STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

MISSION FILMS: Form 990EZ, tax year 2021

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Organization
MISSION FILMS (EIN 46-3575346)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-02-18
IRS object ID
202210499349200921
Schema version
2021v4.1
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-02-18T23:34:41ZReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN431871840PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Block AdvisorsBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line120576 HOMESTEAD RDAddressLine1Txt
CityCUPERTINOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95014ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN463575346EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MISSION FILMSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMISSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4159909932PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13447 25TH STAddressLine1Txt
CitySan FranciscoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94110ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonELLEN BRUNOPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone4159909932PhoneNum
Signature2022-02-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerfalseDiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstELLENPersonFirstNm
Person LastBRUNOPersonLastNm

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLuz ChowPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00004338PTIN
Phone4087490518PhoneNum
Preparation2022-02-18PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website AddressWWW.BRUNOFILMS.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$82,117GrossReceiptsAmt
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$29,000ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Other Revenue Total$53,117OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$82,117TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$42,615SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$12,360OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$1,528PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$26,245OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$82,748TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$631ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,048NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$2,461OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,878NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,848BOYAmt
EOY$24,678EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,848BOYAmt
EOY$24,678EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,800BOYAmt
EOY$21,800EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,048BOYAmt
EOY$2,878EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeBRUNOFILMS HAS FOCUSED ON ISSUES AT THE FOREFRONT OF HUMAN RIGHTS INCLUDING BURMESE PROSTITUTION, TIBETAN NUNS, HEALTH CARE IN CAMBODIA,, AND HOMELESSNESS. THESE FILMS HAVE BEEN USED EXTENSIVELY IN SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES AND TO RAISE FUNDS FOR LOCAL INITIATIVES AND PROJECTS OVERSEAS. BRUNOFILMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE EDUCATIONAL MEDIA AND ORGANIZE OUTREACH EFFORTS TO DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomBRUNOFILMS MAINTAINED A MULTIFACETED OUTREACH AND DISTRIBUTION CAMPAIGN OF THE FILM SPLIT TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, COURT SYSTEMS AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES. BRUNOFILMS ALSO COMPLETED THE WRITING, DESIGN, AND PRINTING OF A COMPREHENSIVE VIEWERS GUILD FOR THE FILM SPLIT, AND BEGAN AN EXPANSIVE CAMPAIGN TO GET THIS RESOURCE TO THE INSTITUTIONS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE WORKING TO EASE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF DIVORCE ON CHILDREN. BRUNOFILMS HAS COMPLETED EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND PREPRODUCTION FOR SPLIT TEENS, A MEDIA RESOURCE WHICH WILL GO INTO PRODUCTION IN AUGUST 2016.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
ELLEN BRUNO
PRESIDENT40.00$36,215
ELLEN KURAS
VICE PRESIDENT10.00$0
LAURA FREEBAIRNSMITH
TREASURER10.00$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonELLEN BRUNOPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13447 25TH STAddressLine1Txt
CitySan FranciscoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94110ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4159909932PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,500CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$29,595CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$25,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,200CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$29,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$111,295TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$40,131CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$37,683CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$21,527CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$44,542CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$53,117CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$197,000TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$57,631CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$67,278CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$46,527CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$54,742CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$82,117CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$308,295TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$308,295PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$89CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$89TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$89CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$89TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$57,631CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$67,278CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$46,527CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$54,831CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$82,117CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$308,384TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99970PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99970PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00030InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00030InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (30 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 OTHER REVENUESEE BELOW
NEW DAY FILMS INCOME$4,526
KANOPY STREAMING$1,943
VHX INCOME$39
MISC INCOME$300
ROYALTY27,612
STUDIO RENT INCOME$7,945
SHEL INCOME$5,089
GUMROAD$1,828
GOFUNDME$3,835
TOTAL$53,117
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 OTHER EXPENSESSEE BELOW
BANK FEES$123
TRAVEL EXPENSES$1,000
TAX PREPARATION FEE$250
VENMO EXPENSES$915
INTERNET$1,199
EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES$8,917
PRODUCTION SHOOT EXPENSES$612
HONOARIUM FOR FILM SUBJECTS$400
PHOTO REPRINTS$675
DISTRIBUTION FULFILLMENT EXPENSES$800
COLOR CORRECTION$350
PAINTING AND CONSTRUCTION SUPPLIES$1,250
COMPUTER CONSULTATION$289
OFFICE CONSTRUCTION$8,000
OFFICE EXPENSES$1,465
TOTAL$26,245
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCESTHERE IS A NET UNREALIZED GAIN OF $2,461 ON STIFEL INVESTMENTS
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 TOTAL LIABILITIESSBA LOAN