2024-11-15T19:40:53-08:00 2023-12-31 852157517 ULTIMATE TAX RELIEF INC 5200 NEWBERRY AVE STE D4 GAINSVILLE FL 32615 990 2023-01-01 593112858 INDIA CULTURAL AND EDUCATION CENTER INC INDI 3523792911 2603 NW 13TH ST GAINESVILLE FL 32609 RAVI BHOSALE PRESIDENT 3523792911 2024-11-15 true true BASANT K AGARWAL CPA P02098843 3522468679 2024-11-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z RAVI BHOSALE 2603 NW 13TH ST SUITE 340 GAINESVILLE FL 32609 2947062 false X WWW.ICEC-FLORIDA.ORG X 1992 FL THE INDIA CULTURAL AND EDUCATION CENTER (ICEC) WAS FORMED TO SUPPORT STUDENTS COMING TO THE UNITED STATES FOR GRADUATE STUDIES, TO ENHANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF INDIAN CULTURE AND VALUES AMONG CHILDREN BORN TO INDIAN IMMIGRANTS, AND TO BRING EVENTS CELEBRATING INDIAN CULTURE, CUISINE AND ARTS TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. 20 20 0 100 0 0 37588 44086 8430 12400 98563 198665 0 144581 255151 0 0 0 0 0 69127 73769 69127 73769 75454 181382 5752981 6048124 50 0 5752931 6048124 THE INDIA CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER INC (ICEC) WAS ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT STUDENTS COMING TO THE UNITED STATES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, PROMOTE AN UNDERSTANDING OF INDIAN CULTURE AND VALUES TO CHILDERN BORN TO IMMIGRANT FAMILIES, AND BRING EVENTS CELEBRATING INDIAN CULTURE, CUISINE, AND ARTS TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. false false 21329 0 12400 THE ORGANIZATION HOSTS A VARIETY OF CULTURAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN FEBRUARY, A VALENTINES DAY PROGRAM IS SCHEDULED FOR ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PROMOTING INCLUSIVITY ACROSS DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. IN MARCH AND APRIL, ICEC HOSTS INDIA FEST IN GAINESVILLE, FL, TO SHOWCASE INDIAN CULTURE AND CUISINE TO THE COMMUNITY. THIS EVENT ENGAGES THE YOUTH GROUP, COLLEGE STUDENTS, AND LOCAL RESIDENTS FROM GAINESVILLE AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THE YOUTH GROUP ALSO ORGANIZES A CULTURAL SHOW TO CELEBRATE INDIAS REPUBLIC DAY IN JANUARY AND INDEPENDENCE DAY IN AUGUST. IN MAY, THEY HOST A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION 21329 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 20 20 false false false false true true false true false false false true true true true true false false false false X BASANT AGARWAL CPA PLLC 3522468679 5200 NEWBERRY RD SUITE D4 GAINESVILLE FL 32607 X SHIWANI ARORA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHAHEDA QUIYUMI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NEETA SAHNI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BHAVANI SANKAR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TRISHA ROY VICE PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 NARAYANI BARVE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MANASI KAMAT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAVI BHOSALE PRESIDENT 8.00 X X 0 0 0 VIDYA JAIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LALIT LALWANI DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 BRIJ MOUDGIL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LALITHA GANESH TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 PALVI SHARMA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PRIYANKA VYAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANIL THOMAS SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 NEETA SRIRAM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANJYOT BHUSARI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 YOGESH DESHMUKH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ASHUTOSH