TY 2018 Form 990EZ

Part ⅢStatement of Program Service Accomplishments (see the instructions for Part III) Check if the organization used Schedule O to respond to any question in this Part III . .	Expenses (Required for section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations; optional for others.)
What is the organization's primary exempt purpose? AMI is focused on the distribution of independent and community media from Cuba and developing cultural exchange projects between Cuban and US citizens. AMI is playing an important role both in Cuba and the US. In Cuba AMI is providing young, emerging filmmakers with an educational distributor that is marketing their work in the US and providing them with an income from the sales. In the US, AMI is making this independent work available to universities and individuals who previously could only access this material through direct contact with the filmmakers or pirated copies.
Describe the organization’s program service accomplishments for each of its three largest program services, as measured by expenses. In a clear and concise manner, describe the services provided, the number of persons benefited, and other relevant information for each program title.
28 DistributionAMI now has 14 films in its Cuba DVD catalogue; a distribution collaboration with Icarus Films has increased our visibility in both cultural and academic spheres. Since we began our collaboration with Icarus Films in 2013, over 50 film festivals - both national and international - have requested screeners of films from the AMI Cuba catalogue.In 2018 AMI added two new Cuban documentaries to our catalogue with Icarus Films, LaSingular Historia de Juan sin nada (The Unique Story of Unlucky Juan), Directed byRicardo Figueredo and RETHINKING CUBAN CIVIL SOCIETY by Maria Isabel Alfonso.The Unique Story of Unlucky Juan is a comprehensive, accessible examination of theparticularities of the Cuban economy. Through a fictional worker named Juan, the film shows how the economy affects the daily lives of ordinary citizens, who lack access to hard currency. Last July we screened the film in Washington, DC in collaboration with the Center for Democracy in the Americas (CDA ). CDA is a D.C.-based non-profit working to normalize relations with Cuba. In attendance were some congressional aides, including an aide from Congresswoman Barbara Lee's office.In RETHINKING CUBAN CIVIL SOCIETY, Cuban academics, journalists and bloggers, andwriters and musicians grapple with what it means to encourage healthy publicparticipation and dissent in the context of Cuba: a country under embargo in whichforeign-funded dissidents seek to overthrow the government, and at the same time acountry in which the Communist Party has placed itself above the State. Thoughtful and engaging, the film is conveniently divided into chapters on class and activism, media,Internet and the blogosphere, political opposition, and Cuban civil society across international borders. (Grants $ 22,143) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here ...			28a
29 Touring2018 marked the 20th anniversary of the Chiapas Media Project/Promedios, an awardwinning, bi-national partnership that provided video equipment, computers and training to marginalized indigenous communities in Southern Mexico, so they could create their own media. AMI organized a West Coast tour with Paco Vazquez, Director of Promedios. The tour visited seven universities from Riverside, California to Seattle, Washington as well as two public cinemas. The tour reached close to 1000 people with engaged and lively post-screening discussions.In Spring and Summer 2018 AMI organized two screenings in Chicago of Cubandocumentaries, animations and fictions in the Pilsen neighborhood and at the ComfortStation in the Logan Square. Approximately 100 people attended these screenings andAMI Director Alexandra Halkin had an audience Q&A after the films.Fall 2018 we began organizing a Cuban film series, Cuban Visions(https://www.fullspectrumfeatures.com/cuban-visions) in collaboration with theChicago based non-profit Full Spectrum Features. Cuban Visions will take place everyother month throughout 2019 in the Athenaeum Theatre in Chicago. Cuban Visions isinviting Cuban filmmakers and scholars and covers topics of interest to both Cuban and U.S. audiences such as racial inequity, LGBTQ rights, women filmmakers, etc. (Grants $ 22,758) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here ...			29a
30 ProductionFor the fourth year in a row, AMI gave a prize at the Muestra Joven (Young DirectorsFilm Festival) in Havana. The AMI Closing Distances cash prize went to support theproduction of the documentary film, Hacia la luz (Towards the Light) Directed bySantiago-based Aracelys Aviles, Towards the Light will look at the town of Bejuco, in Eastern Cuba. The residents of Bejuco still live in a very isolated way, without electricity or telephone service. They're famous for traveling to perform the Tumba Francesa, a late 18th-century dance created when French colonists and their slaves migrated to Cuba's Oriente Province during the Haitian Revolution. The current residents are tired of traveling to far-away towns to dance they want to perform in their own town. Towards the Light will follow several community members as they wrestle with their present circumstances and try to create a better life for themselves and their families.AMI continues to be the only U.S. based funder at the Muestra Joven and we are stillpermitted to award a cash prize for documentaries in production. In 2018 we werehappy to support a project with a female director being produced in Santiago becausethere are very few female documentary filmmakers and even less who reside in EasternCuba.In 2018, AMI partnered with Afro-Cuban queer documentary filmmaker Damian Sainzon Cuba's first Independent Queer (Cuir ) Cine Club. AMI purchased for the Club a video projector and sound system, and provided them with a computer donated last February. AMI was present last March for the Club's screening of Lizzie Borden's famous punk film,Born in Flames and the documentary short, Guanabacoa: Cronicas de mi familia (Guanabacoa: Chronicles of my Family) by renowned Cuban filmmaker, Sara Gomez. The packed screening took place at Clandestina, a trendy store in Old Havana. There was a lively and thought-provoking Q&A after the films with a diverse Cuban audience. There were seven screenings in 2018 reaching close to 500 people and the audiences have been inclusive in terms of age, gender identity and class. The Club was also covered in the Cuban press on-line in IPS (International Press Service ) , and OnCubaboth sites reach an international audience.Our collaboration and support of the open source website ENDAC.org (Cuban DigitalAudiovisual Encyclopedia) created by Afro-Cuban film critic and scholar, Juan Antonio Garcia Borrero is an enormous contribution to the cultural patrimony of Cuba in general and audiovisual knowledge in particular. Because ENDAC is open source filmmakers, film scholars and film enthusiasts worldwide are able to contribute text, images and videos to the website. ENDAC will eventually contain over 6000 entries, not only with information on Cuban films from the silent era up to the present, but also articles on documentaries, animations, short films, and more. Since announcing the site Juan Antonio has been active on social media promoting the new pages and looking for feedback from peers and Cuban filmmakers in the diaspora.2018 marks our fourth year working with the community media project, Camara Chica(Little Camera) based in La Conchita, Cuba. Many of the youth participating in Camara Chica come from at-risk homes experiencing domestic violence, or parents withsubstance abuse problems. Camara Chica is a vital outlet for these youth to expressthemselves and participate in a healthy community. They've produced a youth sportsprogram for television in their province, as well as short PSAs that have been screened on Cuban National Television. Over the past year AMI has connected Camara Chica with animators and journalists based in Havana who brought their skills to the community, amplifying the possibilities of creative expression for the young filmmakers. AMI was able to purchase another video camera, so the entire group isn't depending on just one camera (Grants $ 24,625) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here ...			30a
31 Other program services (describe in Schedule O) ................ (Grants $ ) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here...	31a
32 Total program service expenses (add lines 28a through 31a)..........	32	69,526

