2012-08-14T14:07:12-07:00 2011-12-31 Jane K Thomas EA Inc 13323 Washington Blvd Ste 305 Los Angeles CA 90066 990 2011-01-01 954544830 ARTISTS FOR A NEW SOUTH AFRICA ARTI 3102041748 2999 OVERLAND AVENUE LOS ANGELES CA 90064 SHARON GELMAN 2012-08-14 true Jane Thomas EA 3103063316 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z 300739 false false X WWW.ANSAFRICA.ORG X 1989 CA ARTISTS FOR A NEW SOUTH AFRICA WORKS IN THE U.S. AND S.AFRICA TO COMBAT HIV/AIDS, ASSIST AIDS ORPHANS, ADVANCE HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS, PRESERVE THE LEGACY AND VALUES OF ANTI-APARTHEID LEADERS, EDUCATE AND EMPOWER YOUTH, AND BUILD BONDS BETWEEN OUR NATIONS THROUGH THE ARTS, CULTURE, AND THE SHARED PURSUIT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE. 17 0 2 15 0 283654 184897 5700 82526 1286 58 33258 290640 300739 266424 148200 0 229616 222841 0 63115 92674 98208 588714 469249 -298074 -168510 580573 395997 20151 4085 560422 391912 ARTISTS FOR A NEW SOUTH AFRICA WORKS IN THE U.S. AND S.AFRICA TO COMBAT HIV/AIDS, ASSIST AIDS ORPHANS, ADVANCE HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS, PRESERVE THE LEGACY AND VALUES OF ANTI-APARTHEID LEADERS, EDUCATE AND EMPOWER YOUTH, AND BUILD BONDS BETWEEN OUR NATIONS THROUGH THE ARTS, CULTURE, AND THE SHARED PURSUIT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE. false false 148200 148200 22335 STRATEGIC GRANTMAKING INITIATIVE (SGI) WITH FUNDS RAISED FROM INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS, COMPANIES AND EVENTS, ANSA PROVIDES GRANTS TO AFRICAN AND U.S. PROGRAMS MAKING A DIFFERENCE ON A RANGE OF CRITICAL ISSUES. ANSA'S 2011 SGI GRANT TOTALED $23,200 AND WAS GIVEN TO THE AHMED KATHRADA FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT ITS WORK ADVANCING EQUALITY AND DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH AFRICA AS WELL AS PRESERVING THE HISTORY OF THE NONRACIAL ANTI-APARTHEID MOVEMENT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.AMANDLA AIDS FUND (AAF), FOUNDED IN 2003 WITH A $2.5 MILLION DOLLAR DONATION FROM DEBORAH SANTANA AND CARLOS SANTANA,PROVIDES GRANTS TO EFFECTIVE SOUTH AFRICAN NONPROFIT PROGRAMS TO COMBAT HIV/AIDS, PROVIDE TESTING AND TREATMENT, OFFER TREATMENT LITERACY TRAINING, ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVED GOVERNMENT POLICIES, PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR AIDS ORPHANS, AND ADDRESS EMERGING PRIORITIES. ANSA'S 2011 AAF GRANT TOTAL WAS $125,000 AND WENT TO THE AIDS FOUNDATION OF SOUTH AFRICA TO SUPPORT IT TAKES A VILLAGE.IT TAKES A VILLAGE (ITV) ANSA WORKED WITH A TEAM OF AFRICAN AIDS AND CHILD WELFARE EXPERTS TO CREATE ITV, A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CARE AND ASSISTANCE TO AIDS ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN CHILD-RUN HOUSEHOLDS OR INFORMAL FOSTER CARE. THE COST-EFFECTIVE PROGRAM PROVIDES MULTIPLE SERVICES INCLUDING COUNSELING,EDUCATION, CLOTHING, SCHOLARSHIPS, PARALEGAL ASSISTANCE, RECREATION AND PEER SUPPORT. ITV BUILDS COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO PROVIDE EXTENSIVE SERVICES THROUGH STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, FUNDING, OVERSIGHT, AND MATERIAL ASSISTANCE; PREVENTS LOSS OF LIFE THROUGH HIV/AIDS PREVENTION EDUCATION,ACCESS TO TESTING AND TREATMENT, AND HOME-BASED CARE; AND MITIGATES THE DISEASES IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES BY STABILIZING FOOD AND