Civic Intelligence

Sima Studios

990EZ • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 46-2836025

Apr 01, 2015 to Mar 31, 2016 • Filed on Aug 09, 2016

632 Westbourne DriveWest Hollywood, CA 90069

(310) 666-9225

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

86th percentile

0.31x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 86% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

83rd percentile

0.11x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 83% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

80th percentile

24%

Higher net margin than 80% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

87th percentile

$31,940

Higher top officer pay than 87% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 27.0% of source-year revenue.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

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No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2016

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

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Source year 2016

Assets

$42,318

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$29,046

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$13,272

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue

$118,320

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$90,350

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

$27,970

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2016: $42,318Liabilities 2016: $13,272Net Assets 2016: $29,0462016Assets 2017: $60,605Liabilities 2017: $8,473Net Assets 2017: $52,1322017Assets 2018: $28,849Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $36,199Liabilities 2019: $87Net Assets 2019: $36,1992019Assets 2020: $21,323Liabilities 2020: $576Net Assets 2020: $20,7472020Assets 2021: $113,345Liabilities 2021: $100,280Net Assets 2021: $13,0652021Assets 2022: $54,320Liabilities 2022: $14,069Net Assets 2022: $40,2512022Assets 2023: $103,492Liabilities 2023: $16,627Net Assets 2023: $86,8652023Assets 2024: $225,077Liabilities 2024: $8,942Net Assets 2024: $216,1352024Assets 2025: $121,960Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $121,9602025

Highlighted filing

2016

Assets$42,318
Liabilities$13,272
Net Assets$29,046

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0-$1.0MRevenue 2016: $118,320Expenses 2016: $90,350Net Income 2016: $27,9702016Revenue 2017: $158,807Expenses 2017: $135,721Net Income 2017: $23,0862017Revenue 2018: $110,104Expenses 2018: $133,401Net Income 2018: -$23,2972018Revenue 2019: $220,357Expenses 2019: $213,094Net Income 2019: $7,2632019Revenue 2020: $162,727Expenses 2020: $178,092Net Income 2020: -$15,3652020Revenue 2021: $700,805Expenses 2021: $708,487Net Income 2021: -$7,6822021Revenue 2022: $671,790Expenses 2022: $644,603Net Income 2022: $27,1872022Revenue 2023: $1,037,109Expenses 2023: $990,495Net Income 2023: $46,6142023Revenue 2024: $2,816,274Expenses 2024: $2,687,004Net Income 2024: $129,2702024Revenue 2025: $654,695Expenses 2025: $748,258Net Income 2025: -$93,5632025

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$118,320
Expenses$90,350
Net Income$27,970
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Apr 1, 2015 to Mar 31, 2016
Signed
Aug 9, 2016
Return Version
2015v2.1
Gross Receipts
$118,320
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Sima is an arts organization that advances global awareness, social justice, human rights, and educaiton by supporting content creators, activists, educators and change-makers on the front lines of social change, and amplifyingthe impact of their works to inspire activism, compassion, and social transformation.

Promote, exhibit and distribute social-issue documentary media for public and charitable purposes.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
SIMA Awards is our annual documentary and impact media awards program. In it's 4th year in 2015, we received submissions from over 255 documentary features, shorts, and impact videos, narrowed to 30 finalists and then 15 winners. Finalists and winners are invited to join the SIMAx travelling series, SIMA Classroom, and VOD collection; and those selected for our Jury Prizes collected cash prizes (totalling $6,000). We had our first Winners Series, screening our 2016 SIMA Awards winners, with The Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, CA starting in April 2016. Past SIMA Award finalist and winning films in our VOD collection gained over 130 rentals/ downloads in FY 2015.$0$33,000
SIMA Classroom, our digital educational platform, rolled out in Fall 2015. We have completed our pilot program and starting in March 2016 we began rolling out access to 21 schools (450 educators and 8,213 students) in California public schools through our partnership with The College-Ready Promise and funded by a grant through the Neda Nobari Foundation.$10,000$28,000
SIMAx traveling series addresses local concerns through global human stories. Film screening topics are diverse in audience and theme: include addressing stigma towards Albinism in Sub-Saharan Africa, women's rights in Kenya, food security and environmentalism in the Philippines, the refugee crises in Eastern Europe in Serbia, the importance/ influence of citizen journalism throughout Morocco, and global development and international aid in Cambodia to name a few. In the 2015 FY, we held 25 public social impact film screenings/festivals reaching over 2,000 audience members in the United States, the Philippines, Morocco, Kenya, Serbia, Cambodia, and more.$0$28,000
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Erinn SullivanDirector Of ProgramsFT$31,940-$31,940
Maria SosyanDirector Of CommunicationsPT$12,909-$12,909
Andrea KelseyExecutive Program AssistantFT$12,500-$12,500
Natalie FordeCommunications ManagerPT$8,775-$8,775
Alex GuillemetteMedia ManagerPT$6,500-$6,500
Daniela KonFounder And DirectorFT$0--
Kristi ManningChief Financial OfficerPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Social Impact Media Awards Sima
EIN
46-2836025
Phone
3106669225
Address
632 Westbourne Drive, West Hollywood, CA 90069

Signing Officer

Name
Andrea Kelsey
Title
Executive Program Administrator
Phone
9177446213
Signed
2016-08-09
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10

$3,964 in Filmmaker Honoraria- funds to filmmakers from film screenings and festivals hosted by SIMA and SIMA affiliates.

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

Misc expenses $261; Dues and subscriptions $751; Computer and Internet Expenses $1,731; Advertising and Promotion $1,468; Bank Service Charges $257; Meals and Entertainment $3,748.

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24

Furniture and Equipment $1531

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26

Accounts Payable $17; SIMA Credit Card $8,473; First Quarter 2016 Payroll Taxes withholdings $4,782

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