SHUKLA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHIRAYU PATEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 18544 25542 44086 Program Service Revenue 900099 12400 0 0 12400 142056 0 142056 2748520 2691911 56609 56609 0 0 56609 255151 12400 0 198665 4850 0 4850 0 1200 0 1200 0 4170 0 4170 0 4354 0 4354 0 2621 0 2621 0 21961 8414 13547 0 22570 11305 11265 0 38 0 38 0 7300 1610 5690 0 MISCELLANEOUS 763 0 763 0 SUPPLIES 3942 0 3942 0 73769 21329 52440 0 55143 49841 273188 419384 2000 0 402260 0 402260 402260 5020390 5176639 5752981 6048124 50 0 0 50 0 X 5752931 6048124 5752931 6048124 5752981 6048124 181382 113811 X false false false X 0 30787 7137 5859 37588 44086 125457 0 2500 2500 33287 7137 5859 37588 44086 127957 0 127957 170894 178283 154913 134213 142056 780359 0 0 908316 0.14090 0.12050 X 0 0 0 Pt II Ln 17a FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST: Other Addl Info INDIA CULTURAL AND EDUCATION CENTER INC 59-3112858 Other Addl Info FORM 990 FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,2023 Other Addl Info FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST REGULATIONS SECTION 1.170A-9(F)(3) Other Addl Info HISTORY AND MISSION: Other Addl Info INDIA CULTURAL AND EDUCATION CENTER INC (ICEC)WAS FOUNDED IN 1992 AS A SECULAR, NONPOLITICAL, PUBLIC CHARITY, EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC), TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, SERVICES AND A CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS OF ASIAN INDIAN ORIGIAN AND THEIR FAMILIES, BOTH ZEROTH AND FIRST GENERATION. A KEY PART OF THIS MISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH INTO LARGER GAINESVILLE COMMUNITY & ALACHUA COUNTY. Other Addl Info SALE OF OLD BUILDING, NEW CONSTRUCTION DELAYS: Other Addl Info IN 2017, THE OLD ICEC BUILDING (BUILD IN 1992) WAS SOLD SINCE IT WAS NO LONGER ADEQUATE FOR THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND IT WAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO MEET ITS MAINTENANCE AND UTILITY COSTS. FOR SEVERAL YEARS, DUE TO INADEEQUATE SPACE, INCLUDING PARKING, MANY OF THE LARGER ICEC EVENTS HAD BEEN HELD AT OTHER VENUES, THE LARGER OF WHICH WERE SUPPORTED AND SUBSIDIZED BY GOVERMENTAL ENTITIES RECONIZING THE PUBLIC VALUE OF THE EVENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE LARGEST ANNUAL EVENT, INDIAFEST, HAD BEEN HELD FIRST ON THE GROUNDS OF SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND THEN IN CITY OF GAINESVILLS DOWNTOWN PLAZA, AND RECENTY ON CITY OF ALACHUA FAIR GROUND. CONCERTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WERE HELD AT OTHER AUDITORIUMS SINCE THE ACOUSTICS OF THE OLD BUILDING WERE INADEQUATE. Other Addl Info THE ANNUAL NEW GRADUATE STUDENT ORIENTATION EVENT (FEATURING SPECIALIZED ADVICE TO NEW STUDENTS OF ASIAN INDIAN ORIGIN) WAS HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA REITZ UNION. FINALLY, THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM IN GAINESVILLE MEANT THAT STUDENTS, A KEY PART OF THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION, NO LONGER LIVE IN APARTMENTS CLOSE TO THE OLD BUILDING, AND CONVERSELY, FAMILIES LIVING IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS HAD MUCH FARTHER TO TRAVEL AND HAD TO DEAL WITH TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND PARKING ISSUES. Other Addl Info THE SALE OF THE OLD BUILDING FUNDED THE PURCHASE OF A MUCH LARGER PARCEL OF LAND WHERE THE NEW BUILDING WAS TO BE BUILT. THE NEW BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, HOWEVER, HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY DELAYED FOR MULTIPLE REASONS. AT FIRST, A LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION MADE A PROPOSAL