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.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$101K 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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FY2023 · 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
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$101K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
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
$93K
215% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 215% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$568K
+29% vs prior year
Spent
$643K
To programs
68%
Net assets
−$50K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$568K
FY2023▲ +29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$351K
FY2021$400K
FY2022$441K
FY2023$568K
FY2024$414K
Expenses
$643K
FY2023▲ +45%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$379K
FY2021$334K
FY2022$444K
FY2023$643K
FY2024$373K
Net assets
−$50K
FY2023▼ -299%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$38K
FY2021$27K
FY2022$25K
FY2023−$50K
FY2024−$8K

From the FY2023 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.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $437K Management & general 14% · $87K Fundraising 18% · $118K

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; $101K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$61,529Pt VII · Sec A
Founder
$31,200Pt VII · Sec A
Acting Execu
$8,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$440Pt 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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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

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1 program · $437K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Program Service Highlights for 2023

3 generations celebrated our 15TH anniversary, marked with a preview screening of our newest feature documentary, here lived, completed in the fall of 2023. The film is about people murdered by the nazis and children who were hidden and saved during the nazi occupation of the netherlands.

$437Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$568K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$568K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5
Money outPt IX
$643K
Ln 25
Programscol B$437K
Managementcol C$87K
Fundraisingcol D$118K
Owns and owesPt X
−$50K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29K
Total assetsLn 16$43K
LiabilitiesLn 26$93K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$568K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5
Total revenueLn 12$568K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$29K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Other assetsLn 15$9K
Total assetsLn 16$43K
LiabilitiesLn 26$93K
Net assetsLn 32−$50K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$115K$29K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$131K$43K
LiabilitiesLn 26$106K$93K
Net assetsLn 32$25K−$50K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$7K$7K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$101K$50K$22K$29K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$98K$65K$26K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$31K$21K$6K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$9K$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$119K$47K$11K$62K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$4K$524$2K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$11K$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$51K$50K$369$757
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$193K$174K$13K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$643K$437K$87K$118K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $414K$373K$41K−$8K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $568K$643K−$75K−$50K 990 PDF
FY2022 $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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $567,853 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $438,496$567,848
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,811$5
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $441,307$567,853
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$6,725
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $163,073$242,717
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $280,646$393,139
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $443,719$642,581
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,412−$74,728
Part VI · Governance 10 of 13 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $567,853 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$567,848
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$567,848
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5$5
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5$567,853
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $642,581 across 11 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,725$6,725
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,652 · Management $22,419 · Fundraising $29,098$101,169
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $65,079 · Management $25,844 · Fundraising $6,605$97,528
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,361 · Management $5,589 · Fundraising $4,440$31,390
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,595 · Management $2,249 · Fundraising $1,786$12,630
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $46,791 · Management $10,831 · Fundraising $61,800$119,422
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,071 · Management $524 · Fundraising $2,298$6,893
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,653 · Management $5,327 · Fundraising $5,327$21,307
IX-17 TravelPrograms $49,600 · Management $369 · Fundraising $757$50,726
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,428$1,428
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $174,394 · Management $12,825 · Fundraising $6,144$193,363
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $436,921 · Management $87,405 · Fundraising $118,255$642,581
Part X · Balance sheet $43,371 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $115,498$29,209
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,739$5,362
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,630$8,800
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $130,867$43,371
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $51,252$19,357
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$73,774
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $105,899$93,131
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $24,968−$49,760
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $24,968−$49,760
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $130,867$43,371
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$49,760 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$567,853
XI-2 Total expenses$642,581
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$74,728
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$24,968
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$49,760

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