Documentary Foundation: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 26-1373837)

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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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2 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2021

01

Donations

$1.3Mprogram expense

02

Consulting income

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2021

Discovery InstituteFY2021$225K

Thomas W Smith Foundation INCFY2021$75K

Westcott FoundationFY2021$50K

Greater Houston Community FoundationFY2021$35K

Diamond Mind FoundationFY2021$26K

American Endowment FoundationFY2021$25K

The Conru FoundationFY2021$25K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2021$12K

Total grants receivedfrom 10 funders$479K

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Grants paid · 1 grant · $690K · 2021–2021

National Progress Alliance INCWY · FY2021$690,000

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.0M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M

Other incomeLn 4–11$46K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K

Money outPt IX

$1.3M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.3M

Owns and owesPt X

$914K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$889K

Total assetsLn 16$917K

LiabilitiesLn 26$3K

PeoplePt VI, VII

4

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a4

IndependentVI 1b4

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K

Investment incomeLn 3$69

Other incomeLn 4–11$46K

Total revenueLn 12$2.0M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$889K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$889K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K

Total assetsLn 16$917K

LiabilitiesLn 26$3K

Net assetsLn 32$914K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 53

VolunteersI 65

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

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$324K	$889K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$5K	$8K
Total assetsLn 16	$336K	$917K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$158K	$3K
Net assetsLn 32	$178K	$914K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$690K	$690K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4	$36K	$36K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$317K	$317K	$0	$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$39K	$39K	$0	$0
Payroll taxesLn 10	$17K	$17K	$0	$0
Accounting feesLn 11c	$45K	$45K	$0	$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$15K	$15K	$0	$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$4K	$4K	$0	$0
Office expensesLn 13	$2K	$2K	$0	$0
OccupancyLn 16	$17K	$17K	$0	$0
TravelLn 17	$37K	$37K	$0	$0
InterestLn 20	$689	$689	$0	$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2K	$2K	$0	$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$6K	$6K	$0	$0
All other expensesLn 24e	$28K	$28K	$0	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.3M	$1.3M	$0	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2022 Latest	$116K				990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$2.0M	$1.3M	$736K	$914K	990 PDF
FY2020	$155K			$178K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,991,274 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $145,505$1,930,077

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,311$15,000

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,537$69

I-11 Other revenue$46,128

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $155,353$1,991,274

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$690,000

I-14 Benefits paid to members$36,000

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $212,386$372,994

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $11,453$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $45,463$156,074

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $269,302$1,255,068

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$113,949$736,206

Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4

VI-1b Independent voting members4

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 $1,991,274 across 5 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $46,128 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,930,077

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,930,077

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$15,000

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$69

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,069 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $46,128$1,991,274

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,255,068 across 15 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $690,000$690,000

IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $36,000$36,000

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $316,667 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$316,667

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $39,081 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$39,081

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,246 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$17,246

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $45,393 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$45,393

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,750 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$14,750

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,785 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,785

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,071 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,071

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,800 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$16,800

IX-17 TravelPrograms $36,576 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$36,576

IX-20 InterestPrograms $689 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$689

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,088 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,088

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,106 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,106

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $27,816 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$27,816

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,255,068 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,255,068

Part X · Balance sheet $917,137 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $323,672$889,344

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,450$19,814

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,549$7,979

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $335,671$917,137

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $157,563$2,823

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $157,563$2,823

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $178,108$914,314

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $178,108$914,314

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $335,671$917,137

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $914,314 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,991,274

XI-2 Total expenses$1,255,068

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$736,206

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$178,108

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$914,314

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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