2026-02-19T21:20:15-05:00 2025-12-31 990EZ 2025-01-01 922693753 ETHOS Film Institute ETHO 3106994303 1146 Apache Topanga CA 90290 Anabelle D Munro President 3106994303 2026-02-20 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X www.ethosfilm.org X X 66785 52096 14689 0 0 0 66785 39614 26625 66239 546 3749 4295 3749 4295 3749 4295 3749 4295 ETHOS Film Institute is organized and operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Its primary exempt purpose is to provide arts education, media literacy training, and cultural programming through film festivals, youth initiatives, and community-based storytelling projects that advance public education and community engagement. World Culture Film Festival & ETHOS Film Awards ETHOS Film Institute produced educational film festival programming including the World Culture Film Festival and ETHOS Film Awards. These programs provided public screenings, filmmaker Q&A sessions, educational panels, and workshops focused on mental health awareness, recovery, cross-cultural understanding, and social impact storytelling. Programming was delivered through both in-person events and digital platforms. The festivals provided independent filmmakers with screening opportunities, professional feedback, awards recognition, and public engagement. Approximately 2,500 participants (combined in-person and online attendance, filmmakers, students, and community members) benefited from festival programming and digital content distribution. 0 0 Youth Arts & Media Education Programs (ETHOS Kids / Educational Initiatives) (Grants $0) ETHOS delivered arts education and media literacy programming to youth through workshops, festival access, creative training sessions, and structured storytelling initiatives. Programming emphasized leadership development, digital media skills, resilience, and substance abuse prevention messaging. Youth participants engaged in hands-on creative production experiences and gained exposure to film industry processes, strengthening media literacy and confidence. Approximately 100?200 youth participants directly benefited, with broader reach through families and school engagement. 0 Substance Abuse Prevention & Mental Health Storytelling Initiative (?Not Once?) ETHOS advanced public education through its ?Not Once? prevention initiative, training youth and emerging creators to develop prevention-based public service announcements and educational media promoting drug-free lifestyles. Content was distributed through public screenings, educational partnerships, and online platforms, extending the organization?s reach beyond in-person programming. This initiative contributed to the organization?s overall reach of approximately 2,500 participants across all programs during the reporting year. 0 Additional services included: Volunteer workforce development and community engagement Accessibility and inclusion initiatives Educational partnerships Online content distribution and community awareness campaigns 0 63239 63239 Anabelle D Mu nro President 25 0 0 0 Diane Miller Traasurer 1.5 0 0 0 Erman Baradi Board member 1 0 0 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 false false CA Anabelle D Munro 1146 Apache Topanga CA 90290 3106994303 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 43749 49500 52096 145345 14689 14689 0 0 43749 49500 66785 160034 160034 0 0 43749 49500 66785 160034 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED