2022-04-12T11:35:28-05:00 2021-12-31 111986323 MARCUM LLP 1899 L STREET NW 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2021-01-01 454587107 THE BETTER ANGELS SOCIETY INC BETT 2026544204 5185 MACARTHUR BOULEVARD 570 WASHINGTON DC 20016 COURTNEY CHAPIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2026544204 2022-04-11 1 COURTNEY CHAPIN 999009999 FRANK H SMITH P00639053 2028225000 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z AMY MARGERUM BERG 5185 MACARTHUR BOULEVARD 570 WASHINGTON DC 20016 24420302 0 X WWW.THEBETTERANGELSSOCIETY.ORG X 2011 DE ENSURE HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY FILMS ARE FUNDED/SHARED THRU EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH & CIVIC DISCOURSE. 19 19 6 29 0 0 13003443 13131882 0 0 129185 65477 667 257 13133295 13197616 13014967 9738173 0 0 546866 533176 0 0 193081 816762 534893 14378595 10806242 -1245300 2391374 29324402 31631125 19777 18878 29304625 31612247 X THE BETTER ANGELS SOCIETY'S (THE SOCIETY) MISSION IS TO SUPPORT AMERICAN DEMOCRACY BY ENSURING HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DOCUMENTARY FILMS ARE FUNDED, BROADCAST ON PUBLIC TELEVISION AND PROMOTED AND SHARED TO REACH AND INFORM THE PUBLIC THROUGH EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AND CIVIC DISCOURSE. 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 FILMMAKERS, AND THE NEXT GENERATION ANGELS AWARDS, WHICH RECOGNIZES EXCELLENCE IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL-AGED STUDENT AMERICAN HISTORY DOCUMENATRY FILMMAKING. 0 0 8375625 8321911 FILM PRODUCTION, OUTREACH, AND EDUCATION - THE SOCIETY PROVIDED OVER $8.3 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTARY FILMS FOCUSING 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 2021 THE SOCIETY COMPLETED FUNDRAISING FOR THE DOCUMENTARY FILM "THE HOLOCAUST AND THE US" WHICH WILL BE RELEASED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022 AND "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN" WHICH WILL BE RELEASED IN APRIL OF 2022. THE SOCIETY ALSO MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS TO SUPPORT THE NEXT TEN YEARS OF DOCUMENTARY FILM PROJECTS AND THE RELATED EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING. 1095578 996262 OTHER EDUCATION INITIATIVES - GRANTS TOTALING $1.4 MILLION WERE MADE BY THE SOCIETY TO HELP LOCAL PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE COMPANION TEACHING MATERIALS RELATED TO HISTORY-BASED DOCUMENTARY FILMS. THESE RESOURCES ARE USED PRIMARILY BY MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. IN 2021, THE SOCIETY CONTINUED TO SUPPORT PBS'S INCORPORATION OF FILMS FUNDED BY THE SOCIETY INTO THEIR ON-LINE SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER RESOURCE PORTAL. FUNDING FROM THE BETTER ANGELS SOCIETY PLAYED A ROLE IN FUNDING VIRTUAL PUBLIC EDUCATION ENGAGEMENT EVENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE SOCIETY ALSO CONTINUED TO PROVIDE STRATEGIC DIRECTION AND FUNDING FOR PBS'S UNUM, A WEBSITE AND DIGITAL RESOURCE FOR USE BY HISTORY RESEARCHERS, EDUCATORS, AND STUDENTS OF ALL AGES. 847637 420000 LEGACY - IN 2021, THE SOCIETY AGAIN AWARDED THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LAVINE/KEN BURNS PRIZE FOR FILM TO SUPPORT AMERICAN HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING AND ENCOURAGE A GROWING COMMUNITY OF DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING WORKING ON BRINGING AMERICA'S STORIES TO LIGHT. IT OVERSAW THE FIRST YEAR OF THE BETTER ANGELS LAVINE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, A MENTORING PROGRAM FOR PROMISING FILMMAKERS WHOSE FILMS WERE NOT SELECTED AS FINALISTS FOR THIS PRIZE BUT DEMONSTRATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXCELLENCE. IN ADDITION, THE SOCIETY RECOGNIZED NEXT GENERATION ANGELS, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO HAVE DEVELOPED HISTORY DOCUMENTARY FILMS, THROUGH ITS AWARDS PROGRAM. THE SOCIETY CONTINUED TO BUILD THE KEN BURNS PUBLIC DIALOGUE INITIATIVE, A PARTNERSHIP WITH GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY TO ADVANCE THE USE OF HISTORY DOCUMENTARY FILMS IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS, AND BRING ACADEMIC DISCOURSE TO THE PUBLIC. 10318840 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 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 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 COURTNEY CHAPIN 2028099976 5185 MACARTHUR BOULEVARD 570 WASHINGTON DC 20016 COURTNEY CHAPIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 180000 0 30614 AMY MARGERUM BERG PRESIDENT 20.00 X 150000 0 0 BOBBY STEIN CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 MEREDITH DEWITT SECRETARY - AS OF 06/2021 4.00 X X 0 0 0 RONALD MOULTRIE SECRETARY - UNTIL 06/2021 4.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN FULLERTON 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 JOHN DEBS MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY FOXX MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 GREG GOLKIN MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY GOMEZ MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PHIL KENT MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEANNIE LAVINE MEMBER - UNTIL 05/2021 2.00 X 0 0 0 BONNIE MCCLOSKEY 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 DAVID PFEIL MEMBER 6.00 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 330000 0 30614 2 0 1 0 DUFOUR & CO LLC 1901 N FORT MYER DRIVE STE 02 ARLINGTON VA 22209 PROGRAM CONSULTING 145254 KOCH TV PRODUCTIONS (DBA CABIN FILMS) 6532 75TH STREET CABIN JOHN MD 20818 PROGRAM CONSULTING 109200 2 13131882 13131882 74899 74899 11213264 11222686 -9422 -9422 -9422 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 257 257 257 13197616 0 0 65734 9738173 9738173 360614 177430 57123 126061 115791 57787 23725 34279 7727 3049 2615 2063 11716 7577 1575 2564 37328 16025 9517 11786 705 705 89885 89885 17037 17037 268566 245491 23075 72525 61615 8820 2090 13476 11846 1630 17713 10988 6725 386 386 14741 14741 1903 1903 2913 2913 17697 6425 11272 7738 7738 DUES 6321 4985 1336 OTHER EXPENSES 3287 3287 10806242 10318840 294321 193081 318887 526675 7972245 10607638 16980662 16559387 12000 3255 14527 13435 187395 173032 27687 14363 3998394 3906372 29324402 31631125 16971 17999 2806 879 19777 18878 X 9395935 9687723 19908690 21924524 29304625 31612247 29324402 31631125 2391374 -83752 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 15644637 9450659 20178222 13003443 13131882 71408843 15644637 9450659 20178222 13003443 13131882 71408843 31984843 39424000 88132 147148 193020 115190 74899 618389 169 346 667 257 1439 72028671 0.54730 0.54960 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 169. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 346. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 667. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 257. 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(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 0 0 COURTNEY CHAPIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 180000 0 0 0 0 0 18000 0 12614 0 210614 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE DRAFT VERSION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS FIRST REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT, AND THEN PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EACH MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD IS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW BEFORE 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 COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE SET BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND REVIEWED PERIODICALLY. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION INTERNALLY BASED ON THE HISTORICAL AND THE COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED IN DECEMBER 2016. 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.