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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by UNITY PRODUCTIONS FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,321,948
Total expenses
$3,409,869
Contributions and grants received
$2,196,131
Grants paid
$15,177
Program service revenue
$2,492
Investment income
$43,936
Other revenue
$79,389
Total assets, end of year
$5,081,042
Total liabilities, end of year
$462,676
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,618,366
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,661,539
Management and general expenses
$274,929
Fundraising expenses
$473,401
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,661,539

Program services were 78.1% 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

    $2,196,131

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $49,369

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SCREENING FEES

    total $2,325 · related or exempt $2,325

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL EVENT

    total $167 · related or exempt $167

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $43,936 · excluded $43,936

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $82,955 · excluded $82,955

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $5,709

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $9,275

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$3,566 · related or exempt -$3,566

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $15,177 · program services $15,177

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $564,744 · program services $536,506 · management and general $14,786 · fundraising $13,452

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $575,391 · program services $457,483 · management and general $39,272 · fundraising $78,636

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $19,148 · program services $15,451 · management and general $1,244 · fundraising $2,453

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $200,591 · program services $174,725 · management and general $10,786 · fundraising $15,080

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $78,661 · program services $68,710 · management and general $3,843 · fundraising $6,108

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,533 · program services $3,463 · management and general $70

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $23,308 · management and general $23,308

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $697,486 · program services $441,896 · management and general $107,292 · fundraising $148,298

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $21,114 · program services $18,320 · fundraising $2,794

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $93,764 · program services $25,530 · management and general $7,887 · fundraising $60,347

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $139,010 · program services $74,009 · management and general $48,011 · fundraising $16,990

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $12 · program services $12

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $42,165 · program services $33,542 · management and general $3,079 · fundraising $5,544

  • 17 · Travel

    total $47,259 · program services $7,292 · management and general $4,623 · fundraising $35,344

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $31,133 · program services $2,937 · management and general $3,423 · fundraising $24,773

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,548 · program services $2,448 · management and general $600 · fundraising $500

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $44,689 · program services $35,788 · management and general $3,906 · fundraising $4,995

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION

    total $745,338 · program services $741,591 · management and general $321 · fundraising $3,426

  • 24b · Other expenses: MERCHANT FEES

    total $20,645 · fundraising $20,645

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $15,000 · fundraising $15,000

  • 24d · Other expenses: TAXES AND FEES

    total $9,981 · program services $65 · management and general $700 · fundraising $9,216

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $18,172 · program services $6,594 · management and general $1,778 · fundraising $9,800

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,001,464 · end of year $791,491

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,908,637 · end of year $4,040,208

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $190,718 · end of year $230,411

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $26,194 · end of year $14,496

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

    $98,398

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

    $96,661

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,285 · end of year $1,737

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,699 · end of year $2,699

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $178,710 · end of year $212,676

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $250,000 · end of year $250,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,411,223 · end of year $4,373,340

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $295,064 · end of year $245,026

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO FOSTER GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND TO NOURISH PLURALISM IN AMERICA AND AROUND THE WORLD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • FILM PRODUCTION: UPF PRODUCES DOCUMENTARY FILMS FOR TELEVISION BROADCAST, ONLINE VIEWING, AND THEATRICAL RELEASE AIMED AT INCREASING UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT FAITHS AND CULTURES, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN MUSLIMS AND OTHER FAITHS.

    Expenses $1,913,821 · Revenue $2,325

  • EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: UPF IMPLEMENTS LONG-TERM EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS AIMED AT INCREASING UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT FAITHS AND CULTURES, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN MUSLIMS AND OTHER FAITHS. UPF USES ITS DOCUMENTARY FILMS AS A PLATFORM AND CATALYST TO DISCUSS IMPORTANT TOPICS OF TODAY IN ORDER TO BREAK DOWN STEREOTYPES AND ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING. SCREENINGS OF ITS FILMS HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THOUSANDS OF CLASSROOMS AND CIVIC INSTITUTIONS. OVER 83% OF PARTICIPANTS IN UPF FILM SCREENINGS AND DIALOGUES INDICATE POSITIVE FEEDBACK AFTER VIEWING. FINALLY, UPF WORKS IN HOLLYWOOD THROUGH ITS MOST (MUSLIMS ON SCREEN AND TELEVISION) RESOURCE CENTER, PROVIDING FACTS AND RESEARCH TO SCRIPT WRITERS AND PRODUCERS ON POPULAR SHOWS SEEN WORLDWIDE.

    Expenses $747,718 · Grants $15,177 · Revenue -$3,399

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Michael Wolfe

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $269,032
    From this org
    $261,720
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,312
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $261,720
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,312
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $269,032

  • Alex Kronemer

    EXEC. DIR., SEC. & TREAS.

    Total calculated
    $295,711
    From this org
    $261,720
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,991
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $261,720
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,312
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,679
    Filer's total
    $295,711

  • Mahmood Hai

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lubna F Qureishi

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jay Schumann

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jawaad Rahman

    PRODUCER & DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $219,871
    From this org
    $191,916
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,955
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $191,916
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,758
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,197
    Filer's total
    $219,871

  • Shaista Khan

    DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $147,741
    From this org
    $120,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,741
    Hours/week
    40

  • Zeki Gobelez

    DIRECTOR OF SALES & OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $148,261
    From this org
    $124,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,061
    Hours/week
    40

  • Daniel Tutt

    DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS & PRODUCER

    Total calculated
    $144,689
    From this org
    $123,228
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,461
    Hours/week
    40

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

  • 1a · Payments for business use of a personal residence
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
THE FOUNDATION LEASES OFFICE SPACE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE ORGANIZATION UNDER ANNUAL LEASES AT MONTHLY RATES OF $500 FOR EACH OFFICE.

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

  • F24 CREATIVE LLC

    $5,500

    FILM PRODUCTION

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • LAMYA'S POEM LLC

    FILM PRODUCTION · DE · income $0 · assets $11,124

    Directly controlled by UNITY PRODUCTIONS FOUNDATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
27 June 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202301789349301520

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