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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by IMAGINE AWARDS.

Totals

Total revenue
$401,289
Total expenses
$416,949
Contributions and grants received
$760
Grants paid
$95,000
Program service revenue
$400,529
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$47,526
Total liabilities, end of year
$70,136
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$22,610
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$392,647
Management and general expenses
$16,488
Fundraising expenses
$7,814
Program service expenses (Part III)
$392,647

Program services were 94.2% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $760

  • 2a · Program service revenue: AWARDS PROGRAM

    total $400,529 · related or exempt $400,529

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $95,000 · program services $95,000

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $4,250 · management and general $4,250

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $31,000 · program services $21,700 · management and general $3,100 · fundraising $6,200

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSE

    total $275,947 · program services $275,947

  • 24b · Other expenses: FEES AND OTHER

    total $10,752 · management and general $9,138 · fundraising $1,614

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $27,363 · end of year $47,526

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $22,674 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $20,636

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $56,987 · end of year $49,500

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$6,950 · end of year -$22,610

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

THE IMAGINE AWARDS, WHICH HOLDS ACADEMY AWARD TYPE EVENTS FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN BOTH LONG ISLAND (APRIL) AND NEW YORK CITY (OCTOBER), WAS CREATED FOR 3 PURPOSES: TO SHINE A LIGHT ON NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE IMPACTFUL, INNOVATIVE, POSSESS STRONG LEADERSHIP, AND UNDERSTAND THE NEED AND IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSITY. THE IMAGINE AWARDS HOLDS TWO EVENTS, LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY, WHICH BRING NONPROFITS TOGETHER TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE SECTOR, TO PROVIDE AN AVENUE FOR COLLABORATION WITHIN THE SECTOR, BRINGING LEADERSHIP OF NONPROFITS TOGETHER TO FOSTER WAYS THAT THEY CAN WORK TOGETHER, TO PROVIDE INSIGHT AND EDUCATION TO THE SECTOR THROUGH SHARING OF IDEAS AT THE AWARDS PROGRAMS AND THROUGH OTHER TRAINING THROUGH OUR LET'S IMAGINE PROGRAM WHERE THE IMAGINE AWARD WINNERS PROVIDE INSIDE THROUGH A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE IMAGINE AWARDS, WHICH HOLDS ACADEMY AWARD TYPE EVENTS FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN BOTH LONG ISLAND (APRIL) AND NEW YORK CITY (OCTOBER), WAS CREATED FOR 3 PURPOSES: TO SHINE A LIGHT ON NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE IMPACTFUL, INNOVATIVE, POSSESS STRONG LEADERSHIP, AND UNDERSTAND THE NEED AND IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSITY. THE IMAGINE AWARDS HOLDS TWO EVENTS, LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY, WHICH BRING NONPROFITS TOGETHER TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE SECTOR, TO PROVIDE AN AVENUE FOR COLLABORATION WITHIN THE SECTOR, BRINGING LEADERSHIP OF NONPROFITS TOGETHER TO FOSTER WAYS THAT THEY CAN WORK TOGETHER, TO PROVIDE INSIGHT AND EDUCATION TO THE SECTOR THROUGH SHARING OF IDEAS AT THE AWARDS PROGRAMS AND THROUGH OTHER TRAINING THROUGH OUR LET'S IMAGINE PROGRAM WHERE THE IMAGINE AWARD WINNERS PROVIDE INSIGHT THROUGH A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

  • DURING 2025, THE IMAGINE AWARDS HELD EVENTS IN BOTH LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY WHERE 48 NONPROFITS WERE HIGHLIGHTED AND MORE THAN 700 PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE THE NONPROFIT SECTOR. THE IMAGINE AWARDS PROVIDED GRANTS TO WINNERS, FREE TICKETS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND EACH OF THE 48 FINALISTS RECEIVED CUSTOM MADE, PROFESSIONALLY PRODUCED VIDEOS. THE IMAGINE AWARDS HELPS TO VALIDATE AND SHARE THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ARE PERFORMING IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THE IMAGINE AWARDS ARE THE ONLY AWARDS PROGRAM IN THE NEW YORK AREA THAT FOCUSES ON THE NONPROFIT SECTOR, A SECTOR THAT CHANGES LIVES ON A DAILY BASIS. THE IMAGINE AWARDS PROVIDES AN AVENUE TO COLLABORATE AND EXPLORE, IT PROVIDES EXPOSURE AND RECOGNITION TO THE FINALISTS AND THE SECTOR, AND IT PROVIDES A NIGHT WHERE WE SHINE A LIGHT ON THE SECTOR TO SPOTLIGHT ALL OF THE AMAZING THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY. IMAGINE AWARDS PARTICIPANTS HAVE DEVELOPED NEW PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS, HAVE MADE CORPORATE CONNECTIONS WHICH HAS RESULTED IN NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND CONTRIBUTIONS, HAVE GAINED STRATEGIC INSIGHT INTO WHAT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ARE DOING, AND HAVE DEVELOPED NEW FRIENDSHIPS AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT HAVE PROVEN ESSENTIAL TO THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR ORGANIZATIONS.

    Expenses $392,647 · Grants $95,000 · Revenue $401,289

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ken Cerini

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kimberly Roffi

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matthew Burke

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kelli Anne Cerini

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

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.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
29 July 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202632109349300733

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