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Source: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (from the IRS e-File system), Tax Year 2023
Total Revenue
▼$4.4M
Program Spending
96%
of total expenses go to program services
Total Contributions
$4.2M
Total Expenses
▼$4.5M
Total Assets
$980.8K
Total Liabilities
▼$47.5K
Net Assets
$933.3K
Officer Compensation
→$80K
Other Salaries
$120.6K
Investment Income
$10.6K
Fundraising
▼N/A
Source: USAspending.gov · Searched by organization name
Total Federal Funding
$11.6M
Awards Found
36
| Awarding Agency | Description | Amount | Fiscal Year | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Science Foundation | THE MYSTERY OF MATTER: SEARCH FOR THE ELEMENTS (FULL-SCALE DEVELOPMENT) | $2.8M | FY2010 | Sep 2010 – Aug 2012 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | THE BIG SHOW IN BOLOLAND | $1.2M | FY2009 | Sep 2009 – Jul 2010 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | BOMBSHELL [BOMBSHELL (W.T.), IS A PLANNED 90-MINUTE DOCUMENTARY EXPLORING AMERICA?S REACTION TO THE ATOMIC BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA AND ITS LEGACY. BOMBSHELL TRACES HOW THE US GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTED AN APPEALING NARRATIVE FOR AMERICAN CONSUMPTION, HOW ONE REPORTER?S NON-FICTION MASTERPIECE BLEW APART THAT NARRATIVE, AND HOW WASHINGTON RE-ASSERTED ITS OFFICIAL LINE AND INSTILLED IT IN THE NATIONAL CONSCIENCE. BOMBSHELL INTRODUCES FRESH INSIGHT INTO CLASSIFIED REPORTS, SPEECH DRAFTS, LETTERS AND ARTICLES THAT SOME SAY SHAPED THE OFFICIAL NARRATIVE, AND OTHERS ARGUE EXPOSE THAT NARRATIVE AS GOVERNMENT PROPAGANDA. IT WILL PROBE THE ROLE OF THE BLACK PRESS IN WWII AND HOW IT REACTED TO THE BOMBINGS OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI THROUGH THE PRISM OF RACE. AND BOMBSHELL UNCOVERS FOR AN AMERICAN AUDIENCE WHAT THE JAPANESE REPORTED IN THE FIRST HOURS AFTER THE ATOMIC STRIKES. BOMBSHELL IS ABOUT THE POWER OF NARRATIVE, PERCEPTION, PUBLIC OPINION AND WHAT WE CONVINCE OURSELVES OURSELVES REGARDLESS OF THE TRUTH.] | $700K | FY2023 | May 2023 – Sep 2025 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | THE POPULAR ROMANCE PROJECT FILM AND WEBSITE: CREATING COMMUNITY IN A MASS CULTURAL WORLD | $616K | FY2013 | Oct 2012 – Dec 2014 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | WALT DISNEY | $600K | FY2014 | Jul 2014 – Feb 2015 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | ACROSS THE PACIFIC | $600K | FY2012 | Jul 2012 – Jun 2015 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | HENRY FORD AND THE AMERICAN DREAM | $600K | FY2011 | Sep 2011 – Oct 2012 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | NASSER: AN EGYPTIAN STORY | $599.3K | FY2013 | Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | LORRAINE HANSBERRY DOCUMENTARY PROJECT | $500K | FY2014 | Apr 2014 – Dec 2015 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | THE LIBRARY OF DARKNESS [A FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY FILM FOLLOWING COMPUTER SCIENTIST DR. BRENT SEALES AND HIS DIGITAL RESTORATION INITIATIVE TEAM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY AS THEY IMAGE THE MORE THAN 2,000 YEAR OLD PAPYRUS SCROLLS FOUND AT THE ANCIENT CITY OF HERCULANEUM, DESTROYED ALONG WITH POMPEI BY MT. VESUVIUS IN 79 A.D.] | $500K | FY2022 | May 2022 – Feb 2026 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | CARTOONING AMERICA: THE FLEISCHER BROTHERS STORY | $500K | FY2018 | Sep 2018 – Jun 2024 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | THE MINE WARS | $500K | FY2015 | Apr 2015 – Jun 2016 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | AMERICAN MUSLIM | $300K | FY2021 | Jul 2021 – Mar 2024 |
| National Science Foundation | EAGER: RUBIN OBSERVATORY DOCUMENTARY PROJECT | $300K | FY2021 | Apr 2021 – Mar 2023 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | THE CIRCUS | $200K | FY2017 | Jul 2017 – Jan 2018 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | 1913: SEEDS OF CONFLICT | $75K | FY2011 | Sep 2011 – Dec 2011 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | NASSER: AN EGYPTIAN STORY | $75K | FY2011 | Sep 2011 – Jun 2012 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | MURDER BRIBERY AND CLARENCE DARROW: THE BOMBING OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES | $75K | FY2010 | Sep 2010 – Dec 2010 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | LORRAINE HANSBERRY DOCUMENTARY PROJECT | $75K | FY2009 | Oct 2008 – Jul 2009 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | KABOOM! HOW COMICS CHANGED AMERICA | $75K | FY2021 | Jul 2021 – Jun 2024 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | HERCULANEUM: READING THE INVISIBLE | $75K | FY2020 | Jun 2020 – Nov 2020 |
