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BUFFALO GAME SPACE LTD: Form 990EZ, tax year 2019

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Organization
BUFFALO GAME SPACE LTD (EIN 46-5503645)
Tax period
2019-08-01 to 2020-07-31
Filed
2021-02-08
IRS object ID
202120399349200102
Schema version
2019v5.2
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-02-08T05:48:04-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-07-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN843526126PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Allen Street ConsultingBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1394 Franklin StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityBuffaloCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-08-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN465503645EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Buffalo Game Space LtdBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBUFFBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7164273247PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12495 Main Street Ste 454AddressLine1Txt
CityBuffaloCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14214ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonMatthew ChristensenPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone7164273247PhoneNum
Signature2021-02-08SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJohn R Armstrong CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01058765PTIN
Phone7162180564PhoneNum
Preparation2021-02-03PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Addressbuffalogamespace.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$34,219GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$14,060ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Membership Dues$20,118MembershipDuesAmt
Other Revenue Total$41OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$34,219TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$1,628FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$28,754OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Other Expenses Total$8,648OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$39,030TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$4,811ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$34,407NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$345OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$29,941NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,420BOYAmt
EOY$24,446EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,987BOYAmt
EOY$5,495EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,407BOYAmt
EOY$29,941EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,407BOYAmt
EOY$29,941EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeBuffalo Game Space is dedicated to helping people make games, by offeringthe educational, mentorship, and equipment resources to both professionaland aspiring game developers.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomBuffalo Game Space provides support for aspiring programmers, artists,musicians, and designers. By making mentors and high-end equipmentavailable to members and guests, BGS has widened the skills in the localworkforce and inspired the next generation of technical and creative talentin Buffalo. BGS has hosted hundreds of events including meetups andworkshops for members and the public alike. In 2019 BGS held the 2nd annualQueen City High School game jam where teams from six Buffalo Public highschools were taught by mentors how to make their first game. BGS alsohosted a fall workshop series where several selected applicants withlimited economic means were sponsored to attend the entire game developmentworkshop series free of charge to further enhance the diversity of voicesin the local tech and arts sectors. In the spring of 2018, BGS hosted thefirst annual Buffalo Game Expo, giving game creators the opportunity tomeet with the public and get valuable feedback on their projects.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$36,539ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$36,539TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Matthew Christensen
President5.00$0$0$0
Mark Zorn
Vice-President5.00$0$0$0
Jared Renzi
Treasurer5.00$0$0$0
Taylor Cordes
Secretary5.00$0$0$0
Dale Stoyer
Advisory Board Director5.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Jared RenziBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12495 Main Street Ste 454AddressLine1Txt
CityBuffaloCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14214ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7164273247PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,588CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$33,919CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15,716CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,679CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,060CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$92,962TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$28,450CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$35,021CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$28,019CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$21,822CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$20,118CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$133,430TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$46,038CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$68,940CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$43,735CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$33,501CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,178CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$226,392TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$226,392PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$46,038CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$68,940CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$43,735CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$33,501CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,178CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$226,392TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5091.00000PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5091.00000PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 - Other RevenueDescription: Miscellaneous. Amount: 41. Total to Form 990-EZ, line 14: 28,754.
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 14Description: Depreciation. Amount: 2,492. Description: Other Expenses. Amount: 26,262.
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 - Other ExpensesDescription: Advertising & Marketing. Amount: 563. Description: Bank Charges & Merchant Fees. Amount: 46. Description: Insurance. Amount: 3,308. Description: Conferences & Meetings. Amount: 1,339. Description: Information Technology. Amount: 825. Description: Office Supplies & Software. Amount: 2,567. Total to Form 990-EZ, line 16: 8,648.
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 - Other Changes in Net AssetsDescription: Prior period adjustment. Amount: 345.
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 - Other AssetsDescription: Furniture & Equipment. Beg. of Year Amount: 3,526. End of Year Amount: 2,726. Description: Computers & Peripherals. Beg. of Year Amount: 4,331. End of Year Amount: 2,639. Description: Software. Beg. of Year Amount: 130. End of Year Amount: 130.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationThe organization did not, during the year, receive any funds, directly,or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract.The organization, did not, during the year, pay any premiums, directly,or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract.DeclarationDesc

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