TO SHARE THE PARCEL. ALTHOUGH THIS PROPOSAL WAS LATER REJECTED BY THE BOARD FOR VALID REASONS, THE NEGOTIATIONS TOOK SEVERAL MONTHS. THEN THERE WAS A MULTI-MONTH WAIT FOR REZONING, OBTAINING PERMITS FOR WATER AND SEWAGE CONNECTIONS, GETTING THOSE CONNECTIONS, OBTAINING ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING BIDS, GETTING ARCHITECTS PLANS FOR THE GROUND LEVEL LANDSCAPING, SEEKING FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY, ETC. WHEN THE GROUND LEVEL PLANS WERE FINALLY IN PLACE IN EARLY 2020, COVID-19 STRUCK, ALONG WITH A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE COST OF INCOMING CONSTRUCTION BIDS, AS A RESULT OF WHICH CONSTRUCTION HAS COME TO A NEAR STANDSTILL. Other Addl Info IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ICEC IS A VOLUNTEER-RUN ORGANIZATION; IT HAS NO PAID EMPLOYEES OR Other Addl Info STAFF WHO COULD FOCUS THEIR ACTIVITIES ON COORDINATING THE ABOVE ACTIVITIES. Other Addl Info INVESTMENT ARISING FROM BUILDING SALE AND CONSTRUCTION DELAY: Other Addl Info IN THE MEANTIME, THE ICEC BOARD FULFILLED ITS FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY AND INVESTED THE REMAINING AMOUNT PLANNED FOR THE NEW BUILDING, INTO RELATIVELY LOW RISK, MOSTLY FIXED-INCOME INVESTMENTS, A LARGE PORTION IN TAX-EXEMPT MUNICIPAL, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. Other Addl Info ICEC MEETS THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: Other Addl Info TEN-PERCENT SUPPORT LIMITATION. AS COMPUTED AT FORM 990, SCHEDULE A, PART II, SECTION C., LINES 14 AND 15, ICEC MEETS THE 10% SUPPORT TEST. Other Addl Info ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT: Other Addl Info ICEC IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED CHARITY, EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3). RUN ENTIRELY BY VOLUNTEERS, THE ORGANIZATION ACTS AS A SUPPORTIVE RESOURCE (E.G. HOST FAMILIES, INFORMAL ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE AND HELP, ZERO-INTEREST LOANS AND ASSISTANCE IN TIMES OF DISTRESS) LIAISING WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDAS INTERNATIONAL CENTER, AND DEAN OF STUDENTS OFFICES. Other Addl Info EVERY YEAR A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY EVENTS AND CULTURAL OUTREACH EVENTS ARE CONDUCTED BY VARIOUS SUBGROUPS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION: YOUTH GROUP CULTURAL EVENTS IN JANUARY AND AUGUST (REPUBLIC DAY AND INDIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY), HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION DAY, NEW GRADUATE STUDENT ORIENTATION DAY, INDIAFEST (HELD ON THE DOWNTOWN PLAZA, A DAY LONG PUBLIC CULTURAL OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY ATTENDED BY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, FEATURING INDIAN FOOD, ART, HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES, INFORMATION STALLS, LIVE PERFORMANCES OF MUSIC, DANCE ETC.), AND CELEBRATION OF FESTIVALS (CELEBRATING DIWALI, EID, CHRISTMAS AND OTHER FESTIVALS OCCURRING IN THE LATTER MONTHS OF THE YEAR). Other Addl Info OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE: WEEKLY SAT PRACTICE CLASSES FOR MEMBERS CHILDREN (IT WAS INTERRUPTED DUE TO COVID IN 2022); AND FUNDRAISING FOR LOCAL CHARITIES OR DISASTER RELIEF. IN ADDITION, THE YOUTH GROUP CONDUCTS MANY SMALLER ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS INCLUDING PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY PARK CLEANUPS, TUTORING, PUBLIC LIBRARY EVENTS, AND MORE. MOREOVER, THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH AND SPONSORS OTHER NONPROFIT OR INFORMAL EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS IN GAINESVILLE CITY, ALACHUA