| National Science Foundation | THE MYSTERY OF MATTER: SEARCH FOR THE ELEMENTS (PLANNING GRANT) | $75K | FY2009 | Feb 2009 – Jan 2010 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | THE BIG SHOW IN BOLOLAND | $70K | FY2008 | Aug 2008 – Jan 2009 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | CASH: THE DOCUMENTARY | $70K | FY2008 | Jun 2008 – Dec 2008 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | ACROSS THE PACIFIC | $65K | FY2010 | Nov 2009 – Jul 2010 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | CARTOONING AMERICA: THE FLEISCHER BROTHERS STORY | $60K | FY2017 | Aug 2017 – Feb 2018 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION AND POST-PRODUCTION COSTS FOR A DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT THE MUSICIAN JOHNNY CASH (1932-2003). | $50K | FY2009 | Jun 2009 – Sep 2010 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | TO SUPPORT POST-PRODUCTION COSTS AND CLEARANCE RIGHTS FOR A DOCUMENTARY BY TRACIE HOLDER AND KAREN THORSEN. | $50K | FY2008 | May 2008 – Nov 2008 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | THE POPULAR ROMANCE PROJECT: EXPLORING THE ROMANCE NOVEL FROM MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES ACROSS TIME AND CULTURE | $48K | FY2010 | Sep 2010 – Aug 2011 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT FC ACADEMY A FREE FILMMAKER EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR YOUTH. | $25K | FY2025 | Jul 2025 – Jun 2026 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT FC ACADEMY, A FREE FILMMAKER EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR YOUTH. | $25K | FY2024 | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION, POST-PRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION OF "FIDDLES ON FIRE." | $25K | FY2012 | Jun 2012 – May 2014 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION AND POST-PRODUCTION OF "BANJO TALES WITH MIKE SEEGER," A FILM DOCUMENTING THE LIFE AND WORK OF "NEA NATIONAL HERITAGE FELLOW" M | $25K | FY2011 | Jan 2011 – Dec 2012 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT DISTRIBUTION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR THE DOCUMENTARY FILM JOE PAPP IN FIVE ACTS.   | $20K | FY2022 | Jun 2022 – May 2023 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | TO SUPPORT ONLINE RESOURCES RELATED TO THE FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY, "JOE PAPP IN FIVE ACTS." | $20K | FY2012 | May 2012 – Apr 2013 |
| National Science Foundation | FLIGHT OF THE BUTTERFLIES | $0 | FY2007 | Jul 2007 – Apr 2010 |
National Science Foundation
$2.8M
THE MYSTERY OF MATTER: SEARCH FOR THE ELEMENTS (FULL-SCALE DEVELOPMENT)
National Endowment for the Humanities
$1.2M
THE BIG SHOW IN BOLOLAND
National Endowment for the Humanities
$700K
BOMBSHELL [BOMBSHELL (W.T.), IS A PLANNED 90-MINUTE DOCUMENTARY EXPLORING AMERICA?S REACTION TO THE ATOMIC BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA AND ITS LEGACY. BOMBSHELL TRACES HOW THE US GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTED AN APPEALING NARRATIVE FOR AMERICAN CONSUMPTION, HOW ONE REPORTER?S NON-FICTION MASTERPIECE BLEW APART THAT NARRATIVE, AND HOW WASHINGTON RE-ASSERTED ITS OFFICIAL LINE AND INSTILLED IT IN THE NATIONAL CONSCIENCE. BOMBSHELL INTRODUCES FRESH INSIGHT INTO CLASSIFIED REPORTS, SPEECH DRAFTS, LETTERS AND ARTICLES THAT SOME SAY SHAPED THE OFFICIAL NARRATIVE, AND OTHERS ARGUE EXPOSE THAT NARRATIVE AS GOVERNMENT PROPAGANDA. IT WILL PROBE THE ROLE OF THE BLACK PRESS IN WWII AND HOW IT REACTED TO THE BOMBINGS OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI THROUGH THE PRISM OF RACE. AND BOMBSHELL UNCOVERS FOR AN AMERICAN AUDIENCE WHAT THE JAPANESE REPORTED IN THE FIRST HOURS AFTER THE ATOMIC STRIKES. BOMBSHELL IS ABOUT THE POWER OF NARRATIVE, PERCEPTION, PUBLIC OPINION AND WHAT WE CONVINCE OURSELVES OURSELVES REGARDLESS OF THE TRUTH.]
