FAMILIES MANAGING MEDIA INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2022

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Organization: FAMILIES MANAGING MEDIA INC (EIN 47-5470710)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-11-13
IRS object ID: 202323179349200207
Schema version: 2022v5.0
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	2023-11-13T06:05:57-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	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	2023-11-13	SignatureDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	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	$57,914	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$31,631	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue	$26,283	ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
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	$57,914	TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$41,955	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage	$1,525	PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total	$17,394	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$60,874	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-$2,960	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$40,275	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$37,315	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part II	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$63,320	BOYAmt
EOY	$39,851	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	$63,320	BOYAmt
EOY	$39,851	EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,045	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,536	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,275	BOYAmt
EOY	$37,315	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 today's 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	$45,434
Podcasts and community forums see Schedule O for details	$0	$0
Ambassador program see Schedule O for details	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$45,434	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

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	$59,786	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$78,304	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$111,772	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$52,909	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$31,631	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$334,402	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$18,949	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$35,501	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$14,996	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$33,480	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$26,283	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$129,209	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	$78,735	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$113,805	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$126,768	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$86,389	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$57,914	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$463,611	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$52,400	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$73,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$50,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$183,400	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$20,400	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$10,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,225	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$37,625	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$27,900	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$62,400	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$73,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$50,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,225	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$221,025	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$242,586	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	$78,735	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$113,805	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$126,768	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$86,389	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$57,914	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$463,611	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.5233	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.58	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	ScreenStrong
Part I, line 16	\| Other Expenses:, Amount:\| Marketing, $7993\| Office Expenses, $4274\| Technology, $3250\| Insurance and Banking, $1662\| Meetings, $215\|
Part II, line 26	\| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:\| Salaries and Payroll Taxes Payable, $18469, $0\| Credit Card Payable, $4576, $2536\|
Part III, Line 28	\| Explanation:\| In addition to continuing to promote the availability of its own online courses to develop robust online and in-person communities and maintain fresh content on its website ScreenStrong began a school pilot program in 2022. This brought ScreenStrong educational content to many educators and students while offering families a straightforward path for immediately taking action to address screen issues in the home.
Part III, Line 29	\| Explanation:\| The ScreenStrong Families Podcast continued to provide a regular source of rich weekly content for subscribers. There were nearly 80,000 episode downloads in 2022 and the podcast format continues to provide a forum for a range of experts operating in the same space who support the bold ScreenStrong message. ScreenStrong migrated its online community to a private forum in 2022 providing community support for parents all over the world who are struggling with screen addiction in their homes. The group is constantly monitored by ScreenStrong staff and volunteers to ensure that an environment of healthy interactions and productive dialogue is maintained in the group.
Part III, Line 30	\| Explanation:\| ScreenStrong's Ambassador Program reached new heights in 2022. Committed to ScreenStrong's mission to empower families to reclaim their kids from the toxic elements of today's digital world ScreenStrong Ambassadors spread the ScreenStrong message in their immediate community of influence both in-person and online. As an extension of the ScreenStrong staff Ambassadors are trained to lead workshops in their own communities create support groups and make themselves available for additional support providing even greater potential for the ScreenStrong message to reach families across the nation and even around the world. ScreenStrong onboarded over 35 Ambassadors in 2022 reaching as far as New Zealand.