ACADEMY OF INTERACTIVE ARTS & SCIENCES FOUNDATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024
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- Organization
- ACADEMY OF INTERACTIVE ARTS & SCIENCES FOUNDATION (EIN 27-2018200)
- Tax period
- 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
- Filed
- 2025-11-03
- IRS object ID
- 202503079349200445
- 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 | 2025-11-03T09:46:41-00:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2025-06-30 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 460759317 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Herwitt & Associates LLC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 5002 Dove Bill LN | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Nashville | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | IN | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 47448 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2024-07-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 272018200 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Foundation | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | ACAD | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 8476826999 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1244 W 159th St | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Gardena | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 90247 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Lyn N Soo Hoo | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Treasurer | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 8476826999 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2025-11-03 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | Julie Herwitt CPA | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00145884 | PTIN |
| Phone | 7088902545 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2025-11-03 | PreparationDt |
| Self Employed | Yes (X) | SelfEmployedInd |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Change | Yes (X) | AddressChangeInd |
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Website Address | www.interactive.org/foundation/ | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $148,260 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $148,260 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Total Revenue | $148,260 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | $72,033 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $12,050 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $13,833 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $97,916 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $50,344 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $100,422 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $150,766 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $100,422 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $150,766 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $100,422 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $150,766 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $100,422 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $150,766 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | See Schedule O | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
|---|---|
| The organization provides scholarships to students pursuing a degree and/or career in interactive arts and sciences disciplines. Each scholarship is for 2,500 and five scholarships were awarded. | $12,500 |
| The organization provides travel and meals scholarships reimbursing expenses to attend educational conferences in the industry. 39 travel scholarships were awarded. | $57,914 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $70,414 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|
| Lyn Soo Hoo | ||
| Treasurer | 005.00 | $0 |
| Neela Dass | ||
| Director | 001.00 | $0 |
| Meggan Scavio | ||
| Chairperson/Secretary | 010.00 | $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 |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | CA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Lyn Soo Hoo | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1613 Courtland | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Park Ridge | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | IL | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 60068 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 8476826999 | 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 | $25,197 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $24,690 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $129,875 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $40,007 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $148,260 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $368,029 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $25,197 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $24,690 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $129,875 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $40,007 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $148,260 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $368,029 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $368,029 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $25,197 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $24,690 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $129,875 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $40,007 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $148,260 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $368,029 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY509 | 1.00000 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Public Support PY509 | 1.00000 | PublicSupportPY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| 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 (12 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10, Grants Paid | Activity , Grantee Academic Scholarships 1244 W 159th St Gardena CA 90247, Cash Grant 12,500, Relationship |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10, Grants Paid | Activity , Grantee Travel meal scholarships 1244 W 159th St Gardena CA 90247, Cash Grant 59,533, Relationship |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Travel 5,457 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Meals and entertainment 170 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Meals for attendees of conferences 5,323 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Marketing and website 631 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Office expense 33 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Merchant fees 32 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | License 50 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Insurance 488 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Bank fees 49 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Conference production 1,600 |