2024-01-30T16:56:36-06:00 2022-12-31 770534410 COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 720 University Ave 200 Los Gatos CA 95032 990 2022-01-01 800951255 First Look Institute Inc FIRS 9174776500 114 5th Avenue New York NY 10011 Michael Bloom President 9173044210 2023-11-15 1 Michael Bloom 999009999 0 Roger V Hansen P00294980 4083583316 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X Michael Bloom 114 5th Avenue New York NY 10011 39581263 0 X www.firstlookinstitute.org X 2013 DE See Schedule O. 3 1 80 0 43899 42899 13423322 35004347 199658 2206513 26186 -555738 63582 43899 13712748 36699021 987475 431500 0 0 17413540 15440125 283420 60000 1083023 9572506 9625316 28256941 25556941 -14544193 11142080 8923263 20286909 4558185 4779751 4365078 15507158 X First Look Institute is a nonprofit organization committed to fearless reporting, bold filmmaking, and defending those who speak truth to power. By empowering journalists to unearth injustices, unbeholden to outside influence, by investing in a generation of trailblazing filmmakers, and by protecting risk-taking reporters and whistleblowers from retribution, First Look Institute vigilantly defends our First Amendment rights so democracy can flourish. 0 0 17855198 0 51298 Intercept is an independent news organization delivering unflinching investigative journalism that unearths injustices and holds the powerful accountable. Beholden only to the public, never to corporate influence, The Intercept is committed to defending its First Amendment right to report information that the public deserves to know. Its in-depth investigations focus on politics, war, surveillance, corruption, criminal justice, the environment, immigration, the media, technology and more. Intercept Brasil is Intercept's news agency based in Rio de Janeiro that produces investigative articles focused on Brazil for an international audience. Intercept gives its journalists in the US and Brazil the editorial freedom and legal support they need to expose corruption and injustice where they find it. 5311089 15500 2155215 Prioritizing artistic approach, creative innovation, and integrated mentorship, Field of Vision commissions and produces nonfiction films that empower filmmakers to tell the vital stories of our world. By exploring contemporary global issues through a cinematic lens, creators are able to push boundaries, perspectives, and narratives in storytelling. With comprehensive multidisciplinary support for filmmakers, journalists, and artists, Field of Vision advocates for greater equity, inclusion, and sustainability, with an unwavering commitment to supporting filmmakers and their development.FOV's work includes individual short and feature-length films, episodic series, thematic approaches to a single topic by multiple filmmakers, deep-dive investigations pairing filmmakers with journalists, rapid-response assignments, and collaborations with artists across mediums. FOV's commitment to short-form documentary films allows filmmakers to respond quickly, take creative risks, explore new ways of storytelling, and make new films with a faster production cycle. FOVs films are distributed through a variety of outlets, including news organizations, film festivals, online platforms, broadcast, streaming and cable. Through fellowships and production support and agreements, FOV provides filmmakers the necessary support and resources to create their films. 1307631 416000 0 The Press Freedom Defense Fund gives direct financial support to news organizations, reporters, and whistleblowers to pay for legal expenses, along with providing technical assistance and professional guidance, so information that is critical to our democracy can be brought to light without fear of retribution. Through grants (often paid directly to expert legal counsel who agree to provide representation at reduced/capped fees) and educational outreach to support established and non-traditional journalists and news organizations, the Fund opposes official actions that restrict press freedoms and seek source information or journalistic materials. It is one of the few programs that supports whistleblowers and other journalistic sources. 24473918 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 159 0 1 80 1 1 1 1 BR 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 AL AK AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MA ME MI MN MS MO NH NJ NM NY NC ND NV OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X Ellen Mulholland 9174776500 114 5th Avenue New York NY 10011 Jeffrey Alvord Director/Vice Chair 1.01 X X 0 0 0 Patricia L Christen Director 0.36 X 0 0 0 Michael Bloom Director/President/CEO 40.00 X X 0 0 0 David Bralow Secretary/Sr. VP, Law 38.60 1.60 X 291127 12130 32490 Shani Boone Treasurer 40.00 X 0 0 0 Ian Stratford Secretary 40.00 X 0 0 0 Roger Hodge Deputy Editor 40.00 X 254161 0 28461 Charlotte Cook Executive Producer 40.00 X 186300 0 11121 Elizabeth Reed Editor in Chief 40.00 X 180174 0 25272 Beth Nathanson Chief Philanthropy Officer 40.00 X 293912 0 20156 Michael Sherrard Department Head 40.00 X 167360 0 11815 James Risen Sr. National Security Corr 40.00 X 303257 0 30269 Ryan