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INSTITUTE FOR MEDITERRANEAN STUDIES: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015

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Organization
INSTITUTE FOR MEDITERRANEAN STUDIES (EIN 31-1285489)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-05-09
IRS object ID
201621309349200437
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-05-09T09:55:11-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN310541755PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1425 WALNUT STREET SUITE 1800AddressLine1Txt
CityCINCINNATICityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP452023957ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN311285489EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1INSTITUTE FOR MEDITERRANEAN STUDIESBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlINSTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5136314749PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17086 ARACOMA DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityCINCINNATICityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP45237ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSHEILA COHENPersonNm
Person TitleTRUSTEE & SECRETARYPersonTitleTxt
Phone5136314749PhoneNum
Signature2016-05-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonROBERT E RICHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01423290PTIN
Phone5133812838PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website AddressWWW.STUDIES.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$16,285GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Investment Income$4,905InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$10,400SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$8,688CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$1,712GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Other Revenue Total$980OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$7,597TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$55,640GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$940BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$1,723FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage$58PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$1,474OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$59,835TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$52,238ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$165,860NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$113,622NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$165,860BOYAmt
EOY$113,622EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$165,860BOYAmt
EOY$113,622EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$165,860BOYAmt
EOY$113,622EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTO FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE INTEREST IN AND THE STUDY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN BASIN.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
PYLOS REGIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT$0$50,000
PETRAS EXCAVATION - EAST CRETE$0$5,044
SLEUKIA: STUDIES IN SELECID HISTORY, ARCH AND NUMISMATICS$0$596
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$55,640TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
PROF GETZEL M COHEN DECEASED
PRESIDENT10.00$0$0$0
CHARLES SHOR
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0
ROBERT E RICH
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0
PROF BERNARD FENIK
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0
SHEILA COHEN
TRUSTEE AND SECRETARY-TREA1.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldOHStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SHEILA COHENBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17086 ARACOMA DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityCINCINNATICityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP45237ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5136318049PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

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$93,187CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$92,875CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$25,576CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$58,440CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$270,078TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$93,187CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$92,875CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$25,576CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$58,440CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$270,078TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$270,078PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,753CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,015CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,254CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,919CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,905CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,846TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$294,924TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.91580PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.94540PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOMEDESCRIPTION: DIVIDENDS. AMOUNT: 4,900. DESCRIPTION: INTEREST. AMOUNT: 5. TOTAL INCLUDED ON FORM 990-EZ, LINE 4: 4,905.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 - OTHER REVENUEDESCRIPTION: VIDEO SALES. AMOUNT: 897. DESCRIPTION: ROYALITIES. AMOUNT: 83. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 8: 980.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - PAYMENTS TO AFFILIATESAFFILIATE NAME: PETRAS EXCAVATION - EAST CRETE. AFFILIATE ADDRESS: 2544 COLUMBIA STREET VANCOUVER, BC V5Y 3E9, CANADA. AMOUNT OF PAYMENT: 5,044.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - PAYMENTS TO AFFILIATESAFFILIATE NAME: PYLOS REGIONAL AARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT. AFFILIATE ADDRESS: 410 CARL BLEGEN LIBRARY CINCINNATI, OH 45221. AMOUNT OF PAYMENT: 50,000.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - PAYMENTS TO AFFILIATESAFFILIATE NAME: SLEUKIA; STUDIES IN SELEUCID HISTORY, ARCH, AND NUMISMATICS. AFFILIATE ADDRESS: ABT. ALTE GESCHICHTE, LEIBNIZSTR, 8 GERMANY. AMOUNT OF PAYMENT: 596. TOTAL INCLUDED ON FORM 990-EZ, LINE 10: 55,640.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: OHIO REGISTRATION. AMOUNT: 100. DESCRIPTION: TELEPHONE. AMOUNT: 234. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 104. DESCRIPTION: WEB.COM. AMOUNT: 772. DESCRIPTION: INTUIT QUICKBOOKS. AMOUNT: 90. DESCRIPTION: NETWORK SOLUTIONS. AMOUNT: 130. DESCRIPTION: ROYALTY SHARE TO BROWN UNITVERSITY EXCAV. FUND. AMOUNT: 44. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 1,474.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc

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