2026-06-26T08:43:55-07:00 2023-12-31 202747426 RICH AND BANDER LLP 79 MADISON AVE 2ND FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10016 990 2023-01-01 464573533 Mono No Aware Inc MONO 2674561143 302 Bedford Ave 303 Brooklyn NY 11249 STEVE COSSMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2674561143 2026-06-26 true true JONATHAN A BANDER P00561220 2126842470 2026-06-26 X 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X STEVE COSSMAN SAME AS ABOVE BROOKLYN NY 11249 781319 false X MONONOAWAREFILM.COM X 2016 NY To create a community of working individuals of commensurate interests concerning cinema, its histories, its practices, its technologies and its possibilities. This is a community broadly appreciative of the cinematic art-form and its variant spanning generations. 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Pt VI, Line 11b The Treasurer and Executive Director review the 990 before filing and a copy is provided to the full Board. Pt VI, Line 12c The Treasurer and Executive Director review the 990 before filing and a copy is provided to the full Board. Pt VI, Line 19 No other documents available to the public. Other Page 2 Part III line 4a Program Service Accomplishments: Film Processing & Sales Part of our mission is to support continued practice within the discipline of moving image arts. We do this through an equipment rentals program. Every tool learned through our educational initiatives is accessible outside of the classroom setting. The rates are very competitive, and in most cases we are the only entity renting this specialized equipment, including an Auricon optical sound recording camera, underwater housing and camera for 16mm filmmaking, and a high-speed slow-motion camera capable of filming at speeds of 20,000 frames per second. To make this work, artists and filmmakers need film material in all its formats: Super 8mm, 16mm, and 35mm film. We are the only distributor of moving image film in Brooklyn. We offer the film at list price, with no mark-up and no minimums. We are the nations first non-profit motion picture lab, as noted by The New York Times, and the only motion picture lab in Brooklyn, New York supporting the art form for cultural and artistic practices. Workshops MONO NO AWARE organizes affordable workshops in traditional filmmaking for the public. All ages are welcome. These instructional sessions are accessible and open to the public and are offered below hard cost thanks to partnerships, sponsorships, and grant support. In 2021, we were able to reopen our doors in the fall to offer nearly 30 live, in-person workshops in Brooklyn to over 200 participants at reduced capacity over two months. We also offered free streaming seminars, lectures, and demonstrations to thousands of viewers. The in-person workshop experience is all inclusive, with film material, equipment access, and developing and scanning lab services done in-house at our preservation lab. Online streaming sessions were offered for free, with the option to donate for materials to be shipped with zero contact through the mail to our community members. At the end of each September and October, all the films premiere on film, projected in a free screening program hosted by Anthology Film Archives. The films are also available digitally through our Vimeo page. We teach off-site workshops as well. In 2021, we provided Zoom learning sessions with Duke University, Lafayette College, and a special film intensive with a new artist-run lab in Portugal started by one of our former workshop participants from 2019. These initiatives foster an appreciation for the moving image art form. Book Sales Public Exhibitions In May we continued our Open Air Screening series (OAS). The program allows for 16mm film projection viewing with social and physical distancing guidelines in place. 16mm film prints are projected on loop from dusk until dawn onto a large frosted window visible from the sidewalk in downtown Brooklyn. Each artist receives an honorarium from MONO to support their practice, in addition to selecting a non-profit of their choice, to which MONO donates a portion of the proceeds from the show. 2021s first OAS was a short film by Shrey Mendiratta. The two-night screening was held over for a second weekend and raised over 2,700 for Khalsa Aid and Project Sunshine India, helping COVID relief efforts in India. OAS 2021 presented 12 additional nights of screenings with artists Snow Yunxue Fu, Shinkan Tamaki, Imani Nikyah, Ben Clement, Karissa Hahn, and Anto Astudillo. Proceeds from 2021 went directly to National Bailout, Friends of the Earth International, The Audre Lorde Project, The Queer Detainee Empowerment Project (QDEP), and Mariposas Sin Fronteras (MSF). Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Lab Manager 32563. 26050. 6513. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Office Manager 43179. 4318. 38861. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Instructor fees 18970. 18970. 0. 0.