COUNTY, AND SUPPORTS SELECTED LOCAL CHARITIES LIKE PEACEFUL PATHS (FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE). Other Addl Info THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUALLY SEEKS TO FIND NEW AND MORE EFFECTIVE WAYS TO SERVE THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH ITS MISSION, AND TO INCREASE ITS MEMBERSHIP BASE. ONE EXAMPLE IS THE CHANGE IN VENUE OF THE MAIN INDIAFEST CULTURAL OUTREACH EVENT FROM THE SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE GROUNDS (WHERE IT HAD BEEN HELD FOR MANY YEARS SOMEWHAT ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN), TO A LOCATION RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF TOWN AT THE BO DIDDLEY COMMUNITY PLAZA. THE EVENT, WHICH ALREADY ATTRACTED WELL OVER A THOUSAND ATTENDEES FROM ALL SECTIONS OF THE GAINESVILLE COMMUNITY, HAS NOW SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED ITS AUDIENCE. Other Addl Info ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS FINDING NEW AND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO ASSIST NEW UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA STUDENTS. TWO NEW INITIATIVES HAVE BEEN DISCOUNTED LUNCH COUPONS (OBTAINED BY DONATING TO A LOCAL NONPROFIT THAT PROVIDES OUTDOOR DAILY VEGETARIAN LUNCHES AT COST ON UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GROUNDS) AND SUBSIDIZED 2-DAY STAYS AT LOCAL MOTELS WHEN THE STUDENTS INITIALLY ARRIVE IN THE COUNTRY AND ARE LOOKING FOR APARTMENTS. AS A RESULT OF THESE SERVICES, ANNUAL DUES-PAYING STUDENT MEMBERSHIPS HAVE GONE FROM NEARLY ZERO INCREASING BY APPROXIMATELY 70 EACH YEAR IN THE LAST 3 YEARS. ONE LITMUS TEST THAT INDICATES THAT THESE ACTIVITIES SERVE BROAD CROSS-SECTIONS OF THE PUBLIC IS THE SUBSIDY FOR FACILITIES AS WELL AS SPONSORSHIPS OBTAINED FROM GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS: CITY OF GAINESVILLE AND SANTA FE COLLEGE FOR INDIAFEST VENUES, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOR NEW GRADUATE STUDENT ORIENTATION, INCLUDING CASH SPONSORSHIP BY THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER, AND KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR THE USE OF THEIR FACILITIES FOR A COMMUNITY DANCE CONDUDIN PARTNERSHIP WITH A SISTER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. Other Addl Info SCHEDULE A, PART II, SECTION C, LINE 17A Other Addl Info PERCENTAGE OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT: Other Addl Info PRIOR TO THE SALE OF THE OLD BUILDING IN 2017, ICECS ENTIRE REVENUE ORIGINATED FROM DONATIONS (CASH AND IN-KIND), MEMBERSHIP DUES, SPONSORSHIPS, PARTICIPATION AND ENTRANCE FEES TO EVENTS, AND INDIAN FOOD COOKED AND SOLD BY VOLUNTEERS (AN ACTIVITY THAT IS PART OF THE ORGANIZATIONS CULTURAL OUTREACH MISSION), AND NOT LEAST THE ABOVE-MENTIONED SOURCES OF SUBSIDY AND SPONSORSHIP FROM GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. IN FACT, AFTER THE SALE OF THE BUILDING, THE ABOVE SOURCES OF REVENUE CONTINUED AND EVEN INCREASED UNTIL COVID-19 STRUCK; HOWEVER, SINCE 2020, SEVERAL OF THE - FUNDAMENTALLY IN-PERSON - EVENTS HAD TO BE CANCELLED, INCLUDING INDIAFEST, WHICH WAS CANCELLED AT THE VERY LAST MOMENT, WITH EVENT SPONSORSHIP AMOUNTS ACTUALLY BEING RETURNED TO THE SPONSORS. AS A COMBINED EFFECT OF THESE TWO DEVELOPMENTS, DURING THIS INTERIM PERIOD WHILE THE NEW BUILDING IS BEING PLANNED, AND WHILE COVID-19 IS IN SWAY, A MORE SUBSTANTIAL PART OF ICECS REVENUE ORIGINATES FROM THE ABOVEMENTIONED INVESTMENTS. Other Addl Info IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS CHANGE IN COMPOSITION OF REVENUE IS ENTIRELY TEMPORARY, AND THAT THE NON-INVESTMENT PORTION OF THE INCOME IS ARTIFICIALLY LOW DURING THIS PERIOD. THE INVESTMENT