FAMILIES MANAGING MEDIA INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2023

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Organization: FAMILIES MANAGING MEDIA INC (EIN 47-5470710)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-11-11
IRS object ID: 202443169349200709
Schema version: 2023v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-11-11T04:56:45-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	475470710	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FAMILIES MANAGING MEDIA INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% Melanie Hempe	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	FAMI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Foreign Phone	7049967609	ForeignPhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	301 E John Street Box 163	AddressLine1Txt
City	Matthews	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28105	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Melanie Hempe	PersonNm
Person Title	President	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2024-11-11	SignatureDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2024-10-15 13:58:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Address	www.screenstrong.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Other	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd
Type Of Organization Other	Nonprofit Corporation	TypeOfOrganizationOtherDesc
Gross Receipts	$138,538	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$14,655	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue	$120,435	ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues	$3,448	MembershipDuesAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets	$0	GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss	$0	SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry	$0	GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Total Revenue	$138,538	TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$121,952	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage	$1,641	PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total	$21,337	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$144,930	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-$6,392	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$37,315	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$30,923	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part II	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$39,851	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,971	EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$39,851	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,971	EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,536	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,048	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$37,315	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,923	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt Purpose	Families Managing Media aka ScreenStrong empowers parents to confidently develop a balanced digital media lifestyle. Focusing on the connection between brain development and media use we provide solutions to reclaim kids and reconnect families in todays digital world.	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt	Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt	Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Courses and other educational resources see Schedule O for details	$0	$99,710
Podcasts and community forums see Schedule O for details	$0	$14,261
Ambassador program see Schedule O for details	$0	$19,686

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$133,657	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt	Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt	Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Jonathan Daniell
Board Chairman	1	$0	$0	$0
Anneka Daniell
Board Member	1	$0	$0	$0
Barbara Ardizzone
Board Member	1	$0	$0	$0
Melanie Hempe
President	50	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt	false	ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI	false	OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	false	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend	$0	DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed	false	Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers	false	MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Melanie Hempe	PersonNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	301 E John Street Box 163	AddressLine1Txt
City	Matthews	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28105	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7049967609	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds	false	DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided	false	TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl	NONE	PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc	NONE	PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule A	Yes (true)	FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$78,304	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$111,772	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$52,909	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$31,631	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$14,655	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$289,271	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$35,501	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$14,996	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$33,480	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$26,283	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$123,883	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$234,143	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$113,805	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$126,768	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$86,389	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$57,914	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$138,538	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$523,414	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$52,400	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$73,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$50,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$175,900	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$10,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,225	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$22,225	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$62,400	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$73,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$50,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,225	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$198,125	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$325,289	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$113,805	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$126,768	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$86,389	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$57,914	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$138,538	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$523,414	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.6215	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.5233	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Doing Business As Names	Screen Strong
Part I, line 16	\| Other Expenses:, Amount:\| Training Travel Memberships, $5528\| Marketing, $4420\| Office Expenses, $4059\| Events and Conferences, $3353\| Insurance and Banking, $2318\| Miscellaneous, $1659\|
Part II, line 26	\| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:\| Credit Card Payable, $2536, $4048\|
Part III, Line 28	\| Explanation:\| ScreenStrong achieved significant success in 2023 with the release of its Kids Brains & Screens for Students curriculum and an expanded school program. Building on its 2022 pilot this program brings ScreenStrongs educational resources to educators and students offering families a clear and effective path to address screen-related challenges at home. By onboarding 21 schools and educational organizations in 2023 ScreenStrong has further amplified its impact on student wellness and screen education.
Part III, Line 29	\| Explanation:\| The ScreenStrong Families Podcast continued to deliver valuable weekly content in 2023 reaching nearly 160,000 episode downloads. This format provides a dynamic platform for a diverse range of experts who support the bold ScreenStrong message. Additionally ScreenStrongs private online community grew to 1,643 members in 2023 offering vital support to parents worldwide who are addressing screen addiction in their homes. ScreenStrong staff and volunteers actively monitor the forum to ensure a supportive environment with healthy interactions and productive dialogue for all members.
Part III, Line 30	\| Explanation:\| ScreenStrongs Ambassador Program reached new milestones in 2023. Dedicated to empowering families to reclaim their children from the harmful effects of todays digital world ScreenStrong Ambassadors actively share the ScreenStrong message within their communities both in-person and online. Serving as an extension of ScreenStrong staff these Ambassadors receive specialized training to lead workshops create support groups and provide ongoing support in their local areas amplifying the ScreenStrong missions reach across the nation and globally. In 2023 alone ScreenStrong onboarded over 40 new Ambassadors expanding its international presence to include representatives in countries such as Trinidad Switzerland and Guatemala.