Humanus Documentary Films Corp FY2021 filing

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Solvang, CA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 26-2907075Revenue $139K in FY2021

On file with the IRS727 Roskilde Rd, 93463-2140 · Solvang, CATax-exempt since Apr 2009Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The organization was created to present enlightening stories about American history, world history, and natural science through documenatary film and related media.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $65K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$58K
70% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 70% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$139K
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$157K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$24K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$139K
FY2021▲ +31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$106K
FY2021$139K
FY2022$57K
FY2023$2K
FY2024$93K
FY2025$2K
Expenses
$157K
FY2021▲ +119%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$72K
FY2021$157K
FY2022$83K
FY2023$45K
FY2024$54K
FY2025$28K
Net assets
$24K
FY2021▼ -42%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$42K
FY2021$24K
FY2022−$1K
FY2023−$44K
FY2024−$7K
FY2025−$33K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2009.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $136K Management & general 13% · $21K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Darroch Greer’s $25K as President is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Darroch Greer$24,750$10,250$16,750$4,500
Paul Glenshaw$14,625———
Lee Woody Wolf——$2,000—

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Presents enlightening documentary films about history and science.

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1 program · $136K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Humanus second film, The Lafayette Escadrille, was presented to museums and historical societies during the time of Covid19. Humanus entered a distribution deal with French distributor Terranoa for the film and with Artemis independent for PBS station enhamcement.

$136Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$139K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$135K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$157K
Ln 25
Programscol B$136K
Managementcol C$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$24K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$82K
Total assetsLn 16$82K
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$135K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$139K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$82K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$82K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$24
Other assetsLn 15$806
Total assetsLn 16$82K
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K
Net assetsLn 32$24K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$93K$82K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$246$24
Total assetsLn 16$95K$82K
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K$58K
Net assetsLn 32$42K$24K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$52K$52K$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$0$9K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$975$0$975$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$23K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$0$4K$0
TravelLn 17$910$910$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$16K$10K$6K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$51K$51K$261$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$157K$136K$21K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2K$28K−$26K−$33K 990 PDF
FY2024 $93K$54K$39K−$7K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2K$45K−$44K−$44K 990 PDF
FY2022 $57K$83K−$26K−$1K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $139K$157K−$18K$24K 990 PDF
FY2020 $106K$72K$34K$42K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $139,032 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $89,490$134,700
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,536$1,939
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,805$2,393
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $105,831$139,032
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $11,375$51,750
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $60,200$105,235
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $71,575$156,985
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $34,256−$17,953
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $139,032 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$134,700
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$134,700
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,939
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$175
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $2,218 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,218
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,332 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$139,032
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $156,985 across 8 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $51,750 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$51,750
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $9,259 · Fundraising $0$9,259
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $975 · Fundraising $0$975
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $23,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$23,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $3,738 · Fundraising $0$3,738
IX-17 TravelPrograms $910 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$910
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,794 · Management $6,390 · Fundraising $0$16,184
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $50,908 · Management $261 · Fundraising $0$51,169
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $136,362 · Management $20,623 · Fundraising $0$156,985
Part X · Balance sheet $82,480 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $93,456$81,650
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $246$24
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $812$806
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $94,514$82,480
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $961$7,095
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $51,100$50,885
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $52,061$57,980
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $42,453$24,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $42,453$24,500
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $94,514$82,480
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,500 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$139,032
XI-2 Total expenses$156,985
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$17,953
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$42,453
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$24,500

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