2018-01-31T10:42:21-08:00 2016-12-31 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990PF 2016-01-01 454059674 Grant Me The Wisdom Foundation GRAN 7135615956 9805 Katy Freeway Houston TX 77024 Debra Louise McLeod Pres/Treas 2018-01-31 true Jody Blazek P00072674 7134395739 X 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z X X 1474852 X 332644 3 3 6101 6101 -16988 1504473 2111 2127 2106 323871 8231 2106 48122 48122 3926 3926 2412 631 631 1781 7897 2949 3948 38572 38572 1475 1460 242 242 17692 14 17410 120323 42166 2106 75429 393296 393296 513619 42166 2106 468725 -189748 0 203506 1161352 1161352 1174746 98112 168512 313500 313500 1644876 1474852 1474852 19724 19724 X 1644876 1455128 1644876 1455128 1644876 1474852 1644876 -189748 1455128 1455128 Publicly traded securities 1486370 1521461 -35091 -35091 Passthrough K-1 capital loss 1 -1 -1 731 Gain on distributions 6312 6312 6312 -28780 false 846273 1633604 0.51804 600248 1974029 0.30407 504858 1972928 0.25589 195412 1891100 0.10333 80960 1.181338 0.236268 1148979 271467 271467 674853 X 0 false false false false false true true false true true TX true false false false false true N/A Debra Louise McLeod 7135615956 9805 Katy Freeway 675 Houston TX 77024 false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false Debra Louise McLeod 203 Lakemere Street Houston TX 77079 Pres/Treas 50.00 0 Jay Keith Sears 203 Lakemere Street Houston TX 77079 Chairman 20.00 0 William J McLeod 202 Lakemere Street Houston TX 77079 Director 1.00 0 NONE NONE Grant Me The Wisdom Foundation (through its partnership with Impact Partners) supports independent documentary cinema that addresses pressing social issues. Financiers and filmmakers are brought together to create great films that entertain audiences, enrich lives, and ignite social change. See attachment to Part VII-B, Line 5c for more information on these projects.During 2016, The Foundation supported the following film projects:Global Health Documentary $ 3,810Bleed Out 682ICARUS 15,000The Overnighters 294What Tomorrow Brings 50,000Fantasy Island 11,842The Evil We Know 12,000Rules to Live By 2,50062 Days (Bright Films) 10,000STEP 100,000Total $ 206,128 206128 206128 199972 966504 0 1166476 0 1166476 17497 1148979 57449 57449 1320 1320 56129 61477 117606 117606 468725 206128 674853 674853 117606 100680 408109 486749 709993 1705531 674853 0 117606 557247 2262778 0 2262778 100680 408109 486749 709993 557247 Debra Louise McLeod Jay Keith Sears X Families Empowered 3900 Essex Lane Suite 1200 Houston TX 77027 N/A PC Education and research 15000 Women Make Movies Inc 115 W 29th Street Suite 1200 New York NY 10001 N/A PC Arts, media, and film for women and girls 10000 Utah Film Center 50 W Broadway Ste 1125 Salt Lake City UT 84101 N/A PC Arts, media, and film for women and girls 10000 Sojourners 408 C St NE Washington DC 20002 N/A PC Religion for women and girls 20000 Yale University 409 Prospect Street New Haven CT 06511 N/A PC Education, religion, and research for women and girls 25500 Chicken Egg Pictures Inc 45 Main St Ste 506 Brooklyn NY 11201 N/A PC Arts, media, and film for women and girls 25000 International Documentary Associati 3470 Wilshire Blvd Ste 980 Los Angeles CA 90010 N/A PC Arts, media, and film for women and girls 1000 Bridge2Rwanda Inc 1818 N Taylor Box 322 Little Rock AR 72207 N/A PC Healthcare 