2025-11-08T06:35:07-08:00 2024-12-31 852157517 ULTIMATE TAX RELIEF INC 5200 NEWBERRY AVE STE D4 GAINSVILLE FL 32615 990 2024-01-01 593112858 INDIA CULTURAL AND EDUCATION CENTER INC INDI 3523792911 2603 NW 13TH ST GAINESVILLE FL 32609 RAVI BHOSALE PRESIDENT 3523792911 2025-03-10 true true BASANT AGARWAL P02098843 3522468679 2025-11-08 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z RAVI BHOSALE 2603 NW 13TH ST SUITE 340 GAINESVILLE FL 32609 808243 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 44086 13509 12400 21976 198665 127954 0 255151 163439 0 0 0 0 0 73769 46596 73769 46596 181382 116843 6048124 6249754 0 5287 6048124 6244467 ICEC, FOUNDED IN 1992, SUPPORTS STUDENTS OF INDIAN HERITAGE BY OFFERING CULTURAL AND ACADEMIC GUIDANCE, EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL AID, AND COMMUNITY NETWORKING. IT FOSTERS YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, PROMOTES INDO- AMERICAN CULTURAL EXCHANGE, AND EMPOWERS MEMBERS TO CONTRIBUTE MEANINGFULLY TO SOCIETY THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS, PROGRAMS, AND A STRONG SUPPORT SYSTEM., false false 16679 0 20485 INDIA CULTURAL AND EDUCATION CENTER INC : ICEC HOSTS YEAR-ROUND CULTURAL EVENTS PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE A VALENTINES DAY CELEBRATION, INDIA FEST IN MARCH-APRIL, AND REPUBLIC AND INDEPENDENCE DAY PROGRAMS LED BY THE YOUTH GROUP. IN MAY, A GRADUATION CEREMONY HONORS HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, FOSTERING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AMONG STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND GAINESVILLE RESIDENTS. 16679 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 4386 9123 13509 Program Service Revenue 900099 21976 0 0 21976 154200 0 154200 618558 644804 -26246 -26246 0 0 -26246 163439 21976 0 127954 3806 0 3806 0 1231 0 1231 0 175 0 175 0 1276 0 1276 0 1188 0 1188 0 14246 4500 9746 0 13615 11040 2575 0 28 0 28 0 5064 1139 3925 0 MISCELLANEOUS 499 0 499 0 SUPPLIES 5468 0 5468 0 46596 16679 29917 0 49841 80174 419384 481770 0 402260 402260 402260 5176639 5285550 6048124 6249754 0 5287 0 5287 X 6048124 6244467 6048124 6244467 6048124 6249754 116843 79500 X false false false X 0 7137 5859 37588 44086 13509 108179 0 0 7137 5859 37588 44086 13509 108179 0 108179 178283 154913 134213 142056 154200 763665 0 0 871844 0.12410 0.14090 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 31,2024 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, ICEC SOLD ITS ORIGINAL BUILDING, CONSTRUCTED IN 1992, AS IT NO LONGER MET THE ORGANIZATIONS EVOLVING NEREDS. THE FACILITY HAD BECOME COSTLY TO MAINTAIN, WITH LIMITED SPACE AND INADEQUATE PARKING. FOR YEARS PRIOR, MANY LARGE-SCALE ICEC EVENTS HAD BEEN HOSTED AT EXTERNAL VENUES BETTER SUITED TO ACCOMMODATE ATTENDEES. THESE VENUES, OFTEN SUPPORTED OR SUBSIDIZED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, RECOGNIZED THE PUBLIC AND CULTURAL VALUE OF SUCH EVENTS. FOR INSTANCE, THE FLAGSHIP ANNUAL EVENT, INDIAFEST, WAS INITIALLY HELD AT SANTA FE COLLEGE, THEN GAINESVILLES DOWNTOWN PLAZA, AND MORE RECENTLY, AT THE CITY OF ALACHUAS MULTIPURPOSE CENTER. ADDITIONALLY, CONCERTS IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WERE HOSTED IN AUDITORIUMS WITH SUPERIOR ACOUSTICS, AS THE OLD BUILDINGS SOUND QUALITY WAS INSUFFICIENT FOR CULTURAL PERFORMANCES. 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. Other Addl Info PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THE OLD ICEC BUILDING WERE USED TO PURCHASE A LARGER PARCEL OF LAND INTENDED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FACILITY. HOWEVER, THE PROJECT HAS FACED SIGNIFICANT DELAYS DUE TO MULTIPLE FACTORS. INITIAL NEGOTIATIONS WITH A LOCAL NONPROFIT PROPOSING TO SHARE THE LAND EXTENDED OVER SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE BEING DECLINED BY THE BOARD FOR VALID REASONS. SUBSEQUENT DELAYS OCCURRED DURING THE REZONING PROCESS, SECURING WATER AND SEWAGE PERMITS AND CONNECTIONS, OBTAINING ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING BIDS, AND FINALIZING SITE PLANS. COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AND PLANNING ADDED FURTHER TIME. JUST AS GROUND-LEVEL PLANS WERE FINALIZED IN EARLY 2020, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC STRUCK, CAUSING SHARP INCREASES IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND BRINGING PROGRESS TO A NEAR HALT. ICEC CONTINUES TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF ACQUIRING A SUITABLE EXISTING BUILDING. Other Addl Info IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ICEC IS A VOLUNTEER-RUN ORGANIZATION; IT HAS NO PAID EMPLOYEES OR STAFF WHO COULD FOCUS THEIR ACTIVITIES ON COORDINATING THE ABOVE ACTIVITIES. Other Addl Info INVESTMENT: 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 MORE THAN 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.