Nonprofit · EIN 46-3527551
CHILDREN AND SCREENS-INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL MEDIA AND CHILD DEVELOPMEN
Tax-exempt · WAXHAW, NC 28173
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,306,218 | $2,555,764 | -$1,249,546 | $5,157,631 | $134,109 | $5,023,522 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $818,296 | $2,335,771 | -$1,517,475 | $6,364,765 | $91,697 | $6,273,068 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,051,875
- Program service revenue
- $65,000
- Investment income
- $189,343
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $160,513
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $373,349
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $366,950
- Other salaries and wages
- $827,858
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,380,326
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $13,025
- Accounting fees
- $21,612
- Depreciation
- $264
- Program services (functional)
- $1,962,266
- Management and general (functional)
- $373,285
- Fundraising (functional)
- $220,213
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,364,765
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,157,631
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $134,109
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,023,522
- Publicly traded securities
- $801,480
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,823,522
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $200,000
- Gross receipts
- $1,405,571
- Employees
- 19
- Volunteers
- 23
- Year formed
- 2013
- State of legal domicile
- DE
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KRIS PERRY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO Officer | 40 | $300,000 |
| JILL BRAUSTEIN | DIR OF COMM & STRATEGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,162 |
| KATE BLOCKER | DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH & PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,238 |
| ROBERT CHARLES | PT DIRECTOR OF FINANCE/CFO Officer | 20 | $66,950 |
| PAMELA HURST-DELLA PIETRA | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| APRIL GLAD | SECREARY & DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY GOROFF | TREASURER & DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KRIS PERRY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / CEO Officer | 40 | $286,319 |
| JILL BRAUNSTEIN | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMM. Key employee | 40 | $161,200 |
| ROBERT CHARLES | PT DIRECTOR OF FINANCE / CFO Officer | 20 | $65,000 |
| PAMELA HURST-DELLA PIETRA | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| APRIL GLAD | SECRETARY & DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY GOROFF | TREASURER & DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1312 WYNHURST DR, WAXHAW, NC 28173-7054
- In care of
- % WILLIAM D BRICK
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KRIS PERRY, 276 5TH AVENUE SUITE 704 900, NEW YORK, NY 10001
- Signed the 990
- ROBERT CHARLES, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Phone
- (516) 216-9727
- Website
- WWW.CHILDRENANDSCREENS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLARK NUBER PS
Mission
CHILDREN AND SCREENS: INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL MEDIA AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT IS DEDICATED TO UNDERSTANDING AND ADDRESSING COMPELLING QUESTIONS REGARDING MEDIA'S IMPACT ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INTERDISCIPLINARY DIALOGUE, PUBLIC INFORMATION, AND RIGOROUS, OBJECTIVE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH BRIDGING THE MEDICAL, NEUROSCIENTIFIC, SOCIAL SCIENCE, EDUCATION, AND ACADEMIC COMMUNITIES. OUR ORGANIZATION ADVANCES INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH, SUPPORTS HUMAN CAPITAL IN THE FIELD, INFORMS AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC; AND ADVOCATES FOR SOUND PUBLIC POLICY FOR CHILD HEALTH AND WELLNESS. TOGETHER WITH OUR SUPPORTERS, WE ARE HELPING CHILDREN LEAD HEALTHY LIVES IN A DIGITAL WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- CHILDREN AND SCREENS WORKS TOWARDS DEVELOPING HUMAN CAPITAL IN THE FIELD THROUGH ENCOURAGING NEW AND MID-CAREER PROFESSIONALS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INSTITUTE'S MULTIDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCES, MEETINGS, AND EVENTS; PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS AND FELLOWS; AND, THROUGH ADMINISTERING A ROBUST INTERNSHIP/APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. THE INSTITUTE'S CONVENINGS FOSTER COLLABORATION OF NEW PROFESSIONALS WITH MORE WELL-ESTABLISHED RESEARCHERS AND AS WELL AS DEVELOP A HOLISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE COGNITIVE, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL IMPACTS OF DIGITAL MEDIA AND TODDLERS, CHILDREN, AND ADOLESCENTS. THE INSTITUTE'S INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUDDING STUDENTS TO EXPLORE THIS FIELD OF RESEARCH, MEDIA OR EDUCATION, PROVIDE JOB EXPERIENCE AND MENTORSHIP, AND TO HELP BUILD FUTURE RESEARCHERS. THE