2024-07-31T17:07:57-05:00 2023-12-31 061415579 CAPOSSELA COHEN LLC 368 CENTER STREET SOUTHPORT CT 06890 990 2023-01-01 471512046 A CLOSER LOOK INC ACLO 2122428999 17 VANDAM ST NEW YORK NY 100131215 JOSEPH LOVETT DIRECTOR 2122428999 2024-07-10 1 0 JOSEPH V BARRANCA CPA P00591111 2032547000 2024-07-10 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z JOSEPH LOVETT 17 VANDAM ST NEW YORK NY 100131215 141544 0 X WWW.ACLOSERLOOK.ORG X 2014 NY A CLOSER LOOK INC'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH THE PRODUCTION OF FILM AND OUTREACH CAMPAIGNS. 4 4 2 0 0 0 239865 136760 0 0 0 0 9453 4784 249318 141544 0 0 0 0 0 92360 0 0 0 131384 108626 131384 200986 117934 -59442 207163 149348 1433 3061 205730 146287 X A CLOSER LOOK INC'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH THE PRODUCTION OF FILM AND OUTREACH CAMPAIGNS. 0 0 129525 0 IN 2023, A CLOSER LOOK SPENT $61,430 ON DIRECT PROJECT EXPENSES. OF THAT, A CLOSER LOOK SPENT $7.2K ON EDITING AND FORMATTING OF OUR DOCUMENTARY FEATURE "CHILDREN OF THE INQUISITION" FOR ITS RELEASE ON PUBLIC TELEVISION THROUGH NETA. THESE FURTHER EDITS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR THE FILM TO BE RELEASED NATIONWIDE ON TELEVISION AND ON PBS ONLINE IN BOTH A FULL AND TWO PART VERSION. ADDITIONALLY, $30.02K HAVE BEEN SPENT ON MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PRESS FOR CHILDREN OF THE INQUISITION. 2023 WAS AN EVENTFUL YEAR FOR CHILDREN OF THE INQUISITION, BETWEEN THE DEBUT ON PUBLIC TELEVISION AND PBS ONLINE AS WELL AS ITS SCREENING AT ITS FIRST CATHOLIC VENUE AT THE FULTON J SHEEN CENTER. A LOT OF MATERIALS WERE DEDICATED TO ITS PROMOTION AND DISTRIBUTION. $15K OF OUR TOTAL COST OF GOODS SOLD CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE PRODUCTION AND ANIMATION OF OUR NEW ANIMATED FILM ON CONNECTING WITH YOUR INNER-CHILD, "MEDITATION ON A SHOESTRING." $25K WAS DONATED BY STEVE KIRKHAM IN FEBRUARY OF 2023 TOWARDS THIS FILM AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IT SINCE. IN ADDITION TO THE ANIMATION, WE HAVE DEDICATED THE DONATED FUNDS TO MUSIC COMPOSITION AND EDITING AS WELL AS WE MOVE CLOSER TO THE FINAL PRODUCT. "MEDITATION ON A SHOESTRING" IS COMING ALONG NICELY AND FOLLOWS THE LEGACY OF "SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENED TO JOEY." IT IS ANOTHER ANIMATED SHORT THAT UTILIZES ITS VISUALS AND NARRATIVE METAPHOR TO MANIFEST FEELINGS THAT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND CONFRONT. AROUND $1.66K HAVE BEEN SPENT ON DEVELOPING AND UPDATING WEBSITES FOR THE ORGANIZATIONS AND ITS PROJECTS SUCH AS "GOING BLIND."THE REST OF A CLOSER LOOK'S 2023 COST OF GOODS SOLD CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THINGS SUCH AS TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATIONS RELATED TO PROJECTS, AN EXAMPLE BEING THE "SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENED TO JOEY" EVENT IN ALBANY AT THE NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM HOSTED BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.A CLOSER LOOK SPENT AROUND $6.7K ON COMPUTER AND STREAMING RELATED EXPENSES SUCH AS OUR BUSINESS VIMEO, IMDB, BOOKKEEPING SOFTWARE, ETC. AROUND $84.8K WERE DIRECTED TOWARDS PAYROLL.$4.1K WERE SPENT ON OFFICE PHONE BILLS. 129525 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 NY X DANTE SABATINO 2122428999 17 VANDAM STREET NEW YORK NY 10013 X JOSEPH LOVETT PRESIDENT 20.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES E COTTRELL MD VICE PRESIDENT 10.00 X 0 0 0 PEACE MCALLISTER MANAGING DIRECTOR 20.00 X 0 0 0 MARYELLEN ELIA MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN SWIATKIEWICZ TREASURER 5.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 136760 136760 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 4784 4784 4784 141544 4784 0 0 84801 63601 21200 7559 7559 2500 2500 5445 5445 153 153 3289 3289 587 294 293 3674 3674 DIRECT PROJECT EXPENSES 61430 61430 COMPUTER EXPENSES 6698 6698 INTERNET SERVICES 5313 5313 FILM PRODUCTION - CHILD 4200 4200 15337 15337 200986 129525 71461 0 205592 148364 2933 1949 1571 984 207163 149348 1433 3061 1433 3061 X 205730 146287 205730 146287 207163 149348 X -59442 -1 X 0 0 0 X 11742 20662 81546 82786 15366 212102 11742 20662 81546 82786 15366 212102 212102 212102 1.00000 1.00000 X SCHEDULE A, PART VI, LIST OF UNUSUAL GRANTS: DESCRIPTION: CASH AMOUNT: 64733. DESCRIPTION: CASH AMOUNT: 40000. DESCRIPTION: CASH AMOUNT: 16661. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2933 1949 984 984 CREDIT CARD PAYABLE 3061 3061 JOSEPH LOVETT JOSEPH LOVETT IS THE DIRECTOR AND ONE OF THE ORIGINAL FOUNDERS OF THE ORG THE ORGANIZATION HAS INCURRED $68,000 OF POST-PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION EXPENSES DURING 2022 WITH LOVETT PRODUCTIONS, A COMPANY OWNED BY JOSEPH LOVETT FOR SERVICES RELATED TO THE DOCUMENTARY FILMS 'CHILDREN OF THE INQUISITION,' 'GOING BLIND, AND 'SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENED TO JOEY.' THE ORGANIZATION REPRESENTS THAT THE TRANSACTIONS ARE AT ARM'S LENGTH. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 JOSEPH LOVETT, DIRECTOR AND JAMES COTRELL, MD, DIRECTOR ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES A DRAFT COPY OF THE 990 TO ITS BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW BEFORE THE 990 IS ACTUALLY FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION CONSISTENTLY MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY DURING ITS BOARD MEETINGS AND IN THE REGULAR COURSE OF BUSINESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: ROUNDING -1.