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IMAGINE SCIENCE FILMS CORP: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
IMAGINE SCIENCE FILMS CORP (EIN 80-0215101)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-09
IRS object ID
201713139349303846
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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MissionTHE 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.MissionDesc
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DescTHE NEW YORK 9TH ANNUAL IMAGINE SCIENCE FILM FESTIVAL SCREENED 83 FILMS FROM 23 CONTRIES. THE MAJORITY OF EVENTS WERE FULL TO CAPACITY WITH A TOTAL OF 1623 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE, 17 VENUE PARTNERS AND 22 OFFICIAL SPONSORS.ON OPENING NIGHT, ISF PRESENTED THE PANEL EYES EVOLVED: NEW WAYS OF LOOKING AT SCIENCE FILM, FEATURING MATTHEW PUTMAN, ERIN ESPELIE, HEATHER BERLIN, AND CALEB SCHARF. Q & A AND DISCUSSION WAS FOLLOWED BY A VR INSTALLATION FEATURING ELIZA MCNITT'S FISTFUL OF STARS AND A RECEPTION.AN AUDIENCE EVENT FAVORITE WAS THE SYMBIOSIS LAB MEETING AT BOWERY POETRY CLUB, IN WHICH SYMBIOSIS PARTICIPANTS PRESENTED THEIR PROGRESS AT THE HALFWAY POINT OF THE COMPETITION ALONG WITH WORK-IN-PROGRESS VISUALS. THE AUDIENCE WAS ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH SYMBIOSIS SCIENTIST-FILMMAKER PAIRS AS THEY PRESENTED THE CHALLENGES OF THEY PROCESS. THE INTIMATE BAR/LOUNGE SPACE ALLOWED FOR CONTINUED DISCUSSION AMONGST THE CROWD AFTER THE PRESENTATIONS FINISHED.OUR EVENING AT BRIC MEDIA ARTS CENTER EXPLORED CONTEMPORARY AVENUES OF SCIENCE MEDIA DISSEM INATION DURING THE PANEL STREAMING SCIENCE, WHICH FEATURED ALEXIS GAMBIS, NGUYEN KHOI NGUYEN, SONIA EPSTEIN AND ALEX PASTERNACK. THE AUDIENCE WAS TREATED TO VIDIO PREMIERES OF CONTENT FROM SCIENCE MAGAZINE, THE MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE: SLOAN SCIENCE & FILM, AND VICE MOTHERBOARD.WE BROUGHT CLOSING NIGHT HOME TO NEW LAB WITH STORY COLLIDER CO-FOUNDER BEN LILLE AND FOUR STORYTELLERS LEADING THE FIRST HOUR. OUR OWN DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING NATE DORR LIVE VJ'ED THE SCREENS BEHIND THE STORYTELLERS - A NEW ORIGINAL EXPERIENCE WHICH CAUGHT STORY COLLIDER'S INTEREST FOR FUTURE COLLABORATIONS. AFTERWARDS, WE HAD THE FIRST PUBLIC SCREENINGS OF THE 2016 SYMBIOSIS COMPETITION ALONG WITH WINNER ANNOUNCEMENTS. OVER 300 PEOPLE ATTENDED WITH SEVERAL ADORNED IN LIGHT-FESTIVALTHEMED ATTIRE. WE CLOSED THE NIGHT WITH MINGLING AND GRATITUDE TO ALL OUR SPONSORS.WE WERE VERY PLEASED BY THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL AND THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED BOTH VIA QUESTIONNAIRES AND BY WORD ON MOUTH. OVERALL THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN Q & A'S AND LIVELY PANELS. NEXT YEAR, WE'D LIKE TO IMPROVE ON PRESS COVERAGE THREE MONTHS IN ADVANCE AND INVEST IN SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY, SPECIFICALLY BY USING TARGETED DEMOGRAPHIC PROMOTIONS AND SIMILAR TOOLS OFFERED BY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. IN ADDITION TO THE NEW YORK FESTIVAL, IMAGINE SCIENCE ORGANIZED THE SECOND ANNUAL IMAGINE SCIENCE ABY DHABI FESTIVAL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ABY DHABI (FEBRUARY 2016), AND THE FIRST IMAGINE SCIENCE PARIS FESTIVAL IN JUNE 2016. FULL SATELLITE EVENTS ARE LISTED AT IMAGINESCIENCEFILMS.ORG/SATELLITEIMAGINE SCIENCE ALSO CREATED ORIGINAL FILM CONTENT FOR WEB DISTRIBUTION AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, NOTABLY THE SYMBIOSIS INITATIVE DURING THE FESTIVAL. THESE SHORT FILMS ARE FREELY AVAILABLE AND SERVE TO EXPLORE AND DEMONSTRATE THE WAYS SCIENCE AND ART CAN COME TOGETHER.OUR MAIN SPONSORS IN 2016 ARE NYU-ABU DHABI, NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, NANOTRONICS, TRIBECA FILM INSTITUTE, CHROMA. FULL LIST AT: HTTP://IMAGENESCIENCEFILMS.ORG/NY-SPONSORS-2016/Desc
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BOY$71,996BOYAmt
EOY$46,861EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$168,515BOYAmt
EOY$101,861EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$25,135ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (true)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteefalseAuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$52,750CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$56,400CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$75,305CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$118,215CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$75,116CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$377,786TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$52,750CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$56,400CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$75,305CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$118,215CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$75,116CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$377,786TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$181,410SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$196,376PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$39CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$39CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$91TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$110CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$110TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$377,987TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.51950PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.52020PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$32,074OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$25,649DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,425BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,538OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,067DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,471BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$8,896TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X : FIN48 FootnoteFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIMAGE SCIENCE FILMS, CORP. IS REQUIRED BY ACCOUNTING STANDARDS TO RECOGNIZE OR DERECOGNIZE ITS TAX POSITION BASED ON A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THRESHOLD. THIS APPLIES TO POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ADOPTION OF THIS GUIDANCE DID NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON ISF'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AS MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WITHIN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ISF CURRENTLY HAS PROCEDURES IN PLACE TO REVIEW MATTERS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED TAX POSITIONS INCLUDING ENSURING THE MAINTENANCE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS; DETERMINING AND MEETING ITS FILING AND TAX OBLIGATIONS IN THE VARIOUS JURISDICTIONS WHRE IT HAS FILING OBLIGATIONS.ISF'S FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, 2014 AND 2015 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER BEING FILED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessTHE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY REVIEWS THE 990 AFTER IT IS PREPARED BY THE ACCOUNTANT TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION ON THE 990. ONCE THEY ARE SATISFIED WITH THE 990, EACH BOARD MEMBER IS THEN PROVIDED A COPY OF THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsEACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE AND VOLUNTEER IS REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND ACKNOWLEDGE IN WRITING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND THEY ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNUALLY.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableTHE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 CAN ALSO BE ACCESSED BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT GUIDESTAR.ORG AND THE NEW YORK STATE CHARITIES BUREAU'S WEBSITE.