(a) Name and title	(b) Average hours per week devoted to position	(c) Reportable compensation (Forms W-2/1099-MISC) (if not paid, enter -0-)	(d) Health benefits, contributions to employee benefit plans, and deferred compensation
Alexandra Halkin Pres/ED /Sec	40.00	42,350	3,642
Catherine Murphy Treasurer	0	0
Deb Ellis Director	0	0
Isabel Alfonso Director	0	0
Andres Caballero Director	0	0

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SCHEDULE A
(Form 990 or 990EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Public Charity Status and Public Support

Complete if the organization is a section 501(c)(3) organization or a section 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust.
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Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2018

Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization

Americas Media Initiative NFP

Employer identification number

27-4273918

Part I

Reason for Public Charity Status (All organizations must complete this part.) See instructions.

The organization is not a private foundation because it is: (For lines 1 through 12, check only one box.)

A church, convention of churches, or association of churches described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(i).

A school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii). (Attach Schedule E (Form 990 or 990-EZ).)

A hospital or a cooperative hospital service organization described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii).

A medical research organization operated in conjunction with a hospital described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii). Enter the hospital's name, city, and state:

An organization operated for the benefit of a college or university owned or operated by a governmental unit described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iv). (Complete Part II.)

A federal, state, or local government or governmental unit described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(v).

An organization that normally receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or from the general public described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). (Complete Part II.)

A community trust described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). (Complete Part II.)

An agricultural research organization described in 170(b)(1)(A)(ix) operated in conjunction with a land-grant college or university or a non-land grant college of agriculture. See instructions. Enter the name, city, and state of the college or university:

An organization that normally receives: (1) more than 331/3% of its support from contributions, membership fees, and gross receipts from activities related to its exempt functions—subject to certain exceptions, and (2) no more than 331/3% of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 tax) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975. See section 509(a)(2). (Complete Part III.)

An organization organized and operated exclusively to test for public safety. See section 509(a)(4).

An organization organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes of one or more publicly supported organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or section 509(a)(2). See section 509(a)(3). Check the box in lines 12a through 12d that describes the type of supporting organization and complete lines 12e, 12f, and 12g.

Type I. A supporting organization operated, supervised, or controlled by its supported organization(s), typically by giving the supported organization(s) the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the directors or trustees of the supporting organization. You must complete Part IV, Sections A and B.

Type II. A supporting organization supervised or controlled in connection with its supported organization(s), by having control or management of the supporting organization vested in the same persons that control or manage the supported organization(s). You must complete Part IV, Sections A and C.

