STORY COLLIDER: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015

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Organization: STORY COLLIDER (EIN 45-5546873)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-08-29
IRS object ID: 201642429349200149
Schema version: 2015v2.1
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
Form 990-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-08-29T16:42:05-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	390974031	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WEGNER CPAS LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	400 N WASHINGTON ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	ALEXANDRIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	223142366	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	455546873	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE STORY COLLIDER INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	STOR	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2028541150	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	125 COURT ST NO 5SQ	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	112010160	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BENJAMIN LILLIE	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2028541150	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-08-24	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	GLENN MILLER CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00086726	PTIN
Phone	7035190990	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-12-15 16:53:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website Address	WWW.STORYCOLLIDER.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$131,612	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$57,584	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue	$74,028	ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Total Revenue	$131,612	TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft	$92,346	SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$17,466	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage	$362	PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total	$12,321	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$122,495	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	$9,117	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$11,267	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$3,402	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$23,786	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part II	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,267	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,518	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,300	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,267	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,818	EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,032	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,267	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,786	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt Purpose	THE STORY COLLIDER EXISTS TO FIND, DEVELOP, COLLECT, AND PUBLISH TRUE PERSONAL STORIES ABOUT SCIENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES WITH THE AIM OF EXPLORING THE ROLE OF SCIENCE IN DAILY LIFE, SHOWING THE HUMAN SIDE OF SCIENCE AND SCIENTISTS, AND MAKING ACCESSIBLE SCIENCE TO A GENERAL PUBLIC.	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc Accom	THE ORGANIZATION PRODUCES SHOWS AND STORY TELLING EVENTS IN THE SUBJECT OF SCIENCE. THE PURPOSE IS TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE SCIENCES AND DEMONSTRATE THE HUMAN ASPECT OF SCIENCE THROUGH STORYTELLING AND EDUCATION.	DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations	$0	GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses	$96,498	ProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$96,498	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt	Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt	Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
BENJAMIN LILLIE
PRESIDENT	2.00	$0	$0	$0
JOHN RENNIE
TREASURER	1.00	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN WECHT
SECRETARY	1.00	$0	$0	$0
ERIN BARKER
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR	30.00	$54,846	$0	$0
LIZ NEELEY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	$37,500	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	0	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt	0	ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI	0	OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	0	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend	$0	DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers	0	MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911	$0	TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912	$0	TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955	$0	TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr	$0	TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization	$0	TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BENJAMIN LILLIE	PersonNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	125 COURT ST APT 5SQ	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	112010160	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2028541150	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds	0	DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided	0	TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl	NONE	PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc	NONE	PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule A	Yes (1)	FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,144	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$50,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$36,166	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$57,584	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$150,894	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,990	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$30,331	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$51,824	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$74,028	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$161,173	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$12,134	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$80,331	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$87,990	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$131,612	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$312,067	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$50,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$29,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$45,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$127,500	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$32,100	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$39,600	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$50,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$37,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$77,100	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$167,100	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$144,967	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$12,134	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$80,331	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$87,990	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$131,612	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$312,067	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First5 Years509	Yes (X)	First5Years509Ind

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 (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES	DESCRIPTION: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. AMOUNT: 613. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 1,130. DESCRIPTION: CONFERENCES, CONVENTIONS, AND MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 455. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 10,123. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 12,321.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS	DESCRIPTION: ADJUSTMENT FOR CHANGE IN OVERALL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING. AMOUNT: 3,402.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS	DESCRIPTION: PLEDGES AND GRANTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 17,300.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES	DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,032.

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