Brave New Films 501 C 3

Los Angeles, CA
Tax-exempt since Sept. 1994
EIN: 94-3209789

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions

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Revenue

$643k (2023)

Expenses

$662k (2023)

Total Assets

$349k (2023)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$643,008

Expenses

$661,747

Net Income

-$18,739

Net Assets

$349,268

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$658,989	> 100%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$4,483	0.7%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$20,464
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$76,050	11.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$266,353	40.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$349,268
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$349,268

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Casey Johnson (Head Of Production)	$120,000	$0	$0
Kimberly Kissel (Secretary Treasurer)	$101,400	$0	$0
Danny Goldberg (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Rick Perez (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Foos (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Anna Burger (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Shepard Fairey (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Greenwald (President)	$0	$0	$0
David Bryan (Chairperson)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Aug. 16, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$804,167

Expenses

$1,227,540

Net Income

-$423,373

Net Assets

$368,007

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$797,273	99.1%
Program Services	$250	0.0%
Investment Income	$19	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$6,625	0.8%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$644,596	52.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$368,007
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$368,007

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Casey Johnson (Head Of Production)	$120,000	$0	$0
Kimberly Kissel (Secretary Treasurer)	$101,400	$0	$0
Danny Goldberg (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Rick Perez (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Foos (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Anna Burger (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Shepard Fairey (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Greenwald (President)	$0	$0	$0
David Bryan (Chairperson)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Aug. 16, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$1,144,946

Expenses

$1,810,272

Net Income

-$665,326

Net Assets

$791,380

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,137,880	99.4%
Program Services	$6,150	0.5%
Investment Income	$802	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$114	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$150,293	8.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$735,520	40.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$801,089
Total Liabilities	$9,709
Net Assets	$791,380

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Devin Smith (Vp Of Operations)	$150,293	$0	$0
Casey Johnson (Head Of Production)	$127,069	$0	$0
Robert Greenwald (President)	$0	$0	$0
Kimber Kissel (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
David Bryan (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Shepard Fairey (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Rick Perez (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Anna Burger (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Foos (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Danny Goldberg (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 12, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$1,865,174

Expenses

$2,436,235

Net Income

-$571,061

Net Assets

$1,456,706

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,854,915	99.4%
Program Services	$2,602	0.1%
Investment Income	$6,930	0.4%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$727	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$344,569	14.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,022,397	42.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,471,755
Total Liabilities	$15,049
Net Assets	$1,456,706

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jim Miller (Executive Director)	$180,340	$0	$12,049
Devin Smith (Vp Of Operations)	$140,829	$0	$11,351
Robert Greenwald (President)	$0	$0	$0
David Bryan (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Shepard Fairey (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Rick Perez (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Irene Romero (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Guy Saperstein (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Katrina Vanden Heuvel (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 10, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$1,176,150

Expenses

$2,475,777

Net Income

-$1,299,627

Net Assets

$2,027,767

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,148,305	97.6%
Program Services	$1,759	0.1%
Investment Income	$18,034	1.5%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$8,052	0.7%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$176,161	7.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,211,031	48.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,046,763
Total Liabilities	$18,996
Net Assets	$2,027,767

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jim Miller (Executive Director)	$169,740	$0	$6,421
Robert Greenwald (President)	$0	$0	$0
Irene Romero (Director)	$0	$0	$0
David Bryan (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Katrina Vanden Heuvel (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Shepard Fairey (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Roger Lowenstein (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Alex Caballero (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Devin Smith (Vp Of Operations)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on July 15, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$1,943,445

Expenses

$2,376,495

Net Income

-$433,050

Net Assets

$3,327,394

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,872,585	96.4%
Program Services	$37,630	1.9%
Investment Income	$28,800	1.5%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$4,430	0.2%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$176,722	7.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$863,629	36.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$3,334,345
Total Liabilities	$6,951
Net Assets	$3,327,394

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jim Miller (Executive Director)	$159,556	$0	$15,468
Robert Greenwald (President)	$0	$0	$0
Irene Romero (Director)	$0	$0	$0
David Bryan (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Katrina Vanden Heuvel (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Shepard Fairey (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Roger Lowenstein (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Alex Caballero (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Devin Smith (Vp Of Operations)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 15, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$1,951,681