National Endowment for the Humanities
$616K
THE POPULAR ROMANCE PROJECT FILM AND WEBSITE: CREATING COMMUNITY IN A MASS CULTURAL WORLD
National Endowment for the Humanities
$600K
WALT DISNEY
National Endowment for the Humanities
$600K
ACROSS THE PACIFIC
National Endowment for the Humanities
$600K
HENRY FORD AND THE AMERICAN DREAM
National Endowment for the Humanities
$599.3K
NASSER: AN EGYPTIAN STORY
National Endowment for the Humanities
$500K
LORRAINE HANSBERRY DOCUMENTARY PROJECT
National Endowment for the Humanities
$500K
THE LIBRARY OF DARKNESS [A FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY FILM FOLLOWING COMPUTER SCIENTIST DR. BRENT SEALES AND HIS DIGITAL RESTORATION INITIATIVE TEAM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY AS THEY IMAGE THE MORE THAN 2,000 YEAR OLD PAPYRUS SCROLLS FOUND AT THE ANCIENT CITY OF HERCULANEUM, DESTROYED ALONG WITH POMPEI BY MT. VESUVIUS IN 79 A.D.]
National Endowment for the Humanities
$500K
CARTOONING AMERICA: THE FLEISCHER BROTHERS STORY
National Endowment for the Humanities
$500K
THE MINE WARS
National Endowment for the Humanities
$300K
AMERICAN MUSLIM
National Science Foundation
$300K
EAGER: RUBIN OBSERVATORY DOCUMENTARY PROJECT
National Endowment for the Humanities
$200K
THE CIRCUS
National Endowment for the Humanities
$75K
1913: SEEDS OF CONFLICT
National Endowment for the Humanities
$75K
NASSER: AN EGYPTIAN STORY
National Endowment for the Humanities
$75K
MURDER BRIBERY AND CLARENCE DARROW: THE BOMBING OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
National Endowment for the Humanities
$75K
LORRAINE HANSBERRY DOCUMENTARY PROJECT
National Endowment for the Humanities
$75K
KABOOM! HOW COMICS CHANGED AMERICA
National Endowment for the Humanities
$75K
HERCULANEUM: READING THE INVISIBLE
National Science Foundation
$75K
THE MYSTERY OF MATTER: SEARCH FOR THE ELEMENTS (PLANNING GRANT)
National Endowment for the Humanities
$70K
THE BIG SHOW IN BOLOLAND
National Endowment for the Humanities
$70K
CASH: THE DOCUMENTARY
National Endowment for the Humanities
$65K
ACROSS THE PACIFIC
National Endowment for the Humanities
$60K
CARTOONING AMERICA: THE FLEISCHER BROTHERS STORY
National Endowment for the Arts
$50K
TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION AND POST-PRODUCTION COSTS FOR A DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT THE MUSICIAN JOHNNY CASH (1932-2003).
National Endowment for the Arts
$50K
TO SUPPORT POST-PRODUCTION COSTS AND CLEARANCE RIGHTS FOR A DOCUMENTARY BY TRACIE HOLDER AND KAREN THORSEN.
National Endowment for the Humanities
$48K
THE POPULAR ROMANCE PROJECT: EXPLORING THE ROMANCE NOVEL FROM MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES ACROSS TIME AND CULTURE
National Endowment for the Arts
$25K
PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT FC ACADEMY A FREE FILMMAKER EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR YOUTH.
