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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (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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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 916,180 | 749,952 | 1,015,486 | 951,302 | 684,189 | 4,317,109 |
| 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 | 916,180 | 749,952 | 1,015,486 | 951,302 | 684,189 | 4,317,109 |
| 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).. | 3,377,633 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 939,476 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 916,180 | 749,952 | 1,015,486 | 951,302 | 684,189 | 4,317,109 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 8 | 8 | ||||
| 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.).. | 4,606 | 2,777 | 1,557 | 8,940 | ||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 4,326,057 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (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) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 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 | ||||
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Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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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 | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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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 2020 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2020 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2020 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2020: | ||||
| a From 2015....... | ||||
| b From 2016....... | ||||
| c From 2017....... | ||||
| d From 2018....... | ||||
| e From 2019....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2015 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2020 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2020, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2020. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2021. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| THE CENTER FOR ITALIAN MODERN ART (CIMA) QUALIFIES AS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED BECAUSE IT MEETS THE 10% PLUS FACTS-AND-CIRCUMSTANCES TEST UNDER TREAS REG. 1.170A-9(E)(3) IN THE FOLLOWING RESPECTS:10% OF SUPPORT LIMITATION - AT 21.72% CIMA 'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE FOR 2020 EXCEEDED 10% AND DEMONSTRATES AN UPWARDS TREND IN PUBLIC SUPPORT FROM THE YEAR PRIOR CIMA OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND:THE YEAR 2020 PROVED TO BE A UNIQUELY CHALLENGING ONE, PARTICULARLY FOR MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS, DUE TO THE WORLDWIDE OUTBREAK OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE FINANCIAL PRESSURES CREATED BY THE PANDEMIC AND THE RESTRICTIONS ON IN-PERSON EVENTS NECESSARILY PREVENTED CIMA FROM ACHIEVING ITS FUNDRAISING GOALS. NEVERTHELESS, AS OUTLINED BELOW, CIMA WAS ABLE TO SUSTAIN AND FOSTER ITS MISSION THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC AND HAS EMERGED IN A STRONG POSITION TO EXPAND ITS APPEAL TO A BROAD AUDIENCE GOING FORWARD. THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF 2020 REFLECTED BUSINESS AS USUAL, WITH CIMA ENJOYING A HIGH LEVEL OF PUBLIC RECOGNITION IN CONNECTION WITH THE SUCCESSFUL EXHIBITION OF MARINO MARINI, A MAJOR FIGURE IN ITALIAN 20TH CENTURY