PRINCIPAL AND INCOME GENERATED DURING THIS INTERIM PERIOD HAS BEEN ESSENTIALLY SET ASIDE FOR THE NEW BUILDING. THE VARIOUS DELAYS IN EXPENDITURES FOR THE NEW BUILDING CONSTRUCTION OUTLINED EARLIER, NOT LEAST DUE TO COVID- 19, ARE UNFORTUNATE, BUT TEMPORARY. Other Addl Info SOURCES OF SUPPORT: Other Addl Info THE 6 ANNUAL EVENTS ATTRACT A TOTAL OF UP TO 3000 PARTICIPANTS, WITH THE SINGLE LARGEST EVENT BEING INDIAFEST. IN ADDITION, THE ICEC-SPONSORED EVENTS OF SISTER ORGANIZATIONS ATTRACT FURTHER PARTICIPANTS IN THE THOUSANDS. FURTHER BENEFICIARIES - BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND OTHER COMMUNITY NONPROFITS - BENEFIT FROM FUNDRAISING, OUTGOING DONATIONS, SPONSORSHIPS AND ZERO INTEREST LOANS PROVIDED BY ICEC. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WIDE DONOR, SPONSOR, MEMBER AND PARTICIPANT BASE, WITH NO SINGLE DONOR OR SPONSOR CONTRIBUTING MORE THAN 2% OF THE ANNUAL REVENUE. Other Addl Info IN ADDITION, REVENUE FROM EVENTS IS COLLECTED FROM MANY MALLER TRANSACTIONS SUCH AS PARTICIPANT ENTRY FEES AND FOOD SALES BY VOLUNTEERS. FURTHERMORE, MEMBERSHIP DUES LEVELS AND TYPES (DONOR, FOUNDING, REGULAR AND STUDENT) ARE DESIGNED TO ATTRACT A WIDE VARIETY OF MEMBERS WITH BENEFITS DESIGNED APPROPRIATELY FOR EACH LEVEL AND TYPE. ICECS MISSION INCLUDES CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND ACCORDINGLY APPEALS WIDELY TO A BROAD INTERESTED PUBLIC -- ANYONE CAN PARTICIPATE, DONATE, SPONSOR OR BECOME A MEMBER. Other Addl Info REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY: Other Addl Info AS MENTIONED, ICEC HAS NO PAID STAFF IN HOUSE. ALL ACTIVITIES ARE CONDUCTED BY VOLUNTEERS. THIS INCLUDES THE 15-MEMBER ICEC EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTED BY THE MEMBERSHIP - ACCORDING TO THE CHARTER BYLAWS - FROM CANDIDATES NOMINATED BY THE MEMBERSHIP DURING AN OPEN CALL PERIOD. Other Addl Info THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF DIFFERENT MEMBERSHIP CLASSES (DONOR, FOUNDER, REGULAR). ALL ARE RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS, WELL-KNOWN AND RESPECTED FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, WHO TAKE THEIR FIDUCIARY ACCOUNTABILITY AS BOARD MEMBERS VERY SERIOUSLY. MOST ARE PROFESSIONALS (MDS, MBA, BUSINESSMAN OR PHDS), WITH A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION BEING PROFESSORS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (THE FLAGSHIP PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA), INCLUDING, AT VARIOUS TIMES, DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORS, DEPARTMENT CHAIRS, ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY SENATE, AND AN ELECTED OFFICER OF THE UNITED FACULTY OF FLORIDA (STATEWIDE HIGHER EDUCATION FACULTY ASSOCIATION). Other Addl Info THE ICEC EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETS AT LEAST ONCE A QUARTER, BUT VARIOUS COMMITTEES (ASSET PROTECTION COMMITTEE, CULTURAL COMMITTEE, YOUTH GROUP AND AD HOC COMMITTEES INCLUDING ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEES FOR EACH EVENT) MEET MORE OFTEN. IN ADDITION, AN ADVISORY BOARD - CONSISTING OF FORMER BOARD MEMBERS AND ACTIVE DONORS PROVIDES ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. Other Addl Info AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC FACILITIES OR SERVICES/PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS OR POLICIES: Other Addl Info AS MENTIONED, ALL 6 MAJOR ANNUAL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, ALTHOUGH DUES PAYING MEMBERS MAY RECEIVE DISCOUNTS FOR ENTRY. ICECS MISSION IS TIED TO SERVING STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, AND AS SUCH ICEC LIAISES CLOSELY WITH THE UNIVERSITYS INTERNATIONAL