Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
| Total | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 3,438,711 | 4,248,636 | 5,930,320 | 7,020,423 | 11,563,122 | 32,201,212 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 3,438,711 | 4,248,636 | 5,930,320 | 7,020,423 | 11,563,122 | 32,201,212 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 1,694,009 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 30,507,203 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 3,438,711 | 4,248,636 | 5,930,320 | 7,020,423 | 11,563,122 | 32,201,212 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 12,561 | 23,299 | 17,947 | 42,287 | 40,339 | 136,433 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 737,334 | 609,866 | 632,403 | 460,774 | 701,457 | 3,141,834 |
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 35,479,479 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Part II Section A Line 1, 7, 8,10 2014 reflects an 18-month total due to a change in accounting period from calendar year to a fiscal year ending June 30. The total is for January 1 - June 30, 2014 and July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015. |
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Software ID: | 14000292 |
| Software Version: | 14.4.1.0 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 4c | www. Documentary.org-IDAs website is a vital portal into the industry that provides up-to-date information and opportunities to connect with the documentary film world. During the fiscal year 2014-15 the site was viewed by 441,642 unique visitors and there were 981,033 page views. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4c | Pare Lorentz Documentary Fund provides production support for the creation of original independent documentary films that illuminate pressing issues in the United States. In fiscal year 2014-2015 IDA received a grant of 222,000 from the New York Community Trust. IDA awarded grants ranging from 15,000 to 25,000 to five 5 film projects totalling 95,000. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | Other Program Services - Education Advocacy Expenses 448,702 Revenue263,172 Doc U is the IDAs series of educational seminars, workshops and master classes for aspiring and experienced documentary filmmakers. Taught by industry experts, participants receive vital training and insight on various topics including crowdfunding, storytelling, using sound and music, using graphics, fair use and foundation support. During fiscal year 2014-15, two 2 Doc U events provided educational training to filmakers in Los Angeles and four 4 were held in San Francisco. A total of nine 9 Master Classes were held at the IDA offices in Los Angeles. Also in the fiscal year, entertaining and informative conversations were held with prominent documentary filmakers Nick Broomfield, Brett Morgan and Ondi Timoner. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | IDA co-hosted Getting Real- Documentary File Conference along with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts Sciences September 30-October 2, 2014. Attended by approximately 575 filmakers and other industry professionals, the purpose of the conference was to ignite what is desperately needed in the documentary community a frank public conversation about the state of the industry that will lead to action and change. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | ID Co-presented a Documentary Preservation Summit in New York March 31-April 1, 2015 along with DOC NYC. The event gathered approximately 180 filmmakers, preservation experts and others to address the risks of important documentary films being lost and strategies for ensuring their future. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | Advocacy - In July 2014, IDA filed comment on the Net Neutrality issue with the FCC, following up on work started in 2010 on this issue. In February 2015 IDA was happy to see the FCC pass new regulations to protect the free flow of content on the internet. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | In November, IDA filed petition with the Copyright Office, requesting a second renewal of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act exemption for documentary filmamakers, allowing filmmakers to make full use of their fair-use rights to copyrighted materials locked behind digital encryption. This landmark work was started by IDA in 2010 and IDA continues to advocate on behalf of documentary filmmakers every three years when the exemption expires, expanding new petitions to include new technologies that are critical to documentary filmmsking. In February 2015, additional comments were filed and IDA gave testimony on this case to the United States Copyright Office. In October 2015 the petition was successfully approved including updated uses for Documentary Filmmakers. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | In October 2014, IDA included education, community discussion and workshop groups about advocacy issues affecting documentary filmmakers at the Getting Real Conference. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | In November 2014 IDA filed an Amicus brief in the case of Garcia vs. Google, a Ninth Circuit case where the court ordered Google to remove copies of the film Innocence of Muslims from You Tube based on the claim that one of the actors in the film had a copyright interest in her performance. The potential ramifications of this case could have created a dangerously unworkable situation for documentary filmmakers, who often cant obtain express releases from every person in a shot. Together with other arguments made in the case, IDA was relieved to hear in May 2015 that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rescinded their original opinion. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | In the first half of 2015, IDA also spent time creating a strategic plan for our Advocacy work, including the cultivation of potential supporters and donors specifically for this arena of work. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | Form 990 is presented to the Board of Directors prior to filing. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C | IDA has a conflict of interest policy which is annually signed by each director, principal officer, voting members and member of a committee with Board delegated powers. IDAs executive committee regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with this policy by reviewing annual statements and taking such other action as are necessary for effective oversight. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a | The process of determining the salary of the Executive Director is based on a complete performance review against strategic goals set for the organization and is in line with the prevailing industry rates and his work experience. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | IDAs governing documents are posted on the organization website www.documentary.org and on www.guidestar.org. They are also available to the public upon request during normal business hours at the IDA office. |
| Software ID: | 14000292 |
| Software Version: | 14.4.1.0 |