Grim Washington Bureau Chief 40.00 X 221063 0 32334 Peter Maass Senior Editor 40.00 X 216619 0 16283 Jeremy Scahill Producer 40.00 X 369213 0 39337 Vanessa M Gezari National Security Editor 40.00 X 196712 0 8845 2679898 12130 256383 44 0 1 0 Incadescent LLC 27 West 24th Street Suite 10E New York NY 10010 Consulting Fees 200000 Pryor Cashman LLP 7 Times Square New York NY 10036 Sale of Brazilian Subsidiary 193114 PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP PO Box 514038 Los Angeles CA 90051 Performed audit of financial statements 104000 3 35004347 35004347 Field of Vision 512000 2155215 2155215 The Intercept 512000 51298 51298 2206513 69007 69007 2257497 2882242 -624745 -624745 -624745 Advertising 541800 40202 40202 Merchandise 459210 3697 3697 43899 36699021 2206513 43899 -555738 108000 108000 1000 1000 322500 322500 1514479 1514479 13925646 12902623 1023023 1632514 1632514 753046 753046 60000 60000 66761 66761 1129314 1129314 2462515 2462515 141700 141700 112411 112411 Non Capitalized COGS 1337522 1337522 Amortization 1273504 1273504 Content Impairment 520686 520686 Research Services 195343 195343 25556941 24473918 0 1083023 5673065 18218805 1034563 1100903 376206 260662 861640 531458 205740 330182 1633689 376357 8923263 20286909 2325909 1985056 2232276 2529471 0 265224 4558185 4779751 X 4365078 15507158 4365078 15507158 8923263 20286909 11142080 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 32550130 28213474 25875352 13423322 35004347 135066625 32550130 28213474 25875352 13423322 35004347 135066625 135066625 48436 18253 29508 26186 69007 191390 43899 43899 73720 157948 767350 263240 2206513 3468771 138770685 3468771 0.97330 0.89430 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 329317 90264 239053 473077 420265 52812 59246 20929 38317 330182 Operating Lease Liability 265224 265224 37307243 608222 608222 36699021 0 36699021 26165163 608222 608222 25556941 0 25556941 1 South America - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, 1 19 Internet news agency News reporting and general support East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, 0 Program serivces Legal defense fees and costs incurred by the Grantee in prosecutions brought in by the Philippines 220000 Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium 0 Program services Financial support and fesitval sponsorship 102500 0 19 0 0 0 19 322500 0 322500 East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Legal defense against Phillippines government 220000 EFT 0 Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) Provide financial support to the JX Fund to support media workers fleeing war and crisis zones 100000 EFT 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Part I, Line 2: Grantmaking is closely managed by managers of the grantmaking programs, as well as by FLI's legal and finance departments. For grants to foreign entities and individuals, pre-award diligence includes checking grantee leadership and individual grantees against Specially Designated Nationals /U.S. sanctions lists maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Controls of the U.S. Treasury Department to confirm that payments are not prohibited. Applications for grants from the Press Freedom Defense Fund are reviewed by directors of the Fund, and sensitive grants to foreign entities and grants exceeding certain thresholds are referred for consultation and advice to an advisory committee of legal and journalism experts. Applications are voted on according to the directors' assessment of the importance of the grantee or a specific grantee's situation to the promotion of freedom of the press. For grants made to support legal defense of news organizations or whistleblowers, payments are usually made directly to attorneys representing the grantees upon submission of and approval of attorney invoices, and are based upon written grant agreements setting forth grantee/attorney obligations to expend the funds solely for the approved charitable purposes, submit narrative reports in addition to detailed invoices, and provide information for the promotion of the educational purposes of FLI. Part III Accounting Method: X X X X 1 Steven Biel Strategies 31 Cushman St Portland ME 04102 Consulting services 0 0 60000 -60000 60000 -60000 AL AK AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MA ME MI MN MS MO NH NJ NM NY NC ND NV OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI 1 Big Sky Film Institute Inc 113 W Front Street Suite 105 Missoula MT 59802 201937230 501(c)3 13000 0 Redford Center - Event Planning, Coordination and Sponsorship National Press Photographers Foundation 1175 Huntover Road McLean VA 22102 581024004 501(c)3 25000 0 Support the work of the NPAA in its establishment of a Legal Advocacy Fund The Association of the Bar of the City Of NY Fund (dba The Vance Center) 42 West 44th Street New York NY 10036 136003018 501(c)3 70000 0 General support for the Grantee's Operations Legal Services 1 1000 FMV Legal Services Part I, Line 2: Grantmaking is closely managed by managers of the grantmaking programs, as well as by FLI's legal and finance departments. Applications for grants from the Press Freedom