STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

FAMILY MEDIA FACTORY INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2017

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Organization
FAMILY MEDIA FACTORY INC (EIN 46-5640796)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-05
IRS object ID
201843099349201414
Schema version
2017v2.2
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-11-05T13:12:00-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN953176731PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1The Income Tax ManBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1420 31st Street Ste A-2AddressLine1Txt
CityNewport BeachCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92663ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN465640796EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1FAMILY MEDIA FACTORY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFAMIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9499034204PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line12473 MESQUITE LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityCORONACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92882ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKRISTIN MELENDEZPersonNm
Person TitleSecretaryPersonTitleTxt
Signature2018-11-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonHelena F ShepphirdPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00250175PTIN
Phone9497234240PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Addresswww.familymediafactory.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$152,501GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$151,136ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Investment Income$1,365InvestmentIncomeAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Total Revenue$152,501TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$91,982SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$848FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$6,184OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$7PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$11,358OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$110,379TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$42,122ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$192,165NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$132OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$234,155NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$192,165BOYAmt
EOY$158,157EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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EOY$74,633EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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EOY$1,365EOYAmt

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BOY$192,165BOYAmt
EOY$234,155EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

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BOY$192,165BOYAmt
EOY$234,155EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeThe main program in 2017 was the development of a television pilot for a childrens show. We began pre-production which is a lot of quotes, legwork and meetings. Anthony Melendez our employee as the Project Director was doing all or most of this work with help from other board members as volunteers. Pre-production consists of all the tasks and jobs associated with preparing for the shoot or production itself. The production shoot occurred in May of 2018 and will be included in that years description along with post-production information. Sales and Distribution are scheduled for 2019.1)Budgeting, planning, design, resource compilation and content contract negotiation (script, characters, music, visual and audio/vocal artists, etc.) 2)Partnership with production company; developing production schedule, quotes, finding vendors for productions insurance, location and insurance, production rental equipment, etc. 3)Started non-human character builds: puppets, mascots, animated characters, etPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

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Description Program Srvc AccomSEE SCHEDULE ODescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$110,379GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$110,379TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
ANTHONY MELENDEZ
CEO40.00$85,042
KRISTIN MELENDEZ
Secretary10.00$0
KRIS RICHARDSON
Director0$0
CAROL TILLERY
Director0$0
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Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
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Organization Filed990 TfalseOrganizationFiled990TInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Initiation Fees And Cap Contri$0InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt
Gross Receipts For Public Use$0GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonKRISTIN MELENDEZPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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CityCORONACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Phone7142042208PhoneNum
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Form720 FiledfalseForm720FiledInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Related Org Sect527 OrgfalseRelatedOrgSect527OrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,185CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$144,386CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$151,136CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$314,707TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$314,707TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

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Total$314,707TotalAmt
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other Expenses.1001Advertising and Promotion $1200
Other Expenses.1002Office Expenses $8211
Other Expenses.1005Travel $1252
Other Expenses.1EQUIPMENT RENTAL $555
Other Expenses.2DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $95
Other Expenses.3OUTSIDE SERVICES $45
Other Assets.1RENT RECEIVABLE - Beginning $0 RENT RECEIVABLE - Ending $1365