2025-04-18T07:38:00-05:00 2024-12-31 881478669 CBIZ ADVISORS LLC 1899 L STREET NW 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2024-01-01 454587107 THE BETTER ANGELS SOCIETY INC BETT 2028099976 5185 MACARTHUR BOULEVARD 570 WASHINGTON DC 20016 KATHERINE MALONE-FRANCE PRESIDENT AND CEO 2028099976 2025-04-14 1 0 SARA SMITH P01332734 2022274000 2025-04-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KATHERINE MALONE-FRANCE 5185 MACARTHUR BOULEVARD 570 WASHINGTON DC 20016 22454693 0 X WWW.THEBETTERANGELSSOCIETY.ORG X 2011 DE ENSURE HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY FILMS ARE FUNDED/SHARED THRU EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH & CIVIC DISCOURSE. 17 17 5 30 0 0 10620983 8915415 0 0 379896 589828 0 31674 11000879 9536917 11745184 12448108 0 0 623691 807808 0 0 327402 905207 985535 13274082 14241451 -2273203 -4704534 27649766 22940273 21363 3104 27628403 22937169 X SUPPORTS AMERICAN HISTORY DOCUMENTARY FILMS TO PROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION.THE SOCIETY ALSO RECOGNIZES AND SUPPORTS DOCUMENTARY FILM ARTISTS THROUGH ITS LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LAVINE/KEN BURNS PRIZE FOR FILM ANNUAL AMERICAN HISTORY DOCUMENTARY CONTEST, WHICH AWARDS ONE WINNER, ONE RUNNER-UP AND UP TO FOUR FINALISTS FUNDING FOR LATE-STAGE PRODUCTION COSTS, DISTRIBUTION AND OUTREACH; BETTER ANGELS FELLOWSHIP, WHICH FUNDS A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR PROMISING FILMS, AND THE NEXT GENERATION ANGELS AWARDS, WHICH RECOGNIZES EXCELLENCE IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL-AGED STUDENT AMERICAN HISTORY DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING. 0 0 12189105 12038108 THE BETTER ANGELS SOCIETY PROVIDED OVER $12,038,108 IN FUNDING FOR THE PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND ASSOCIATED EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY FILMS THAT FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON AMERICAN HISTORY, WHICH ARE BROADCAST FREE TO THE PUBLIC AND WIDELY AVAILABLE ON PBS TELEVISION STATIONS AND PBS DIGITAL PLATFORMS FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS. IN 2024, THE SOCIETY CONTINUED RAISING FUNDS FOR FILMS INCLUDING: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, CRIME & PUNISHMENT IN AMERICA, LEONARDO DAVINCI, LBJ AND THE GREAT SOCIETY, HENRY DAVID THOREAU, AND EMANCIPATION TO EXODUS. THROUGH ITS BETTER ANGELS STORIES INITIATIVE, THE SOCIETY ALSO PROVIDED SUPPORT TO A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF AMERICAN HISTORY DOCUMENTARY FILMS THAT ARE BROADCAST ON PBS, INCLUDING ON AMERICAN MASTERS AND AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LAVINE/KEN BURNS PRIZE FOR FILM, THE SOCIETY RECOGNIZED AND PROVIDED SUPPORT AND NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR THE VERY BEST AMERICAN HISTORY DOCUMENTARIES, SELECTED BY JURIES WITH EXPERTISE IN FILMMAKING, ARCHIVAL SOURCES, AND AMERICAN HISTORY. 1111200 410000 IN 2024, THE BETTER ANGELS SOCIETY PROVIDED $410,000 TO SUPPORT EDUCATION, RECOGNITION, AND MENTORSHIP TO ENSURE THAT DEEPLY RESEARCHED AND ENGAGING DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT AMERICAN HISTORY CONTINUE TO BE CREATED. THE SOCIETY LED THE FOURTH YEAR OF THE BETTER ANGELS LAVINE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, A MENTORING PROGRAM FOR PROMISING FILMS THAT WERE NOT SELECTED AS FINALISTS FOR THIS PRIZE FOR FILM BUT DEMONSTRATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXCELLENCE. THE SOCIETY ALSO SUPPORTED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT BUILD JUNIOR HIGH, HIGH SCHOOL, AND COLLEGE-AGE STUDENTS' SKILLS IN HISTORY, CIVICS, RESEARCH, AND COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH THE PROCESS OF MAKING DOCUMENTARIES THAT HIGHLIGHT THE STORIES FROM AMERICAN HISTORY THAT ARE MEANINGFUL TO THEM. THESE PROGRAMS, IN COLLABORATION WITH NATIONAL HISTORY DAY AND THE LINCOLN PRESIDENTIAL FOUNDATION, PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, MENTORSHIP FROM ESTABLISHED FILMMAKERS, AND PUBLIC RECOGNITION TO PROMOTE OUTSTANDING AMERICAN HISTORY DOCUMENTARIES AND INSPIRE PARTICIPATION IN THIS DISCIPLINE. 13300305 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 28 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 AK AL AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY MA MD MI MN MS NC NH NJ NM NY OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WI WV X KATHERINE MALONE-FRANCE 2028099976 5185 MACARTHUR BOULEVARD 570 WASHINGTON DC 20016 BOBBY STEIN CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 PHIL KENT VICE CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 MEREDITH DEWITT SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 GREG LAU TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 HAL BRIERLEY MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK BUTLER MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY J CABLE MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH EVANGELISTI MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 GREG GOLKIN MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CAPPY MCGARR MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MULLEN MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC OBENG MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA ROOSEVELT MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JASON SCHLESINGER MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PETER