Type III functionally integrated. A supporting organization operated in connection with, and functionally integrated with, its supported organization(s) (see instructions). You must complete Part IV, Sections A, D, and E.

Type III non-functionally integrated. A supporting organization operated in connection with its supported organization(s) that is not functionally integrated. The organization generally must satisfy a distribution requirement and an attentiveness requirement (see instructions). You must complete Part IV, Sections A and D, and Part V.

Check this box if the organization received a written determination from the IRS that it is a Type I, Type II, Type III functionally integrated, or Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organization.

Enter the number of supported organizations ...............................

Provide the following information about the supported organization(s).

(i) Name of supported organization	(ii) EIN	(iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document?		(v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions)	(vi) Amount of other support (see instructions)
(i) Name of supported organization	(ii) EIN	Yes	No	(v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions)	(vi) Amount of other support (see instructions)


Total

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for
Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Cat. No. 11285F

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2018

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Part II

Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv), 170(b)(1)(A)(vi), and 170(b)(1)(A)(ix)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 5, 7, 8, or 9 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part III. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part III.)

Section A. Public Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2014	(b) 2015	(c) 2016	(d) 2017	(e) 2018	(f) Total
1	Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") ..	79,639	95,092	104,742	83,780	82,297	445,550
2	Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....						0
3	The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..						0
4	Total. Add lines 1 through 3	79,639	95,092	104,742	83,780	82,297	445,550
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)..						387,539
6	Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4.						58,011

Section B. Total Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2014	(b) 2015	(c) 2016	(d) 2017	(e) 2018	(f) Total
7	Amounts from line 4..	79,639	95,092	104,742	83,780	82,297	445,550
8	Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources...						0
9	Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on..						0
10	Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.)..						0
11	Total support. Add lines 7 through 10						445,550

Gross receipts from related activities, etc. (see instructions) ..................

42,179

First five years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization, check this box and stop here........................................ right arrow

Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage

Public support percentage for 2018 (line 6, column (f) divided by line 11, column (f)) .........

13.020 %

Public support percentage for 2017 Schedule A, Part II, line 14 ...............

16.250 %

16a

33 1/3% support test—2018. If the organization did not check the box on line 13, and line 14 is 33 1/3% or more, check this box
and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ....................... right arrow

33 1/3% support test—2017. If the organization did not check a box on line 13 or 16a, and line 15 is 33 1/3% or more, check this
box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ..................... right arrow

17a

10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2018. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, or 16b, and line 14
is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here. Explain
in Part VI how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported
organization ..................................................... right arrow

10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2017. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, or 17a, and line
15 is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here.
Explain in Part VI how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly
supported organization ................................................ right arrow

Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, 17a, or 17b, check this box and see
instructions ..................................................... right arrow

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2018

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Part III

Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Section 509(a)(2)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 10 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part II. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part II.)

Section A. Public Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2014	(b) 2015	(c) 2016	(d) 2017	(e) 2018	(f) Total
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.)

Section B. Total Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2014	(b) 2015	(c) 2016	(d) 2017	(e) 2018	(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.)..

First five years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization,
check this box and stop here............................................. right arrow

Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage

Public support percentage for 2018 (line 8, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) .........

Public support percentage from 2017 Schedule A, Part III, line 15 ...............

Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage

Investment income percentage for 2018 (line 10c, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) ......

Investment income percentage from 2017 Schedule A, Part III, line 17 .............

19a

331/3% support tests—2018. If the organization did not check the box on line 14, and line 15 is more than 33 1/3%, and line 17 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ....... right arrow

33 1/3% support tests—2017. If the organization did not check a box on line 14 or line 19a, and line 16 is more than 33 1/3% and line 18 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization .... right arrow

Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 14, 19a, or 19b, check this box and see instructions .... right arrow

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2018

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Part IV

Supporting Organizations

(Complete only if you checked a box on line 12 of Part I. If you checked 12a of Part I, complete Sections A and B. If you checked 12b of Part I, complete Sections A and C. If you checked 12c of Part I, complete Sections A, D, and E. If you checked 12d of Part I, complete Sections A and D, and complete Part V.)

Section A. All Supporting Organizations

Yes

Are all of the organization’s supported organizations listed by name in the organization’s governing documents?
If "No," describe in Part VI how the supported organizations are designated. If designated by class or purpose,
describe the designation. If historic and continuing relationship, explain.

Did the organization have any supported organization that does not have an IRS determination of status under section 509(a)(1) or (2)? If "Yes," explain in Part VI how the organization determined that the supported organization was described in section 509(a)(1) or (2).

Did the organization have a supported organization described in section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6)? If "Yes," answer (b) and (c) below.

Did the organization confirm that each supported organization qualified under section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) and satisfied the public support tests under section 509(a)(2)? If "Yes," describe in Part VI when and how the organization made the determination.

