BETTER ANGELS SOCIETY INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
BETTER ANGELS SOCIETY INC (EIN 45-4587107)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-05-09
IRS object ID
201841299349300504
Schema version
2017v2.2
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)
Return2018-05-09T05:15:26-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN521511275PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RAFFA PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11899 L STREET NW SUITE 850AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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 Line12100 CRYSTAL DRIVE NO 700AddressLine1Txt
CityARLINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22202ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCOURTNEY CHAPINPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIR. - OPERATIONSPersonTitleTxt
Phone2026544204PhoneNum
Signature2018-05-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFRANK H SMITHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00639053PTIN
Phone2028225000PhoneNum
Preparation2018-05-09PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerAMY MARGERUM BERGPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12100 CRYSTAL DRIVE NO 700AddressLine1Txt
CityARLINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$16,763,386GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.THEBETTERANGELSSOCIETY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2011FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionENSURE HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DOCUMENTARY FILMS ARE FUNDED/SHARED THROUGH EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers25TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses-$9,308,379PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$8,436,556CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$24,753,792TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$20,994TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$128,464TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$15,616,741NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$24,625,328NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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 AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE THROUGH ROBUST EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$6,617,161ExpenseAmt
Grant$6,408,765GrantAmt
Revenue$321,569RevenueAmt
DescDOCUMENTARY FILMS - 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 2017, KEY FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE VIETNAM WAR, AN 18-HOUR DOCUMENTARY FILM SERIES WHICH AIRED AND STREAMED THROUGHOUT THE AUTUMN, MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR STUDENTS, CITIZENS AND VETERANS ALL OVER THE WORLD TO EXPERIENCE AN UNBIASED ACCOUNT OF THIS WAR AND ITS CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL IMPACT, PRESENTED THROUGH THE USE OF ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS, MUSIC, ORAL HISTORIES, AND SCHOLARLY INSIGHT. THE GRANTS PROVIDED BY THE SOCIETY SUPPORTED THE 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 PROVIDED STRATEGIC DIRECTION AND FUNDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNUM, A WEBSITE AND DIGITAL RESOURCE FOR USE BY HISTORY RESEARCHERS, EDUCATORS, AND STUDENTS OF ALL AGES. IN 2017 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.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$6,617,161TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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IRP Document4IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee4EmployeeCnt
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
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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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 Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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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)
Phone2026544204PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12100 CRYSTAL DRIVE NO 700AddressLine1Txt
CityARLINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22202ZIPCd

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
MEMBER2.00Yes (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
MEMBER2.00Yes (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
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
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$150,000$0$0
COURTNEY CHAPIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - OPERATIONS40.00Yes (X)$156,703$0$875
KIM KLEIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - SPECIAL PROJECTS40.00Yes (X)$91,852$0$12,355
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$398,555TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$13,230TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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$15,323,068AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$15,323,068TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescADMINSTRATIVE FEEDesc
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Total Program Service Revenue$321,569TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$88,132TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,030,448SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,050,697SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$20,249SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column-$20,249TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
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Exclusion$169ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$169OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$68,052ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,408,765TotalAmt
Program Services$6,408,765ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$411,785TotalAmt
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Management And General$82,450ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$201,788FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$91,032TotalAmt
Program Services$12,580ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61,752ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,700FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$6,713ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,349ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,500FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$39,581TotalAmt
Program Services$10,660ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,550ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,371FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$8,183TotalAmt
Management And General$8,183ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,995TotalAmt
Management And General$63,995ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,564TotalAmt
Management And General$21,564ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,667TotalAmt
Program Services$2,660ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,565ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,442FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,173TotalAmt
Fundraising$5,173FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,001TotalAmt
Program Services$7,577ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,256ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,168FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,590TotalAmt
Program Services$5,271ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$7,319FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,620TotalAmt
Program Services$3,061ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,499ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,060FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,866TotalAmt
Program Services$15,933ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$15,933FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,165TotalAmt
Program Services$1,378ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$33,787FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,476TotalAmt
Program Services$15,016ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,444ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,016FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,193TotalAmt
Management And General$8,193ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescREGISTRATION FEESDesc
Total$12,915TotalAmt
Management And General$891ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,024FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$6,617,161ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$304,691ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$354,281FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$258,406BOYAmt
EOY$172,652EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$6,721,462EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,027,166BOYAmt
EOY$13,103,330EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$118BOYAmt
EOY$3,526EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$160,069LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$51,797LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$130,629BOYAmt
EOY$108,272EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,221,416BOYAmt
EOY$4,644,550EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,637,735BOYAmt
EOY$24,753,792EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,994BOYAmt
EOY$128,464EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,994BOYAmt
EOY$128,464EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,251,852BOYAmt
EOY$5,854,084EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,364,889BOYAmt
EOY$18,771,244EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,616,741BOYAmt
EOY$24,625,328EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,637,735BOYAmt
EOY$24,753,792EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$8,436,556ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$11,149NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$583,180PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
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$186,155CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,133,419CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15,895,961CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,836,988CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,323,068CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$49,375,591TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$186,155CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,133,419CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15,895,961CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,836,988CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,323,068CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$49,375,591TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$17,337,596SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$32,037,995PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$43CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$176CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,049CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$71,817CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$88,132CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$167,217TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$317CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$388CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$169CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$874TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$49,543,682TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.64670PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.55930PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 317. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 388. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 169.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$5,989OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,877DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,112BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$154,080OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$49,920DepreciationAmt
Book Value$104,160BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$108,272TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$15,695,096TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$11,149NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$15,120DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$3,971RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$15,691,125RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$21,564InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$21,564RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$15,712,689TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,269,689TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$15,120DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$15,120ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,254,569ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$21,564InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$21,564ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,276,133TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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, 2017, 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 (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION INC
3939 CAMPBELL AVENUEARLINGTONVA22206530242992501(C)(3)$6,270,249FILM PRODUCTION SUPPORT
SKIFF MOUNTAIN FILMS
800 WEST END AVENUE SUITE 6BNEW YORKNY10025464453175N/A$127,145FILM PRODUCTION SUPPORT
FARM POND PICTURES LLC
197 LAKE STREETSHERBORNMA01770473348920N/A$11,210FILM PRODUCTION SUPPORT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org3TotalOtherOrgCnt

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)
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$156,703BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$875NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$157,578TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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 RECUSE 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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