2024-12-16T18:42:47-05:00 2024-08-31 201356029 BLACK & CONDIE LLP 23505 CRENSHAW BLVD STE 155 TORRANCE CA 90505 990 2023-09-01 237424845 HUMAN FAMILY EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL INSTITUTE HUMA 3104548769 3435 OCEAN PARK BLVD 107 PMB 450 SANTA MONICA CA 90405 MICHELLE FRANKE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3104548769 2024-12-05 true false JOHN M CONDIE CPA P00317190 3105309600 2024-12-16 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z HUMANITAS MICHELLE FRANKE 3435 OCEAN PARK BLVD 107 PMB 450 SANTA MONICA CA 90405 1122231 false X WWW.HUMANITASPRIZE.ORG X 1974 FOUNDED IN 1974 TO ENCOURAGE THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY TO USE ITS REACH TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF VIEWING AUDIENCES, HUMAN FAMILY EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL INSTITUTE (DBA HUMANITAS) HONORS AND EMPOWERS WRITERS WHOSE FILM AND TELEVISION WORK EXPLORES THE HUMAN CONDITION IN A NUANCED, MEANINGFUL WAY. WE CELEBRATE THE STORIES THAT EXPLORE THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE BECAUSE THE ACT OF ACKNOWLEDGING OUR COMMON HUMANITY IS TRANSFORMATIONAL. WE WORK TOWARD OUR MISSION AND VISION THROUGH OUR NETWORK OF SIGNATURE EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND CHARITABLE PROGRAMS: THE HUMANITAS PRIZES, THE NEW VOICES FELLOWSHIP, THE COLLEGE SCREENWRITING AWARDS, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS, AND DIRECT AID PROJECTS, INCLUDING INDUSTRY 101, THE WRITERS ROOM, AND GROCERIES FOR WRITERS. 9 9 5 0 537899 549337 99605 85658 307050 487236 0 944554 1122231 0 0 385290 430584 0 53413 590465 568794 975755 999378 -31201 122853 4302421 4425274 0 4302421 4425274 X FOUNDED IN 1974 TO ENCOURAGE THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY TO USE ITS REACH TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF VIEWING AUDIENCES, HUMAN FAMILY EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL INSTITUTE (DBA HUMANITAS) HONORS AND EMPOWERS WRITERS WHOSE FILM AND TELEVISION WORK EXPLORES THE HUMAN CONDITION IN A NUANCED, MEANINGFUL WAY. WE CELEBRATE THE STORIES THAT EXPLORE THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE BECAUSE THE ACT OF ACKNOWLEDGING OUR COMMON HUMANITY IS TRANSFORMATIONAL. WE WORK TOWARD OUR MISSION AND VISION THROUGH OUR NETWORK OF SIGNATURE EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND CHARITABLE PROGRAMS: THE HUMANITAS PRIZES, THE NEW VOICES FELLOWSHIP, THE COLLEGE SCREENWRITING AWARDS, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS, AND DIRECT AID PROJECTS, INCLUDING INDUSTRY 101, THE WRITERS ROOM, AND GROCERIES FOR WRITERS. false false 430349 THE FIRST CHANNEL OF ACTION IS THE HUMANITAS PRIZES, WHICH WERE FIRST AWARDED TO SUNSHINE, THE LAW, AND LARRY AND SINCE AWARDED TO PROJECTS RANGING FROM PACHINKO AND THE WEST WING TO BLACK-ISH AND ENCANTO. THE HUMANITAS PRIZES HONOR PROFESSIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION WRITERS WHOSE WORK EXEMPLIFIES THE ART OF SCREENWRITING WHILE EXPLORING THE HUMAN CONDITION IN A NUANCED, MEANINGFUL WAY. THEY ARE PRESENTED AT AN ANNUAL FALL EVENT AND INCLUDE A TROPHY AND CASH PRIZE." 220873 THE SECOND PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT IS THE NEW VOICES & COLLEGE SCREENWRITING AWARDS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO OPERATES TWO PROGRAMS FOR EMERGING WRITERS. THE NEW VOICES FELLOWSHIP IS A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, RUNNING FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX-MONTHS, THAT PAIRS FIVE EMERGING WRITERS EACH YEAR WITH A PROFESSIONAL WRITER WHO ACTS AS THEIR MENTOR, AND FURTHER SUPPORTS THEM WITH ACCESS TO NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS, AND A SUITE OF OTHER BENEFITS. THE COLLEGE SCREENWRITING AWARDS, MEANWHILE, RECOGNIZE SCREENWRITERS WHOSE WORK ADVANCES THE HUMANITAS MISSION AND WHO ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY PROGRAM. HUMANITAS ANNUALLY AWARDS TWO PRIZES WHICH RECOGNIZE EXCELLENT STUDENT SCREEN AND TELEVISION WRITING: THE DAVID AND LYNN ANGELL COLLEGE COMEDY AWARD AND THE CAROL MENDELSOHN COLLEGE DRAMA AWARD. THE AWARDEES RECEIVE A CASH PRIZE, A PROFESSIONAL NOTES SESSION, AND A SUITE OF OTHER BENEFITS. 201050 THE THIRD CHANNEL OF ACTION COMES IN THE FORM OF THE PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND DIRECT AID PROJECTS HUMANITAS PRESENTS:INDUSTRY 101, THE WRITERS ROOM, AND GROCERIES FOR WRITERS. IN 2022, THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED INDUSTRY 101, A FREE AND PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE SERIES OF PANEL CONVERSATIONS COVERING THE ARC OF A SCREENWRITER'S CAREER. IN 2023, A 10 TO 12 WEEK TV WRITING INTENSIVE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, A PROGRAM REFERRED TO AS THE WRITERS ROOM, WILL BE ADDED TO THE HUMANITAS SUITE OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS. THESE EVENTS, WHICH FEATURE A MIX OF WRITERS, EXECUTIVES, AND EDUCATORS, CARRY ON