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THE BETTER ANGELS SOCIETY INC

EIN: 45-4587107Washington, DCZIP: 20016
A31 - Arts, Culture & Humanities501(c)(3)

Mission

SUPPORTS AMERICAN HISTORY DOCUMENTARY FILMS TO PROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION.THE SOCIETY ALSO RECOGNIZES AND SUPPORTS DOCUMENTARY FILM ARTISTS THROUGH ITS LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LAVINE/KEN BURNS PRIZE FOR FILM ANNUAL AMERICAN HISTORY DOCUMENTARY CONTEST, WHICH AWARDS ONE WINNER, ONE RUNNER-UP AND UP TO FOUR FINALISTS FUNDING FOR LATE-STAGE PRODUCTION COSTS, DISTRIBUTION AND OUTREACH; BETTER ANGELS FELLOWSHIP, WHICH FUNDS A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR PROMISING FILMS, AND THE NEXT GENERATION ANGELS AWARDS, WHICH RECOGNIZES EXCELLENCE IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL-AGED STUDENT AMERICAN HISTORY DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$9.5M$0$22.9M
2023$11M$0$27.6M

Compensation

2024

KATHERINE MALONE-FRANCE
President and CEO
chief executive officer
$220,104
$64,063
$0
$322,292
REBECCA DANIELS
Sr Dir, Philanthropic Ops & Plan
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$125,778
BEE NANCE
Cfao - As of 8/2024
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$59,581
BOBBY STEIN
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
PHIL KENT
Vice Chair
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
MEREDITH DEWITT
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
GREG LAU
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
HAL BRIERLEY
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PATRICK BUTLER
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
NANCY J CABLE
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOSEPH EVANGELISTI
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GREG GOLKIN
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CAPPY MCGARR
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL MULLEN
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ERIC OBENG
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LAURA ROOSEVELT
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JASON SCHLESINGER
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRIAN CONWAY
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TRACY FRISK
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PETER THOREN
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

AMY MARGERUM BERG
President - Until 12/2023
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$150,000
KATHERINE MALONE-FRANCE
President and CEO
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$108,286
COURTNEY CHAPIN
Executive Director - Until 03/2023
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$61,160
PETER THOREN
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GREG LAU
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PATRICK BUTLER
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANTHONY FOXX
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PHIL KENT
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
HAL BRIERLEY
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ERIC OBENG
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GREG GOLKIN
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MEREDITH DEWITT
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOSEPH EVANGELISTI
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOHN FULLERTON
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
NANCY J CABLE
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CAPPY MCGARR
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BONNIE MCCLOSKEY
Member - Until 04/2023
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL MULLEN
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID PFEIL
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JASON SCHLESINGER
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOHN DEBS
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BOBBY STEIN
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
LAURA ROOSEVELT
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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