CHICAGO MEDIA PROJECT: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
CHICAGO MEDIA PROJECT (EIN 46-5739978)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-11-12
IRS object ID
202023179349308527
Schema version
2019v5.1
Source
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Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSECURITY DEPOSITDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER LIABILITIESDesc
Amt$25,500Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$25,500TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$862,943TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$24,771NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$24,771RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$838,172RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$838,172TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,330,783TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,330,783ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,330,783TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$0SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$0TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNORTH AMERICARegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantFILMMAKINGPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$5,643CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementCHECKMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:FormAndLineReferenceDesc

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (16 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
POINTS NORTH INSTITUTE
PO BOX 836CAMDENME04843451622247501(C)(3)$6,000FILMMAKING
CATAPULT FILM FUND
39 MESA ST SUITE 105SAN FRANCISCOCA94129472942570501(C)(3)$10,000FILMMAKING
IFC THEATRES LLC
11 PENN PLAZANEW YORKNY10001201092081$10,200FILMMAKING
THE AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY INC
20 JAY STREET 9TH FLOOR SUITE 940BROOKLYNNY11201133447752501(C)(3)$17,500FILMMAKING
HOT DOCS FOUNDATION (USA) INC
959 1ST AVENUE 20CNEW YORKNY10022821766556501(C)(3)$11,900FILMMAKING
SUNDANCE INSTITUTE
PO BOX 684429PARK CITYUT84068870361394501(C)(3)$51,000FILMMAKING
KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE LLC
599 20TH STREETBROOKLYNNY11218832260904$100,000FILMMAKING
PUEBLO SIGHT & SOUND INC
611 BROADWAY SUITE 836NEW YORKNY10012134001536$15,000FILMMAKING
INCITE PRODUCTIONS INC
2042 ALPINE DRIVEBOULDERCO80304611453985501(C)(3)$10,000FILMMAKING
SHINE GLOBAL INC
350 W 42ND STNEW YORKNY10036203476559501(C)(3)$10,000FILMMAKING
NEXT GENERATION PRODUCTION LLC
102 HADDON PLACEMONTCLAIRNJ07043823607379$25,000FILMMAKING
WE CALL BS LLC
20 WEST 27TH STREET 3RD FLOORNEW YORKNY10001833825541$9,941FILMMAKING
TRIPOD MEDIA
3260 KAZAZ LANELOS ANGELESCA90039680651552$37,000FILMMAKING
PRINCIPE PRODUCTIONS INC
390 RIVERSIDE DR 8CNEW YORKNY10025770663872$10,000FILMMAKING
UNAPOLEGTIC FILM LLC
3608 S HERMITAGE AVE 1FCHICAGOIL60609814660923$8,064FILMMAKING
STORYLINE INC
1296 WILLOUGHBY AVENUEBROOKLYNNY11237900933703501(C)(3)$12,500FILMMAKING
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org8Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org8TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeFILMMAKING GRANTSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient3RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$22,719CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS: SUBMISSIONS FOR CMP'S IMPACT GRANT FUND AWARDS ARE BY INVITATION ONLY. THE APPLICANT MUST PROVIDE A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE FILM PROJECT BY COMPLETING THE PROPOSAL CHECKLIST AND SUBMITTING IT PRIOR TO THE GRANT APPLICATION DEADLINE. ONCE CHOSEN AS A GRANT RECIPIENT, THE FILMMAKER RECEIVES A FORMAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM CMP, WHICH INCLUDES THE DISBURSEMENT SCHEDULE AND GRANT AWARD REQUIREMENTS. GRANT AWARD REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE COMMUNICATIONS WITH CMP, MENTION OF CMP IMPACT GRANT FUND IN THE FILM'S CREDITS, AND A FINAL EDIT OF THE SUPPORTED PROJECT PROVIDED TO CMP UPON COMPLETION. NOT ONLY DOES THE GRANT RECIPIENT RECEIVE A MONETARY AWARD, BUT ALSO MENTORING AND GUIDANCE FROM CMP STAFF AND ITS MEMBERS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPAULA FROEHLEPersonNm
TitleCEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$192,043BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$2,637NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$194,680TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WAVELENGTHBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship With OrgSUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTORRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeGENERALLoanPurposeTxt
Loan To OrganizationYes (X)LoanToOrganizationInd
Original Principal$150,000OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$150,000BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (1)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$150,000TotalBalanceDueAmt

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonALEXANDER KELLISONPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionFAMILY MEMBER OF PAULA FROEHLE, CEORelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$29,400TransactionAmt
TransactionCOMPENSATIONTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)TICKETS AND ENTRY FEES FOR 2020 SUNDANCE FESTIVAL1$50,000FMV
Yes (X)FOOD AND BEVERAGE FOR EVENT1$4,472FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2STEVEN AND PAULA ARE EACH OFFICERS OF CHICAGO MEDIA PROJECT AND ALSO GREATER THAN 10% OWNERS IN THE SAME INVESTMENT ENTITY. KEN P. AND KEN N. ARE EACH MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ALSO GREATER THAN 10% PROFITS INTEREST IN THE SAME INVESTMENT ENTITY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY REQUIRING EVERY INDIVIDUAL TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN DISCLOSURE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ESTABLISH THE CEO'S SALARY ANNUALLY BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND COMPARABLE INDUSTRY DATA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOUTSIDE CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 167,160. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,000. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 168,160.

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