IMAGINE SCIENCE FILMS CORP: Form 990EZ, tax year 2019
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- Organization
- IMAGINE SCIENCE FILMS CORP (EIN 80-0215101)
- Tax period
- 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
- Filed
- 2020-02-24
- IRS object ID
- 202020559349200437
- Schema version
- 2019v5.0
- 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 ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2020-02-24T14:19:02-08:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2019-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 132696850 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Gruber Palumberi Raffaele Fried CPAs PC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 7 Penn Plaza Suite 310 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | New York | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 10001 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2019-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 800215101 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | IMAGINE SCIENCE FILMS CORP | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | IMAG | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 7185966404 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 19 MORRIS AVENUE | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Brooklyn | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 11205 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | ALEXIS GAMBIS | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Executive Director | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 7185966404 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2020-02-24 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | ROBERT L MANGER CPA | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P01593286 | PTIN |
| Phone | 2125860800 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2019 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd |
| Website Address | http://www.imaginesciencefilms.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $155,744 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $109,458 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $46,284 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Investment Income | $2 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $0 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Total Revenue | $155,744 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | $20,500 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $113,715 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $6,797 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $11,020 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $4,444 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $51,676 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $208,152 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$52,408 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $58,355 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $5,947 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $40,531 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $3,833 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $18,377 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $2,567 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $58,908 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $6,400 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $553 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $453 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $58,355 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $5,947 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | THE MISSION IS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN ART AND SCIENCE THROUGH FILM, THEREBY TRANSFORMING THE WAY SCIENCE IS COMMUNICATED TO THE PUBLIC AND ENCOURAGING COLLABORATION ACROSS DISCIPLINES. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
|---|---|---|
| FILM FESTIVAL:Our primary operation of 2019 was the 12th Imagine Science Film Festival, October 18 - 25, 2019. The festival encompassed 11 events including short and feature film screenings, panel discussions, performance, live presentations. The film program consisted of 54 short and 56 feature films.Collaborating venues included 6 prestigious institutions across New York including the American Museum of Natural History, the New School, Caveat, Bowery Poetry Club, UnionDocs, and the New York Hall of Science. Programming for the latter was specially targeted to younger audiences and families, part of our ongoing commitment to educational programming, while our feature film presentations with UnionDocs and the American Museum of Natural History interlocked with current programming and the Margaret Mead Film Festival. New School faculty joined as moderators for our panel discussions, while students were encouraged to interview festival guests and filmmaker as part of a Sci-Art class tailored to the festival.This festival also saw the third year of our expanded Symbiosis Competition. Supported by the Simons Foundation, this initiative brought together top filmmakers from around the world to collaborate directly with scientists for a week during the festival, producing six new short works spanning many subjects and genres. These films are currently being submitted to film festivals around the world. | $80,427 | $19,000 |
| SATELLITE FILM FESTIVAL:Other satellite projects filled out the year. In February, we presented the 5th year of Imagine Science Abu Dhabi, a 3-day festival in the United Arab Emirates including films, panels, a sci-art show, a filmmaking workshop for local Middle School students, class visits by artists and filmmakers, and direct integration into class curriculums. We also presented guest programs at the Science Talk Conference in Portland, Oregon, the Hello Tomorrow Conference in Paris, Black Box in Newcastle, England, Wofford College in South Carolina, University of Colorado Boulder, and the STATE Space in Berlin. | $47,762 | $1,500 |
| IMAGINE SCIENCE ONLINE:Throughout, monthly Imagine Science-curated film programs continued to go out through Labocine.com, a web platform for science filmmaking and art, vastly extending our audience all over the world. | $13,767 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $141,956 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|
| WENDY ETTINGER | ||
| Vice President | 1.00 | $0 |
| THOMAS CAMPBELL JACKSON | ||
| President | 1.00 | $0 |
| DR STUART FIRESTEIN | ||
| Board member | 1.00 | $0 |
| ALEXIS GAMBIS | ||
| Exec. Dir./SEC. | 20.00 | $12,000 |
| JOHN TINTORI | ||
| Board member | 1.00 | $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 |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr | $0 | TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt |
| Tax Reimbursed By Organization | $0 | TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | NY | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | THE ORGANIZATION | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 19 MORRIS AVENUE | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | BROOKLYN | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 11205 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 7185966404 | 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 |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Organization170 | Yes (X) | PublicOrganization170Ind |
Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $118,215 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $75,116 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $120,543 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $116,849 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $109,458 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $540,181 | TotalAmt |
Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $118,215 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $75,116 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $120,543 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $116,849 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $109,458 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $540,181 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $331,973 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $208,208 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $39 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $39 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $23 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $14 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $2 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $117 | TotalAmt |
Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $540,298 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Gross Receipts Rltd Activities | $402,543 | GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.38540 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 0.41690 | PublicSupportPY170Pct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind |
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 (20 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid In Excess of $5,000.1 | | Donee's Name: INDIVIDUALS | Cash Amount Given: $20500 | Date of Gift: -20190630 |
| Other Expenses.1001 | Advertising and Promotion $1250 |
| Other Expenses.1002 | Office Expenses $720 |
| Other Expenses.1005 | Travel $2601 |
| Other Expenses.1009 | Depreciation $1810 |
| Other Expenses.1012 | Insurance $310 |
| Other Expenses.1 | ARTIST AND PER DIEM $11575 |
| Other Expenses.2 | TRANSLATION AND SUBTITLING $10965 |
| Other Expenses.3 | VENUES $8986 |
| Other Expenses.4 | MISCELLANEOUS $4562 |
| Other Expenses.5 | DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $3965 |
| Other Expenses.7 | STORAGE EXPENSE $3624 |
| Other Expenses.8 | WEBSITE HOSTING & MAINTENANCE $976 |
| Other Expenses.10 | SCREENING $332 |
| Other Assets.1002 | Furniture and Fixtures - Beginning $1453 Furniture and Fixtures - Ending $947 |
| Other Assets.1003 | Machinery and Equipment - Beginning $1624 Machinery and Equipment - Ending $320 |
| Other Assets.1006 | Pledges and Grants Receivable - Beginning $14000 Pledges and Grants Receivable - Ending $0 |
| Other Assets.1 | SECURITY DEPOSIT-CON ED - Beginning $1300 SECURITY DEPOSIT-CON ED - Ending $1300 |
| Total Liabilities.1001 | Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $553 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $453 |
| PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 13 AND 14 | ALTHOUGH THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT HAVE WHISTLEBLOWER AND RECORDS RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICIES IN 2018, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PLANS TO DISCUSS THESE POLICIES AND THEIR ADOPTATION IN THE NEAR FUTURE. |