2020-02-14T13:33:36-08:00 2019-03-31 954603698 Mark A Ladesich CPA 301 E Colorado Blvd Ste 624 Pasadena CA 911011918 990 2018-04-01 150533551 WILL ROGERS MOTION PICTURE PIONEERS FOUNDATION WILL 8889943863 6767 FOREST LAWN DR LOS ANGELES CA 90068 TODD R VRADENBURG Executive Director 8889943863 2020-12-12 true Mark A Ladesich CPA P00087452 6266852777 X 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z 6767 FOREST LAWN DR 303 LOS ANGELES CA 90068 7390525 false false X willrogersmotionpicture.org X 1936 CA The mission of the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation is to perpetuate the memory of Will Rogers by promoting and engaging in cardiopulmonary programs, as well as, public health education, under the name of Will Rogers Institute, and provide social service assistance to eligible members of the theatrical entertainment industry through the Motion Picture Pioneers Assistance Fund.About The Will Rogers Institute The Will Rogers Institute is a program of the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation. Originally a hospital for tuberculosis-stricken Vaudevillians, The Will Rogers Memorial Hospital (established in 1936) became a national training facility for doctors treating patients with tuberculosis and the Will Rogers Institute was created. Currently, the WRI perpetuates the legacy of Will Rogers as a national charitable health program dedicated to the support of research in debilitating lung disorders, medical school training fellowships, distributors of free health educ 29 27 9 102 0 10605 2365505 1654704 0 315621 1063313 -51030 -306787 2630096 2411230 1847582 1178997 0 1002206 949344 0 614280 1245853 1190849 4095641 3319190 -1465545 -907960 18817177 17017594 1234018 867783 17583159 16149811 X The mission of the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation is to perpetuate the memory of Will Rogers by promoting and engaging in cardiopulmonary programs, as well as, public health education, under the name of Will Rogers Institute, and provide social service assistance to eligible members of the theatrical entertainment industry through the Motion Picture Pioneers Assistance Fund.About The Will Rogers Institute The Will Rogers Institute is a program of the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation. Originally a hospital for tuberculosis-stricken Vaudevillians, The Will Rogers Memorial Hospital (established in 1936) became a national training facility for doctors treating patients with tuberculosis and the Will Rogers Institute was created. Currently, the WRI perpetuates the legacy of Will Rogers as a national charitable health program dedicated to the support of research in debilitating lung disorders, medical school training fellowships, distributors of free health educ false false 927406 350569 Pioneers Assistance ProgramThe Pioneers Assistance Fund (PAF), provides people who work or have spent a career in theatrical entertainment with financial assistance for health and welfare issues. The PAF is funded by restricted donations from entertainment industry companies, foundations and individuals who work in the industry. In 2018-19, the Fund provided long-term type assistance to 27 clients and short-term or emergency assistance to 651 clients, up from 565 the previous year. Note, 186 of individuals needing help was due to natural disasters. Non-natural disaster related short-term assistance was provided to 439 individuals. The top three reasons for assistance are: 1. financial hardship, 2. medical treatments, and 3. accident or unforeseen circumstance. The age range for long-term assistance recipients is 50 - 99, with many of those receiving assistance between the ages 71 90. The short-term client ages are from 20-100 years of age, with the majority receiving assistance in the 51 70 age group. The Pioneers Assistance Fund program provides financial assistance for the following services: medical rehabilitation, medical related equipment, vocational rehabilitation, emergency grants, and quality of life issues (due to health-related circumstance). In 2018-19, the number one health ailment, for clients needing financial assistance continues to be cancer. Social workers are finding that a significant number of people seeking financial assistance are employed, but live under a very tight budget, due to many factors. One accident, illness or unforeseen incident can create a household crisis. PAF clients reflect the greater circumstance affecting middle-class workers in the USA, most are barely keeping up with financial demands of day-to-day life. 738454 452048 Brave Beginnings an initiative of the Will Rogers Institute In 2015, the Will Rogers Institute Neonatal Ventilator Equipment Program was officially renamed, Brave Beginnings (BB). A great deal of resources was dedicated to the launch and establishing the new program name, especially in the healthcare community that encompasses individuals and organizations that are all dedicated to the issue of premature births in the United States. Due to the large premature birth problem in the United States (the US has the sixth highest rate of premature births in the world, 12% of all births, in most developed countries the rate is 7 9%), hospitals have a tremendous need for additional equipment and modern equipment that will give a premature infant a fighting chance at a life without disease or a permanent disorder. In 2018-19, the BB program issued 16 grants to hospitals in the USA, from a pool of 62 applicants. The total amount of grant funding was $444,183, which funded the purchase of 24 pieces of equipment. The demand for equipment funding was $7.4 million. Since the ventilator grant program was established in 2006, almost 200 hospitals have received grants, totaling $8.1 million dollars, and an estimated 176,000 infants have been served. The Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation will continue to put a considerable amount of effort into the Brave Beginnings program in 2019-20, to try and meet the need of hospitals through the US, as well as, educate the public about the need and long-term benefits to helping premature infants develop without lifelong ailments. Along with many other individuals and organizations dedicated to fighting the preemie epidemic, the Brave Beginnings program will try to help eliminate a generation of children growing up with ailments and disorders, due to a premature birth, by providing healthcare institutions and professionals with the tools they need to perform the miracles people are asking of them. New in 2018-19 was a strategic alliance with an equipment manufacturer, International Biomedical for their Transportle transportation device. The Transportle has reduced the risk of severe brain bleeds by 49% for hospitals that use the device exclusively. Brave Beginnings provided funding to five hospitals to implement the Transportle. They are: Childrens Hospital of Kings Daughters (Norfolk, VA), East Tennessee Childrens Hospital (Knoxville, TN), Riley Childrens Health (Indianapolis, IN), St. Luke Hospital (Boise, ID), and Inova Childrens Hospital (Falls Church, VA). Following the tradition established by the Will Rogers Institute program, and utilizing resources from the entertainment industry, public service announcements made a significant impact in 2018-19. There were two PSAs in the market, one featuring award winning actress Marley Shelton, who has two children and is sympathetic for any mother who delivers a premature infant. The Marley Shelton PSA had a limited release on social media channels and select movie theater chains. The Marley PSA was viewed 317,342 times through online channels and by an estimated audience of 1.6 million people in movie theaters.The second PSA was hosted by popular actress and personality Denise Richards, which played at 14 theater circuits across the US, either on the big screen or on lobby entertainment monitors. Theater chains used the Denise Richards PSA as an effective tool to raise money for the Brave Beginnings program via cause-marketing promotions. New for the Brave Beginnings program in 2018-19 was partnering with a social media influencer. BB partnered with Tori Meskin BSN, RNC-NIC who goes by Nurse Tori - an RN NICU nurse has developed a strong following on social media due to her Medical Monday posts and various posts about life as a NICU nurse. Nurse Tori is a new avenue for our public service announcement efforts that is working well. We look forward to developing more electronic media messages in 2019-20 with Nurse Tori at the center of those efforts. 379872 365000 Will Rogers Institute Research & Fellowships The Will Rogers Institute (WRI) is a program that has roots dating back to when the charity operated the Will Rogers Memorial Hospital. A primary objective of the hospital was to conduct research for patient care and train pulmonary doctors on how to provide the best care for their patients. Today, WRI funds general pulmonary research that provides training for the next generation of pulmonologists and pulmonary researchers, as well as, provides funding for medical school fellowships (training fellowships). In 2018-19, WRI focused all research efforts to the Will Rogers Institute Pulmonary Research Center at USC Keck School of Medicine. The Will Rogers Institute Pulmonary Research Center is focused on new strategies for treatment of lung injury and pulmonary edema from air pollution and other lung injuries. Training fellowships for pulmonary medicine continue at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital (White Plains, NY), University New York University, University of Texas Medical School (Dallas, TX), Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Hospital (Knoxville, TN) and recently added, Cedars-Sinai Hospital and Research Center (Los Angeles, CA). The objective for funding research fellowships in lung diseases at many major universities throughout the United States is to help train future leaders of lung research and thoracic specialists. 