ACADEMY OF INTERACTIVE ARTS AND SCIENCES: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: ACADEMY OF INTERACTIVE ARTS AND SCIENCES (EIN 95-4606381)
Tax period: 2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed: 2024-01-15
IRS object ID: 202400169349304900
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return	2024-01-15T09:47:19-00:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

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Filer Filer

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Form 990 IRS990

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Desc	Annual presentation of interactive awards Interactive Achievement Award recipients are determined by a vote of qualified academy members. As such, selection as an Interactive Academy award finalist or recipient represents the strongest possible peer recognition. No person may become a voting member of the academy unless he or she can demostrate a threshold level of experience and professional credits in the industry. Interactive Acaemy voting is secret, conducted on-line, and supervised and certified by our partners at an independent voting organization. The integrity of the system, coupled with the broad-based voting population of academy members, make the Interactive Achievement Awards the most credible, respected and recognized awards for interactive entertainment software.	Desc

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Phone	8476826999	PhoneNum

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City	Los Angeles	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90010	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

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Meggan Scavio
President	040.00	Yes (X)	$310,000	$0	$7,641
Terrence Myers
Executive Producer	040.00		$148,577	$0	$7,317	Yes (X)
Lyn Soo Hoo
Treasurer	016.00	Yes (X)	$91,246	$0	$0		Yes (X)
Ted Price
Vice chairman secretary	004.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
Minho Kim
Chairman	002.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
Jade Raymond
Director	002.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
Donald James
Director	002.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
Patricia Vance
Director	002.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
Shuhei Yoshida
Director	002.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
Brandon Beck
Director	002.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
James Mitchell
Director	002.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
Jason Rubin
Director	002.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
Vince Zampella
Director	002.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
Todd Howard
Director	002.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
Deborah Mars
Director	002.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)

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Contractor Address ContractorAddress

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State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90266	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	Event production rents	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$523,318	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

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Conference registration	611430	$2,328,898
D.I.C.E. Sponsorship	611430	$786,235
Membership dues	541900	$433,028
Nominations	611430	$104,500
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$475	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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Total	$0	TotalAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

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Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$466,000	TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$215,613	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,153	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,642	TotalAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$92,112	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Total	$58,551	TotalAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,217	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,996	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,305	TotalAmt

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Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$163	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,291	TotalAmt

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Bad Debt	$60,000
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

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EOY	$6,429	EOYAmt

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EOY	$63,009	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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EOY	$313,913	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$81,200	BOYAmt
EOY	$104,839	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$495,709	BOYAmt
EOY	$481,761	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,391,731	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,269,274	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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EOY	$2,269,274	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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EOY	$2,751,035	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	false	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc
Financial derivatives and other financial products
Closely-held equity interests

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
Federal income taxes
Due to AIAS Foundation	$13,089
Accrued payroll	$91,750

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$104,839	TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Meggan Scavio
President	$310,000	$8,086	$318,086
Terrence Myers
Executive Producer	$156,000	$7,732	$163,732

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 1	Description of organization mission Sciences industry within the meaning of the IRC Section 501c6, and within such limits, to 1. Recognize outstanding achievement in the interactive arts and sciences. 2. Promote and advance the common interests of the members of the industry. 3. Conduct an interactive arts and sciences awards show that enhances the image of the industry with the public and acknowledges achievement in the industry.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6	Membership is available for creative/techinical individuals who have been active for at least two years in the creation or development of an interactive product, and had at least one credit on an interactive product that has been commercialy distributed. Membership is also available for business members who have been active for at least two years in management of business capacity of an entertainment software business or marketing department.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7A	4 members of the board of directors are elected by the other board members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B	A copy of Form 990 is provided to the Executive Director and Treasurer and is reviewed by the representative selected by the board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C	Business activities and arrangements are reviewed by an executive committee established by the board of directors on a continuing basis.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	All governing documents are maintained at the organizations office and available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15	All compensation for nonexecutive employees is reviewed and determined by the Executive Director and reviewed by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors reviews and approves the compensation of the Executive Director.
Form 990, Part I, Line 1	Description of organization mission Sciences industry within the meaning of the IRC Section 501c6, and within such limits, to 1. Recognize outstanding achievement in the interactive arts and sciences. 2. Promote and advance the common interests of the members of the industry. 3. Conduct an interactive arts and sciences awards show that enhances the image of the industry with the public and acknowledges achievement in the industry.