Did the organization ensure that all support to such organizations was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes? If "Yes," explain in Part VI what controls the organization put in place to ensure such use.

Was any supported organization not organized in the United States ("foreign supported organization")? If “Yes” and if you checked 12a or 12b in Part I, answer (b) and (c) below.

Did the organization have ultimate control and discretion in deciding whether to make grants to the foreign supported organization? If “Yes,” describe in Part VI how the organization had such control and discretion despite being controlled or supervised by or in connection with its supported organizations.

Did the organization support any foreign supported organization that does not have an IRS determination under sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) or (2)? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI what controls the organization used to ensure that all support to the foreign supported organization was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes.

Did the organization add, substitute, or remove any supported organizations during the tax year? If “Yes,” answer (b) and (c) below (if applicable). Also, provide detail in Part VI, including (i) the names and EIN numbers of the supported organizations added, substituted, or removed; (ii) the reasons for each such action; (iii) the authority under the organization's organizing document authorizing such action; and (iv) how the action was accomplished (such as by amendment to the organizing document).

Type I or Type II only. Was any added or substituted supported organization part of a class already designated in the organization's organizing document?

Substitutions only. Was the substitution the result of an event beyond the organization's control?

Did the organization provide support (whether in the form of grants or the provision of services or facilities) to anyone other than (i) its supported organizations, (ii) individuals that are part of the charitable class benefited by one or more of its supported organizations, or (iii) other supporting organizations that also support or benefit one or more of the filing organization’s supported organizations? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did the organization provide a grant, loan, compensation, or other similar payment to a substantial contributor (defined in section 4958(c)(3)(C)), a family member of a substantial contributor, or a 35% controlled entity with regard to a substantial contributor? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ) .

Did the organization make a loan to a disqualified person (as defined in section 4958) not described in line 7? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ).

Was the organization controlled directly or indirectly at any time during the tax year by one or more disqualified persons as defined in section 4946 (other than foundation managers and organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or (2))? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did one or more disqualified persons (as defined in line 9a) hold a controlling interest in any entity in which the supporting organization had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did a disqualified person (as defined in line 9a) have an ownership interest in, or derive any personal benefit from, assets in which the supporting organization also had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

10a

Was the organization subject to the excess business holdings rules of section 4943 because of section 4943(f) (regarding certain Type II supporting organizations, and all Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations)? If “Yes,” answer line 10b below.

10a

Did the organization have any excess business holdings in the tax year? (Use Schedule C, Form 4720, to determine whether the organization had excess business holdings).

10b

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2018

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Part IV

Supporting Organizations (continued)

Yes

Has the organization accepted a gift or contribution from any of the following persons?

A person who directly or indirectly controls, either alone or together with persons described in (b) and (c) below, the governing body of a supported organization?

11a

A family member of a person described in (a) above?

11b

A 35% controlled entity of a person described in (a) or (b) above? If “Yes” to a, b, or c, provide detail in Part VI.

11c

Section B. Type I Supporting Organizations

Yes

Did the directors, trustees, or membership of one or more supported organizations have the power to regularly appoint or elect at least a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees at all times during the tax year? If “No,” describe in Part VI how the supported organization(s) effectively operated, supervised, or controlled the organization’s activities. If the organization had more than one supported organization, describe how the powers to appoint and/or remove directors or trustees were allocated among the supported organizations and what conditions or restrictions, if any, applied to such powers during the tax year.

Did the organization operate for the benefit of any supported organization other than the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised, or controlled the supporting organization? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI how providing such benefit carried out the purposes of the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised or controlled the supporting organization.

Section C. Type II Supporting Organizations

Yes

Were a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees during the tax year also a majority of the directors or trustees of each of the organization’s supported organization(s)? If “No,” describe in Part VI how control or management of the supporting organization was vested in the same persons that controlled or managed the supported organization(s).

Section D. All Type III Supporting Organizations

Yes

Did the organization provide to each of its supported organizations, by the last day of the fifth month of the organization’s tax year, (i) a written notice describing the type and amount of support provided during the prior tax year, (ii) a copy of the Form 990 that was most recently filed as of the date of notification, and (iii) copies of the organization’s governing documents in effect on the date of notification, to the extent not previously provided?

Were any of the organization’s officers, directors, or trustees either (i) appointed or elected by the supported organization(s) or (ii) serving on the governing body of a supported organization? If "No," explain in Part VI how the organization maintained a close and continuous working relationship with the supported organization(s).

By reason of the relationship described in (2), did the organization’s supported organizations have a significant voice in the organization’s investment policies and in directing the use of the organization’s income or assets at all times during the tax year? If "Yes," describe in Part VI the role the organization’s supported organizations played in this regard.

