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BETTER ANGELS SOCIETY INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
BETTER ANGELS SOCIETY INC (EIN 45-4587107)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-05-05
IRS object ID
202011269349302206
Schema version
2019v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-05-05T17:25:44-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN111986323PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARCUM LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11899 L STREET NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN454587107EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE BETTER ANGELS SOCIETY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBETTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2026544204PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12000 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCOURTNEY CHAPINPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2026544204PhoneNum
Signature2020-05-05SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFRANK H SMITHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00639053PTIN
Phone2028225000PhoneNum
Preparation2020-04-29PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address144.121.95.190IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-05-05IPDt
IP Tm13:32:58IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2020-09-22 18:59:49ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerAMY MARGERUM BERGPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12000 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$33,048,114GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.THEBETTERANGELSSOCIETY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2011FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionENSURE HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY FILMS ARE FUNDED/SHARED THRU EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH & CIVIC DISCOURSE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body18VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent18VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee6TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers23TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$9,450,659PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$20,178,222CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$125,293PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$178,074CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$10,202PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$9,586,154PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$20,356,296CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$11,620,786PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$8,887,187CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$197,126CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$379,256PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$952,909CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$12,457,910PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$10,386,594CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,871,756PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$9,969,702CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$21,748,016TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$30,635,915TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$32,146TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$158,188TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$21,715,870NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$30,477,727NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE 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 RUNS TWO PROGRAMS: THE 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; AND THE NEXT GENERATION ANGELS AWARDS, WHICH RECOGNIZES EXCELLENCE IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL-AGED STUDENT AMERICAN HISTORY DOCUMENATRY FILMMAKING.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$7,831,447ExpenseAmt
Grant$7,757,187GrantAmt
DescFILM PRODUCTION, OUTREACH, AND EDUCATION - THE SOCIETY PROVIDED 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 2019, THE SOCIETY SUCCESSFULLY ENDOWED A TEN-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LAVINE/KEN BURNS PRIZE FOR FILM, WHICH LAUNCHED IN 2019 AND IS AN ANNUAL, NATIONAL PRIZE FOR PROFESSIONAL AMERICAN HISTORY DOCUMENTARIES. THE NEXT TEN YEARS OF DOCUMENTARY FILM PROJECTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND FORMALLY INTEGRATED INTO THE SOCIETY'S STRATEGIC PLANNING. THE SOCIETY ALSO ESTABLISHED A YOUTH-FOCUSED EDUCATION PROGRAM, WHICH IT ADMINISTERS TO BENEFIT MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL-AGED HISTORY DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS, THE NEXT GENERATION ANGELS AWARDS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,018,335ExpenseAmt
Grant$930,000GrantAmt
DescOTHER EDUCATION INITIATIVES - GRANTS PROVIDED BY THE SOCIETY SUPPORTED LOCAL PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS TO DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE COMPANION TEACHING MATERIALS TO THE HISTORY-BASED DOCUMENTARY FILMS, USED PRIMARILY BY MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL-LEVEL STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. THE SOCIETY ENGAGED DIRECTLY WITH PBS IN 2019 TO SUPPORT PBS'S INCORPORATION OF FILMS FUNDED BY THE SOCIETY INTO THEIR ON-LINE SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER RESOURCE PORTAL. THE ONLINE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES RELATED TO THE PBS DOCUMENTARY SERIES COUNTRY MUSIC WERE FUNDED IN PART BY THE SOCIETY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$526,592ExpenseAmt
Grant$200,000GrantAmt
DescLEGACY - IN 2019 ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, CIVIC DIALOGUE WAS ENCOURAGED AROUND THE MAJOR PBS FILM SERIES COUNTRY MUSIC AS A RESULT OF THE SUPPORT OF THE SOCIETY. THE SOCIETY CONTINUED TO BUILD A PARTNERSHIP WITH GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY TO ADVANCE THE USE OF HISTORY DOCUMENTARY FILMS IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS. THE SOCIETY'S FUNDING OF LESSER-KNOWN AND EMERGING AMERICAN HISTORY DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS BEGAN THROUGH ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. IN ADDITION, THE SOCIETY PROVIDED STRATEGIC DIRECTION AND FUNDING FOR PBS'S UNUM, A WEBSITE AND DIGITAL RESOURCE FOR USE BY HISTORY RESEARCHERS, EDUCATORS, AND STUDENTS OF ALL AGES.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$9,376,374TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document26IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee6EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members18GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member18IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COURTNEY CHAPINBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2028099976PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12000 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
BOBBY STEIN
CHAIR4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONALD MOULTRIE
SECRETARY4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN FULLERTON
TREASURER4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DON BAER
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HAL BRIERLEY
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK BUTLER
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY J CABLE
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN DEBS
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEREDITH DEWITT
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LILLIAN GIORNELLI
MEMBER - UNTIL 06/20192.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG GOLKIN
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG IMPINK
MEMBER - UNTIL 06/20192.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WALTER ISAACSON
MEMBER - UNTIL 06/20192.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHIL KENT
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEANNIE LAVINE
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAPPY MCGARR
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL MULLEN
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID PFEIL
MEMBER6.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA ROOSEVELT
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEN ROSENTHAL
MEMBER - UNTIL 06/20192.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JASON SCHLESINGER
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE SMITH
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT SWEENEY
MEMBER - UNTIL 06/20192.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY MARGERUM BERG
PRESIDENT20.00Yes (X)$150,000$0$0
COURTNEY CHAPIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$159,135$0$20,669
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$309,135TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$20,669TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
SHACKELFORD BOWEN MCKINLEY & NORTON
9201 N CENTRAL EXPY 4TH FLDALLASTX75231LEGAL SERVICES$190,201
DUFOUR & CO LLC
1901 FT MYER DR 502ARLINGTONVA22209CONSULTING SERVICES$133,732
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$20,178,222AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$20,178,222TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$193,020TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$193,020ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$12,676,872SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$12,691,818SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$14,946SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$14,946TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$14,946ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$20,356,296TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$178,074ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,787,187TotalAmt