National Endowment for the Arts
$25K
PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT FC ACADEMY, A FREE FILMMAKER EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR YOUTH.
National Endowment for the Arts
$25K
TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION, POST-PRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION OF "FIDDLES ON FIRE."
National Endowment for the Arts
$25K
TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION AND POST-PRODUCTION OF "BANJO TALES WITH MIKE SEEGER," A FILM DOCUMENTING THE LIFE AND WORK OF "NEA NATIONAL HERITAGE FELLOW" M
National Endowment for the Arts
$20K
PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT DISTRIBUTION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR THE DOCUMENTARY FILM JOE PAPP IN FIVE ACTS.  
National Endowment for the Arts
$20K
TO SUPPORT ONLINE RESOURCES RELATED TO THE FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY, "JOE PAPP IN FIVE ACTS."
National Science Foundation
$0
FLIGHT OF THE BUTTERFLIES
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse (fac.gov)
No federal single audit records found for this organization.
Single audits are required for entities expending $750,000+ in federal awards annually.
Tax Year 2024 · Source: IRS e-Filed Form 990
Individuals serving as officers, directors, or trustees of the organization.
| Name | Title | Hrs/Wk | Compensation | Related Orgs | Other |
|---|
Source: IRS Publication 78, Auto-Revocation List & e-Postcard Data
Tax-deductible contributions: Yes
Deductibility code: PC
Sources: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (XML) & ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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| Year | Revenue | Contributions | Expenses | Assets | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023IRS e-File | $4.4M | $4.2M | $4.5M | $980.8K | $933.3K |
| 2022 | $2.6M | $2.5M | $2.7M | $722.5K | $705.7K |
| 2021 | $2.3M | $2.2M | $2.4M | $738.2K | $712.4K |
| 2020 | $2.4M | $2.3M | $2.3M |
Sources: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer & IRS e-File Index
Financial data: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (Tax Year 2023)
Leadership & compensation: IRS e-Filed Form 990, Part VII (Tax Year 2024)
Federal grants: USAspending.gov (live)
Organization info: IRS Business Master File
Tax-deductibility: IRS Publication 78
| Total |
|---|
| Laura Azevedo | Executive Director | 40 | $76.1K | $0 | $0 | $76.1K |
| Hilary Finkel | Chair | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Paula Connolly | Treasurer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sandra Forman | Secretary | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Laura Azevedo
Executive Director
$76.1K
Hrs/Wk
40
Compensation
$76.1K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Hilary Finkel
Chair
$0
Hrs/Wk
0.5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Paula Connolly
Treasurer
$0
Hrs/Wk
0.5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Sandra Forman
Secretary
$0
Hrs/Wk
0.5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Members of the governing board. Board members often serve without compensation.
| Name | Title | Hrs/Wk | Compensation | Related Orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Gaines | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| David Tames | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sabrina Aviles | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Christopher Gaines
Board Member
$0
Hrs/Wk
0.5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
David Tames
Board Member
$0
Hrs/Wk
0.5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Sabrina Aviles
Board Member
$0
Hrs/Wk
0.5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
| $807K |
| $791.1K |
| 2019 | $3.2M | $3.1M | $2.8M | $663.2K | $644.8K |
| 2018 | $3.2M | $3.1M | $3.1M | $318.5K | $296.4K |
| 2017 | $3.3M | $3.2M | $3.3M | $287.9K | $263K |
| 2016 | $2.1M | $2.1M | $2.3M | $292.8K | $260.2K |
| 2015 | $3.5M | $3.4M | $3.2M | $492.1K | $465.2K |
| 2014 | $2.2M | $2.1M | $2.1M | $241.2K | $216.4K |
| 2013 | $2.8M | $2.7M | $2.8M | $156.4K | $150.8K |
| 2012 | $3.2M | $3.1M | $3.2M | $167.1K | $148.9K |
| 2011 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $1.2M | $251.1K | $143.6K |
| 2021 | 990 | Data |
| 2020 | 990 | Data |
| 2019 | 990 | Data |
| 2018 | 990 | Data |
| 2017 | 990 | Data |
| 2016 | 990 | Data |
| 2015 | 990 | Data |
| 2014 | 990 | Data |
| 2013 | 990 | Data |
| 2012 | 990 | Data |
| 2011 | 990 | Data |
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