2021-04-28T08:29:27-07:00 2020-12-31 RICH AND BANDER LLP 79 Madison Avenue 2nd Floor New York NY 10016 990 2020-01-01 200367608 ISSUE PROJECT ROOM INC ISSU 7183300313 140 SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10003 ROGER L DUBOIS BOARD PRESIDENT 7183300313 2021-04-28 true ROGER DUBOIS XXX-XX-XXXX JONATHAN A BANDER P00561220 2126842470 2021-04-28 X 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z ROGER L DUBOIS SAME AS C ABOVE BROOKLYN NY 11217 947573 false X issueprojectroom.org/ X 2003 NY SEE SCHEDULE O 9 9 9 25 0 0 683840 887890 128910 57813 170 34920 1700 847670 947573 25000 0 0 381182 392896 0 128184 317314 222771 723496 615667 124174 331906 1201189 1590102 57950 114957 1143239 1475145 SEE SCHEDULE O false false 316930 0 57813 ISSUE PROJECT ROOM PRESENTS PROJECTS BY INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTISTS THAT EXPAND THE BOUNDARIES OF ARTISTIC PRACTICE AND STIMULATE CRITICAL DIALOGUE IN THE BROADER COMMUNITY. ISSUE SERVES AS A LEADING CULTURAL INCUBATOR, FACILITATING THE COMMISSION AND PREMIERE OF INNOVATIVE NEW WORKS SPANNING GENRES OF MUSIC, DANCE, LITERATURE AND FILM. DURING 2020, ISSUE COMMISSIONED MULTIPLE WORKS AND PRESENTED NUMEROUS EVENTS BRINGING RECOGNITION TO CREATIVE PRACTITIONERS WHOSE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ARTISTIC FIELD ARE UNDERREPRESENTED. LIVE EVENTS WERE PRESENTED THROUGHOUT THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2020 AT ISSUE'S 22 BOERUM THEATER. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ISSUE'S FINAL IN-PERSON EVENT WITH AUDIENCE IN ATTENDANCE OCCURRED ON MARCH 12, 2020. ALL SCHEDULED EVENTS AFTER THIS DATE WERE CANCELED OR POSTPONED. SINCE THAT TIME, ISSUE HAS COORDINATED ALL PROGRAMS AS FREE ONLINE STREAMS. BETWEEN APRIL 1, 2020 AND DECEMBER 2021, 2020 ISSUE PRESENTED 45 EVENTS ONLINE. OF THESE, A A SMALL NUMBER WERE RECORDED IN-PERSON WITH ONLY ARTISTS AND TECHNICAL STAFF PRESENT WITH A HANDFUL LIVE STREAMED, BUT MOST BEING PRE-RECORDED AND EDITED PRIOR TO PRESENTATION. IN AUGUST 2020, ISSUE HOSTED INSTALLATION OF A WORK BY ARTIST LAURIE SPIEGEL, COORDINATED BY SETH CLUETT. THE DESIGN OF THE INSTALLATION WAS CRAFTED CAREFULLY WITHIN THE SCOPE OF OUR APPROVED COVID SAFETY PLAN. A SELECTION OF ISSUE'S AUDIENCE (MEMBERS AND TICKET BUYERS FROM THE ORIGINAL EVENT, SLATED FOR LATE-MARCH 2020) WERE INVITED TO RSVP TO EXPERIENCE THE INSTALLATION. A MAXIMUM OF FIVE PRE-REGISTERED GUESTS COULD VISIT AT A TIME WITH STRICT SOCIAL DISTANCING IN PLACE, AND THE VISITOR TIME SLOTS WERE SPACED OUT SUCH THAT THERE WAS AMPLE TIME FOR CLEANING BETWEEN EACH INTERVAL. NO OTHER EVENTS INVOLVED IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE. 316930 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 24 0 9 true false false false false false true true false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NY X ISSUE PROJECT ROOM 7183300313 140 SECOND AVE 503 NEW YORK NY 10003 ROGER LUKE DUBOIS PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEANNE HARDY VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARCUS BRAUER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TONI DOVE SECRETARY (AS OF SEPT 2020) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRADEN KING SECRETARY (UNTIL JUNE 2020) 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE BUSCEMI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT LONGO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HOWARD HUANG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DUSTIN DIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN VLAHOPLUS BOARD MEMBER (AS OF FEB 2020) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ZEV GREENFIELD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 117526 0 7822 117526 0 7822 1 