2018-05-09T05:15:26-05:00 2017-12-31 521511275 RAFFA PC 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2017-01-01 454587107 THE BETTER ANGELS SOCIETY INC BETT 2026544204 2100 CRYSTAL DRIVE NO 700 ARLINGTON VA 22202 COURTNEY CHAPIN EXECUTIVE DIR. - OPERATIONS 2026544204 2018-05-09 1 FRANK H SMITH P00639053 2028225000 2018-05-09 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X AMY MARGERUM BERG 2100 CRYSTAL DRIVE NO 700 ARLINGTON VA 22202 16763386 0 X WWW.THEBETTERANGELSSOCIETY.ORG X 2011 DE ENSURE HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DOCUMENTARY FILMS ARE FUNDED/SHARED THROUGH EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. 25 25 4 25 0 0 5919905 15323068 0 321569 126855 67883 388 169 6047148 15712689 14876948 6408765 0 0 283911 561960 0 0 354281 194668 305408 15355527 7276133 -9308379 8436556 15637735 24753792 20994 128464 15616741 24625328 X THE 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. 0 0 6617161 6408765 321569 DOCUMENTARY 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. 6617161 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 AK AL AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY MA MD MI MN MS NC NH NJ NM NY OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WI WV X COURTNEY CHAPIN 2026544204 2100 CRYSTAL DRIVE NO 700 ARLINGTON VA 22202 BOBBY STEIN CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 RONALD MOULTRIE SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN FULLERTON TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 KEN ADELMAN MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DON BAER MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 HAL BRIERLEY MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK BUTLER MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY J CABLE MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 GARY CHARTRAND MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN DEBS MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MEREDITH DEWITT MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 LILLIAN GIORNELLI MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL GLOSSERMAN MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG IMPINK MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 WALTER ISAACSON MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PHIL KENT MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEANNIE LAVINE MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CAPPY MCGARR MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MULLEN MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID PFEIL MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA ROOSEVELT MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KEN ROSENTHAL MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JASON SCHLESINGER MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE SMITH MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT SWEENEY MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 AMY MARGERUM BERG PRESIDENT 40.00 X 150000 0 0 COURTNEY CHAPIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - OPERATIONS 40.00 X 156703 0 875 KIM KLEIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - SPECIAL PROJECTS 40.00 X 91852 0 12355 398555 0 13230 2 0 1 0 0 15323068 15323068 ADMINSTRATIVE FEE 900099 321569 321569 321569 88132 88132 1030448 1050697 -20249 -20249 -20249 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 169 169 169 15712689 321569 0 68052 6408765 6408765 411785 127547 82450 201788 91032 12580 61752 16700 19562 6713 1349 11500 39581 10660 12550 16371 8183 8183 63995 63995 21564 21564 28667 2660 19565 6442 5173 5173 35001 7577 18256 9168 12590 5271 7319 9620 3061 3499 3060 31866 15933 15933 35165 1378 33787 32476 15016 2444 15016 8193 8193 REGISTRATION FEES 12915 891 12024 7276133 6617161 304691 354281 258406 172652 0 6721462 9027166 13103330 118 3526 160069 51797 130629 108272 6221416 4644550 15637735 24753792 20994 128464 20994 128464 X 6251852 5854084 9364889 18771244 15616741 24625328 15637735 24753792 8436556 -11149 583180 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 186155 12133419 15895961 5836988 15323068 49375591 186155 12133419 15895961 5836988 15323068 49375591 17337596 32037995 43 176 7049 71817 88132 167217 317 388 169 874 49543682 0.64670 0.55930 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 317. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 388. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 169. 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(WETA) MONTHLY TO REVIEW THE PROJECTS BEING FUNDED; WETA REPORTS MONTHLY ON THE BUDGET FOR THESE PROJECTS AND OTHER FUNDS RAISED TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT. FOR THE OTHER GRANTS, THE SOCIETY REVIEWS THE BUDGETS FOR THESE PROJECTS MONTHLY AND REQUIRES, AT A MINIMUM, ANNUAL PROJECT UPDATES TO ENSURE FUNDS ARE BEING USED APPROPRIATELY AND ON SCHEDULE. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 COURTNEY CHAPIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - OPERATIONS 156703 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 875 0 157578 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE DRAFT VERSION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS FIRST REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT, AND THEN PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EACH MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD IS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW BEFORE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN WRITING ANNUALLY. THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD CHAIR ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THE BOARD MEMBER IS RECUSE FROM DECISION MAKING ON THAT MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE SET BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND REVIEWED PERIODICALLY. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION INTERNALLY BASED ON THE HISTORICAL AND THE COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED IN DECEMBER 2016. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE SOCIETY MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.