THOREN MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN CONWAY MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 TRACY FRISK MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE MALONE-FRANCE PRESIDENT AND CEO 40.00 X 284167 0 38125 BEE NANCE CFAO - AS OF 8/2024 40.00 X 53426 0 6155 REBECCA DANIELS SR DIR, PHILANTHROPIC OPS & PLAN 40.00 X 106722 0 19056 444315 0 63336 2 0 1 0 RAFANELLI EVENTS MANAGEMENT INC 361 NEWBURY STREET FL5 BOSTON MA 02115 MARKETING 336998 KOCH TV PRODUCTIONS (DBA CABIN FILMS) 6532 75TH STREET CABIN JOHN MD 20818 GRANT MANAGEMENT 122095 2 303500 8611915 8915415 554732 554732 12952872 12917776 35096 35096 35096 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 31674 31674 31674 9536917 0 0 621502 12073108 12073108 375000 375000 381873 116025 104701 161147 319226 130012 118533 70681 27733 8771 15409 3553 39277 14888 13381 11008 39699 14828 11488 13383 17125 17125 93750 93750 15530 15530 247684 177388 61116 9180 73791 62877 10914 3536 3536 24500 16010 7930 560 3342 3342 134461 18747 75764 39950 2463 2463 4800 4800 PRIZE PRESENTATION & EV 291326 289818 1508 OTHER EXPENSES 52001 2302 46774 2925 STATE REGISTRATION 11019 11019 SOFTWARE & OTHER SUBSCR 10207 531 5680 3996 14241451 13300305 613744 327402 1783970 677735 10598333 9710286 11625534 8789800 15956 13646 183050 178560 2160 4490 3623813 3744316 27649766 22940273 9780 3104 11583 21363 3104 X 9949097 10365243 17679306 12571926 27628403 22937169 27649766 22940273 -4704534 13300 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 13003443 13131882 8942999 10620983 8915415 54614722 13003443 13131882 8942999 10620983 8915415 54614722 21158404 33456318 115190 74899 170979 387818 554732 1303618 667 257 5709 31674 38307 55956647 0.59790 0.52140 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 667. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 257. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 5,709. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 31,674. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 13970 9480 4490 169080 169080 0 4490 X 9539871 13300 5184 18484 9521387 15530 15530 9536917 14231105 5184 5184 14225921 15530 15530 14241451 PART X, LINE 2: THE SOCIETY PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. 1 GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION INC 3939 CAMPBELL AVE ARLINGTON VA 22206 530242992 501(C)(3) 11318083 0 SUPPORT FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTARY FILMS, OUTREACH, EDUCATION WNET 825 EIGHTH AVE NEW YORK NY 10019 262810489 501(C)(3) 120900 0 SUPPORT FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTARY FILMS, OUTREACH, EDUCATION WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION ONE GUEST STREET BOSTON MA 02135 042104397 501(C)(3) 280000 0 SUPPORT FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTARY FILMS, OUTREACH, EDUCATION NATIONAL HISTORY DAY 4511 KNOX ROAD STE 205 COLLEGE PARK MD 20740 341262642 501(C)(3) 40000 0 RECOGNITION AWARDS FOR STUDENT DOCUMENTARY FILMS ADAMS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 625 BIGLERVILLE ROAD GETTYSBURG PA 17325 237258494 501(C)(3) 10000 0 GETTYSBURG FILM FESTIVAL SPONSORS LINCOLN PRESIDENTIAL FOUNDATION 520 SOUTH 8TH STREET SPRINGFIELD IL 62703 364385644 501(C)(3) 68000 0 RECOGNITION AWARDS FOR STUDENT DOCUMENTARY FILMS PBS FOUNDATION 1225 S CLARK STREET ARLINGTON VA 22202 201476451 501(C)(3) 58125 0 SUPPORT FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTARY FILMS, OUTREACH, EDUCATION CENTRAL PARK FILM PROJECT INC 875 6TH AVE SUITE 1705 NEW YORK NY 10001 923586794 173000 0 SUPPORT FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTARY FILMS, OUTREACH, EDUCATION 7 1 SUPPORT FOR DOCUMENTARY FILMS BY FELLOWS 5 25000 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS/LAVINE/KEN BURNS PRIZES 6 350000 PART I, LINE 2: THE SOCIETY MEETS WITH THE GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION, INC. (WETA) MONTHLY TO REVIEW THE PROJECTS BEING FUNDED; WETA REPORTS MONTHLY ON THE BUDGET FOR THESE PROJECTS AND OTHER FUNDS RAISED TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT. FOR THE OTHER GRANTS, THE SOCIETY REVIEWS THE BUDGETS FOR THESE PROJECTS MONTHLY AND REQUIRES, AT A MINIMUM, ANNUAL PROJECT UPDATES TO ENSURE FUNDS ARE BEING USED APPROPRIATELY AND ON SCHEDULE. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 KATHERINE MALONE-FRANCE PRESIDENT AND CEO 220104 0 64063 0 0 0 24979 0 13146 0 322292 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 THE PRESIDENT AND CEO RECEIVED TWO NON-FIXED, DISCRETIONARY BONUSES DURING 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE DRAFT VERSION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS FIRST REVIEWED BY THE CEO AND PRESIDENT AND THEN BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. ONCE APPROVED, THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD, AND THEY ARE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE FORM PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN WRITING ANNUALLY. THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD CHAIR ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THE BOARD MEMBER IS RECUSED FROM DECISION MAKING ON THAT MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 IN 2024 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AND PROVIDED A 5% COST OF LIVING INCREASE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE SOCIETY MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.