Civic Intelligence

Sima Studios

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 46-2836025

Apr 01, 2016 to Mar 31, 2017 • Filed on Jul 19, 2017

632 Westbourne DriveWest Hollywood, CA 90069

(213) 807-6292

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

80th percentile

0.14x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 80% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

77th percentile

0.05x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 77% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

70th percentile

15%

Higher net margin than 70% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

89th percentile

$40,000

Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 25.2% of source-year revenue.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

82nd percentile

43%

Faster asset growth than 82% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Revenue Growth

80th percentile

34%

Faster revenue growth than 80% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Assets

Up

$60,605

Up $18,287 (+43%) from 2016

Net Assets

Up

$52,132

Up $23,086 (+79%) from 2016

Liabilities

Down

$8,473

Down $4,799 (-36%) from 2016

Revenue

Up

$158,807

Up $40,487 (+34%) from 2016

Expenses

Up

$135,721

Up $45,371 (+50%) from 2016

Net Income

Down

$23,086

Down $4,884 (-17%) from 2016

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

2017

Assets$60,605
Liabilities$8,473
Net Assets$52,132

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

2017

Revenue$158,807
Expenses$135,721
Net Income$23,086
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Apr 1, 2016 to Mar 31, 2017
Signed
Jul 19, 2017
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$158,807
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 Classroom, our digital educational platform, rolled out in 2015. We currently provide access to digital teaching materials and impact films to 102 schools (1,496 educators and 36,878 students) which include California public schools through our partnership with The College-Ready Promise; US and abroad private and charter schools through our partnership with the Ashoka Changemaker Schools initiative; and funded by a grant through the Neda Nobari Foundation and from our fundraising initiatives (largely through GlobalGiving).$26,000$55,000
SIMA Awards is our annual documentary and impact media awards program. In it's 5th year in 2016, we received submissions from over 301 documentary features, shorts, virtual reality, 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 (totaling $8,000). Past SIMA Award finalist and winning films in our VOD collection gained over 110 rentals/ downloads in FY 2016.$12,000$49,000
SIMAx traveling series addresses local concerns through global human stories. Film screening topics are diverse in audience and theme: women's rights in Kenya, food security and environmentalism in the Philippines, the refugee crises in Eastern Europe, LGBTQ+ and the HIV experience, and global development and international aid in Cambodia, to name a few. In the 2016 FY, we held 14 public social impact film screenings/festivals reaching over 2,000 audience members in the United States, Morocco, Mexico, Cambodia, and more.$0$20,000
SIMA RAMA is a digital film club aimed at engaging the global community through impact films. We launched this film program in March 2017.$0$6,000
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Erinn SullivanDirector Of ProgramsFT$40,000-$40,000
Andrea KelseyOperations ManagerFT$30,000-$30,000
Alex GuillemetteMedia ManagerPT$18,400-$18,400
Madison LiddleCommunications ManagerPT$7,000-$7,000
Daniela KonFounder And DirectorFT$0--
Kristi ManningChief Financial Officer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Social Impact Media Awards Sima
EIN
46-2836025
Phone
2138076292
Address
632 Westbourne Drive, West Hollywood, CA 90069

Signing Officer

Name
Andrea Kelsey
Title
Operations Manager
Phone
2138076292
Signed
2017-07-19
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10

$10,641 in Filmmaker Honoraria- funds to filmmakers from film screenings and festivals hosted by SIMA and SIMA affiliates.

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

Dues and subscriptions $1195; Computer and Internet Expenses $954; Advertising and Promotion $517; Bank Service Charges $192; Meals and Entertainment $307; Office Supplies $315; Business License and Permits $85; Travel/Conference $240; Misc. expenses $118.

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24

Furniture and Equipment $979

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26

SIMA Credit Card $8,473

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