200428 11381 2246160 true true false false false false false false false true true true false false true true true false false false false false false false true true false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 16 0 true 9 true true true false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 29 27 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC FL GA IL KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS NC ND NH NJ NM NY OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WI WV X X X TODD R VRADENBURG 3236882524 6767 FOREST LAWN DR 303 LOS ANGELES CA 90068 TODD R VRADENBURG EXECUTIVE DIREC 50.00 0.00 X X 301540 0 69089 ELIZABETH FRANK Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF GOLDSTEIN Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SAMUEL GOURLEY Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN C HALL Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT KENNEDY Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SPENCER KLEIN Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BILL LEWIS Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE MADDALENA Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARY NAKAGAWA Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARK CHRISTIANSEN Vice President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 TIM PATTON Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER ROGERS-ETCHEVERRY Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KIP SMILEY JR Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANN STADLER Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARK ZORADI Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CATHLEEN TAFF Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE BUNNELL Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 W KYLE DAVIES President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MEG WILSON Vice President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN FITHIAN Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT FORMAN Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIAN SMITH Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MADELYN HAMMOND Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT LENIHAN Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BRANDEN MILLER Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JIM ORR Chairman 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ADAM MIZEL Vice President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLES B MOSS Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 301540 69089 1 false true false OFFIT CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 485 LEXINGTON AVENUE 24TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 INVESTMENT MGMT CONS 106877 1 116373 342225 1196106 1654704 0 381142 381142 0 0 0 4375646 945952 3791902 847525 583744 98427 682171 -417 682588 10356 342225 337194 -326838 -326838 22725 2674 20051 20051 0 0 2411230 -417 756943 828428 828428 350569 350569 0 0 303900 121560 91170 91170 0 440580 258811 101193 80576 41012 17453 12723 10836 115501 56881 33531 25089 48351 24704 12493 11154 0 0 76740 76740 0 0 141412 87043 17608 36761 0 0 24250 7221 13418 3611 8357 8357 0 105298 62427 23316 19555 89795 62460 1733 25602 0 0 0 0 14833 8899 2967 2967 41697 20965 10513 10219 HEALTH EDUCATION 200090 185823 14267 SUMMER THEATER PSA 107815 107815 INDIRECT EVENT COSTS 97190 97190 Printing and Publications 73084 53799 15937 3348 210288 90760 45408 74120 3319190 2246160 458750 614280 773750 711146 1072250 884159 513500 1500 0 0 0 0 30618 28353 14627 38595 149055 124833 38880 24222 11859370 11827750 4259925 3231245 0 607 0 253650 270624 18817177 17017594 1003935 617053 230083 250730 1234018 867783 X 12895785 11629193 4687374 4520618 17583159 16149811 18817177 17017594 -907960 -525388 X false true X true false X 3025458 4000603 2696281 2365505 1654704 13742551 0 0 0 0 3025458 4000603 2696281 2365505 1654704 13742551 0 0 13742551 311865 260540 351768 354866 381142 1660181 0 311865 260540 351768 354866 381142 1660181 8441 8441 0 3337323 4261143 3048049 2720371 2044287 15411173 0.89170 0.89940 0.10770 0.10060 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4687374 1443540 350569 1259727 4520618 4181513 1974546 482012 986673 4687374 3964298 2385542 500272 1668055 4181513 