Section E. Type III Functionally-Integrated Supporting Organizations

Check the box next to the method that the organization used to satisfy the Integral Part Test during the year (see instructions):

The organization satisfied the Activities Test. Complete line 2 below.

The organization is the parent of each of its supported organizations. Complete line 3 below.

The organization supported a governmental entity. Describe in Part VI how you supported a government entity (see instructions)

Activities Test. Answer (a) and (b) below.

Yes

Did substantially all of the organization’s activities during the tax year directly further the exempt purposes of the supported organization(s) to which the organization was responsive? If "Yes," then in Part VI identify those supported organizations and explain how these activities directly furthered their exempt purposes, how the organization was responsive to those supported organizations, and how the organization determined that these activities constituted substantially all of its activities.

Did the activities described in (a) constitute activities that, but for the organization’s involvement, one or more of the organization’s supported organization(s) would have been engaged in? If "Yes," explain in Part VI the reasons for the organization’s position that its supported organization(s) would have engaged in these activities but for the organization’s involvement.

Parent of Supported Organizations. Answer (a) and (b) below.

Did the organization have the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the officers, directors, or trustees of each of the supported organizations? Provide details in Part VI.

Did the organization exercise a substantial degree of direction over the policies, programs and activities of each of its supported organizations? If "Yes," describe in Part VI. the role played by the organization in this regard.

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2018

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Part V

Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations

Check here if the organization satisfied the Integral Part Test as a qualifying trust on Nov. 20, 1970 (explain in Part VI). See instructions. All other Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations must complete Sections A through E.

	Section A - Adjusted Net Income		(A) Prior Year	(B) Current Year (optional)
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)
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

Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions)

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2018

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Part V

Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations (continued)

Section D - Distributions		Current Year
1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes
2 Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity
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.
8 Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions
9 Distributable amount for 2018 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-2018	(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018
1 Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6
2 Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions.
3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018:
a From 2013.......
b From 2014.......
c From 2015.......
d From 2016.......
e From 2017.......
fTotal of lines 3a through e
g Applied to underdistributions of prior years
h Applied to 2018 distributable amount
i Carryover from 2013 not applied (see instructions)
j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f.
4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7:
$
a Applied to underdistributions of prior years
b Applied to 2018 distributable amount
c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4.
5 Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions.
6 Remaining underdistributions for 2018. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions.
7 Excess distributions carryover to 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c.
8 Breakdown of line 7:
a Excess from 2014......
b Excess from 2015.....
c Excess from 2016.....
d Excess from 2017.....
e Excess from 2018.....

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) (2018)

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2018

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Part VI

Supplemental Information. Provide the explanations required by Part II, line 10; Part II, line 17a or 17b; Part III, line 12; Part IV, Section A, lines 1, 2, 3b, 3c, 4b, 4c, 5a, 6, 9a, 9b, 9c, 11a, 11b, and 11c; Part IV, Section B, lines 1 and 2; Part IV, Section C, line 1; Part IV, Section D, lines 2 and 3; Part IV, Section E, lines 1c, 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b; Part V, line 1; Part V, Section B, line 1e; Part V Section D, lines 5, 6, and 8; and Part V, Section E, lines 2, 5, and 6. Also complete this part for any additional information. (See instructions).