INSTITUTE ALSO ENGAGES STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS IN ITS RETREAT PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THE "DIGITAL MEDIA AND THE DEVELOPING BRAIN" NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH RETREAT. ANOTHER PROJECT WHICH INVOLVES SEVERAL YOUNG INVESTIGATORS, THE MEDIA IMPACT SCREENING TOOLKIT, WILL EVENTUALLY PROVIDE A ROADMAP FOR CREATING A COMPREHENSIVE SET OF INSTRUMENTS TO IDENTIFY AND ASSESS HEALTH AND WELLNESS CONCERNS RELATED TO DIGITAL MEDIA IN THE PEDIATRIC POPULATION.CHILDREN AND SCREENS' COMMUNICATION, OUTREACH, AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED, ACTIONABLE INFORMATION ABOUT CHILDREN'S USE OF DIGITAL MEDIA AND ITS IMPACT ON THEIR HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT TO PARENTS, EDUCATORS, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS, ANDOTHER PROFESSIONALS AND STAKEHOLDERS. THESE PROGRAMS ALSO PROVIDE GUIDANCE REGARDING PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS' USE OF DIGITAL MEDIA AND ITS IMPACT ON CHILD HEALTH. THE INSTITUTE ACCOMPLISHES THIS FACET OF ITS MISSION THROUGH EXTENSIVE INFORMATION ON ITS WEBSITE, WORKSHOPS,SOCIAL MEDIA, PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, MEDIA INTERVIEWS, PRESS RELEASES, BLOGS AND PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES. CHILDREN AND SCREENS HAS A MISSION TO ADVANCE AND SUPPORT OBJECTIVE, RIGOROUS AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INTO THE IMPACTS OF DIGITAL MEDIA ON CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT THROUGH GRANT FUNDING, INTERDISCIPLINARY CONVENINGS AND CURATION AND PUBLICATION OF STATE-OF-THE-ART RESEARCH. CHILDREN AND SCREENS ALSO WORKS ACTIVELY TO INCORPORATE QUESTIONS INTO EXISTING NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL STUDIES AND ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW QUESTIONS. THE INSTITUTE HOSTED "DIGITAL MEDIA AND THE DEVELOPING BRAIN," A RESEARCH RETREAT CONVENING WORLD-RENOWNED EXPERTS ON THE COGNITIVE IMPLICATIONS OF DIGITAL MEDIA USE THROUGHOUT DEVELOPMENT. IN ADDITION, THE INSTITUTE FUNDED THE PUBLICATION OF A SCOPING REVIEW, A SYNTHESIS AND SYSTEMATIC UNDERSTANDING OF PUBLISHED SCREENING TOOLS USED TO ASSESS PROBLEMATIC INTERNET USE TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MEDIA IMPACT SCREENING TOOLKIT FOR CLINICIANS AND RESEARCHERS.Expenses $1,962,266 · grants $373,349 · revenue $65,000
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-3527551
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Youth development (O12)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,157,631
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,405,571
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,306,218 | $2,555,764 | $5,157,631 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $818,296 | $2,335,771 | $6,364,765 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,156,097 | $1,005,900 | $7,837,308 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 46-3527551).
Questions about CHILDREN AND SCREENS-INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL MEDIA AND CHILD DEVELOPMEN
- What is the EIN of CHILDREN AND SCREENS-INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL MEDIA AND CHILD DEVELOPMEN?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHILDREN AND SCREENS-INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL MEDIA AND CHILD DEVELOPMEN is 46-3527551.
- Is CHILDREN AND SCREENS-INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL MEDIA AND CHILD DEVELOPMEN tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to CHILDREN AND SCREENS-INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL MEDIA AND CHILD DEVELOPMEN tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CHILDREN AND SCREENS-INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL MEDIA AND CHILD DEVELOPMEN file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CHILDREN AND SCREENS-INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL MEDIA AND CHILD DEVELOPMEN due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CHILDREN AND SCREENS-INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL MEDIA AND CHILD DEVELOPMEN last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of CHILDREN AND SCREENS-INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL MEDIA AND CHILD DEVELOPMEN?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names KRIS PERRY.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHILDREN AND SCREENS-INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL MEDIA AND CHILD DEVELOPMEN?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 7 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $300,000 (KRIS PERRY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO).
- How much revenue does CHILDREN AND SCREENS-INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL MEDIA AND CHILD DEVELOPMEN have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,306,218, expenses of $2,555,764 and total assets of $5,157,631 at year end.
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