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IMAGINE SCIENCE FILMS CORP
Brooklyn, NY · EIN 800215101 · Form 990EZ · FY2024 · Small ($100K-$1M) · imaginesciencefilms.org
revenue
$199K
expenses
$228K
net assets
$0
employees
—
program ratio
82%
mission · from form 990

THE MISSION IS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN ART AND SCIENCE THROUGH FILM, THEREBY TRANSFORMING THE WAY SCIENCE IS COMMUNICATED TO THE PUBLIC AND ENCOURAGING COLLABORATION ACROSS DISCIPLINES.

profile · synthesized from sources

Imagine Science Films Corp is a Brooklyn-based nonprofit that bridges art and science through film. It supports collaborative projects between scientists and filmmakers via grants and curated programming, with a focus on innovative storytelling. The organization distributes content globally through its partnership with Labocine and hosts an annual film festival and monthly themed issues.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2021

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $11K
    SCIENCE NEW WAVE:IN 2021 IMAGINE SCIENCE STARTED A NEW PROGRAM CALLED SCIENCE NEW WAVE. THE SCIENCE NEW WAVE IS A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SUPPORT TO SINGULAR FILM PROJECTS THAT DEMONSTRATE BOLD AND INVENTIVE COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN SCIENTIST AND FILMMAKERS. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE GRANTS RANGING FROM $2,500 TO ,$25.000 TO SUPPORT ALL TYPES OF FILM PORJECTS AT VARIOUS STAGES INCLUDING FICTION, DOCUMENTARY, HYBRID AND MORE. IN 2021, IMAGINE SCIENCE FILMS AWARDED ONE OF THE SCIENTISTS $2,000 UNDER THIS PROGRAM.
  2. #2 $3K
    IMAGINE SCIENCE ONLINE:Throughout 2021, monthly Imagine Science-curated film programs continued to go out through a partnership with Labocine.com, a web platform for science filmmaking and art, vastly extending our audience all over the world. Labocine partners for some LIVE events and also hosted the 13th and 14th Annual Festival on the platform.
named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Festival XIX
Annual film festival showcasing science-inspired cinema; accepts submissions through open calls and features themed programming.
Imagine Science Online
Monthly curated film programs distributed through Labocine.com, expanding global access to science-themed cinema and supporting live events and festival hosting.
Science New Wave
Grant program supporting innovative film projects that involve bold collaborations between scientists and filmmakers, at various stages of production including fiction, documentary, and hybrid formats.
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Film Festival and Screening Programming 2 activities
    • Distributing curated monthly science film programs
      Releases and distributes monthly collections of curated science films, including through partnerships such as with Labocine.com, and hosts annual festivals as part of its programming.
    • Operating a membership program for film access and submissions
      Offers a membership that provides access to curated film issues and opportunities to submit films through open calls.
  • Film Production Funding and Fiscal Sponsorship 1 activity
    • Funding scientist film projects through grants
      Awards grants to scientists for film projects, such as through the Science New Wave program, with at least one $2,000 grant awarded.
  • Documentary Film Production 1 activity
    • Producing films from scientific experiments
      Creates cinematic works derived from scientific research and experimentation, translating scientific processes into film form.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$199K
Contributions & grants$192K97%
Program service revenue$1K1%
Investment income$150%
Other revenue$5K
expenses
Total expenses$228K
Program expenses82%
Admin / overhead18%
Fundraising1%
Salaries & benefits$44K
Grants paid out$49K
Largest expense lineProfessional Fees
balance sheet
Total assets$0
Cash$101K
Investments$0
Liabilities$6K
Net assets$0
Liquid reserves5.3 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +74.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
ALEXIS GAMBIS Secretary 40 $44K
board members · 3
  • DR STUART FIRESTEIN — Board member
  • Pakinam Amer — Board member
  • Peter Galison — BOARD MEMBER
relationships · 2

Who they work with

  • Labocine Partner — Partners with Labocine for streaming curated film issues.
  • Labocine.com Partner — Platform partner for distributing curated film programs and hosting the Annual Festival.
strategies · 2

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Artist-Scientist Collaboration Grants
    methodology: artist-scientist collaboration grants
    By funding collaborative film projects between scientists and filmmakers, we generate authentic and innovative science storytelling, because interdisciplinary partnerships ensure scientific accuracy while enhancing narrative creativity and audience resonance.
  • Science-to-Cinema Translation
    methodology: science-to-cinema
    By transforming scientific experiments into cinematic works, we make science more accessible and engaging to broad audiences, because narrative and visual storytelling increase public understanding and emotional connection to scientific concepts.