false false false 22719 17309 373320 474542 201098 887890 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 711130 57813 0 0 57813 170 0 170 390 390 390 390 17309 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 1310 1310 0 0 1310 947573 59123 0 560 125000 50000 37500 37500 218821 115260 46705 56856 25896 12447 6342 7107 23179 11141 5677 6361 6985 0 6985 0 84586 69795 14791 0 9030 4458 4572 0 4743 0 4743 0 311 311 0 0 64465 30930 16172 17363 10928 10928 0 0 594 298 148 148 811 0 811 0 7414 0 7414 0 8198 0 8198 0 EVENT AND OTHER FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2022 0 0 2022 SUPPLIES 810 632 84 94 BANK AND MERCHANT PROCESSING FEES 7465 0 7465 0 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 986 986 0 0 13423 9744 2946 733 615667 316930 170553 128184 2411 9937 69805 713 119910 453 8834 10085 1464111 84199 1189231 1379912 1201189 1590102 16286 41657 4729 5237 9500 68063 27435 0 57950 114957 X 8694 18505 1134545 1456640 1143239 1475145 1201189 1590102 331906 X false true X true false X 0 662574 476197 591679 683840 887890 3302180 0 0 662574 476197 591679 683840 887890 3302180 404580 2897600 57837 76389 95427 28265 390 258308 0 0 3560488 470808 0.81380 0.85990 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 1409185 35463 1373722 41740 38428 3312 13186 10308 2878 1379912 GRANT ADVANCES 0 0 X 1108689 161116 161116 947573 947573 776783 161116 161116 615667 615667 Pt X, Line 2 THE ORGANIZATION HAS EVALUATED ITS CURRENT TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH A RESERVE WOULD BE NECESSARY. SPECIAL EVENTS 19635 17309 2326 2326 19635 17309 2326 2326 2326 0 NYC DCA 2020 CAPITAL EXPENDITURES 198095 FMV BEVERAGES AND OTHER GALA CONTRIBUTIONS 2033 FMV BEVERAGES, CDs, HOTEL - NON-GALA 970 FMV false false false Pt VI, Line 11b THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ONCE IT IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IT IS THEN FILED WITH THE IRS. Pt VI, Line 12c THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES ANY AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND/OR EMPLOYEES TO REPORT ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS THE ARISE. Pt VI, Line 15a BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES SALARIES OF ALL EMPLOYEES Pt VI, Line 15b BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES SALARIES OF ALL EMPLOYEES Other PART I, LINE 1 & PART III, LINE 1: Other ISSUE PROJECT ROOM PRESENTS PROJECTS BY INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTISTS THAT EXPAND THE BOUNDARIES OF ARTISTIC PRACTICE AND STIMULATE CRITICAL DIALOGUE IN THE BROADER COMMUNITY. ISSUE SERVES AS A LEADING CULTURAL INCUBATOR, FACILITATING THE COMMISSION AND PREMIERE OF INNOVATIVE NEW WORKS SPANNING GENRES OF MUSIC, DANCE, LITERATURE AND FILM. Other SCHEDULE B - TIME AND PROGRAM RESTRICTED GRANTS PLUS CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS: Other THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS TOTAL IN (1) INCLUDES $198,095 OF NONCASH PROPERTY CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AS OUTLINED IN PART 2; PLUS 2021 TIME AND/OR PROGRAM RESTRICTED GRANTS ARE INCLUDED FOR THE FOLLOWING FUNDERS: (4) HOWARD GILMAN FOUNDATION $50,000; (5) THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATION $25,000; (8) TD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $20,000; AND (9) THE GIVING BACK FUND $20,000. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g ARTIST FEES, HONORARIUMS AND STIPENDS 61826. 61826. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g CONTRACT SERVICES 17619. 2828. 14791. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g CURATORIAL FEES 4027. 4027. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g FRONT OF HOUSE EXPENSES 1114. 1114. 0. 0.