Program Services$8,787,187ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$100,000TotalAmt
Program Services$100,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$329,804TotalAmt
Program Services$155,864ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,961ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$137,979FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$139,641TotalAmt
Program Services$32,131ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$84,142ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,368FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,318TotalAmt
Program Services$1,343ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,221ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,754FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,097TotalAmt
Program Services$9,870ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,049ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,178FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,638TotalAmt
Program Services$15,327ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,243ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,068FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$284,223TotalAmt
Management And General$284,223ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,708TotalAmt
Management And General$72,708ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,008TotalAmt
Management And General$9,008ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$335,284TotalAmt
Program Services$243,852ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$91,432ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,950TotalAmt
Program Services$10,533ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,919ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,498FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,134TotalAmt
Program Services$8,134ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,985TotalAmt
Management And General$28,873ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$112FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,107TotalAmt
Management And General$34,107ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,404TotalAmt
Program Services$2,133ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,102ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,169FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,646TotalAmt
Management And General$36,646ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,632TotalAmt
Management And General$10,632ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$10,000$10,000
REGISTRATION FEES$3,828$3,828

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,386,594TotalAmt
Program Services$9,376,374ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$813,094ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$197,126FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$79,128BOYAmt
EOY$42,531EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,498,666BOYAmt
EOY$10,245,204EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,233,914BOYAmt
EOY$16,486,228EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,773BOYAmt
EOY$38,516EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$179,079LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$121,510LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$77,043BOYAmt
EOY$57,569EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,841,492BOYAmt
EOY$3,765,867EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,748,016BOYAmt
EOY$30,635,915EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,146BOYAmt
EOY$158,188EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,146BOYAmt
EOY$158,188EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,810,346BOYAmt
EOY$8,660,660EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,905,524BOYAmt
EOY$21,817,067EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,715,870BOYAmt
EOY$30,477,727EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,748,016BOYAmt
EOY$30,635,915EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$9,969,702ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$99,805NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$1,307,650OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,895,961CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,919,905CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15,644,637CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,450,659CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$20,178,222CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$67,089,384TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,895,961CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,919,905CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15,644,637CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,450,659CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$20,178,222CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$67,089,384TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$25,331,321SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$41,758,063PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,049CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$71,817CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$88,132CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$147,148CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$193,020CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$507,166TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$317CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$388CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$169CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$346CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$1,220TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$67,597,770TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.61770PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.70070PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 317. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 388. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 169. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 346. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 0.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,999OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,086DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,913BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$169,080OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$114,424DepreciationAmt
Book Value$54,656BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$57,569TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$20,453,427TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$99,805NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$6,334DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$106,139RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$20,347,288RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$9,008InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$9,008RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$20,356,296TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,383,920TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$6,334DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$6,334ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$10,377,586ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$9,008InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$9,008ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$10,386,594TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE SOCIETY PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019, 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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION INC
3939 CAMPBELL AVENUEARLINGTONVA22206530242992501(C)(3)$7,097,195SUPPORT FOR FILMS, OUTREACH, EDUCATION
SKIFF MOUNTAIN FILMS
800 WEST END AVENUE SUITE 6BNEW YORKNY10025464453175N/A$719,667SUPPORT FOR FILMS, OUTREACH, EDUCATION
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
101 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE SEWASHINGTONDC20540536002532$200,000SUPPORT FOR LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LAVINE/KEN BURNS PRIZE FOR FILM
SHOES IN THE BED PRODUCTIONS LLC
255 VARICK STREET SUITE 400NEW YORKNY10014813333532N/A$25,000LAVINE/LIBRARY OF CONGRESS AWARD
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org2TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeAWARD/PRIZEGrantTypeTxt
Recipient3RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$100,000CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE 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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCOURTNEY CHAPINPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$159,135BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$15,914DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$4,755NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$179,804TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 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 12CBOARD 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 15COMPENSATION 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 19THE SOCIETY MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:RETURN OF CONTRIBUTIONS -1,307,650.