SCIENCE LIVE PRODUCTIONS INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2021

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Organization: SCIENCE LIVE PRODUCTIONS INC (EIN 47-4533413)
Tax period: 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed: 2022-11-14
IRS object ID: 202223189349200207
Schema version: 2021v4.0
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-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-11-14T01:42:49-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	474533413	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SCIENCE LIVE PRODUCTIONS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% Margaret Mittelbach	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	SCIE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Foreign Phone	7187243563	ForeignPhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	560 2ND ST STE 2F	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	112152608	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Michael Crewdson	PersonNm
Person Title	Treasurer	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2022-11-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	false	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$45,687	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$45,687	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry	$0	GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Total Revenue	$45,687	TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$48,600	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage	$350	PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total	$4,329	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$53,279	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-$7,592	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$23,885	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$16,293	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,885	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,293	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,885	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,293	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,885	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,293	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt Purpose	Presenting science-themed events for the public	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc Accom	The primary program of Science Live Productions Inc is the Secret Science Club SSC a series of live science lectures & events for the public. SSC seeks to bring scientists onto the same public stages where people see music theater and other cultural programming; and to embrace science as part of NYC's cultural life. In 2021 SSC curated and presented 16 public science events for adults. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in-person events were replaced by live online programming throughout the year. Programs served a combined total of 3,988 members of the public. Topics of Secret Science Club live programs included: WHEN BRAINS DREAM with sleep researchers Antonio Zadra & Robert Stickgold; WHAT IS LIFE? with Nobel prize-winning biologist Paul Nurse; THE VULNERABLE BRAIN with neuroscientist Yasmin Hurd; BIRDS ON THE WING with best-selling author Scott Weidensaul plus programs on the astrophysics decision-making geometry marine ecology genetics & beyond.	DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations	$0	GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses	$53,279	ProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$53,279	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IV	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIVInd

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt	Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt	Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
DORIAN DEVINS
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR	20	$24,300	$0	$0
MARGARET MITTELBACH
EXEC DIRECTOR & SECRETARY	20	$24,300	$0	$0
MARK FRESH
CHAIR	1	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL CREWDSON
TREASURER	1	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt	false	ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI	false	OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	false	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol Filed	false	Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers	false	MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Science Live Productions Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	560 2ND ST STE 2F	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	112152608	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7187243563	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds	false	DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided	false	TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl	NONE	PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc	NONE	PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule A	Yes (true)	FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$10,406	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$27,395	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$22,206	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$49,886	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$45,687	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$155,580	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$10,406	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$27,395	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$22,206	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$49,886	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$45,687	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$155,580	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$155,580	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$10,406	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$27,395	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$22,206	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$49,886	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$45,687	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$155,580	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	1	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.61	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, line 16	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	\| Other Expenses:, Amount:\| Liability Insurance, $703.00\| Office Supplies, $155.00\| Advertising Promotion & Audience Outreach, $2085.00\| Information Technology, $1386.00\|	ExplanationTxt

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