Defense Fund are reviewed by the directors of the Fund, and sensitive grants including grants exceeding certain thresholds -- are referred for consultation and advice to an advisory committee of legal and journalism experts. Applications are voted on according to the directors' assessment of the importance of the grantee or a specific grantee's situation to the promotion of freedom of the press. For grants made to support legal defense of news organizations, journalists or whistleblowers, payments are usually made directly to attorneys representing the grantees upon submission of and approval of attorney invoices, and are based upon written grant agreements setting forth grantee/attorney obligations to expend the funds solely for the approved charitable purposes, submit narrative reports in addition to detailed invoices, and provide information for the promotion of the educational purposes of FLI. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jeremy Scahill Producer 369213 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39337 0 408550 0 0 0 David Bralow Secretary/Sr. VP, Law 291127 12130 0 0 0 0 0 0 31190 1300 322317 13430 0 0 James Risen Sr. National Security Corr 303257 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30269 0 333526 0 0 0 Beth Nathanson Chief Philanthropy Officer 293912 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20156 0 314068 0 0 0 Roger Hodge Deputy Editor 254161 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28461 0 282622 0 0 0 Ryan Grim Washington Bureau Chief 221063 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32334 0 253397 0 0 0 Peter Maass Senior Editor 216619 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16283 0 232902 0 0 0 Vanessa M Gezari National Security Editor 196712 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8845 0 205557 0 0 0 Elizabeth Reed Editor in Chief 180174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25272 0 205446 0 0 0 Charlotte Cook Executive Producer 186300 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11121 0 197421 0 0 0 Michael Sherrard Department Head 167360 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11815 0 179175 0 0 0 First Look Entertainment Inc Affiliated entity Working capital X 2529471 2529471 0 1 1 2529471 Sch L Part II, Loans to and From Interested Persons: $693,881 of the loan was paid off, plus interest at 0% during Q2, 2023. Form 990, Box B, Amended Return: Form 990 is being amended to correct the reporting on Schedule G. Only services provided by Steven Biel Strategies should have been included on Schedule G. As a result of the change, the amount of fundraising expenses decreased from $160,200 to $60,000. The following parts and schedules were amended as a result of the decrease in fundraising expenses: Part I Line 16a Part I Line 16b Part I Line 17 Part III line 4a Part III line 4e Part IX line 11a (column A and B) Part IX line 11e (column A & D) Part IX line 25 (column B & D) Schedule G - Part I line 2b Schedule G - Part IV Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission: FLI is a media organization that seeks to increase public awareness of the forces shaping society, promote a free press, and hold the powerful to account. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 The organization's members are its directors and The Pierre M. Omidyar Trust. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a Members have the power to elect or appoint one or more members of the governing body. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b Submitted to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors for review and approval of the final draft. All directors receive final draft prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The conflict of interest policy is designed to foster public confidence in the integrity of First Look Institute, Inc. (FLI), and to protect FLI's interests when it is contemplating entering a transaction that might benefit the private interest of a director, a corporate officer, a key employee, a person with substantial influence over FLI, or other disqualified person. Directors, officers, and key employees are required to comply with FLI's conflict of interest policy and disclose any conflicts of interest on an annual basis. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors periodically reviews and monitors any such reported conflicts and affiliated party transactions with FLI and makes recommendations relating thereto to the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15b Compensation for key employees and officers is determined through the use of a compensation analysis including the use of comparable data, and approval by the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Governing documents, policies and financial statements will be made available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 13: Whistleblower Policy First Look Institute works has a Whistleblower Policy applicable to all employees in compliance with all relevant laws, and posts the means by which parties can anonymously report their concerns in common areas. 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