A TRADITION OF WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES THE ORGANIZATION HAS HELD THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY. 852272 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 1 1 5 true false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true false true true true true false false CA X MICHELLE FRANKE 3104548769 3435 OCEAN PARK BLVD 107 PMB 450 SANTA MONICA CA 90405 MICHELLE FRANKE EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 200286 0 0 JENNY BICKS BOARD PRESID X X 0 0 0 CHRIS DONAHUE DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 LAUREN GOODMAN DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 HART HANSON DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 MARSHALL HERSKOVITZ TREASURER X X 0 0 0 ERIKA KENNAIR DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 ALI LEROI DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 CAROL MENDELSOHN DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 DAVID SHORE SECRETARY X X 0 0 0 200286 1 false true false 549337 549337 ENTRY FEES 85658 85658 85658 487236 487236 1122231 572894 200286 150215 28040 22031 173325 129993 24266 19066 30607 22955 4285 3367 26366 19775 3691 2900 29136 29136 6637 6637 2843 2843 3358 2653 403 302 8458 6682 1015 761 WRITERS SUPPORT COSTS 198433 198433 HUMANITAS PRIZE EVENT 116136 116136 HUMANITAS PRIZES 106500 106500 NEW VOICES PRIZES 70658 70658 26635 21635 2857 2143 999378 852272 93693 53413 353103 210522 3949318 4214752 4302421 4425274 0 0 X -31201 4425274 4333622 4302421 4425274 4302421 4425274 122853 X false true X true X 387344 66188 153921 537899 549337 1694689 387344 66188 153921 537899 549337 1694689 1694689 108368 111400 109613 103368 97474 530223 2224912 1760720 0.76170 0.76080 X 1122231 1122231 1122231 999378 999378 999378 X X false false false false false false false false false MICHELLE FRANKE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 200286 200286 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION FOUNDED IN 1974 TO ENCOURAGE THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY TO USE ITS REACH TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF VIEWING AUDIENCES, HUMAN FAMILY EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL INSTITUTE (DBA HUMANITAS) HONORS AND EMPOWERS WRITERS WHOSE FILM AND TELEVISION WORK EXPLORES THE HUMAN CONDITION IN A NUANCED, MEANINGFUL WAY. WE CELEBRATE THE STORIES THAT EXPLORE THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE BECAUSE THE ACT OF ACKNOWLEDGING OUR COMMON HUMANITY IS TRANSFORMATIONAL. WE WORK TOWARD OUR MISSION AND VISION THROUGH OUR NETWORK OF SIGNATURE EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND CHARITABLE PROGRAMS: THE HUMANITAS PRIZES, THE NEW VOICES FELLOWSHIP, THE COLLEGE SCREENWRITING AWARDS, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS, AND DIRECT AID PROJECTS, INCLUDING INDUSTRY 101, THE WRITERS ROOM, AND GROCERIES FOR WRITERS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B THE SECOND PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT IS THE NEW VOICES & COLLEGE SCREENWRITING AWARDS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO OPERATES TWO PROGRAMS FOR EMERGING WRITERS. THE NEW VOICES FELLOWSHIP IS A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, RUNNING FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX-MONTHS, THAT PAIRS FIVE EMERGING WRITERS EACH YEAR WITH A PROFESSIONAL WRITER WHO ACTS AS THEIR MENTOR, AND FURTHER SUPPORTS THEM WITH ACCESS TO NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS, AND A SUITE OF OTHER BENEFITS. THE COLLEGE SCREENWRITING AWARDS, MEANWHILE, RECOGNIZE SCREENWRITERS WHOSE WORK ADVANCES THE HUMANITAS MISSION AND WHO ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY PROGRAM. HUMANITAS ANNUALLY AWARDS TWO PRIZES WHICH RECOGNIZE EXCELLENT STUDENT SCREEN AND TELEVISION WRITING: THE DAVID AND LYNN ANGELL COLLEGE COMEDY AWARD AND THE CAROL MENDELSOHN COLLEGE DRAMA AWARD. THE AWARDEES RECEIVE A CASH PRIZE, A PROFESSIONAL NOTES SESSION, AND A SUITE OF OTHER BENEFITS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT AND THEN REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. PRIOR TO FILING IT IS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FINANCE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY, AND IN THE EVENT OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFILCTS, SUCH CONFLICTS ARE DOCUMENTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PRESENTED TO THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEES INCLUDES A REVIEW, DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION AGREEMENT, AND INDEPENDENT OF THE PERSON BEING COMPENSATED. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAKES COMPENSATION DECISIONS BY LOOKING AT COMPARABILITY DATA, THE SKILLS AND EXPERTISE OF THE EXECUTIVE AND THE PERFORMANCE IN MEETING ORGANIZATION GOALS AND EXPECTATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFILCT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.