2024-07-24T06:51:41-07:00 2023-12-31 Hozik & Company PLC 374 Maple Ave E Ste 305 Vienna VA 22180 990 2023-01-01 871543337 Vital Impacts VITA 3713171721 400 W Broadway Street Missoula MT 59802 Ami Vitale ED/President 3713171721 2024-05-01 true Ami Vitale XXX-XX-XXXX true Corrie Scott P01295891 8588633319 2024-07-24 0 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Ami Vitale 400 W Broadway Street Missoula MT 59802 713650 false X www.vitalimpacts.org X 2021 MT Vital Impacts is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support communities and grassroots organizations who are protecting people, wildlife and habitats. 5 3 2 0 0 0 343015 493701 50 213485 1 6464 692397 0 1035463 713650 47596 0 5020 128278 65 0 2209 1106243 192287 1111328 368161 -75865 345489 361537 711395 9692 13682 351845 697713 Vital Impacts, a women-led 501(c)3 non-profit from Missoula, Montana, utilizes art and storytelling to bolster community-based conservation and support visual journalists covering innovative, solution based environmental stories. We recognize the pivotal role of visual journalists in showcasing local communities efforts to protect our environment and wildlife. Through collaborative, long-term documentary photography projects, we amplify result driven grassroots conservation stories that spark lasting change. false false 235261 27596 207785 Print and Film Sales for Grassroots Conservation Initiatives: Each year, our print sales serve as a direct conduit for funding grassroots conservation endeavors, while simultaneously empowering the talented creators behind the evocative images and narratives. These sales not only contribute to tangible conservation efforts but also uplift and support the artists whose work brings these stories to life. In them, Vital Impacts gathers a diverse group of over one hundred world-class and emerging photographers who generously donate their captivating images. This symbiotic relationship enables them to raise funds for the urgent causes they hold dear, ensuring their impactful work continues to make a difference in the world. In 2023, we were able to donate generously to the Jane Goodall Institute Roots and Shoots program supporting tomorrows environmental leaders, raise funding the Vital Impacts grants and mentorship program in its inaugural year, premiere Ami Vitales latest film Remembering Sudan, which tells the story of the death of the last male northern white rhino through the experience of Zacharia Mutai, a keeper at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy where Sudan spent his final years raising funds for the conservancy which cares for the last two northern white rhinos on the planet, and we launched a print sale in support of Reteti Elephant Sanctuary, the first indigenous owned and operated elephant sanctuary in all of Africa, as they prepared to release 13 orphaned elephants back into the wild in a groundbreaking new method. 45912 20000 5700 Grants and Mentoring Program for Local Storytellers: Grants and Mentoring Program for Local Storytellers: Our grants and mentoring program plays a pivotal role in providing essential support to storytellers embedded within local communities. By amplifying their voices, we facilitate their roles as champions of solution-driven conservation endeavors. This program brings together visual storytellers and media leaders, fostering publishing opportunities, collaborations and innovation. We are nurturing emerging talents and have paired fifty-two emerging environmental photographers with leading journalists and editors from the most prestigious media outlets including National Geographic, Smithsonian and the Washington Post, among many others. As part of the programming, we have an online, monthly series of mentorship talks for 362 local journalists from 68 countries. This has cultivated a global community of environmental advocates, fostered collaboration and resulted in global exhibitions and media publishing opportunities. Our speakers include influential icons in addition to panels on working with editors, journalists, scientists. Their guidance and expertise enrich the experiences of our mentees and students, providing invaluable support in their journey towards impactful storytelling and conservation advocacy. 68054 0 0 Student Speaker Series: Building on our commitment to education, our live student speaker series, launched in Fall 2023, delivers inspiring environmental narratives directly into classrooms across the United States. Led by some of the top scientists and storytellers, these sessions offer tangible examples and tailored educational resources crafted specifically for students in grades 5 through 8 that tie directly into the national science standards. We are in thirteen U.S. markets, engaging over 10,000 students in our first year. In an era marked by declining student test scores, ever-increasing device distractions, annual global temperature records being shattered, and the looming threat of the sixth mass extinction, igniting students passion for science and nature is paramount. By bridging the gap between classroom learning and cutting-edge conservation endeavors, we empower students to recognize recognize the interconnectedness of their education and real-world environmental challenges. In doing so, we nurture the voices of tomorrows environmental leaders, equipping them with the knowledge and inspiration to drive positive change. 349227 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false true true false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true 28 0 true 2 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 5 3 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false true false false false X Eileen Mignoni 3476402048 11769 N Shore Drive Reston VA 20190 Amy Scarfone Treasurer 2.00 X X 725 0 0 Ami Vitale ED/President 30.00 X X 57855 0 0 Eileen Mignoni Chief Operations Officer 30.00 X 63685 0 0 Wanjiku Kinuthia Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Nadia Allaudin Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Anastasia Khoo Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 122265 0 0 false false false 493701 0 493701 Grant application fees 561000 5700 0 0 Print sales 900099 207785 0 0 213485 6464 0 6464 713650 213485 0 6464 19511 19511 10000 10000 18085 18085 122265 113993 7076 1196 6013 5386 536 91 1745 900 845 0 64946 59640 4806 500 8036 6977 1059 0 2046 1303 321 422 2959 2404 555 0 3522 3394 128 0 23 0 23 0 5504 4128 1376 0 Speaker 1000 1000 0 0 Flim editing 11463 11463 0 0 Cost of printing and credit fees for print sales 125005 125005 0 0 Cost of goods sold - commissions for officer on sales -34711 -34711 0 0 749 749 0 0 368161 349227 16725 2209 353886 418571 287140 5118 3151 2533 2533 361537 711395 1725 13682 7967 9692 13682 X 351845 697713 351845 697713 361537 711395 345489 379 X false false false X 0 0 43000 343015 493701 879716 495320 1114144 213485 1822949 0 0 538320 1457159 707186 2702665 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2702665 1 6464 6465 1 6464 6465 2709130 X 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED South America 0 0 Grant Grants 10000 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Grant Photography for print sales 7477 Central America 0 0 Grant Photography for print sales 608 0 0 0 0 18085 18085 Sub-Saharan Africa Caring last rhinos 7477 Cash payment South America Water Conservation 10000 Cash payment 2 false false false false false false true Jane Goodall Institute 1120 20th St NW Suite 520S Washington DC 20036 942474731 501(c)3 13985 Support grassroots Grant - Documentary Project 1 10000 Ami Vitale ED/President 42211 Commission earned print sales false Samuel Mignoni Brother to Board Member 714 Contractor false Pt VI, Line 11b Copies of the 990 are sent to the Executive Director and Treasurer for review. Pt VI, Line 12c The conflict of interest policy is reviewed with the Governing body annually. Pt VI, Line 19 Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and a copy of the 990 are available upon request.