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Indigenous Lenses
990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 87-0657526
Siviq Scores
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Liabilities / Revenue
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Net Margin
84th percentile
Higher net margin than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
76th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
85th percentile
Faster asset growth than 85% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
77th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 77% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$21,935
Up $7,885 (+56%) from 2016
Net Assets
Up$21,935
Up $7,885 (+56%) from 2016
Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$26,280
Up $5,800 (+28%) from 2016
Expenses
Down$18,395
Down $5,417 (-23%) from 2016
Net Income
Up$7,885
Up $11,217 (+337%) from 2016
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
- Signed
- Mar 20, 2018
- Return Version
- 2017v2.3
- Gross Receipts
- $26,280
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 $1587. Indigenous Lenses is currently paying for the education of 7 GIRLS. Food and Shelter $2695 - Supporting indigent Tibetan Elder households. Cultural Support $1020 - Annual gift to Shaman traditional healers and refugee camp. Eye and Medical care - $2177 Provided by organization leaders as requested by needy people living in Nepal. Cultural Support Crafts -$184 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 $1349 - TRANSPORTATION, EARTHQUAKE REPAIRS. Tibetan Translator $675 paid to maintain Tibetan liaison and $313 to provide Internet Access. | - | $6,829 |
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
- 2018-03-20
- Discuss with paid preparer
- No
Preparer
- Firm
- H and R Block
- Address
- 16 N MAIN, TOOELE, UT 84074
- Preparer
- Steven Moore
- Phone
- 4358824011
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Part 1 Line 1
“Grants and simular amounts paid”
PART 1 lINE 10
“Educaction (tuition, uniforms, text books and test fees 6 girls $1587”
Part 1 Line 10 Continued
“Food and shelter (indigent tibetan elders) 2695”
Part 1 Line Continued
“Cultural support (sharmans ancient healing) $1020”
Part 1 Line 10 Continued
“Cultural support (crafts) 184”
Part 1 Line 10 Continued
“Misc (tibetan translator and internet for magar liaison) $988”
Part 1 Line 10 Continued
“Special projects (transportation expense, earth quake relief) $1349”
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Document Assets
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Filings
Displayed year
2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $21,935
- Liabilities
- -
- Net assets
- $21,935
- Revenue
- $26,280
- Expenses
- $18,395
- Net income
- $7,885