STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

DECODING CULTURE FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
DECODING CULTURE FOUNDATION (EIN 92-3025720)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-03-10
IRS object ID
202530699349300023
Schema version
2024v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-03-10T10:22:08-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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EIN923025720EIN

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$154BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$92TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTHE DECODING CULTURE FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO THE STUDY OF CULTURAL ENGINEERING, MORE SPECIFICALLY, TO THE INVESTIGATION AND GENERAL DISSEMINATION OF THE MYRIAD WAYS THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY SHAPES PUBLIC ATTITUDES AND VALUES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BONCE A COPY OF FORM 990 IS RECEIVED, IT WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS DURING A MEETING TO ENSURE ALL CONTAINED INFORMATION IS CORRECT ACCORDING TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED BIANNUALLY AT TWO OF THE MEETINGS OF THE BOARD, WHERE THERE IS A JOINT REVIEW OF THE POLICY AND ANY POTENTIALLY CONFLICTS ARE REVIEWED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15AWE CONSULTED WITH INDEPENDENT EXPERTS FAMILIAR WITH THE NONPROFIT SECTOR, WHO REVIEWED INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND COSTS OF LIVING FOR THE LOCATIONS OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO BE COMPENSATED. A REPORT WAS GENERATED AND THEN SALARIES BASED ON IT WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BWE CONSULTED WITH INDEPENDENT EXPERTS FAMILIAR WITH THE NONPROFIT SECTOR, WHO REVIEWED INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND COSTS OF LIVING FOR THE LOCATIONS OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO BE COMPENSATED. A REPORT WAS GENERATED AND THEN SALARIES BASED ON IT WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18THERE IS CONTACT INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE THAT SPECIFIES THAT THOSE INTERESTED IN SEEING THESE FORMS MAY CONTACT OUR ORGANIZATION, WHO WILL PROVIDE THEM FOR INSPECTION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THERE IS CONTACT INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE THAT SPECIFIES THAT THOSE INTERESTED IN SEEING THESE FORMS MAY CONTACT OUR ORGANIZATION, WHO WILL PROVIDE THEM FOR INSPECTION.