GARY I STRAUSBERG CHILDRENS CABLE EDUCATION FUND INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: GARY I STRAUSBERG CHILDRENS CABLE EDUCATION FUND INC (EIN 52-2278226)
Tax period: 2015-10-01 to 2016-09-30
Filed: 2017-08-15
IRS object ID: 201712279349300121
Schema version: 2015v3.0
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-08-15T07:47:10-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521231901	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GORFINE SCHILLER & GARDYN PA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10045 RED RUN BLVD SUITE 250	AddressLine1Txt
City	OWINGS MILLS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21117	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	522278226	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	STRAUSBERG CHILDREN'S CABLE EDUCATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	FUND INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	STRA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4103962986	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	200 E NORTH AVENUE NO 317	AddressLine1Txt
City	BALTIMORE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21202	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	TINA HIKE-HUBBARD	PersonNm
Person Title	DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4103962986	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-08-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	HARVEY I MILHISER CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00215730	PTIN
Phone	4103565900	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	TINA HIKE-HUBBARD	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	200 E NORTH AVENUE NO 317	AddressLine1Txt
City	BALTIMORE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$885,407	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	N/A	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1997	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MD	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES OF THE BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM BY INSTALLING CABLE TELEVISION AND RELATED EQUIPMENT.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	3	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	3	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$83,747	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$110,827	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$83,747	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$110,827	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$95,371	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$166,718	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$162,682	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$166,718	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$258,053	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$82,971	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$147,226	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,389,298	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,314,485	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,389,298	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,314,485	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES OF THE BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM BY INSTALLING CABLE TELEVISION AND RELATED EQUIPMENT.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$240,163	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$95,371	GrantAmt
Desc	PURCHASE AND PRODUCE PROGRAMMING FOR EDUCATION CHANNEL INCLUDING HIRING VIDEOGRAPHER/EDITOR AND EQUIPMENT PURCHASE	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$240,163	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	3	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	3	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	3	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	4103962986	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	200 E NORTH AVENUE NO 317	AddressLine1Txt
City	BALTIMORE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MARNELL COOPER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TINA HIKE-HUBBARD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TONIA LEE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$70,204	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$70,204	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$815,203	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$774,580	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$40,623	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$40,623	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$40,623	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$110,827	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$110,827	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$95,371	TotalAmt
Program Services	$95,371	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,440	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,440	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,450	TotalAmt
Management And General	$13,450	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$144,792	TotalAmt
Program Services	$144,792	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$258,053	TotalAmt
Program Services	$240,163	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,890	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,389,298	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,314,485	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,389,298	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,314,485	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,389,298	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,314,485	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,389,298	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,314,485	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,389,298	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,314,485	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$147,226	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$72,413	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Governmental Unit	Yes (X)	GovernmentalUnitInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
WILMINGTON TRUST INVESTMENTS - MONEY MARKET CASH EQUIVALENT	$1,206,301	F
BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FUND	$1,108,184	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$2,314,485	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	200 EAST NORTH AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	BALTIMORE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	522064235	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	IRC SECTION 170	IRCSectionDesc
Non Cash Assistance	$95,371	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method Used	FMV	ValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash Assistance	BOARD ROOM AUDIO/VISUAL UPGRADES	NonCashAssistanceDesc
Purpose Of Grant	UPGRADE CAPACITY TO BROADCAST EDUCATION-RELATED CONTENT ON CABLE TELEVISION AND ENSURE RELIABILITY OF LIVE BROADCASTING, INCLUDING MEETING SPECIFICATIONS TO BROADCAST IN HIGH DEFINITION.	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTORS INCLUDE TWO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WITH OVERSIGHT OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE GRANT RECIPIENT. QUARTERLY MEETINGS OF THE DIRECTORS INCLUDE REPORTS FROM GRANT RECIPIENT STAFF MEMBERS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE INDIVIDUAL WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY DOES NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, WHISTLEBLOWER, OR DOCUMENT RETENTION POLICY.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 144,792. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 144,792.