Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE BETTER ANGELS SOCIETY'S (THE SOCIETY) MISSION IS TO SUPPORT AMERICAN DEMOCRACY BY ENSURING HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DOCUMENTARY FILMS ARE FUNDED, BROADCAST ON PUBLIC TELEVISION AND PROMOTED AND SHARED TO REACH AND INFORM THE PUBLIC THROUGH EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AND CIVIC DISCOURSE. 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 FILMMAKERS, AND THE NEXT GENERATION ANGELS AWARDS, WHICH RECOGNIZES EXCELLENCE IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL-AGED STUDENT AMERICAN HISTORY DOCUMENATRY FILMMAKING.
ENSURE HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY FILMS ARE FUNDED/SHARED THRU EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH & CIVIC DISCOURSE.
FILM PRODUCTION, OUTREACH, AND EDUCATION - THE SOCIETY PROVIDED OVER $10.8 MILLION IN 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 2020, THE SOCIETY COMPLETED FUNDRAISING FOR THE DOCUMENTARY FILM "HEMINGWAY" WHICH WILL BE RELEASED IN THE SPRING OF 2021 AND "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN" WITH A RELEASE DATE TO BE DETERMINED. THE SOCIETY ALSO MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS TO SUPPORT THE NEXT TEN YEARS OF DOCUMENTARY FILM PROJECTS AND THE RELATED EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING.
OTHER EDUCATION INITIATIVES - GRANTS TOTALING $1.4 MILLION WERE MADE BY THE SOCIETY TO HELP LOCAL PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE COMPANION TEACHING MATERIALS RELATED TO HISTORY-BASED DOCUMENTARY FILMS. THESE RESOURCES ARE USED PRIMARILY BY MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. IN 2020, THE SOCIETY ENGAGED DIRECTLY WITH PBS TO SUPPORT PBS'S INCORPORATION OF FILMS FUNDED BY THE SOCIETY INTO THEIR ON-LINE SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER RESOURCE PORTAL. THE SOCIETY ALSO CONTINUED TO PROVIDE STRATEGIC DIRECTION AND FUNDING FOR PBS'S UNUM, A WEBSITE AND DIGITAL RESOURCE FOR USE BY HISTORY RESEARCHERS, EDUCATORS, AND STUDENTS OF ALL AGES.
LEGACY - IN 2020, THE SOCIETY AGAIN AWARDED THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LAVINE/KEN BURNS PRIZE FOR FILM TO SUPPORT AMERICAN HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING AND ENCOURAGE A GROWING COMUNITY OF DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING WORKING ON BRINGING AMERICA'S STORIES TO LIGHT. IT ESTABLISHED THE BETTER ANGELS FELLOWSHIP, A MENTORING PROGRAM FOR PROMISING FILMMAKERS WHOSE FILMS WERE NOT SELECTED AS FINALISTS FOR THIS PRIZE BUT DEMONSTRATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXCELLENCE. IN ADDITION, THE SOCIETY RECOGNIZED NEXT GENERATION ANGELS, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO HAVE DEVELOPED HISTORY DOCUMENTARY FILMS, THROUGH ITS AWARDS PROGRAM. THE SOCIETY CONTINUED TO BUILD A PARTNERSHIP WITH GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY TO ADVANCE THE USE OF HISTORY DOCUMENTARY FILMS IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Courtney Chapin | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $178,909 |
| Amy Margerum Berg | PRESIDENT | 20 | $150,000 |
| Peter Thoren | MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Michelle Smith | MEMBER - UNTIL 9/2020 | 2 | $0 |
| Jason Schlesinger | MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Laura Roosevelt | MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| David Pfeil | MEMBER | 6 | $0 |
| Michael Mullen | MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Cappy Mcgarr | MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Jeannie Lavine | MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Phil Kent | MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Greg Golkin | MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Meredith Dewitt | MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| John Debs | MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Nancy J Cable | MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Patrick Butler | MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Hal Brierley | MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Don Baer | MEMBER - UNTIL 6/2020 | 2 | $0 |
| John Fullerton | TREASURER | 4 | $0 |
| Ronald Moultrie | SECRETARY | 4 | $0 |
| Bobby Stein | CHAIR | 4 | $0 |
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