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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CHILDREN AND SCREENS-INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL MEDIA AND CHILD DEVELOPMEN.

Totals

Total revenue
$818,296
Total expenses
$2,335,771
Contributions and grants received
$732,973
Grants paid
$15,178
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$174,717
Other revenue
-$89,394
Total assets, end of year
$6,364,765
Total liabilities, end of year
$91,697
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,273,068
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,879,653
Management and general expenses
$279,815
Fundraising expenses
$176,303
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,879,653

Program services were 80.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $403,163

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $329,810

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $174,717 · excluded $174,717

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $5,000

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $403,163

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $94,394

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$89,394 · excluded -$89,394

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $15,178 · program services $15,178

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $512,519 · program services $341,680 · management and general $85,419 · fundraising $85,420

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $465,218 · program services $319,280 · management and general $72,969 · fundraising $72,969

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $107,480 · program services $71,652 · management and general $17,914 · fundraising $17,914

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $51,256 · program services $29,853 · management and general $21,403

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,084 · management and general $15,084

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $55,000 · program services $55,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $514,156 · program services $514,156

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $227,688 · program services $227,688

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $11,398 · program services $8,548 · management and general $2,850

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,460 · program services $1,095 · management and general $365

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,729 · program services $8,797 · management and general $2,932

  • 24a · Other expenses: JOB POSTING & RECRUIT.

    total $181,429 · program services $120,550 · management and general $60,879

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $166,176 · program services $166,176

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,118,488 · end of year $1,007,399

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,445,075 · end of year $3,719,793

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,251,021 · end of year $1,485,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $21,000 · end of year $84,449

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $17,023

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $16,759

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,724 · end of year $264

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $67,860

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $104,129 · end of year $91,697

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,994,059 · end of year $5,783,948

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $739,120 · end of year $489,120

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

CHILDREN AND SCREENS: INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL MEDIA AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT IS DEDICATED TO UNDERSTANDING AND ADDRESSING COMPELLING QUESTIONS REGARDING MEDIA'S IMPACT ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INTERDISCIPLINARY DIALOGUE, PUBLIC INFORMATION, AND RIGOROUS, OBJECTIVE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH BRIDGING THE MEDICAL, NEUROSCIENTIFIC, SOCIAL SCIENCE, EDUCATION, AND ACADEMIC COMMUNITIES. OUR ORGANIZATION ADVANCES INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH, SUPPORTS HUMAN CAPITAL IN THE FIELD, INFORMS AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC; AND ADVOCATES FOR SOUND PUBLIC POLICY FOR CHILD HEALTH AND WELLNESS. TOGETHER WITH OUR SUPPORTERS, WE ARE HELPING CHILDREN LEAD HEALTHY LIVES IN A DIGITAL WORLD.

  • CHILDREN AND SCREENS WORKS TOWARDS DEVELOPING HUMAN CAPITAL IN THE FIELD THROUGH ENCOURAGING NEW AND MID-CAREER PROFESSIONALS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INSTITUTE'S MULTIDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCES, MEETINGS, AND EVENTS; PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS AND FELLOWS; AND, THROUGH ADMINISTERING A ROBUST INTERNSHIP/APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. THE INSTITUTE'S CONVENINGS FOSTER COLLABORATION OF NEW PROFESSIONALS WITH MORE WELL-ESTABLISHED RESEARCHERS AND AS WELL AS DEVELOP A HOLISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE COGNITIVE, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL IMPACTS OF DIGITAL MEDIA AND TODDLERS, CHILDREN, AND ADOLESCENTS. THE INSTITUTE'S INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUDDING STUDENTS TO EXPLORE THIS FIELD OF RESEARCH, MEDIA OR EDUCATION, PROVIDE JOB EXPERIENCE AND MENTORSHIP, AND TO HELP BUILD FUTURE RESEARCHERS. THE INSTITUTE ALSO ENGAGES STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS IN ITS RETREAT PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THE "DIGITAL MEDIA AND THE DEVELOPING BRAIN" NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH RETREAT. ANOTHER PROJECT WHICH INVOLVES SEVERAL YOUNG INVESTIGATORS, THE MEDIA IMPACT SCREENING TOOLKIT, WILL EVENTUALLY PROVIDE A ROADMAP FOR CREATING A COMPREHENSIVE SET OF INSTRUMENTS TO IDENTIFY AND ASSESS HEALTH AND WELLNESS CONCERNS RELATED TO DIGITAL MEDIA IN THE PEDIATRIC POPULATION.

    Expenses $964,814

  • CHILDREN AND SCREENS' COMMUNICATION, OUTREACH, AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED, ACTIONABLE INFORMATION ABOUT CHILDREN'S USE OF DIGITAL MEDIA AND ITS IMPACT ON THEIR HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT TO PARENTS, EDUCATORS, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS, ANDOTHER PROFESSIONALS AND STAKEHOLDERS. THESE PROGRAMS ALSO PROVIDE GUIDANCE REGARDING PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS' USE OF DIGITAL MEDIA AND ITS IMPACT ON CHILD HEALTH. THE INSTITUTE ACCOMPLISHES THIS FACET OF ITS MISSION THROUGH EXTENSIVE INFORMATION ON ITS WEBSITE, WORKSHOPS,SOCIAL MEDIA, PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, MEDIA INTERVIEWS, PRESS RELEASES, BLOGS AND PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES.

    Expenses $563,675

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $351,164 · Grants $15,178

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • Pamela Hurst-Della Pietra

    PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • April Glad

    SECRETARY & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nancy Goroff

    TREASURER & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kris Perry

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / CEO

    Total calculated
    $286,319
    From this org
    $286,319
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $286,319
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $286,319
  • Robert Charles

    PT DIRECTOR OF FINANCE / CFO

    Total calculated
    $65,000
    From this org
    $65,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Jill Braunstein

    DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMM.

    Total calculated
    $161,200
    From this org
    $161,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,200
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $161,200

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423189349311822

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