Nonprofit · EIN 95-4606381
ACADEMY OF INTERACTIVE ARTS AND SCIENCES
Tax-exempt · GARDENA, CA 90247
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,995,150 | $2,796,496 | $198,654 | $3,428,328 | $420,319 | $3,008,009 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,419,209 | $2,879,128 | $540,081 | $3,282,668 | $473,313 | $2,809,355 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $3,703,971 | $2,826,428 | $877,543 | $2,751,035 | $481,761 | $2,269,274 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $2,857,441
- Investment income
- $132,511
- Other revenue
- $5,198
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $580,300
- Other salaries and wages
- $283,193
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $960,505
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $8,065
- Occupancy
- $12,424
- Travel
- $16,913
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,282,668
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,428,328
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $420,319
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,008,009
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,008,009
- Gross receipts
- $2,995,150
- Employees
- 9
- Year formed
- 1996
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meggan Scavio | President Officer, Highest-paid employee | 35 | $321,824 |
| Terrence Myers | Executive Producer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $160,112 |
| Lyn Soo Hoo | Treasurer Officer | 16 | $100,200 |
| Minho Kim | Vice chairman secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Todd Howard | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Jade Raymond | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Steve Singer | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Patricia Vance | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Shuhei Yoshida | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Brandon Beck | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| James Mitchell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jason Rubin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Vince Zampella | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Deborah Mars | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Helen Chiang | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Ismaller | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meggan Scavio | President Officer | 30 | $342,750 |
| Terrence Myers | Executive Producer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $160,000 |
| Lyn Soo Hoo | Treasurer Officer | 16 | $100,200 |
| Ted Price | Vice chairman secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Minho Kim | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Jade Raymond | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Donald James | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Patricia Vance | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Shuhei Yoshida | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Brandon Beck | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| James Mitchell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jason Rubin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Vince Zampella | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Todd Howard | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Deborah Mars | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meggan Scavio | President Officer | 40 | $310,000 | $7,641 |
| Terrence Myers | Executive Producer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $148,577 | $7,317 |
| Lyn Soo Hoo | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 16 | $91,246 | $0 |
| Ted Price | Vice chairman secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Minho Kim | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jade Raymond | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Donald James | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Patricia Vance | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Shuhei Yoshida | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Brandon Beck | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| James Mitchell | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jason Rubin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Vince Zampella | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Todd Howard | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Deborah Mars | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1244 W 159TH ST, GARDENA, CA 90247-4322
- In care of
- % MEGGAN SCAVIO
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Lyn N Soo Hoo, 1244 W 159th St, Gardena, CA 90247
- Signed the 990
- Lyn N Soo Hoo, Treasurer
- Phone
- (847) 682-6999
- Website
- HTTP://WWW.Interactive.org
- Return prepared by
- Herwitt & Associates LLC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-4606381 or by the name ACADEMY OF INTERACTIVE ARTS AND SCIENCES.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
See Schedule O.
Program accomplishments
- Annual presentation of interactive awards Interactive Achievement Award recipients are determined by a vote of qualified academy members. As such, selection as an Interactive Academy award finalist or recipient represents the strongest possible peer recognition. No person may become a voting member of the academy unless he or she can demostrate a threshold level of experience and professional credits in the industry. Interactive Acaemy voting is secret, conducted on-line, and supervised and certified by our partners at an independent voting organization. The integrity of the system, coupled with the broad-based voting population of academy members, make the Interactive Achievement Awards the most credible, respected and recognized awards for interactive entertainment software.Expenses $362,185
- Presentation of the annual Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain D.I.C.E. Summit, an annual conference to futher enhance awareness of the orgnaizations vision and offer educational opportunities to explore approaches to the creative process and artistic expression as they uniquely apply to the development of interactive entertainment.Expenses $1,335,175
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 95-4606381
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1997
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,428,328
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,995,150
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,995,150 | $2,796,496 | $3,428,328 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $3,419,209 | $2,879,128 | $3,282,668 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,703,971 | $2,826,428 | $2,751,035 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,883,682 | $2,008,451 | $1,887,440 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | 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 95-4606381).
Questions about ACADEMY OF INTERACTIVE ARTS AND SCIENCES
- What is the EIN of ACADEMY OF INTERACTIVE ARTS AND SCIENCES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ACADEMY OF INTERACTIVE ARTS AND SCIENCES is 95-4606381.
- Is ACADEMY OF INTERACTIVE ARTS AND SCIENCES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1997.
- Are donations to ACADEMY OF INTERACTIVE ARTS AND SCIENCES tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does ACADEMY OF INTERACTIVE ARTS AND SCIENCES 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 ACADEMY OF INTERACTIVE ARTS AND SCIENCES due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ACADEMY OF INTERACTIVE ARTS AND SCIENCES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ACADEMY OF INTERACTIVE ARTS AND SCIENCES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Lyn N Soo Hoo.
- Who are the officers and directors of ACADEMY OF INTERACTIVE ARTS AND SCIENCES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $321,824 (Meggan Scavio, President).
- How much revenue does ACADEMY OF INTERACTIVE ARTS AND SCIENCES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,995,150, expenses of $2,796,496 and total assets of $3,428,328 at year end.
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