STUDENT OFFICE, DEAN OF STUDENTS OFFICE AS WELL AS NUMEROUS STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS. THESE STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE: INDIAN GRADUATE STUDENTS ASSOCIATION (IGSA), INDIAN (UNDERGRAD) STUDENTS ASSOCIATION (ISA), ASHA FOR EDUCATION, THE SOCIETY FOR PROMOTION OF INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC AND CULTURE AMONG YOUTH CHAPTERS (SPICMACAY) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, GATOR RESONANCE AND GATOR AWAAZ MUSIC ORGANIZATIONS AMONG OTHERS. Other Addl Info ICECS INFRASTRUCTURE, SUCH AS THE OLD ICEC BUILDING (PRIOR TO SALE IN 2017), AND THE PLANNED NEW BUILDING ARE AVAILABLE FOR RENTAL BY THE PUBLIC, WITH SPECIAL PRIVILEGES GIVEN TO SIMILAR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR THEIR EVENTS. Other Addl Info ADDITIONAL FACTORS PERTINENT TO MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS: Pt V Sec E Ln 5 ACTIVITIES OF ICEC APPEAL TO PERSONS HAVING A BROAD COMMON INTEREST IN PROVIDING A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS OF ASIAN INDIAN ORIGIN AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND IN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF INDIAN CULTURE, INCLUDING FOOD, VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS AS WELL AS EXPERIENCING LIVING CULTURE HELD IN THE FABRIC OF THE COMMUNITY, DURING SOCIALS, COMMUNITY DANCES ETC. MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE FIXED AT AFFORDABLE RATES DESIGNED TO MAKE MEMBERSHIP AVAILABLE TO A BROAD CROSS SECTION OF THE INTERESTED PUBLIC. A REGULAR FAMILY ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP IS $100 AND A STUDENT ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP IS $20. 0 377258 377258 25002 25002 402260 Other FORM 990, PART 1, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: Other INDIA CULTURAL AND EDUCATION CENTER (ICEC) WAS FORMED TO SUPPORT STUDENTS COMING TO THE UNITED STATES FOR GRADUATE STUDIES, TO ENHANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF INDIAN CULTURE AND VALUES TO CHILDREN BORN TO INDIAN IMMIGRANTS, AND TO BRING EVENTS CELEBRATING INDIAN CULTURE, CUISINE AND ARTS TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. Other FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: Other CUSINE AND ARTS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY. Pt VI, Line 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS 5 CLASSES OF MEMBERS: DONOR MEMBERS, FOUNDING MEMBERS, REGULAR MEMBERS, HONORARY MEMBERS, AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. Pt VI, Line 7a DONOR MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN ALL ELECTIONS OF MEMBERS TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD; FOUNDING MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE FOR ELECTION OF FOUNDING MEMEBERS TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD; REGULAR MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE FOR THE REGULAR MEMBERS TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD; HONORARY MEMBERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE OR TO BE A CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE OF THE BOARD IN ELECTIONS; ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE OR BE A CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE OR THE BOARD IN ELECTIONS. Pt VI, Line 8b NO COMMITTEES HAVE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Pt VI, Line 11b THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT AND IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. Pt VI, Line 12c BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. Pt VI, Line 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.