2753828 2772361 495150 1066741 3964298 2843399 767039 435209 421401 2753828 1.00000 false false false 1 1 65597 51090 14507 83457 73743 9714 24222 3231245 457 PLAN LIABILITY 250730 250730 X 2143637 -525388 58907 340300 -126181 2269818 141412 141412 2411230 3576985 58907 340300 399207 3177778 141412 141412 3319190 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS ARE UTILIZED BY THE ORGANIZATION FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF PROVIDING ASSISTANCE UNDER THE PIONEERS ASSITANCE PROGRAM AS SCHOLARSHIPS, CASH GRANTS, BURIAL & CREMATION, EMERGENCY CASH GRANTS, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SUBSIDIES, MEDICAL REHABILITATION SERVICES AND SOCIAL SERVICES UNTIL THE ASSETS ARE CONSUMED. Part X : FIN48 Footnote THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING FOOTNOTE REGARDING LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX PROVISIONS:ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN A TAX POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINABLE UPON EXAMINATION BY A TAX AUTHORITY. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS, HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. 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These grants supplement monthly retirement/disability benefits, making it possible for members/spouses to pay their basic living and medical expenses. Grants are issued directly to members/spouses or service providers.Burial & Cremation:This program provides timely, modest and dignified burials/cremations to destitute entertainment industry members/spouses. The MPPAF pays crematoriums, funeral homes, and cemeteries when entertainment industry members'/spouses' estates and relatives do not have the funds to pay for basic cremations or burials.Emergency Cash Grants:This program provides emergency cash grants to entertainment industry members/spouses during an unexpected financial crisis. These cash grants assist with the cost of housing, food, utilities, and other life sustaining services. They are issued to industry members/spouses or service providers.Medical Equipment:This program provides equipment, such as mobility aids, orthotics, emergency call systems, bath safety aids, and home health supplies etc., to low-income disabled/frail entertainment industry members/spouses. This equipment promotes the health, independence and safety of many members/spouses, allowing them to remain longer in their own homes. The equipment is purchased through various medical equipment/supply vendors and delivered to the members/spouses. Medical Rehabilitation:This program assists low-income ill/disabled entertainment industry members/spouses with out-patient medical treatment, diagnostic tests, medications, physical therapy, psychotherapy, home health care, health insurance, and medically necessary transportation. This aid is provided only during an illness, injury, or disability adjustment period. Vendors supplying the treatment or services are paid directly by the MPPAF. Movie/Fruit/Book Support:This program supports the emotional well being of low-income retired/ permanently disabled entertainment industry members/spouses. Since the majority of these members/spouses has mobility limitations and is confined to their homes or facilities, a monthly gift, such as a movie, fruit, or book, is a special treat they can anticipate and a reminder that the MPPAF respects them and cares about their well being. These members/spouses are given a choice of one monthly gift, which is purchased by the MPPAF and mailed to them.Care Management Support:Often it is necessary for the Social Service staff to visit MPPAF recipients to assess their circumstances and to arrange appropriate care. Occasionally when large numbers of MPPAF recipients require immediate services it is also necessary to hire Social Service consultants to make timely interventions. Companies that provide credit and backgrounds checks are helpful when making assessments. The expenses associated with these activities, such as travel, lodging, consultant fees, and credit/background fees, are known as Care Management Support expenses since they allow the Social Service staff to better manage the care of MPPAF recipients. Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used Will Rogers Institute fellowship grants are given to medical schools with a strong track record for training doctors in pulmonary medicine. The fellowships are given for first and second year training purposes, to help a researcher WITH EARLY STAGE WORK. FELLOWSHIPS AND RESEARCH GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE CAREFULLY CHOSEN BASED ON THEIR ABILITY AND AREAS OF EXPERTISE OF STUDY WHICH COINCIDE WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. THE FELLOWSHIP AND GRANTS COMMITTEE APPROVES THE RECIPIENTS WITH CONSULTATION AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE INSTITUTES MEDICAL ADVISOR WHO IS AN EXPERT IN LUNG RESEARCH. The MOTION PICTURE Pioneers Assistance FUND Program is managed by professional social workers. The individuals who receive assistance are placed into two broad categories long-term or short-term assistance. The individuals who receive long-term assistance are represented in Direct Cash Assistance. The majority of the expenses are paid directly to vendors.Direct Cash Assistance is justified for the following needs: Health Insurance, Dental insurance, Prescription co-pays, Home Health Care, Rent, Food and Clothing, Medical Supplies, Home Supplies (i.e. sheets and fixtures), and Transportation. X X X X false false false false false false false false false false TODD R VRADENBURG EXECUTIVE DIREC 290140 11400 28357 40732 370629 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Pioneers Assistance ProgramThe Pioneers Assistance Fund (PAF), provides people who work or have spent a career in theatrical entertainment with financial assistance for health and welfare issues. The PAF is funded by restricted donations from entertainment industry companies, foundations and individuals who work in the industry. In 2018-19, the Fund provided long-term type assistance to 27 clients and short-term or emergency assistance to 651 clients, up from 565 the previous year. Note, 186 of individuals needing help was due to natural disasters. Non-natural disaster related short-term assistance was provided to 439 individuals. The top three reasons for assistance are: 1. financial hardship, 2. medical treatments, and 3. accident or unforeseen circumstance. The age range for long-term assistance recipients is 50 - 99, with many of those receiving assistance between the ages 71 90. The short-term client ages are from 20-100 years of age, with the majority receiving assistance in the 51 70 age group. The Pioneers Assistance Fund program provides financial assistance for the following services: medical rehabilitation, medical related equipment, vocational rehabilitation, emergency grants, and quality of life issues (due to health-related circumstance). In 2018-19, the number one health ailment, for clients needing financial assistance continues to be cancer. Social workers are finding that a significant number of people seeking financial assistance are employed, but live under a very tight budget, due to many factors. One accident, illness or unforeseen incident can create a household crisis. PAF clients reflect the greater circumstance affecting middle-class workers in the USA, most are barely keeping up with financial demands of day-to-day life. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process A COMPLETE ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE ORGANIZATIONS FINAL FORM 990 (INCLUDING ALL REQUIRED SCHEDULES) IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts ON AN ANNUAL BASIS EACH RESPONSIBLE PERSON IS REQUIRED TO REVIEW A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE IN WRITING THAT HE OR SHE HAS DONE SO.EACH RESPONSIBLE PERSON IS REQUIRED ANNUALLY COMPLETE A DISCLOSURE FORM IDENTIFYING ANY RELATIONSHIPS, POSITIONS, OR CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON IS INVOLVED THAT HE OR SHE BELIEVES COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISING. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD. ANY CHANGES TO THE POLICY ARE COMMUNICATED IMMEDIATELY TO ALL RESPONSIBLE PERSONS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management COMPENSATION REVIEW IS CONDUCTED DURING A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF THE DIRECTORS. DIRECTORS UTILIZE SALARY SURVEY DATA APPROVED UNDER GUIDELINES OF THE CALIFORNIA INTEGRITY ACT. CONTEMPORANEOUS MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS ARE MAINTAINED OUTLINING THE DELIBERATIONS IN THE RECORDS OF THE ORGANIZATION. COMPENSATION IS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND RATIFIED BY THE BORAD OF DIRECTORS AT A REGULAR MEETING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OFFICERS OF THE THE ORGANIZATION ARE UNCOMPENSATED AND SERVE THE ORGANIZATION AS VOLUNTEERS. COMPENSATION OF OTHER EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY UTILIZING SALARY SURVEY DATA. PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION DATA IS MAINTAINED IN THE EMPLOYEE RECORDS OF THE ORGANIZATION.CURRENTLY, NO EMPLOYEE MEETS THE CRITERIA OF A "KEY EMPLOYEE". Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available THE ORGANIZATIONS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST THROUGH ELECTRONIC ACCESS SITES INCLUDING WEB DIRECTORIES AND THE ORGANIZATIONS WEB SITES.