Facts And Circumstances Test
Current Year Facts and Circumstances: Americas Media Initiative NFP EIN: 27-4273918January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018Public Support Test Facts and Circumstances[To be added as a supplemental response to Schedule A, Part IV:]Schedule A, Part II, Lines 17a and 17b: Americas Media Initiative NFP (AMI) raised public support for the 2018 calendar year totaling 13.02%, well above the 10% required to allow AMI to qualify under the facts and circumstances test. The following facts and circumstances further demonstrate that AMI continues to qualify as publicly supported under Section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) of the Internal Revenue Code. Background. AMI is a small nonprofit organization that produces, distributes, and screens film and video made in the Americas by community media organizations and independent filmmakers. Through screenings at universities, cultural institutions, community media centers and film festivals, AMIs goal is to broaden the US audiences understanding of issues faced by marginalized populations and encourage further investigation through cultural exchange. AMIs initial determination letter, issued in 2011, classified it as a public charity. Attraction of public support. AMI has always been organized and operated so as to attract new and additional public or governmental support on a continuous basis. AMI solicits support from the general public through its web site, which includes a tool that allows visitors to donate directly through the website, and through personal contacts of its directors and officers. These solicitations have resulted in a number of donations from members of the general public. AMI maintains a Facebook page that has over 900 likes from members of the public. AMI also maintains and periodically solicits from an email list of over 1600 names. At the end of 2018 AMI began to organize the Cuban Visions Film series that is taking place throughout 2019 at the Athenaeum Theatre in Chicago. Through outreach via local media and social media in Chicago AMI has expanded our Chicago email list to over 120 individuals, some of whom are now AMI donors and /or volunteers. This reflects our on-going commitment to expanding our base of public support in Chicago. AMI also has a year-end direct mail program that solicits to 50 individuals who have contributed directly to AMI over the past eight years. AMI has submitted grant proposals to public charities in the past. In addition to its solicitation of contributions, AMI also raises funds from the public through the sale of videos by community media organizations and independent filmmakers that further AMIs exempt purposes and university honorariums and film festival fees for film screenings and presentations. To date, AMI has sold over 900 DVDs to individuals and educational institutions. Through both donations and fees for mission-related services provided to public charities and the public, AMI has always consistently sought, and continues to seek, additional public support.Percentage of financial support. 2018 is the eighth year of AMIs existence. While a significant portion of AMIs support has come from several private foundations that have supported AMIs work by funding its initial operations, AMI remains in its early stages as an organization and anticipates that its continued efforts to draw public support will result in an increase in the number and amount of contributions from members of the general public and public charities as the organization matures. Sources of Support. AMIs support is drawn from individuals representative of the community served by AMI, as a significant portion of AMIs support comes from the donations and purchases of members of the general public. None of AMIs directors or officers are significant donors and there is no connection between AMI and any particular family or group of donors. While AMI draws significant support from certain foundations that appreciate and wish to advance AMIs charitable activities, these foundations do not have any control relationship with respect to AMI. Representative Governing Body. AMIs charitable activities focus on promoting artistic expression from underrepresented cultures and marginalized populations through supporting the production and distribution of films, particularly films by Cuban filmmakers. AMIs Board of Directors consists exclusively of community members who are either filmmakers or professors in film studies, media, or cultural studies, all of whom share AMIs area of interest. Maria Isabel Alfonso is an associate professor at St. Josephs College who has taught courses and published a book on Cuban and Latin American literature and culture. Deb Ellis is a filmmaker and Associate Professor in the Film and Television Studies Program, at the University of Vermont has worked with the Vermont International Film Festival to help bring some of the Cuban films and filmmakers to present at the festival over the last five years, helping to broaden our public support base here in Vermont. Andrs Caballero is a radio journalist and documentary filmmaker and has traveled to Cuba twice with AMI, once on a tour in 2016 screening his documentary, Guacho del Norte in the Cuban provinces and a second time as an AMI board member participating in the Muestra Joven (Young Directors Film Festival). Catherine Murphy is a filmmaker and literacy expert in Mount Rainier, Maryland who has extensive experience in Cuba and who has made important introductions for AMIs U.S. film tours throughout the U.S. enabling AMI to reach out to urban and rural community based organizations. Because each of the directors has significant ties to the filmmaking world, Latin American culture, or both, AMIs governing body is representative of the community it serves.Public participation in programs/Availability of Public Services. AMI currently has a catalogue of 14 films that it offers to sell the public through its website. AMI released two new films in 2018 and will be releasing another film in 2019. To publicize the work of Cuban filmmakers and films, AMI has organized nine tours of the United States during which the filmmakers show their films to the general public and interact directly with the audience. These tours have included stops at 40 colleges and universities, two separate programs at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the renowned Flaherty Seminar in 2012. Through AMIs Closing Distances Program, AMI collaborated with the Museum of Modern Art in New York to conduct a tour of Cuba where seven U.S. documentaries were screened for Cuban audiences. Portions of AMIs presentations were broadcast on Cuban National Television, reaching millions of Cubans. Finally, AMI has organized a delegation through which members of the public, including filmmakers, academics, and people with an interest in Cuban film, can interact directly with filmmakers at screenings of their work in Cuba. In Spring and Summer 2018 AMI organized two screenings in Chicago neighborhoods of Cuban documentaries, animations and fictions reaching 100 people. In 2018 AMI also organized a West Coast tour for the Chiapas Media Project/Promedios screening indigenous documentaries from Mexico. This tour reached over 1000 people and visited seven universities and two cinemas, Accordingly, all of AMIs activities are directed at the general public and making the films produced and filmmakers supported by AMI available to a broad audience. These factors, combined with AMIs continued ability to generate public support exceeding the 10% minimum percentage, demonstrate that AMI continues to qualify as a publicly supported charity Prior Year Facts and Circumstances: Americas Media Initiative NFP EIN: 27-4273918January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017Public Support Test Facts and Circumstances[To be added as a supplemental response to Schedule A, Part IV:]Schedule A, Part II, Lines 17a and 17b: Americas Media Initiative NFP (b

