3 Generations is a non-profit organization that documents stories of human rights abuses through film. We enable survivors of crimes against humanity to record their experiences as an act of healing, a call to action and to create historical evidence.we amplify and honor each witness' voice by creating broad audiences: film festivals, educational outreach, theatrical and community screenings, social media, partnerships, web-channels and more. Our goal is to influence the national dialogue and build momentum for social change.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$31K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $510 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$31K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $63K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$106K
81% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 81% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 13 voting members
Concern: none of 13 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$441K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$444K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$25K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$441K
FY2022▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$351K
FY2021$400K
FY2022$441K
FY2023$568K
FY2024$414K
Expenses
$444K
FY2022▲ +33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$379K
FY2021$334K
FY2022$444K
FY2023$643K
FY2024$373K
Net assets
$25K
FY2022▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$38K
FY2021$27K
FY2022$25K
FY2023−$50K
FY2024−$8K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2007.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $310K Management & general 16% · $69K Fundraising 15% · $65K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $31K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder
$31,200Pt VII · Sec A
Acting Exec Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jane Wells’s $62K as Founder is at the 57th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jane Wells$62,308$31,200$31,200$31,320$32,400
Beth Taylor Hart$49,000$61,529———
Frances Lalas—$8,000———
Lili Hamlyn—$440———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Documents human rights abuse stories through film, empowering survivors and creating historical evidence.

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1 program · $310K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Program Service Highlights for 2022

We began the principal filming of our feature documentary HERE LIVED about Stolpersteine in Europe.Produced the 2nd edition of our Youth Video Contest.Our award-winning short documentaries Preserving the Holocaust and A Kaddish for Selim were screened at multiple film festivals, globally.We continued to enhance our social media presence…

$310Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $45K · 2020–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,725
Beti FilmsFY2021$15,000
Beti FilmsFY2020$23,750

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$441K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$438K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Money outPt IX
$444K
Ln 25
Programscol B$310K
Managementcol C$69K
Fundraisingcol D$65K
Owns and owesPt X
$25K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$115K
Total assetsLn 16$131K
LiabilitiesLn 26$106K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$438K
Government grantsLn 1e$15K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$441K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$115K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$115K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$131K
LiabilitiesLn 26$106K
Net assetsLn 32$25K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$113K$115K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$124K$131K
LiabilitiesLn 26$96K$106K
Net assetsLn 32$27K$25K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$31K$20K$8K$3K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$84K$55K$21K$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$35K$23K$9K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$8K$3K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$111K$81K$10K$20K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$5K$2K$746
Office expensesLn 13$14K$9K$4K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$22K$14K$6K$2K
TravelLn 17$29K$26K$319$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$349$349
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$91K$68K$2K$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$444K$310K$69K$65K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $414K$373K$41K−$8K 990 PDF
FY2023 $568K$643K−$75K−$50K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $441K$444K−$2K$25K 990 PDF
FY2021 $400K$334K$66K$27K 990 PDF
FY2020 $351K$379K−$28K−$38K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $441,307 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $398,247$438,496
I-9 Program service revenue$2,811
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,637$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $399,884$441,307
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $41,338$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $133,717$163,073
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $158,992$280,646
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $334,047$443,719
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $65,837−$2,412
Part VI · Governance 0 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $441,307 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$15,047
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$423,449
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$438,496
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $2,811$2,811
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $2,811$441,307
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $443,719 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $20,280 · Management $7,800 · Fundraising $3,120$31,200
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $54,851 · Management $21,096 · Fundraising $8,439$84,386
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,664 · Management $8,717 · Fundraising $3,487$34,868
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,202 · Management $3,155 · Fundraising $1,262$12,619
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $81,281 · Management $9,800 · Fundraising $20,120$111,201
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,848 · Management $1,865 · Fundraising $746$7,459
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,338 · Management $3,592 · Fundraising $1,436$14,366
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,480 · Management $5,569 · Fundraising $2,228$22,277
IX-17 TravelPrograms $26,029 · Management $319 · Fundraising $2,927$29,275
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $349$349
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,634$4,634
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $67,591 · Management $2,445 · Fundraising $21,049$91,085
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $309,564 · Management $69,341 · Fundraising $64,814$443,719
Part X · Balance sheet $130,867 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $113,238$115,498
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,207$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,088$5,739
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,983$9,630
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $123,516$130,867
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $31,089$51,252
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $50,000$54,647
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $96,136$105,899
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $23,333$24,968
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $27,380$24,968
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $123,516$130,867
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,968 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$441,307
XI-2 Total expenses$443,719
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,412
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$27,380
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$24,968

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