Expenses

$2,317,536

Net Income

-$365,855

Net Assets

$3,760,444

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,833,842	94.0%
Program Services	$83,080	4.3%
Investment Income	$29,847	1.5%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$4,912	0.3%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$294,924	12.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,184,063	51.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$3,760,444
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$3,760,444

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jim Miller (Executive Director)	$160,961	$0	$0
Devin Smith (Secretary/Treasurer)	$133,963	$0	$0
Robert Greenwald (President)	$0	$0	$0
Irene Romero (Director)	$0	$0	$0
David Bryan (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Katrina Vanden Heuvel (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Shepard Fairey (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Roger Lowenstein (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Alex Caballero (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on May 14, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Revenue

$2,115,069

Expenses

$2,521,057

Net Income

-$405,988

Net Assets

$4,126,299

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$2,020,866	95.5%
Program Services	$46,464	2.2%
Investment Income	$23,103	1.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$24,636	1.2%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$264,808	10.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,310,535	52.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,141,833
Total Liabilities	$15,534
Net Assets	$4,126,299

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jim Miller (Executive Director)	$145,260	$0	$0
Devin Smith (Secretary/Treasurer)	$119,548	$0	$0
Robert Greenwald (President)	$0	$0	$0
Irene Romero (Director)	$0	$0	$0
David Bryan (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Katrina Vanden Heuvel (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Shepard Fairey (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Roger Lowenstein (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on June 5, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$4,558,250

Expenses

$2,513,066

Net Income

$2,045,184

Net Assets

$4,532,287

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$4,508,038	98.9%
Program Services	$7,114	0.2%
Investment Income	$23,234	0.5%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$19,864	0.4%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$255,142	10.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,133,553	45.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,558,136
Total Liabilities	$25,849
Net Assets	$4,532,287

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jim Miller (Executive Director)	$136,242	$0	$0
Devin Smith (Secretary/Treasurer)	$118,900	$0	$0
Robert Greenwald (President)	$0	$0	$0
Irene Romero (Director)	$0	$0	$0
David Bryan (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Katrina Vanden Heuvel (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Marlene Share (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Shepard Fairey (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Roger Lowenstein (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on May 11, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$2,472,988

Expenses

$2,374,107

Net Income

$98,881

Net Assets

$2,487,103

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$2,420,511	97.9%
Program Services	$10,693	0.4%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$27,075	1.1%
Royalties	$14,709	0.6%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$250,969	10.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$812,885	34.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,488,314
Total Liabilities	$1,211
Net Assets	$2,487,103

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jim Miller (Executive Director)	$133,893	$0	$0
Devin Smith (Secretary/Treasurer)	$117,076	$0	$0
Robert Greenwald (President)	$0	$0	$0
Irene Romero (Director)	$0	$0	$0
David Bryan (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Katrina Vanden Heuvel (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Marlene Share (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Shepard Fairey (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Roger Lowenstein (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on May 12, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$3,050,620

Expenses

$2,907,818

Net Income

$142,802

Net Assets

$2,388,222

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$2,972,622	97.4%
Program Services	$22,150	0.7%
Investment Income	$7,686	0.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$40,801	1.3%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$7,361	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$247,167	8.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,132,772	39.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,407,365
Total Liabilities	$19,143
Net Assets	$2,388,222

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$2,832,019

Expenses

$2,498,452

Net Income

$333,567

Net Assets

$2,245,420

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$2,604,799	92.0%
Program Services	$178,300	6.3%
Investment Income	$2,630	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$46,290	1.6%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$235,480	9.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,029,750	41.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,268,938
Total Liabilities	$23,518
Net Assets	$2,245,420

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$2,169,352

Expenses

$2,589,361

Net Income

-$420,009

Net Assets

$1,911,853

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$2,030,938	93.6%
Program Services	$124,225	5.7%
Investment Income	$3,234	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$10,955	0.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$216,527	8.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,138,948	44.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,934,040
Total Liabilities	$22,187
Net Assets	$1,911,853

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Brave New Films 501 C 3

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Revenue $643k (2023)

Expenses $662k (2023)

Total Assets $349k (2023)

Total Liabilities $0 (2023)

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$643k (2023)

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