Facts And Circumstances Test

Current Year Facts and Circumstances: Americas Media Initiative NFP EIN: 27-4273918January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018Public Support Test Facts and Circumstances[To be added as a supplemental response to Schedule A, Part IV:]Schedule A, Part II, Lines 17a and 17b: Americas Media Initiative NFP (AMI) raised public support for the 2018 calendar year totaling 13.02%, well above the 10% required to allow AMI to qualify under the facts and circumstances test. The following facts and circumstances further demonstrate that AMI continues to qualify as publicly supported under Section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) of the Internal Revenue Code. Background. AMI is a small nonprofit organization that produces, distributes, and screens film and video made in the Americas by community media organizations and independent filmmakers. Through screenings at universities, cultural institutions, community media centers and film festivals, AMIs goal is to broaden the US audiences understanding of issues faced by marginalized populations and encourage further investigation through cultural exchange. AMIs initial determination letter, issued in 2011, classified it as a public charity. Attraction of public support. AMI has always been organized and operated so as to attract new and additional public or governmental support on a continuous basis. AMI solicits support from the general public through its web site, which includes a tool that allows visitors to donate directly through the website, and through personal contacts of its directors and officers. These solicitations have resulted in a number of donations from members of the general public. AMI maintains a Facebook page that has over 900 likes from members of the public. AMI also maintains and periodically solicits from an email list of over 1600 names. At the end of 2018 AMI began to organize the Cuban Visions Film series that is taking place throughout 2019 at the Athenaeum Theatre in Chicago. Through outreach via local media and social media in Chicago AMI has expanded our Chicago email list to over 120 individuals, some of whom are now AMI donors and /or volunteers. This reflects our on-going commitment to expanding our base of public support in Chicago. AMI also has a year-end direct mail program that solicits to 50 individuals who have contributed directly to AMI over the past eight years. AMI has submitted grant proposals to public charities in the past. In addition to its solicitation of contributions, AMI also raises funds from the public through the sale of videos by community media organizations and independent filmmakers that further AMIs exempt purposes and university honorariums and film festival fees for film screenings and presentations. To date, AMI has sold over 900 DVDs to individuals and educational institutions. Through both donations and fees for mission-related services provided to public charities and the public, AMI has always consistently sought, and continues to seek, additional public support.Percentage of financial support. 2018 is the eighth year of AMIs existence. While a significant portion of AMIs support has come from several private foundations that have supported AMIs work by funding its initial operations, AMI remains in its early stages as an organization and anticipates that its continued efforts to draw public support will result in an increase in the number and amount of contributions from members of the general public and public charities as the organization matures. Sources of Support. AMIs support is drawn from individuals representative of the community served by AMI, as a significant portion of AMIs support comes from the donations and purchases of members of the general public. None of AMIs directors or officers are significant donors and there is no connection between AMI and any particular family or group of donors. While AMI draws significant support from certain foundations that appreciate and wish to advance AMIs charitable activities, these foundations do not have any control relationship with respect to AMI. Representative Governing Body. AMIs charitable activities focus on promoting artistic expression from underrepresented cultures and marginalized populations through supporting the production and distribution of films, particularly films by Cuban filmmakers. AMIs Board of Directors consists exclusively of community members who are either filmmakers or professors in film studies, media, or cultural studies, all of whom share AMIs area of interest. Maria Isabel Alfonso is an associate professor at St. Josephs College who has taught courses and published a book on Cuban and Latin American literature and culture. Deb Ellis is a filmmaker and Associate Professor in the Film and Television Studies Program, at the University of Vermont has worked with the Vermont International Film Festival to help bring some of the Cuban films and filmmakers to present at the festival over the last five years, helping to broaden our public support base here in Vermont. Andrs Caballero is a radio journalist and documentary filmmaker and has traveled to Cuba twice with AMI, once on a tour in 2016 screening his documentary, Guacho del Norte in the Cuban provinces and a second time as an AMI board member participating in the Muestra Joven (Young Directors Film Festival). Catherine Murphy is a filmmaker and literacy expert in Mount Rainier, Maryland who has extensive experience in Cuba and who has made important introductions for AMIs U.S. film tours throughout the U.S. enabling AMI to reach out to urban and rural community based organizations. Because each of the directors has significant ties to the filmmaking world, Latin American culture, or both, AMIs governing body is representative of the community it serves.Public participation in programs/Availability of Public Services. AMI currently has a catalogue of 14 films that it offers to sell the public through its website. AMI released two new films in 2018 and will be releasing another film in 2019. To publicize the work of Cuban filmmakers and films, AMI has organized nine tours of the United States during which the filmmakers show their films to the general public and interact directly with the audience. These tours have included stops at 40 colleges and universities, two separate programs at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the renowned Flaherty Seminar in 2012. Through AMIs Closing Distances Program, AMI collaborated with the Museum of Modern Art in New York to conduct a tour of Cuba where seven U.S. documentaries were screened for Cuban audiences. Portions of AMIs presentations were broadcast on Cuban National Television, reaching millions of Cubans. Finally, AMI has organized a delegation through which members of the public, including filmmakers, academics, and people with an interest in Cuban film, can interact directly with filmmakers at screenings of their work in Cuba. In Spring and Summer 2018 AMI organized two screenings in Chicago neighborhoods of Cuban documentaries, animations and fictions reaching 100 people. In 2018 AMI also organized a West Coast tour for the Chiapas Media Project/Promedios screening indigenous documentaries from Mexico. This tour reached over 1000 people and visited seven universities and two cinemas, Accordingly, all of AMIs activities are directed at the general public and making the films produced and filmmakers supported by AMI available to a broad audience. These factors, combined with AMIs continued ability to generate public support exceeding the 10% minimum percentage, demonstrate that AMI continues to qualify as a publicly supported charity Prior Year Facts and Circumstances: Americas Media Initiative NFP EIN: 27-4273918January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017Public Support Test Facts and Circumstances[To be added as a supplemental response to Schedule A, Part IV:]Schedule A, Part II, Lines 17a and 17b: Americas Media Initiative NFP (b

