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA
- Website
- sfcinematheque.org
- Founded
- 1961
- Employees
- 1-10
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Media
- Movies & Entertainment
- SIC code
- 89 Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
The San Francisco Cinematheque (SFC) is a non-profit organization founded in 1961 dedicated to cultivating the international field of non-commercial artists' filmmaking. Located in San Francisco, California, the organization focuses on presenting public exhibitions, creating publications, and maintaining a publicly accessible research archive. Through its federal grant awards, primarily from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), SFC provides specialized cultural services in experimental film, video, and performance art presentation and preservation.
The organization has consistently received federal grant awards for diverse projects, including the annual Crossroads Festival dedicated to experimental film, video, and performance-based cinema. Grants have supported specific initiatives such as curated film and video series exhibitions, preservation needs assessments for its archives, and publication projects like documenting the work of experimental filmmaker Craig Baldwin. The NEA has been the primary funding agency, providing project grants ranging from operational support during the COVID-19 pandemic to specific artistic and archival preservation efforts. These grants, typically annual and ranging from $10,000 to $50,000, enable SFC to maintain its mission of supporting independent experimental cinema through public presentations, archival preservation, and documentation of innovative filmmaking practices. The organization's grant work demonstrates a commitment to preserving and promoting non-commercial, artist-driven cinematic work across various formats and genres.
Quick answers
Is The San Francisco Cinematheque registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. The San Francisco Cinematheque's SAM.gov registration is active through August 4, 2027.
What is The San Francisco Cinematheque's most recent federal award?
The San Francisco Cinematheque's most recent federal grant award is To support crossroads a festival dedicated to experimental film video and performance-based cinema (19345793425), from National Endowment for the Arts, on January 1, 2025.
On GovTribe
See The San Francisco Cinematheque's full federal record
- Federal grant awards
- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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