BETTER ANGELS SOCIETY INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
BETTER ANGELS SOCIETY INC (EIN 45-4587107)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-04-10
IRS object ID
201911009349300611
Schema version
2018v3.1
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)
Return2019-04-10T09:48:16-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN454587107EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE BETTER ANGELS SOCIETY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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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 DIR. - OPERATIONSPersonTitleTxt
Phone2026544204PhoneNum
Signature2019-04-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFRANK H SMITHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00639053PTIN
Phone2028225000PhoneNum
Preparation2019-04-04PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address47.19.127.190IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-04-09IPDt
IP Tm14:48:28IPTm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
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$12,173,218GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body23VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent23VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee5TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers31TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$15,323,068PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$9,450,659CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$321,569PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$67,883PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$125,293CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$169PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$10,202CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$15,712,689PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$9,586,154CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$6,408,765PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$11,620,786CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$561,960PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$216,319CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$305,408PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$379,256CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$7,276,133PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$12,457,910CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$8,436,556PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,871,756CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$24,753,792TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$21,748,016TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$128,464TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$32,146TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$24,625,328NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$21,715,870NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE BETTER ANGELS SOCIETY, INC.'S (THE SOCIETY) MISSION IS TO ENSURE 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.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$11,315,887ExpenseAmt
Grant$11,240,161GrantAmt
DescFILM PRODUCTION, OUTREACH, CIVIC DISCOURSE 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 2018 THE SOCIETY COMPLETED FUNDRAISING FOR THE MAYO CLINIC DOCUMENTARY FILM, WHICH WAS RELEASED AND AIRED ON PBS IN THE FALL. THE NEXT TEN YEARS OF DOCUMENTARY FILM PROJECTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND FORMALLY INTEGRATED INTO THE SOCIETY'S STRATEGIC PLANNING.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$459,723ExpenseAmt
Grant$380,625GrantAmt
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 2018 TO UPDATE AND INCLUDE ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES RELATED TO FILMS SUPPORTED BY THE BETTER ANGELS SOCIETY IN THEIR ON-LINE TEACHER RESOURCE PORTAL. IN 2018 THE SOCIETY ALSO COMPLETED A MAJOR GRANT TO DISTRIBUTE DVD SETS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES RELATED TO THE FILM THE VIETNAM WAR TO SCHOOLS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$88,396ExpenseAmt
DescLEGACY - IN 2018 ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, CIVIC DIALOGUE WAS ENCOURAGED AROUND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES THROUGH THE USE OF HISTORY-FOCUSED DOCUMENTARY FILMS AS A RESULT OF THE SUPPORT OF THE SOCIETY. THE SOCIETY ENTERED INTO A PARTNERSHIP WITH GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY TO ADVANCE THE USE OF HISTORY DOCUMENTARY FILMS IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS. THE SOCIETY ALSO ENTERED INTO A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TO SUPPORT THE NEXT GENERATION OF DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS FOCUSING ON HISTORY. IN ADDITION, THE SOCIETY PROVIDED STRATEGIC DIRECTION AND FUNDING FOR 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$11,864,006TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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 Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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IRP Document10IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee5EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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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 (28 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
KEN ADELMAN
MEMBER - UNTIL 06/20182.00Yes (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
GARY CHARTRAND
MEMBER- UNTIL 01/20182.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN DEBS
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEREDITH DEWITT
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LILLIAN GIORNELLI
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL GLOSSERMAN
MEMBER - UNTIL 11/20182.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG GOLKIN
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG IMPINK
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WALTER ISAACSON
MEMBER2.00Yes (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
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA ROOSEVELT
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEN ROSENTHAL
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JASON SCHLESINGER
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE SMITH
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT SWEENEY
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY MARGERUM BERG
PRESIDENT20.00Yes (X)$150,000$0$0
COURTNEY CHAPIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - OPERATIONS40.00Yes (X)$154,500$0$28,624
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$304,500TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$28,624TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$9,450,659AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$9,450,659TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$147,148TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$147,148ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,565,209SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,587,064SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$21,855SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$21,855TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$21,855ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
REFUND900099$9,856$9,856
MISCELLANEOUS900099$346$346
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$10,202OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,586,154TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$135,495ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,620,786TotalAmt
Program Services$11,620,786ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$333,124TotalAmt
Program Services$158,187ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,625ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$138,312FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$82,889TotalAmt
Program Services$15,364ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,555ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,970FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,486TotalAmt
Program Services$1,143ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,887ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,456FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,468TotalAmt
Program Services$2,576ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,275ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,617FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,901TotalAmt
Program Services$10,662ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,652ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,587FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,996TotalAmt
Management And General$33,996ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$85,981TotalAmt
Management And General$85,981ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,201TotalAmt
Program Services$31,298ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,409ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$494FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,855TotalAmt
Management And General$36,632ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,223FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,916TotalAmt
Program Services$4,570ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$6,346FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,642TotalAmt
Management And General$2,642ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,163TotalAmt
Management And General$30,163ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,955TotalAmt
Program Services$3,090ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,865ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,000FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,068TotalAmt
Management And General$33,068ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,377TotalAmt
Management And General$9,377ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$16,330$16,330
REGISTRATION FEES$15,772$5,458$10,314

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,457,910TotalAmt
Program Services$11,864,006ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$377,585ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$216,319FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$172,652BOYAmt
EOY$79,128EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,721,462BOYAmt
EOY$6,498,666EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,103,330BOYAmt
EOY$11,233,914EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,526BOYAmt
EOY$17,773EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$161,907LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$84,864LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$108,272BOYAmt
EOY$77,043EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,644,550BOYAmt
EOY$3,841,492EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,753,792BOYAmt
EOY$21,748,016EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$128,464BOYAmt
EOY$32,146EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$128,464BOYAmt
EOY$32,146EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,854,084BOYAmt
EOY$8,810,346EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,771,244BOYAmt
EOY$12,905,524EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,625,328BOYAmt
EOY$21,715,870EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,753,792BOYAmt
EOY$21,748,016EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$2,871,756ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$37,702NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$12,133,419CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,895,961CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,919,905CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,644,637CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,450,659CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$59,044,581TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,133,419CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,895,961CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,919,905CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,644,637CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,450,659CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$59,044,581TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$17,448,974SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$41,595,607PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$176CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,049CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$71,817CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$88,132CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$147,148CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$314,322TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$317CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$388CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$169CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$346CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,220TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$59,360,123TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.70070PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.64670PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 317. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 388. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 169. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 346.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$154,080OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$80,608DepreciationAmt
Book Value$73,472BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,827OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,256DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,571BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$77,043TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,562,312TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$37,702NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$13,860DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$23,842RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,586,154RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,586,154TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,471,770TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$13,860DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$13,860ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$12,457,910ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$12,457,910TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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, 2018, 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 (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION INC
3939 CAMPBELL AVENUEARLINGTONVA22206530242992501(C)(3)$10,857,554SUPPORT FOR FILMS, OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND CIVIC DISCOURSE
SKIFF MOUNTAIN FILMS
800 WEST END AVENUE SUITE 6BNEW YORKNY10025464453175N/A$763,232SUPPORT FOR FILMS, OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND CIVIC DISCOURSE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

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 DIRECTOR - OPERATIONSTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$154,500BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$15,450DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$13,174NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$183,124TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 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.

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