GEORGE M EWING CANANDAIGUA FORUM: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024
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- Organization
- GEORGE M EWING CANANDAIGUA FORUM (EIN 83-0784516)
- Tax period
- 2024-06-01 to 2025-05-31
- Filed
- 2025-09-08
- IRS object ID
- 202532519349200038
- Schema version
- 2024v5.2
- 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
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2025-09-08T11:40:36-05:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2025-05-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 271895149 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Heveron & Company CPAs PLLC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 260 Plymouth Avenue South | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Rochester | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 14608 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2024-06-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 830784516 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | George M Ewing Canandaigua Forum | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | GEOR | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 5853138443 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 12 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Canandaigua | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 14424 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Barbara Risser | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Chair | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 5853138443 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2025-08-29 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (1) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr | Yes (1) | IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | Stephanie Annunziata | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00195472 | PTIN |
| Phone | 5852322956 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2025-08-29 | PreparationDt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2024 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd |
| Website Address | www.gmeforum.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $119,490 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $91,868 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $17,180 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Investment Income | $10,442 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Total Revenue | $119,490 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $53,815 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $10,989 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $29,362 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $94,166 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $25,324 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $330,822 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $12,795 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $368,941 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $23,049 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $35,025 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $307,773 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $333,916 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $330,822 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $368,941 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $330,822 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $368,941 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part III | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd |
| Primary Exempt Purpose | The mission of the George M. Ewing Canandaigua Forum, Inc. is to engage people in thoughtful, stimulating and informed discourse on intellectual and cultural topics of regional, national and world interest.The Forum provides presentations by both emerging voices and leading figures in their fields to inspire dialogue within the community. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | Founded in 2010 by a community group, the forum launched the following year, with three speakers. In our eighth season, we added a fourth event. We have covered a wide range of topics over our 11 seasons: foreign policy, theater, polling, world, food, security, politics, climate change, music, taxation, sculpture, Native American rights, farming and farm markets, wine making, and wine tasting. Since the fall of 2011, the Ewing Canandaigua Forum has hosted a series of events. Now in its 14th season we offer four programs over the year. The venue will accommodate about 400 people. The events range from 200-400 attendees. | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Grants And Allocations | $0 | GrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
| Program Service Expenses | $90,854 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $90,854 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (12 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Fogg | ||||
| Board Member | 0.90 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Brie Chupalio | ||||
| Board Member | 0.60 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stacy Taylor | ||||
| Board Member | 1.90 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Megan Brady | ||||
| Board Member | 1.50 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sim Covington Jr | ||||
| Board Member | 1.20 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Doug Merril | ||||
| Board Member | 1.70 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jean McCreary | ||||
| Board Member | 3.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Diane Olivet | ||||
| Board Member | 0.90 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| AJ Magnan | ||||
| Vice-Chair | 0.90 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Risser | ||||
| Secretary | 3.90 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Neil Atkins | ||||
| Chair | 5.40 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Maggie Atkins | ||||
| Treasurer | 11.30 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part V | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartVInd |
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | 0 | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | 0 | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | 0 | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | 0 | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | 0 | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend | $0 | DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt |
| Made Loans To From Officers | 0 | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | 0 | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr | $0 | TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt |
| Tax Reimbursed By Organization | $0 | TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | NY | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | The Organization | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 12 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Canandaigua | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 14424 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 5853138443 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | 0 | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | 0 | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | 0 | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | 0 | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | 0 | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | 0 | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | 0 | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | 0 | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (1) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Organization170 | Yes (X) | PublicOrganization170Ind |
Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $333,096 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $90,135 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $91,868 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $515,099 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $333,096 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $90,135 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $91,868 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $515,099 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $47,916 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $467,183 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $161 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $10,363 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $10,442 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $20,966 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $536,065 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Gross Receipts Rltd Activities | $35,659 | GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt |
| First5 Years170 | Yes (X) | First5Years170Ind |
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 (4 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 4 - Other Investment Income | Description: Interest Income. Amount: 10,442. |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses | Description: Advertising and Marketing. Amount: 9,458. Description: Office. Amount: 6,143. Description: Travel. Amount: 3,021. Description: Insurance. Amount: 1,852. Description: Event Catering. Amount: 8,482. Description: Interest Paid. Amount: 32. Description: Other . Amount: 374. Total to Form 990-EZ, line 16: 29,362. |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 - Other Changes in Net Assets | Description: Unrealized Gain. Amount: 12,795. |
| Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets | Description: Investments. Beg. of Year Amount: 301,273. End of Year Amount: 320,916. Description: Prepaid Expenses. Beg. of Year Amount: 6,500. End of Year Amount: 13,000. |
Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Declaration | The organization did not, during the year, receive any funds, directly,or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract.The organization, did not, during the year, pay any premiums, directly,or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract. | DeclarationDesc |