WATER SOURCES WITH FOOD GARDENS, WELLS, WATER TANKS AND LIVESTOCK. ESTABLISHED IN 2005, ITV OPERATES IN THREE COMMUNITIES IN KWAZULU-NATAL, THE SOUTH AFRICAN PROVINCE HARDEST HIT BY AIDS, AND PROVIDES ONGOING SERVICES TO 3,500 CHILDREN ANNUALLY. ITV IS MANAGED BY THE AIDS FOUNDATION OF SOUTH AFRICA AND IMPLEMENTED BY ISIBANI SETHEMBA, ZISIZE EDUCATION AND SINOSIZO. ANSA FUNDS ITV AND HAS PROVIDED ADDITIONAL GRANTS, SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO FURTHER HELP THE CHILDREN, CAREGIVERS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES. IN 2010-2011, ANSA SECURED OTHER FUNDING TO COVER MOST OF THEIR COSTS MANAGING, ASSISTING, MONITORING AND TRAINING FOR IMPLEMENTERS SO THEIR PORTION IS ONLY 10% OF THE GRANT. 88446 217979 PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL MEDIA PRODUCTIONSANSA DEVELOPS, ADVISES, AND/OR PROMOTES MEDIA EFFORTS, BOOKS, PSA CAMPAIGNS, FILMS, TV, AND THEATER THAT EDUCATES AUDIENCES ABOUT AFRICA, HIV/AIDS, HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS, AND RELATED ISSUES. 2011 EFFORTS INCLUDED: WORKING WITH CNN "IMPACT YOUR WORLD" ON A PIECE WITH ALFRE WOODARD ABOUT HER WORK WITH ANSA AND NELSON MANDELA. ANSA ALSO WORKED WITH CNN TO ARRANGE INTERVIEWS WITH MORGAN FREEMAN, WHOOPI GOLDBERG, SAM AND LATANYA JACKSON, QUINCY JONES, ALAN RICKMAN, BLAIR UNDERWOOD AND ALFRE WOODARD FOR A SPECIAL ABOUT NELSON MANDELA ON HIS 93RD BIRTHDAY.ANSA PROVIDED ONGOING SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT THAT REACHED OVER 2,000 PEOPLE PER WEEK WITH NEWS AND INFORMATION ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA, HIV/AIDS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. ANSA CONTINUED WORK TO PROMOTES THE NELSON MANDELA'S FAVORITY AFRICAN FOLKTALES AUDIOBOOK: ANSA'S AWARD-WINNING STAR-STUDDED PRODUCTION THAT RAISES MONEY FOR AIDS ORPHANS IN SOUTH AFRICA WHILE INTRODUCING LISTENERS TO AFRICAN CULTURE. IT IS PUBLISHED BY HACHETTE AUDIO, WHICH DONATES THEIR NET PROFITS TO ANSA.ANSA CONTINUED EFFORTS ON TUTU: THE AUTHORIZED PORTRAIT, BY ALLISTER SPARKS AND REV. MPHO TUTU, PUBLIHED BY PQ BLACKWELL, WHICH WAS RELEASED ON DESMOND TUTU'S 80TH BIRTHDAY IN 2011. ANSA ARRANGED OVER 1/3 OF THE INTERVIEWS FEATURED INCLUDING REV. ED BACON, HARRY BELAFONTE, JACKSON BROWNE, SHARON GELMAN, TOM HAYDEN, FILMMAKER KAREN HAYES, REV. WILMA JAKOBSON, SAM & LATANYA JACKSON, QUINCY JONES, HUGH MASAKELA , DEBORAH SANTANA, BLAIR UNDERWOOD, NOBEL LAUREATE JODY WILLIAMS, AND ALFRE WOODARD. ANSA DISEMINATED U.S. INVITATIONS TO THE SOUTH AFRICA BOOK LAUNCH AND DESMOND TUTU'S 80TH BIRTHDAY PARTY. ANSA ALSO PRODUCED THE WEST COAST BOOK LAUNCH IN SAN FRANCISCO WITH READINGS BY ALFRE WOODARD, DEBORAH SANTANA AND SHARON GELMAN, WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 200 PEOPLE AND SOLD 100 COPIES OF THE BOOK.ANSA WORKED ON THE US EDITION OF AHMED KATHRADA'S MEMOIRS, NO BREAD FOR MANDELA, PUBLISHED IN 2011 BY UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY PRESS. ANSA HELPED WITH THE PREFACE AND QUOTES AND ALSO HELPED PLAN MEDIA, EVENTS, AND BOOK LAUNCHES, INCLUDING PROVIDING PHOTOS AND SHORT FILMS PRODUCED BY ANSA TO THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY FOR A SERIES OF EVENTS AND TO CHUBB AND SONS FOR A CLOSED-CIRCUIT LECTURE BY AHMED KATHRADA AND BARBARA HOGAN.ANSA HELPED PROMOTE VARIOUS OTHER CULTURAL EVENTS INCLUDING SCREENING OF THE DOCUMENTARY MANDELA'S MIRACLE AND THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES INCLUDING FELA! 60425 60425 PUBLIC EDUCATION EVENTSANSA UTILIZES RENOWNED EXPERTS, ARTISTS, AND THE ARTS TO EDUCATE AND MOBILIZE THE PUBLIC ABOUT AFRICA, HIV/AIDS, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ISSUES OF EQUALITY, RACISM, AND POVERTY. IN 2011 ANSA HELPED PRODUCE TWO MAJOR PUBLIC EVENTS IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OAKLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND KAISER PERMANENTE, TO LAUNCH THE MONUMENT REMEMBER THEM: CHAMPIONS FOR HUMANITY, WHICH FEATURES LIKENESSES OF A DIVERSE GROUP OF 25 HUMANITARIANS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHO DEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO THE QUEST FOR EQUALITY AND JUSTICE, INCLUDING NELSON MANDELA, MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AND CORETTA SCOTT KING, MAHATMA GANDHI, CESAR CHAVEZ, FDR, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, HARVEY MILK, MOTHER TERESA, CHIEF JOSEPH, ROSA PARKS, MALCOLM X, RALPH ABERNATHY, HELEN KELLER, OSKAR SCHINDLER, AND THE UNKNOWN REBEL OF TIANANMENT SQUARE. THE LARGEST BRONZE REPRESENTATIONAL SCULPTURE WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI, THE PUBLIC MONUMENT AIMS TO RECOGNIZE THE COMMON THREADS OF ALL HUMANITY; INSPIRE PEOPLE TO DEEPEN THEIR PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO HUMANITARIAN VALUES AND ACTIONS IN THEIR OWN LIVES AND COMMUNITIES; EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT THE GLOBAL STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, PEACE, FREEDOM AND EQUALITY; ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO EXPLORE THE RELEVANCE OF THESE STRUGGLES TO THEIR OWN LIVES. FOR THE PUBLIC LAUNCH, ANSA ARRANGED AND MANAGED THE PARTICIAPATION OF ACTOR PETER COYOTE AND OF FAMILY MEMBERS DONZALEIGH ABERNATHY (DAUGHTER OF RALPH ABERNATHY), AMBASSADOR ATTALIAH SHABAZZ (DAUGHTER OF MALCOLM X) AND JULIANA ROOSEVELT (GRANDDAUGHTER OF FDR). FOR THE GALA CULTURAL EVENT CELEBRATING THE HISTORIC LAUNCH ANSA ADVISED, MANAGED AND SCRIPTED THE PROGRAM AND ARRANGED AND MANAGED THE PARTICIPATION OF AFOREMENTIONED FAMILY MEMBERS AND PERFORMERS INCLUDING ACTORS MIKE FARRELL, SHERYL LEE RALPH AND CCH POUNDER AND MUSICAL PERFORMERS SHEILA E AND THE E FAMILY.ANSA ALSO ORGANIZE AN EVENT IN HARLEM TO INTRODUCE MORE PEOPLE TO ITS WORK AND AN EVENT IN LOS ANGELES WITH ALBIE SACHS, THE NOTED JUSTICE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA. APPOINTED TO THE COURT BY PRESIDENT MANDELA, SACHS IS A NOTED HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER, WHO SURVIVED AN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT BY THE APARTHEID REGIME AND CO-AUTHORED SOUTH AFRICA'S PRECEDENT-SETTING CONSTITUTION. THE EVENT FEATURED ALBIE SACHS BOOK, "THE STRAGE ALCHEMY OF LIFE AND LAW", AS WELL AS SCULPTURES BY REKNOWN ARTIST ARTIS LANE.ADDITIONALLY, ANSA BOARD MEMBER BRADLEY SILVER RECEIVED TIME WARNER'S PRESTIGIOUS HEISKELL AWARD FOR HIS WORK WITH ANSA. 297071 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 1 0 true 2 true false false false false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false X 17 0 true false false false false false false true true false false false true true false false false false false false true true CA X X JANE THOMAS EA INC 3103063316 13323 W WASHINGTON BLVD STE 305 LOS ANGELES CA 90066 MARK RUTSTEIN 