IMAGINE SCIENCE FILMS CORP: Form 990EZ, tax year 2013

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Organization
IMAGINE SCIENCE FILMS CORP (EIN 80-0215101)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-11-17
IRS object ID
201433219349203528
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

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Return2014-11-17T14:58:42-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
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Filer Filer

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EIN800215101EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Imagine Science Films CorpBusinessNameLine1
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Business Name ControlIMAGBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7185966404PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line118 Bridge Street No 3JAddressLine1
CityBrooklynCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code11201ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonAlexis GambisPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone7185966404PhoneNum
Signature2014-11-17SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

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Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website Addresshttp://www.imaginesciencefilms.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$171,487GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$56,400ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$115,087ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Total Revenue$171,487TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$6,000GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$43,620FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$8,667OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$1,827PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$78,207OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$138,321TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$33,166ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$6,570NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$39,736NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

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BOY$6,651BOYAmt
EOY$42,290EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$9,969BOYAmt
EOY$10,046EOYAmt

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BOY$16,620BOYAmt
EOY$52,336EOYAmt

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BOY$10,050BOYAmt
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BOY$6,570BOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeThe mission of Imagine Science Films Corp is to promote a high-level dialogue between scientists and filmmakers. This is achieved by encouraging a greater collaboration between scientists who dedicate their lives to studying the world we live in and filmmakers who have the power to interpret and expose this knowledge, ultimately making science accessible and stimulating to a broader audience. Our goal is to draw attention to the sciences, whether it is through art or community outreach efforts.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

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Description Program Srvc AccomIn 2013, Imagine Science Films Corp held its 6th Annual New York Imagine Science Film Festival from October 11-18,2013 with one of the largest film programs to-date. The festival featured over 65 films from 14 different countries. With new events, panels and receptions, the 2013 festival offered an exciting eight days filled with science and cinema. The festival opened at Google, NY celebrating the festival theme of "Data Visualization", with evenings devoted to science shorts, documentaries, real footage from lab experiments, discussions about the current state of visualizing science through film, and a closing reception in partnership with the Tribeca Film Institute. ISFF screenings took place at venues throughout the five boroughs of New York, opening at Google NY on October 11th and closing at Eugene Lang at The New School on October 18. Other venues included Made in NY Media Center, Museum of Moving Image, Anthology Film Archives, NeueHouse, Rockefeller University, New York Academy of Science and the Liberty Science Center. The 6th annual ISFF was our bigegest year yet due to our partnership with Google. Opening night was sold out, with over 300 guests in attendance, including Neil deGrasse Tyson. Each night was a full house with a diverse audience of PHD and MD students undergraduates, high schools and academics, and science and film enthusiasts. Our main sponsors included our new presenting sponsor, Google, as well as our founding Sponsors Science/AAAS and Nature Publishing Group. In addition, four awards totaling $6,000 were given out to five recipients for the Nature People's Choce, Nature Scientific Merit Award, AAAS Scientist Awards and the Imaginal Disc Visual Science Award. Our non-monetary reward was sponsored by CineGlobe at CERN where they hosted the winner in Geneva for a screening of the winner film at the CineGlobe science film festival. After holding its first ever Satellite festival in June 2012 in Dublin, ISF hosted festivals in Bologna, Italy and Kaluga, Russia in 2013. We also partnered with Google. In addition, Imagine Science Films continued its international reach with its fourth Artists in Residence program including ten internationally renowned artists.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$6,000GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$102,408ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Total Program Service Expenses$102,408TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Alexis Gambis
Executive Dir.&Board Presi40.00$0$0$0
Thomas Campbell Jackson
Secretary1.00$0$0$0
Ehsan Pishyar
Treasurer1.00$0$0$0
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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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
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Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1The OrganizationBusinessNameLine1

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Address Line118 Bridge Street No 3JAddressLine1
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Phone7185966404PhoneNum
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
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Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$29,474CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$50,500CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$56,255CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$52,750CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$56,400CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 - Grants and Similar Amounts PaidActivity Classification: 2013 Nature People's Choice Award. Grantee Name: Josh Bogdan. Grantee Relationship: None. Property Description: Cash. Date of Gift: 10/04/13. Amount Given: 1,000.
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 - Grants and Similar Amounts PaidActivity Classification: 2013 Nature Scientific Merit Award. Grantee Name: Brent Hoff. Grantee Relationship: none. Property Description: cash. Date of Gift: 10/04/13. Amount Given: 1,000.
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 - Grants and Similar Amounts PaidActivity Classification: 2013 Nature Scientific Merit Award. Grantee Name: Josh Koury. Grantee Relationship: none. Property Description: cash. Date of Gift: 10/04/13. Amount Given: 2,500.
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 - Grants and Similar Amounts PaidActivity Classification: 2013 The Scientist Award. Grantee Name: Dir. Bregtje Van Der Haa. Grantee Relationship: none. Property Description: cash. Date of Gift: 10/04/13. Amount Given: 500.
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 - Grants and Similar Amounts PaidActivity Classification: 2013 Visual Science Award. Grantee Name: Dir. Hannes Vartiainen & Pekka Veikkolainen. Grantee Relationship: none. Property Description: cash. Date of Gift: 10/04/13. Amount Given: 1,000. Total included on Form 990-EZ, line 10: 6,000.
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 14Description: Depreciation. Amount: 4,167. Description: Other Expenses. Amount: 4,500. Total to Form 990-EZ, line 14: 8,667.
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 - Other ExpensesDescription: Telephone. Amount: 146. Description: Travel and meals. Amount: 5,445. Description: Advertising and promotion. Amount: 2,826. Description: Venues. Amount: 4,124. Description: Supplies. Amount: 4,824. Description: Miscellaneous expenses. Amount: 1,343. Description: Dues and subscriptions. Amount: 563. Description: Insurance. Amount: 2,162. Description: Screening fees. Amount: 2,846. Description: POSTAGE AND SHIPPING. Amount: 50. Description: Equipment Rental . Amount: 2,626. Description: Exhibitions. Amount: 50,700. Description: Web service and hosting fees. Amount: 552. Total to Form 990-EZ, line 16: 78,207.
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 - Other AssetsDescription: Accounts Receivable . Beg. of Year Amount: 0. End of Year Amount: 686. Description: Pledges Receivable . Beg. of Year Amount: 0. End of Year Amount: 1,000. Description: Other Depreciable Assets. Beg. of Year Amount: 9,969. End of Year Amount: 8,360.
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 - Other LiabilitiesDescription: Accounts payable and accrued expenses. Beg. of Year Amount: 2,550. End of Year Amount: 2,100. Description: Grants payable. Beg. of Year Amount: 5,500. End of Year Amount: 4,500. Description: Loan payable. Beg. of Year Amount: 2,000. End of Year Amount: 0. Description: Deferred Revenue. Beg. of Year Amount: 0. End of Year Amount: 6,000.

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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