ART.INDEED, IN LINE WITH ITS UNIQUE CULTURAL FORMAT OF LONG AND IN DEPTH FOCUS FROM MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES, BEFORE THE LOCKDOWN CIMA SPONSORED A NUMBER OF SUCCESSFUL EVENTS: A TALK BY SEBASTIANO BARASSI ON MARINO MARINI AND HENRY MOORE ON JANUARY 14, 2020; APERITIVO AND DRAWING NIGHT WITH KAITLIN MCDONOUGH ON JANUARY 28, 2020; A PRIVATE EVENT FOR NEW YORK ITALIAN WOMEN ON FEBRUARY 6, 2020; A DIALOGUE BETWEEN PROFESSORS ANN KUTTNER AND CLEMENTE MARCONI ON MARINI'S SCULPTURES VIS--VIS THEIR ARCHEOLOGICAL SOURCES ON FEBRUARY 11, 2020; CIMA'S 6TH ANNIVERSARY RECEPTION ON FEBRUARY 20, 2020; AND A TALK BY FERESHTEH DAFTARI ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARVIZ TANAVOLI AND MARINO MARINI ON MARCH 10, 2020.NOTWITHSTANDING THE CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES, CIMA CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC FROM MARCH 13 TO JANUARY 25, 2021 - DECIDED TO MAINTAIN ITS TIES TO ITS COMMUNITY AND TO PURSUE ITS CULTURAL MISSION AS AN ANTIDOTE TO THE SITUATION.AND INDEED, ALTHOUGH THE PHYSICAL LOCATION WAS INACCESSIBLE, CIMA WAS ABLE TO STRENGTHEN ITS VIRTUAL PRESENCE, CONTINUING TO ENGAGE ITS MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES SUCH AS: A PAST FELLOWS SERIES, IN WHICH FORMER CIMA FELLOWS SHARED UPDATES REGARDING THEIR PROFESSIONAL PATH, CURRENT RESEARCH AND ACTIVITIES; A PHOTO PROJECT BY ARTIST JAN MEISSNER, TITLED CORONA NIGHTS, DEDICATED TO HER PHOTOGRAPHY PRACTICE DURING THE LOCKDOWN; A LETTER IN SUPPORT OF BLM PROTESTS; A FILM DEDICATED TO THE EXHIBITION MARINO MARINI: ARCADIAN NUDES, WITH ORIGINAL MUSIC WRITTEN AND PERFORMED FOR THE EXHIBITION BY STEFAN ZENIUK; AND THE FOURTH ISSUE OF CIMA'S ONLINE JOURNAL, ITALIAN MODERN ART.AS A CONSEQUENCE, CIMA CONTINUED TO ATTRACT WIDESPREAD INTEREST THROUGH ITS DIGITAL OFFERING: ITS WEBSITE TOTALED 71,237 UNIQUE VISITORS, WITH A MONTHLY AVERAGE OF APPROXIMATELY 6,000 VISITORSITS FACEBOOK PAGE EXPANDED ITS FAN BASE FROM 5,354 TO 5,587 FANSTWITTER FOLLOWERS INCREASED FROM 2,753 TO 2,992, WITH AN AVERAGE OF APPROXIMATELY 28,000 MONTHLY IMPRESSIONSINSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS INCREASED FROM 6,173 TO 6,848, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 14,734 MONTHLY IMPRESSIONS.IT IS ALSO REMARKABLE TO NOTE THAT IN 2020 THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS HELD STEADY, WITH ONLY A SMALL REDUCTION (144 AS OPPOSED TO 152).IN AN ATTEMPT TO INCREASE ITS PRESENCE, CIMA, WHICH OBTAINED PPP SUPPORT, NOT ONLY DID NOT LET GO ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES, BUT RATHER IN SEPTEMBER 2020 HIRED A MANAGING DIRECTOR (WHO THEN LEFT IN SPRING 2021), WHOSE MAIN TASK WAS DEVOTED TO FUNDRAISING AN OBJECTIVE THAT IN THE MIDST OF THE PANDEMIC, PROVED TO BE UNOBTAINABLE FOR VIRTUALLY ANY CULTURAL INSTITUTION.HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT PREVENT CIMA FROM MOUNTING A MAJOR NEW EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO THE ITALIAN POPULAR ARTIST MARIO SCHIFANO, WHICH EVENTUALLY OPENED TO THE PUBLIC IN JANUARY 2021 AND TURNED OUT TO BE ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CULTURAL EVENTS OF THE YEAR IN NEW YORK, ACCLAIMED BY BOTH CRITICS AND PUBLIC ALIKE. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXHIBITION, CIMA ALSO RESTARTED ITS AMBITIOUS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH REPRESENTS ONE OF THE FOUNDING PILLARS OF SCHOLARSHIP AT CIMA.IN THESE DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES, SUPPORT FROM PUBLIC CONTRIBUTIONS REPRESENTED 13% OF CIMA'S ANNUAL REVENUE, A FIGURE THAT CONFIRMS THE IMPORTANCE OF CIMA'S ROLE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL COMMUNITY THAT IT SERVES. |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | OTHER - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 4,606. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 2,777. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 1,557. |
