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FOTOLANTHROPY: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015

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Organization
FOTOLANTHROPY (EIN 46-1376576)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-08-02
IRS object ID
201622159349200702
Schema version
2015v2.0
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)
Return2016-08-02T06:00:35-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Sutton Frost Cary LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1600 Six Flags Dr Suite 600AddressLine1Txt
CityArlingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP76011ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN461376576EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FotolanthropyBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFOTOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2145078814PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16333 E Mockingbird Suite 147-648AddressLine1Txt
CityDallasCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP75214ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMary Kathleen NorrisPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Signature2016-08-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKimberly D CrawfordPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00446484PTIN
Phone8176498083PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-12-15 16:53:06ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Addresswww.fotolanthropy.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$97,751GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$50,778ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$28,404ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Investment Income$5,500InvestmentIncomeAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$13,069GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$13,069GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Total Revenue$97,751TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$21,471SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$925FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage$7,239PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$67,516OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$97,151TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$600ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$39,058NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$39,658NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,350BOYAmt
EOY$40,612EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,410BOYAmt
EOY$3,747EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,760BOYAmt
EOY$44,359EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,702BOYAmt
EOY$4,701EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,058BOYAmt
EOY$39,658EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeTHE MISSION OF FOTOLANTHROPY IS TO CAPTURE AND SHARE INSPIRING TRUE STORIES OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE OVERCOME ADVERSITY THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILM. FOTOLANTHROPY SEEKS TO BE A HUB OF INSPIRATION FOR ALL THROUGH THE POWER OF STORYTELLING. WITH EACH STORY, FOTOLANTHROPY GIVES THE RECIPIENT A PORTRAIT SESSION, A SLIDESHOW TO MUSIC AND THE DIGITAL IMAGES, AS WELL AS A PLATFORM FOR THEM TO SHARE THEIR STORY. FOTOLANTHROPY ALSO CHOOSES ABOUT 5 STORIES TO MAKE INTO SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILMS EACH YEAR.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomTHE ORGANZIATION COMPLETED PRODUCTION OF AND PREMIERED THE FILM, THE LUCKIEST MAN, IN DALLAS TO OVER 800 ATTENDEES, SHARING A MAN'S COURAGEOUS BATTLE WITH ALS WITH OTHERS. THE LUCKIEST MAN WAS SELECTED AS AN OFFICIAL SELECTION AT THE LIFE FILM FESTIVAL AND SCREENED AT SEVERAL OTHER VENUES TO ANOTHER 1,200 PEOPLE. THE ORGANIZATON ALSO PRODUCED AND DONATED A SHORT FILM AND SLIDE SHOW TITLED, SNUGGLES, FOR THE KAMFSHULTE FAMILY WHOSE SON, JULLIAN IS SUFFERING FROM ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY (ALD), A RARE, GENETIC DISEASE. THE ORGANIZATION'S AWARD-WINNING FILM TRAVIS: A SOLDIER'S STORY CONTINUES TO SCREEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND INSPIRED THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING BOOK, TOUGH AS THEY COME. THE ORGANIZATION'S FOUNDER, KATIE NORRIS, SPOKE AT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AND Q COMMONS, A NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE, SHARING FOTOLANTHROPY'S JOURNEY OF CAPTURING INSPIRING TRUE STORIES.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$87,082GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$87,082TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
Mary Kathleen Norris
President20.00$0
Robert Reece Norris
Secr/Treasurer5.00$0
Brooke Moore
Vice President5.00$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Organization Filed990 TfalseOrganizationFiled990TInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Initiation Fees And Cap Contri$0InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt
Gross Receipts For Public Use$0GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJoanna ReynoldsPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line16333 E Mockingbird Suite 147-648AddressLine1Txt
CityDallasCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP75214ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9725233697PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Form720 FiledfalseForm720FiledInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Related Org Sect527 OrgfalseRelatedOrgSect527OrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$27,013CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$40,384CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$50,778CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$118,175TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$32,090CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$79,508CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$28,404CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$140,002TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$59,103CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$119,892CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$79,182CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$258,177TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$258,177PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,509CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,500CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,009TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,509CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,500CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,009TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$59,103CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$127,401CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$84,682CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$271,186TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First5 Years509Yes (X)First5Years509Ind
Public Support CY5090.00000PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct

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 O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (20 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other Expenses.1001Advertising and Promotion $6348
Other Expenses.1002Office Expenses $896
Other Expenses.1003Information Technology $5891
Other Expenses.1004Royalties $22000
Other Expenses.1005Travel $1720
Other Expenses.1Filming Expenses $5935
Other Expenses.3SHOW EXPENSES $4512
Other Expenses.4MERCHANT FEES $4046
Other Expenses.5Theater Rental $3995
Other Expenses.6DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE $3904
Other Expenses.7EQUIPMENT RENTAL $3177
Other Expenses.8DVDs $1845
Other Expenses.9LICENSES AND PERMITS $1800
Other Expenses.11Application Fees $435
Other Expenses.12Dues & Subscriptions $397
Other Expenses.13Albums $311
Other Expenses.14Gifts $278
Other Expenses.15Miscellaneous $26
Other Assets.1005Accounts Receivable - Beginning $3410 Accounts Receivable - Ending $3747
Total Liabilities.1001Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $4702 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $4701

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