2017-07-20T18:46:01-07:00 2017-03-31 990EZ 2016-04-01 462836025 SOCIAL IMPACT MEDIA AWARDS SIMA SOCI 2138076292 632 Westbourne Drive West Hollywood CA 90069 Andrea Kelsey Operations Manager 2138076292 2017-07-19 104.35.20.69 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z X https://simaawards.org X X 158807 X 146967 11840 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 158807 10641 0 84720 35871 0 566 3923 135721 23086 29046 0 52132 X 40787 59626 0 0 1531 979 42318 60605 13272 8473 29046 52132 Promote, exhibit and distribute social-issue documentary media for public and charitable purposes. SIMAx traveling series addresses local concerns through global human stories. Film screening topics are diverse in audience and theme: women's rights in Kenya, food security and environmentalism in the Philippines, the refugee crises in Eastern Europe, LGBTQ+ and the HIV experience, and global development and international aid in Cambodia, to name a few. In the 2016 FY, we held 14 public social impact film screenings/festivals reaching over 2,000 audience members in the United States, Morocco, Mexico, Cambodia, and more. 0 20000 SIMA Classroom, our digital educational platform, rolled out in 2015. We currently provide access to digital teaching materials and impact films to 102 schools (1,496 educators and 36,878 students) which include California public schools through our partnership with The College-Ready Promise; US and abroad private and charter schools through our partnership with the Ashoka Changemaker Schools initiative; and funded by a grant through the Neda Nobari Foundation and from our fundraising initiatives (largely through GlobalGiving). 26000 55000 SIMA Awards is our annual documentary and impact media awards program. In it's 5th year in 2016, we received submissions from over 301 documentary features, shorts, virtual reality, and impact videos, narrowed to 30 finalists and then 15 winners. Finalists and winners are invited to join the SIMAx travelling series, SIMA Classroom, and VOD collection; and those selected for our Jury Prizes collected cash prizes (totaling $8,000). Past SIMA Award finalist and winning films in our VOD collection gained over 110 rentals/ downloads in FY 2016. 12000 49000 SIMA RAMA is a digital film club aimed at engaging the global community through impact films. We launched this film program in March 2017. 0 6000 130000 Daniela Kon Founder and Director 35 0 Erinn Sullivan Director of Programs 40 40000 Andrea Kelsey Operations Manager 40 30000 Kristi Manning Chief Financial Officer 2 0 Alex Guillemette Media Manager 15 18400 Madison Liddle Communications Manager 15 7000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA Andrea Kelsey 632 Westbourne Drive West Hollywood CA 90069 2138076292 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 7000 112486 146967 266453 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7000 112486 146967 266453 266453 266453 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 $10,641 in Filmmaker Honoraria- funds to filmmakers from film screenings and festivals hosted by SIMA and SIMA affiliates. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Dues and subscriptions $1195; Computer and Internet Expenses $954; Advertising and Promotion $517; Bank Service Charges $192; Meals and Entertainment $307; Office Supplies $315; Business License and Permits $85; Travel/Conference $240; Misc. expenses $118. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 Furniture and Equipment $979 Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 SIMA Credit Card $8,473