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALFRE WOODARD 2.00 X 0 0 0 YVONNE WHITE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BLAIR UNDERWOOD 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RODERICK SPENCER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JURNEE SMOLLETT 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRADLEY SILVER 5.00 X 0 0 0 MARLENE SARITSKY 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH SANTANA 2.00 X 0 0 0 LA TANYA RICHARDSON JACKSON 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH PILLSBURY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ARTIS LANE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RON KUNENE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KITSAUN KING 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL JENSEN 2.00 X 0 0 0 GILLIAN ANDERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SHARON GELMAN 40.00 X X 158813 0 22000 158813 22000 1 false true false 0 184897 184897 Special Project 82526 82526 82526 58 58 0 0 0 0 25295 25295 25295 0 0 PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENTS 900099 7963 7963 7963 300739 90547 25295 0 0 148200 148200 0 158813 79407 47644 31762 0 32000 12800 16000 3200 4915 2458 1475 982 15070 7535 4521 3014 12043 6022 3613 2408 0 1878 1878 5990 5990 0 0 0 1730 1730 0 2101 2101 1455 1455 0 30146 18088 9044 3014 15999 11377 483 4139 0 0 948 948 0 0 6426 6426 TRAVEL & MEETING EXPENSE 3567 2282 97 1188 TELEPHONE, EMAIL, ONLINE, FAX 9302 5581 2791 930 Printing and Publications 4452 176 646 3630 Postage and Shipping 3849 484 3005 360 CATERING 3309 3309 7056 1713 2042 3301 469249 297071 109063 63115 8418 9962 572155 386034 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 580573 395997 13950 6201 4085 20151 4085 X 560422 391912 560422 391912 580573 395997 -168510 X true false false false false X 603593 303560 584424 283654 220092 1995323 0 0 603593 303560 584424 283654 220092 1995323 0 1995323 85646 30275 20729 1286 102 138038 0 48758 13054 47287 5700 6045 120844 2254205 2323917 0.88520 0.84780 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 NON-RACIALISM GRANTS HUMAN RIGHTS 0 SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 ORPHAN CARE GRANTS HIV/AIDS RESPONSE 0 SOUTH AFRICA HUMAN RIGHTS 23200 CASH SOUTH AFRICA AIDS ORPHAN 125000 CASH 2 false false false false false false Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used in Foreign Country ANSA'S PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS: COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION SITE VISITS AND EXTENSIVE REPORTING MANAGED BY AIDS FOUNDATION SOUTH AFRICA (AFSA). AFSA PRESENTS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. BI-ANNUAL PHONE CALLS WITH AFSA TO REVIEW REPORTS AND PERIODIC CALLS WITH COMMUNITY IMPLEMENTING ORGANIZATIONS. PERIODIC SITE VISITS BY ANSA STAFF, BOARD AND ADVISORS.ALL GRANTEES ARE MONITORED VIA BEING REQUIRED TO SUBMIT GRANT REPORTS. X false NEW YORK HOUSE PARTY 9400 9400 ONLINE AUCTION 6045 6045 1 5440 5440 20885 20885 20885 false false false false false false false false false false SHARON GELMAN 158813 22000 180813 Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review Process MUCH OF THE REVIEW PROCESS IS CONDUCTED AS THE RETURN IS FORMULATED, AS QUESTIONS ARE ASKED AND ANSWERED BY THE GOVERNING BODY. Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et BOARD MEMBERS ALFRE WOODARD AND RODERICK SPENCER ARE MARRIED.