2000 Houston Center for Literacy PO Box 541069 Houston TX 77254 N/A PC Education and research 2000 Shining Hope for Communities Inc 175 Varick Street 5th Fl New York NY 10014 N/A PC Education and research for women and girls 150000 Rural Health Collaborative 4110 SE Hawthorne Blvd 233 Portland OR 97214 N/A PC Healthcare for women and girls 10000 National Network of Abortion Funds PO Box 684949 Austin TX 78768 N/A PC The Lilith Fund 1000 MapLight 2223 Shattuck Ave Berkeley CA 94704 N/A PC Social impact 2500 Womens Alliance for Theology Ethics 8121 Georgia Ave Ste 310 Silver Springs MD 20910 N/A PC Religion for women and girls 500 Teach for Bangladesh 532 Walker Rd Great Falls VA 22066 N/A PC Education and research for women and girls 10000 Panzi Foundation 2272 Colorado Blvd Ste 1190 Los Angeles CA 90041 N/A PC Healthcare for women and girls 5000 Planned Parenthood Federation of Am 123 Williams St 10th Fl New York NY 10038 N/A PC Healthcare 5000 Madison Ave Baptist Church 129 Madison Avenue New York NY 10016 N/A PC Religion 1000 Khan Academy Inc PO Box 1630 Mountain View CA 94042 N/A PC Education and research 5000 Janes Due Process Inc PO Box 685137 Austin TX 78768 N/A PC Healthcare for women and girls 5000 Head First Development 4461 S Parkview Dr Salt Lake City UT 84124 N/A PC Social impact 5000 Days for Girls International 102 Ohio Street Bellingham WA 98225 N/A PC Healthcare for women and girls 1000 Britdoc Inc 45 Main Street Suite 547 Brooklyn NY 11201 N/A PC Arts, media, and film 4000 Texas Dept of Family and Prot Servi 701 W 51st Street PO Box 149030 Austin TX 78714 N/A GOV Social impact 16880 KCETLink 2900 West Alameda Ave No 600 Burbank CA 91505 N/A PC Link TV 1000 Razia's Ray of Hope Foundation PO Box 81052 Wellesley MA 02481 N/A PC Education and research for women and girls 5100 THORN 200 Park Ave S 8th Fl New York NY 10003 N/A PC Ending child sex trafficking and the sexual exploitation of children 35000 Center for Action and Contemplation PO Box 12464 Albuquerque NM 87195 N/A PC Religion 500 Equal Justice Initiative 122 Commerce St Montgomery AL 36104 N/A PC Social impact 10000 Jewish Vocational Service 6505 Wilshire Blvd Ste 200 Los Angeles CA 90048 N/A PC Religion 1000 PBS Foundation 2100 Crystal Drive Arlington VA 22202 N/A PC Education and research 1000 Womens Enews Inc 6 Barclay St 6th Floor New York NY 10007 N/A PC Arts, media, and film for women and girls 1000 Connect 6800 Bellaire Inc 8827 W Sam Houston Pkwy N Ste 200 Houston TX 77040 N/A PC Accounting fees 400 Jane Long Futures Academy 6501 Bellaire Blvd Houston TX 77074 N/A GOV Education and research 916 Center for Independent Documentary 1300 Soldiers Field Rd Ste 4 Boston MA 02135 N/A PC Arts, media, and film for women and girls 5000 393296 14 3 14 6101 525990 11792 18 -28780 K-1 Income 525990 -16 14 2127 11776 -20549 -8773 false false false false false false false false false false X X 1 Debra McLeod and Jay Sears 203 Lakemere St Houston TX 77079 332644 X Tax compliance and return preparation 7897 2949 0 3948 General governance and counsel 1781 0 0 1781 Services related to PRIs 631 631 631 0 Dues & subscriptions 3761 3761 K-1 expenses 282 14 Office supplies/expense 13633 13633 Property tax 16 16 K-1 Income 2111 2127 2106 Film management services 35224 35224 1475 0 Investment management fees 3348 3348 0 0 990-PF tax 210 990-T tax 1250