Organization
The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It was formed in 1998 under the name The Friends of the Rome Theater, Inc., to create a cultural arts institution focused on film. It was renamed Jacob Burns Film Center, Inc., in April 1999 to commemorate The JBFC was formed in 1999 and named to commemorate a leadership gift from the Jacob Burns Foundation.
The organization is led by Executive Director Stephen Apkon, who reports to the Board of Directors.
2008 Annual Report (3MB pdf file)
| Board of Directors | Industry Advisory Committee | |
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David Swope, Chairman |
Richard Abramowitz William Baldwin Michael Barker Glenn Close Robert Conte Pat Eisemann Frederick Elmes Terry George Richard Gere Robert Harris Arliss Howard Ron Howard Mary Beth Hurt Stephen Lang Ang Lee Dan Lindau Liam Neeson Chazz Palminteri Arthur Penn |
John Pierson Lisa Post Bingham Ray Tim Robbins Alan Rudolph Susan Sarandon Simon Schama Paul Schrader Martin Scorsese Stanley Tucci Chris Wedge Bob Weinstein Harvey Weinstein Vanessa Williams Debra Winger Andrew Young |
Stephen Apkon. Founder & Executive Director
As Founder and Executive Director of the Jacob Burns Film Center, Inc., Stephen Apkon has combined a lifelong passion for film with his desire to revitalize Pleasantville, NY, his hometown. Together with a group of like-minded individuals, he formed a nonprofit organization, purchased the old Rome Theater and began the journey to create the Burns Film Center. Mr. Apkon has brought vision, direction, and leadership to this burgeoning arts organization whose mission is to bring a diversity of film and educational programs to Westchester County and its surrounding communities.
From 1992 to 1999, Mr. Apkon was a General Partner in Crossroads Partners, EEC, a private merchant banking partnership based in Westchester. Before then, from 1988 to 1992, he was a Principal at Odyssey Partners, LP, a private Manhattan-based investment partnership primarily involved in management buyouts in industries as diverse as technology and retailing. From 1986 to 1988, he was an Associate in the Merger and Acquisitions Department of Goldman Sachs & Co. in Manhattan. In 1998, Mr. Apkon formed the Friends of the Rome Theater, now known as the Jacob Burns Film Center, Inc.
A native of Framingham, MA, Mr. Apkon graduated from Georgetown University in 1983. In 1986, he received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, where he graduated with distinction. He is a member of the Board of Directors of World Hunger Year, a Manhattan-based hunger advocacy organization; and the Board of Directors of Teatown Lake Reservation. Mr. Apkon, his wife Lisa Hertz Apkon, and their three children live in Pleasantville, NY.