ACADEMY OF INTERACTIVE ARTS AND SCIENCES: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: ACADEMY OF INTERACTIVE ARTS AND SCIENCES (EIN 95-4606381)
Tax period: 2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed: 2022-05-12
IRS object ID: 202241329349307719
Schema version: 2020v4.2
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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-05-12T05:48:02-00:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1	Herwitt & Associates LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

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Address Line1	5002 Dove Bill LN	AddressLine1Txt
City	Nashville	CityNm
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Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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City	Los Angeles	CityNm
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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Person	Lyn Soo Hoo	PersonNm
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Signature	2022-05-12	SignatureDt
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SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer Person	Julie Herwitt CPA	PreparerPersonNm
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Preparation	2022-05-12	PreparationDt
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

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Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

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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Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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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 (13 entries)

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Meggan Scavio
President	035.00	005.00	Yes (X)	$250,019	$0	$6,612
Terrence Myers
Executive Producer	040.00			$144,019	$0	$6,335	Yes (X)
Ted Price
Vice chairman secretary	008.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
Minho Kim
Chairman treasurer	008.00		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)
Shannon Loftis
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)

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Total Other Compensation	$12,947	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
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Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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City	Los Angeles	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90301	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	Event production	ServicesDesc
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

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D.I.C.E. Sponsorship	611430	$355,000
Membership dues	541900	$392,795
Nominations	611430	$101,250
Podcast Sponsorship	611430	$1,520

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$850,565	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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PPP Loan forgiveness	900099	$96,487
Advertising income	541900	$103

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$96,590	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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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	$344,021	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,793	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total	$38,600	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,777	TotalAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,873	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$72,125	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fees For Services Prof Fundraising		FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	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	$17,377	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	$8,000	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2	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	$2,829	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
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Taxes	$184
Less expense reimbursements from related charity	-$25,000
Event Costs	$227,003

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$990,087	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$74,594	BOYAmt
EOY	$93,120	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY	$657,032	BOYAmt
EOY	$730,256	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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EOY	$66,477	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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EOY	$26,989	EOYAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,429	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,429	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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EOY	$923,271	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,384	BOYAmt
EOY	$92,438	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$140,750	BOYAmt
EOY	$240,375	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$96,487	BOYAmt
EOY	$73,333	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$625	BOYAmt
EOY	$625	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$286,246	BOYAmt
EOY	$406,771	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	$559,121	BOYAmt
EOY	$516,500	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$559,121	BOYAmt
EOY	$516,500	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$845,367	BOYAmt
EOY	$923,271	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$42,621	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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 (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
Federal income taxes
Due to AIAS Foundation	$625

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$625	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	$250,019	$6,612	$256,631
Terrence Myers
Executive Producer	$144,019	$6,335	$150,354

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
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.
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 continung 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.