| CONT. - PART II, SECTION C, LINE 17A, FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCE | "FOR MANY OF THESE EVENTS, WE ENJOYED EXCELLENT ITALIAN FARE PROVIDED BY GIOVANNI RANA PASTIFICIO E CUCINA, THE GENEROUS SPONSOR OF OUR ENTIRE INAUGURAL YEAR. WE ALSO ENJOYED THE DONATIONS OF DEPERO SEASON SPONSORS CAMPARI USA, NINO FRANCO PROSECCO, AND LAVAZZA, AND ARE HOPEFUL THESE SPONSORSHIPS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS SECOND SEASON WE LAUNCHED OUR WEBSITE IN FEBRUARY, AND ADDED A BLOG IN MAY. OVER 1200 PEOPLE JOINED OUR MAILING LIST DURING THE COURSE OF THIS FIRST SEASON. WE BEGAN OUR MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM TOWARDS THE END OF THE SEASON." IN NOVEMBER OF 2014, THE BOARD RETAINED A CONSULTANT FOR FUNDRAISING WHO PREPARED A FUNDRAISING STRATEGY. ALTHOUGH THE CONSULTANT WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE HER WORK, THE ADVICE SHE PROVIDED LED CIMA TO FURTHER DEVELOP ITS SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE (FOR A COMPLETE ACCOUNT OF CIMA SOCIAL MEDIA NUMBERS PLEASE SEE THE PARAGRAPH "CIMA'S SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE" BELOW). IN 2015, CIMA APPLIED FOR AND WAS ACCEPTED INTO THE NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS ("NYFA") INCUBATOR PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE TO PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR STRATEGIC PLANNING AND FUNDRAISING PLANNING PROCESS. THANKS TO THIS PROGRAM, CIMA WAS ABLE TO WORK WITH A FUNDRAISER FOR FREE WHO ADVISED OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO APPLY EXTENSIVELY FOR PUBLIC GRANTS. CIMA ALSO RECEIVED GRANTS FROM NYFA TO USE FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. IN 2016, CIMA HIRED A SECOND FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT, WHO FOCUSED ON ASSISTING CIMA IN APPLYING FOR PUBLIC GRANTS. HE SERVED FROM 2016 - 2018. DURING THIS PERIOD, CIMA APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED SEVERAL GRANTS, INCLUDING $22,500 FROM THE GLADYS KRIEBLE DELMAS FOUNDATION TO LAUNCH CIMA'S ONLINE JOURNAL, ITALIAN MODERN ART, AND FROM THE TERRA FOUNDATION FOR THE AMERICAN ARTS TO SUPPORT THE FEBRUARY 2019 CIMA STUDY DAYS. DURING THIS PERIOD, CIMA RECOGNIZED THAT GRANT APPLICATIONS ALONE WERE NOT GOING TO PROVIDE CIMA WITH THE PUBLIC FUNDING IT SOUGHT, AND THAT OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING WOULD BE NEEDED. FURTHER THE GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS WAS VERY TIME-CONSUMING FOR CIMA'S SMALL STAFF. ACCORDINGLY, DURING 2016-2018 CIMA BEGAN FORMALIZING A STRATEGIC PLAN AND A FUNDRAISING PLAN. THE BOARD WORKED WITH CIMA'S THEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO PREPARE A FUNDRAISING PLAN. WHILE THIS PLAN WAS STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RESIGNED AND LEFT CIMA IN LATE JUNE OF 2018. CIMA IMMEDIATELY HIRED A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CONTINUED TO WORK ON A FUNDRAISING PLAN. IN THE SPRING OF 2019, THE BOARD HIRED A FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT WHO RECOMMENDED A PLAN THAT THE BOARD AGREED WITH. THAT PLAN COVERED STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING GIFTS FROM INDIVIDUALS, GOVERNMENT FUNDING AND FOUNDATION FUNDING. HOWEVER, SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RESIGNED IN JULY OF 2019. