2026-08-18T04:17:17-07:00 2024-12-31 202747426 RICH AND BANDER LLP 79 MADISON AVE 2ND FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10016 990 2024-01-01 464573533 Mono No Aware Inc MONO 2674561143 302 Bedford Ave 303 Brooklyn NY 11249 STEVE COSSMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2674561143 2026-08-18 true true JONATHAN A BANDER P00561220 2126842470 2026-08-18 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X STEVE COSSMAN SAME AS ABOVE BROOKLYN NY 11249 943451 false X MONONOAWAREFILM.COM X 2013 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. It is hoped that Mono No Aware will constitute a haven and a resource for the exploration, practice and preservation of the cinematic arts. 4 3 1 67 0 0 109629 120544 668246 801029 14 13 2697 14005 780586 935591 1401 136 0 97183 80939 0 23249 660947 893315 759531 974390 21055 -38799 261695 270883 26661 74648 235034 196235 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 & Distribution of the archival moving image technologies. 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 making this specialized equipment accessible, 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 these types of cultural and artistic art works, artists and filmmakers need film material in all its formats: Super 8mm, 16mm, and 35mm film. We are the only authorized educational distributor of Kodak motion picture film technologies in Brooklyn. We offer the material 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 servicing over 3000 individuals each calendar year. All ages are welcome, workshops are offered publicly, privately and to school groups. These instructional sessions are accessible and open to the public and are offered below hard cost thanks to partnerships, sponsorships, and grant support. The in-person workshop experience is all inclusive, with film material provided, equipment/facilities access, processing and digitization / lab services done in-house at our preservation grade learning lab. The space includes a reference library of over 800 titles in 5 languages and a short selection of artists books with relevance to our mission available as companion texts. 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. We also offered free streaming seminars, lectures, and demonstrations to thousands of viewers. In 2024, we presented 6 six-week cycles of these offerings which resulted in the production of hundreds of short films. Every single film premieres on film, projected in a free-to attend screening program hosted in partnership with the Museum of Modern Art, in a working partnership The films are also available digitally through our Vimeo page. We teach off-site workshops as well and assist other sibling spaces in development of educational programs. Public Exhibitions; In addition to the premiere of the aforementioned works made with our support, MONO organizes several screening programs and an bi-annual exhibition of expanded cinema - a hybrid form of moving image art which incorporates live performance installation or sculptural elements; Our Open Air Screening series (OAS) is a public art program for moving image artists that 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 directly to non-profits and social justice groups with which the artist has a personal affiliation. Our Connectivity Through Cinema series presents an hour or less of moving image work and promotes an hour or more of conversation here in our microcinema (seats 50). On the even years 2020, 2022, 2024 we present an international exhibition of expanded cinema. Its a free to attend, open to the public exhibition of hybrid forms of moving image art on film; performance, installation and sculpture. The core program is curated from an open call, and supported by commissioned works we produce on the odd years (2019, 2021, 2023) The exhibition draws more than 8000 attendees and is one of the only exhibitions of its kind. The program has a re:dux version that travels during the following year to host institutions. Pt VI, Line 15a At the annual board meeting where budget is considered, an executive session takes place where executive directors performance and compensation are considered. All relevant facts and circumstances are considered to determine change in compensation for the prospective year. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Meals 12448. 7469. 3734. 1245. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Lab expenses 34598. 34598. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Chemistry 10051. 10051. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Storage 9850. 0. 9850. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Paypal processing fees 1519. 911. 456. 152. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Equipment rental 17481. 17481. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Utilities 7456. 4473. 2237. 746. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Dues and subscriptions 712. 0. 712. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Artist honorarium 2020. 2020. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Miscellaneous 949. 0. 949. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Telephone 528. 0. 528. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Payroll service fees 821. 493. 246. 82.