BFCA: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
BFCA (EIN 95-4560659)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-11-17
IRS object ID
201423219349312587
Schema version
2013v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2014-11-17T22:52:55-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN954647050PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CMM LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15700 CANOGA AVE SUITE 300AddressLine1
CityWOODLAND HILLSCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code91367ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN954560659EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BROADCAST FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBROABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3108602665PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19220 SUNSET BLVD SUITE 220AddressLine1
CityLOS ANGELESCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code90069ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOSEPH BERLINPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone3108602665PhoneNum
Signature2014-11-17SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGREGORY A MOGABPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00166603PTIN
Phone8189865070PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJOSEPH BERLINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19220 SUNSET BLVD SUITE 220AddressLine1
CityLOS ANGELESCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code90069ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,993,003GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.BFCA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization AssocYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation1996FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROMOTE THE ART OF ELECTRONIC FILM AND ELECTRONIC TELEVISION CRITICISMActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body5VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent0VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers12TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$21,942PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$21,550CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$2,797,933PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,971,410CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$479PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$43CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,820,354PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,993,003CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$49,550PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$5,500CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$255,182PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$205,000CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,286,162PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,942,965CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,590,894PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,153,465CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$229,460PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$160,462CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$620,986TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$460,927TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$399TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$802TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$620,587NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$460,125NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO PROMOTE THE ART OF ELECTRONIC FILM AND TELEVISION CRITICISMMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescTO PROMOTE THE ART OF ELECTRONIC FILM CRITICISMDesc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTO PROMOTE THE ART OF ELECTRONIC TELEVISION CRITICISMDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document13IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members5GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member0IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VentureYes (1)InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure0WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BROADCAST FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3108602665PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19220 SUNSET BLVD SUITE 220AddressLine1
CityLOS ANGELESCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code90069ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JOSEPH BERLIN
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$50,000$103,328
JOHN DE SIMIO
DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$95,000$0$0
JAMES FERGUSON
DIRECTOR8.00Yes (X)$18,000$0$0
MARK RAMSEY
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$29,500$0$0
SARA VOORHEES
DIRECTOR25.00Yes (X)$62,500$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$205,000TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$50,000TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$103,328TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityStateContractorAddress/USAddress/StateZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCodeServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
BOB BAIN PRODUCTIONSINC
1447 CLOVERFIELD BLVD SUITE 201SANTA MONICACA90404PRODUCTION SERVICES$1,212,058
BERLIN ENTERTAINMENT INC
9220 SUNSET BLVD SUITE 220LOS ANGELESCA90069PRODUCTION SERVICES$184,514
BEVERLY HILLS HILTON
9876 WILSHIRE BLVDBEVERLY HILLSCA90210PRODUCTION SERVICES$129,925
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$21,550MembershipDuesAmt
Total Contributions$21,550TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CCMA711300$1,716,636$1,716,636
CCTA711300$199,774$199,774
CELEBRATION OF BLACK C711300$55,000$55,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,971,410TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$43TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$43RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,993,003TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,971,453RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,500TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$205,000TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$99,271TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,729TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,094TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,472TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,625TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,000TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,370TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,326TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
PROGRAM EXPENSES$1,476,635
OUTSIDE SERVICES$238,514
COMMISSION$47,330
MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT$5,898

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,701TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,153,465TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$88,835BOYAmt
EOY$353,125EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$530,287BOYAmt
EOY$106,630EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$22,695LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$21,523LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,864BOYAmt
EOY$1,172EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$620,986BOYAmt
EOY$460,927EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$399BOYAmt
EOY$802EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$399BOYAmt
EOY$802EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,661BOYAmt
EOY$32,661EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$587,926BOYAmt
EOY$427,464EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$620,587BOYAmt
EOY$460,125EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$620,986BOYAmt
EOY$460,927EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$160,462ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$22,695OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$21,523DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,172BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,172TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
HEIFER INTERNATIONAL
1 WORLD AVENUELITTLE ROCKAR72202$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
(no name)
ENERAL SUP
UNICEF
125 MAIDEN LANENEW YORKNY10038$500GENERAL SUPPORT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOSEPH BERLINPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENTTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$0BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$50,000CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$103,328DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$0TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$153,328TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BERLIN ENTERTAINMENT INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionCORPORATION IS 100% OWNED BY JOSEPH BERLIN, AN OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATIONRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$184,514TransactionAmt
TransactionPRODUCTION SERVICES PERFORMED BY BERLIN ENTERTAINMENT, INC.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE BROADCAST FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION IS THE LARGEST FILM CRITICS ORGANIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, REPRESENTING 300 TELEVISION, RADIO AND ONLINE CRITICS. THE COLLECTIVE MEMBERSHIP IS MADE UP OF OVER 300 MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AALL FULL MEMBERS HAVE A VOTE IN BOARD ELECTIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11PRESIDENT REVIEWS THE RETURNS PRIOR TO SIGNING
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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