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FUNDRAISE WITHOUT AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. CIMA HIRED THEN TWO EXECUTIVE SEARCH CONSULTANTS TO FIND A REPLACEMENT WITH THE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT SKILLS TO EXECUTE THE FUNDRAISING PLAN. IN SEPTEMBER 2020 CIMA HIRED A MANAGING DIRECTOR WHO PREVIOUSLY WORKED AT CIMA AND POSSESSED SIGNIFICANT FUNDRAISING AND MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE. CIMA HAS ALSO EMPLOYED AN ESTABLISHED PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRM WHO IS HELPING TO TARGET POTENTIAL FUNDRAISING AUDIENCES AND EXPAND CIMA'S PUBLIC REACH AND RECOGNITION. DESPITE THESE OBSTACLES IN 2018, THE BOARD WAS ABLE TO IMPLEMENT SOME OF ITS STRATEGIC GOALS THAT IMPACT FUNDRAISING. THESE INCLUDE BOARD DEVELOPMENT, MORE FULLY DISCUSSED BELOW UNDER THE HEADING "CIMA'S BOARD AND BOARD DEVELOPMENT AND INCLUDED THE CREATION OF CIMA'S ON-LINE JOURNAL WHICH CONTINUED TO BE UPDATED IN 2019 AND INCREASED CIMA'S VISIBILITY AND STATURE IN THE ART WORLD. CIMA IS ALSO FOCUSED ON FUNDRAISING DIRECTED AT SUPPORT FOR ITS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AND IS PITCHING ENDOWED FELLOWSHIPS TO INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS. THESE EFFORTS HAVE BEGUN TO BEAR FRUIT, WITH GRANTS FROM THE DELMAS FOUNDATION DESCRIBED ABOVE AND A DONATION FROM CHRISTIE'S TO SUPPORT THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. CURRENT MAJOR INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE DONORS ARE RECOGNIZED ON CIMA'S WEBSITE. (HTTPS://WWW.ITALIANMODERNART.ORG/CORPORATE-PATRONS-AND-INDIVIDUAL-DONOR S/). IN ADDITION, CIMA BOARD MEMBERS HAVE INTENSIFIED OUTREACH EFFORTS TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AND BUILD A NETWORK OF SUPPORT FOR CIMA'S ACTIVITIES (E.G. BOARD MEMBERS HAVE BEEN WORKING EXTENSIVELY TO STRENGTHEN THE CONNECTION BETWEEN CIMA AND THE ITALIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY), ALWAYS REFLECTING THE INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC. CIMA MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM SINCE ITS FOUNDING, CIMA HAS BUILT A DEDICATED COMMUNITY OF MEMBERS, EVIDENCED BY THE LARGE VOLUME OF MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS IT RECEIVES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. CIMA'S EDUCATIONAL MISSION IS EVIDENT IN EVERY PROGRAM AND ACTIVITY IT ORGANIZES. CIMA HAS A STRONG TRACK RECORD OF BUILDING NETWORKS AND COMMUNITY. AS MENTIONED ABOVE, MEMBERSHIPS HAVE ALSO BEEN A WAY TO REACH INDIVIDUAL DONORS AND MAJOR GIFTS. CURRENT MEMBERSHIP LEVELS ARE FOUND ON CIMA'S WEBSITE. HTTPS://WWW.ITALIANMODERNART.ORG/MEMBERSHIP/ CIMA INCREASED ITS MEMBERSHIP DUES AND RETAINED ITS MEMBERSHIP. AT THE END OF 2019, CIMA HAD 206 MEMBERS AND SEVERAL MEMBERS CONVERTED TO SERIOUS DONORS MAKING GIFTS LARGER THAN $500 AND INCREASED IT'S CORPORATE AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT SIGNIFICANTLY. TO ATTRACT NEW MEMBERS, CIMA IS OFFERING MORE HIGH-QUALITY MEMBERS-ONLY EVENTS BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY. CIMA'S SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE CIMA'S MAILING LIST REACHES MORE THAN 12,000 INDIVIDUALS, WHICH INCLUDES MANY IN THE ART, ACADEMIC, AND MUSEUM FIELDS, WITH A COMBINED FOLLOWING OF OVER 15,000 IN ITS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. CIMA HAS A WEBSITE WHICH IS REGULARLY UPDATED. CIMA'S WEBSITE PRESENTS TO THE ONLINE COMMUNITY OUR OPERATIONS AS A NON-PROFIT, STAFF, AFFILIATES, AND SPONSORS, AND ANNOUNCES CIMA'S EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS. ON THE WEBSITE IT IS POSSIBLE TO FIND HISTORICAL DATA ABOUT PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS, DETAILS ON THE CURRENT EXHIBIT AND HOW TO VISIT, ABOUT OUR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, CIMA'S ONLINE JOURNAL ITALIAN MODERN ART, VIDEOS, AND BLOG POSTS. THE WEBSITE INCLUDES A SECTION DEDICATED TO DONATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS, WHERE IT IS POSSIBLE TO SIGN UP AS MEMBERS OR DONATE ANY AMOUNT. THE WEBSITE LISTS CIMA'S UPCOMING AND PAST EVENTS, AND INVITES VISITORS TO JOIN A MAILING LIST. AS OF 2019, CIMA PARTICIPATES IN INSTAGRAM (6,546 FOLLOWERS), TWITTER (2,922 FOLLOWERS), FACEBOOK (5,310 FOLLOWERS), AND LINKEDIN (450 FOLLOWERS) MARKING SIGNIFICANT GROWTH FROM THE YEAR PRIOR. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF CIMA'S NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR A NEW WEBSITE WILL BE BUILT TO MAKE THE USER-EXPERIENCE MORE SELF-DIRECTED, ENRICHING AND ACCESSIBLE FOR VISITORS WITH INTEGRATED ECOMMERCE, EMBEDDED VIDEOS AND AN INDEX OF ITALIAN MODERN ARTISTS. CIMA'S BOARD AND BOARD DEVELOPMENT CIMA SERVES MULTIPLE CONSTITUENCIES. THESE ARE PRIMARILY PERSONS INTERESTED IN MODERN ART AND IN THE QUALITATIVE EXPERIENCE OFFERED BY CIMA'S PREMISES, FELLOWS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, CIMA SERVES ITALIAN CITIZENS LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES WHO ARE HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO VIEW ART FROM THEIR COUNTRY THAT IN MANY CASES IS BEING SHOWN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE UNITED STATES AT CIMA, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE ITALIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY INTERESTED IN PRESERVING AND CELEBRATING ITALIAN CULTURE. CIMA HAS SOUGHT TO HAVE DIRECTORS WHICH REFLECT THESE DIFFERENT CONSTITUENCIES. DURING THE PERIOD 2017-2018, CIMA ADDED TWO MORE BOARD MEMBERS. IN 2018 CIMA CHANGED ITS BY-LAWS TO CREATE AN HONORARY BOARD TO FURTHER BROADEN CIMA'S OUTREACH. CIMA CURRENTLY HAS TWO HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS. WITH ITS NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR CIMA HAS BEGUN TO ENGAGE AND CULTIVATE NEW BOARD MEMBERS WITH STRONG PHILANTHROPIC NETWORKS WHO CAN FAST TRACK CIMA'S FUNDRAISING GOALS. |
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| PART I - LINE V & PART V - LINE 2A | CENTER FOR ITALIAN MODERN ART HAS AN EMPLOYMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ENCOMPASSING A BROAD RANGE OF SERVICES, INCLUDING BENEFITS AND PAYROLL ADMINISTRATION, HEALTH, WORKER'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE PROGRAMS, PERSONNEL RECORDS MANAGEMENT, EMPLOYER LIABILITY MANAGEMENT, ETC. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR A REVIEW BEFORE THE RETURN IS SIGNED AND FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE CENTER FOR ITALIAN MODERN ART MAKES IT GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
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