Return Reference	Explanation

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2018

Additional Data

Software ID:	18007218
Software Version:	2018v3.1

1	Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received ....................	1	82,297
2	Program service revenue including government fees and contracts ...............	2	9,871
3	Membership dues and assessments ...........................	3
4	Investment income ...........................	4
5a	Gross amount from sale of assets other than inventory .....	5a
b	Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses .......	5b	0
c	Gain or (loss) from sale of assets other than inventory (Subtract line 5b from line 5a) ......	5c
6	Gaming and fundraising events
a	Gross income from gaming (attach Schedule G if greater than $15,000)	6a
b	Gross income from fundraising events (not including $ of contributions from fundraising events reported on line 1) (attach Schedule G if the			sum of such gross income and contributions exceeds $15,000) ..	6b	0
c	Less: direct expenses from gaming and fundraising events ...	6c	0
d	Net income or (loss) from gaming and fundraising events (add lines 6a and 6b and subtract line 6c)	6d
7a	Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances ......	7a	2,923
b	Less: cost of goods sold .............	7b	140
c	Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory (Subtract line 7b from line 7a) .........	7c	2,783
8	Other revenue (describe in Schedule O) ..........	8
9	Total revenue. Add lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5c, 6d, 7c, and 8 ..............	9	94,951

(a) Name and business address of each independent contractor	(b) Type of service	(c) Compensation
NONE

Sign Here

	Signature of officer	Date

	Type or print name and title

Name of organization Americas Media Initiative NFP

Part I	Contributors (See instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part I if additional space is needed.
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2018)

Name of organization Americas Media Initiative NFP		Employer identification number 27-4273918

Part II	Noncash Property (See instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part II if additional space is needed.
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2018)

10	Grants and similar amounts paid (list in Schedule O) ............	10
11	Benefits paid to or for members ................	11
12	Salaries, other compensation, and employee benefits ................	12	49,233
13	Professional fees and other payments to independent contractors ............	13	6,216
14	Occupancy, rent, utilities, and maintenance ...................	14	6,042
15	Printing, publications, postage, and shipping ..............	15	173
16	Other expenses (describe in Schedule O) ..............	16	25,154
17	Total expenses. Add lines 10 through 16 ..............	17	86,818

18	Excess or (deficit) for the year (Subtract line 17 from line 9) ............	18	8,133
19	Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year (from line 27, column (A)) (must agree with
	end-of-year figure reported on prior year’s return) ............	19	12,466
20	Other changes in net assets or fund balances (explain in Schedule O) ..........	20
21	Net assets or fund balances at end of year. Combine lines 18 through 20 .......	21	20,599


Name of organization Americas Media Initiative NFP			Employer identification number 27-4273918
Part III Exclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions to organizations described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) that total more than $1,000 for the year from any one contributor. Complete columns (a) through (e) and the following line entry. For organizations completing Part III, enter the total of exclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions of $1,000 or less for the year. (Enter this information once. See instructions.) $ Use duplicate copies of Part III if additional space is needed.

Return Reference	Explanation
Other Expenses.1002	Office Expenses $2314
Other Expenses.1005	Travel $5930
Other Expenses.1012	Insurance $2250
Other Expenses.1	Production $10720
Other Expenses.2	Telecommunications $1876
Other Expenses.3	royalties $1458
Other Expenses.4	Website Development $315
Other Expenses.6	Paypal Fees $142
Other Expenses.7	Supplies $132
Other Expenses.8	Bank charges $15
Other Expenses.9	Reconciliation Discrepancies $1
Other Expenses.10	Rounding $1
Other Assets.1010	Inventories - Beginning $2840 Inventories - Ending $2700
Total Liabilities.1	Credit Cards Payable - Beginning $15 Credit Cards Payable - Ending $0
Total Liabilities.2	Due from Alex - Beginning $-43 Due from Alex - Ending $-43
Total Liabilities.3	Capital One - Beginning $126 Capital One - Ending $2108