ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT CREATIVE EDITORS INC C/O AICP Charity Report

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ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT CREATIVE EDITORS INC C/O AICP

EIN 13-3992667

What they do

AICES MISSION is to ADVANCE and PROMOTE THE EDITORIAL, DESIGN and VISUAL EFFECTS INDUSTRIES and to BE AN ADVOCATE for THEIR EDITORS, DESIGNERS and ARTISTS and THE SIGNIFICANT ROLE THEY PLAY IN THE EVER-CHANGING MEDIA CREATION PROCESS. AICE FACILITATES DIALOGUE ON CRITICAL INDUSTRY ISSUES WITH AGENCIES, ADVERTISERS and SUPPLIERS, and SERVES AS A UNIQUELY QUALIFIED EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE to THE MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY.WHILE THE MORE PUBLIC EFFORTS of AICE INCLUDE ITS ANNUAL AWARDS SHOW, TRAILER EDITING COMPETITIONS and PARTICIPATION ON INDUSTRY PANELS and SYMPOSIA, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO WORKS BEHIND THE SCENES ON A VARIETY of FRONTS to PROMOTE THE INTERESTS of THE CREATIVE EDITORIAL, DESIGN and POST PRODUCTION COMMUNITIES and to PROVIDE VALUABLE INFORMATION and SERVICE to ADVERTISING AGENCIES and ADVERTISERS.

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Money made simple

48.09%of revenue went to mission work50.4% of expenses · Program services

$95.34spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

47.25%of revenue went to management and office costs49.6% of expenses

$0.04in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2017

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$595,783

Mission workProgram services$286,51048.09% of revenue50.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$281,49147.25% of revenue49.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$27,7824.66% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$568,00195.34% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2017CurrentExpense mix: 50.4% mission · 49.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.34% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 55.1% mission · 44.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 105.31% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$595,783

Expenses$568,001

Annual surplus $27,782 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$286,510 · 50.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$281,491 · 49.6% of expenses

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Revenue$595,783

Expenses$568,001

Assets$21,933

Mission work (program services)$286,510

Management and general$281,491

Accounting fees$19,375

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2017

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

RACHELLE MADDENEMERALD CITIES STUDIEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 30 hrs/week $180,000

DAVID ROSENCOUNSEL · 1 hrs/week $8,500

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (23)

RACHELLE MADDENEMERALD CITIES STUDIEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

DAVID ROSENCOUNSEL

DEE TAGERTBOARD MEMBER

YVETTE COBARRUBIAS-SEARSBOARD MEMBER

SARAH BROOKSBOARD MEMBER

RON RENDONBOARD MEMBER

ROBERT PARKERBOARD MEMBER

MOLLY BAROCOBOARD MEMBER

MARY CONNOLLYBOARD MEMBER

MARY CADDYBOARD MEMBER

LARUE ANDERSONVICE PRESIDENT

KRISTIN REDMANSECRETARY

JOABY DEALBOARD MEMBER

GLORIA PITAGORSKYBOARD MEMBER

DEE ALLENBOARD MEMBER

CRAIG LEWANDOWSKIBOARD MEMBER

CRAIG DUNCANPRESIDENT

CONNOR MCDONALDBOARD MEMBER

CHRIS GIPSONBOARD MEMBER

CHRIS FRANKLINBOARD MEMBER

BOB GEORGETREASURER

ALISON GORDONBOARD MEMBER

ACE ALLGOODBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Location: 3 WEST 18TH STREET NO FL 5, NEW YORK, NY 10011
County: New York
In care of: RACHELLE MADDEN
Primary officer: RACHELLE MADDEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

Phone(917) 902-6063

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2017
Tax period began: January 1, 2017
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BERSON & CORRADO LLP
Revocation date: May 15, 2021