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Indigenous Lenses
990EZ • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 87-0657526
Siviq Scores
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Liabilities / Revenue
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Net Margin
18th percentile
Higher net margin than 18% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
75th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
21st percentile
Faster asset growth than 21% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
40th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 40% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$14,050
Down $3,332 (-19%) from 2015
Net Assets
$14,050
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$20,480
Down $1,131 (-5.2%) from 2015
Expenses
Up$23,812
Up $4,223 (+22%) from 2015
Net Income
Down-$3,332
Down $5,354 (-265%) from 2015
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
- Signed
- Mar 28, 2017
- Return Version
- 2016v3.0
- Gross Receipts
- $20,480
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Organization's Primary Exempt Purpose: Indigenous Lenses is a 501(c)3, Utah-based non-profit corporation dedicated to ethnographic, documentary film and video productions for educational, cultural, and scientific purposes. Our productions will focus on indigenous healers from around the world, recording their stories within the context of their cultures. Emphasis will be placed on those healers and healing practices threatened with extinction through acculturation and/or assimilation. The corporation shall also engage in humanitarian work in the communities where we film to help bring education to the girls of those communities, provide food and shelter to indigent Tibetan elders in the refugee camps and support eye and medical care for the Nepali and Tibetan communities.
Indigenous Lenses is a 501(c)3, Utah-based non-profit corporation dedicated to ethnographic documentary film and video productions for educational, cultural and scientific purposes. Our Productions will focus on indigenous healer from around the world, recording their stories within the context of their cultures Emphasis will be placed on those healers and healing practices threatened with extinction through acculturation and/or assimilation. The corporation shall also engage in humanitarian work in the communities where we film to help bring education to the girls of those communities, provide food and shelter to indigent Tibetan elders in the refugee camps and support eye and medical care for the Nepali and Tibetan communities.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Education $1644. Indigenous Lenses is currently paying for the education of 7 GIRLS. Food and Shelter $794 - Supporting indigent Tibetan Elder households. Cultural Support $2549 - Annual gift to Shaman traditional healers and refugee camp. Eye and Medical care - $911 Provided by organization leaders as requested by needy people living in Nepal. Cultural Support Crafts -$245 Providing support to 2 women who keep alive the Tibetan craft of making mallas (prayer beads) and weaving incense bags using back strap looms. Special Projects $5976 - TRANSPORTATION, EARTHQUAKE REPAIRS. Tibetan Translator $500 paid to maintain Tibetan liaison and $346 to provide Internet Access. | - | - |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah C Sifers | Executive Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Patricia Wesson | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| Judy Keane | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Indigenous Lenses
- EIN
- 87-0657526
- Phone
- 8015210542
- Address
- 1050 SOUTH WINDSOR STREET, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84105
Signing Officer
- Name
- Sarah Sifers
- Title
- Executive Director
- Phone
- 8015210542
- Signed
- 2017-03-28
Preparer
- Firm
- H and R Block
- Address
- 16 N MAIN, TOOELE, UT 84074
- Preparer
- Steven Moore
- Phone
- 4358824011
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
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“Grants and simular amounts paid”
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“Education (tuition, uniforms, text books and test fees 6 girls $2715”
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“Food and shelter (indigent tibetan elders) $2332”
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“Cultural support (sharmans ancient healing) $1000”
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“Cultural support (crafts) $257”
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“Misc (tibetan translator and internet for magar liaison) $866”
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“Special projects (transportation expense, earthquake relief) $2724”
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Filings
Displayed year
2016 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $14,050
- Liabilities
- -
- Net assets
- $14,050
- Revenue
- $20,480
- Expenses
- $23,812
- Net income
- -$3,332