2024-05-13T11:43:02-07:00 2023-06-30 475278347 ALLISON & GIBB LLP 601 E DAILY DRIVE SUITE 117 CAMARILLO CA 93010 990 2022-07-01 951783788 LOS ANGELES WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL AND TOWN HALL LOSA 4242586160 445 S FIGUEROA STREET 2250 LOS ANGELES CA 90071 Dr Richard Downie President & CEO 2024-05-13 true Dr Richard Downie 999009999 true LISA A ALLISON CPA P01971329 8059871999 0 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Kimberly McCleary Blue 445 S FIGUEROA STREET 2250 LOS ANGELES CA 90071 1387025 false X LAWACTH.ORG X 1953 CA To promote understanding of domestic and global issues and their impact on the people of Southern California by inviting to Los Angeles authoritative and influential figures in national and world affairs and providing them an open forum. 56 56 10 5 15300 986929 676026 11788 54645 198884 101102 1468 17809 1199069 849582 0 0 903286 861555 0 53871 337570 409589 1240856 1271144 -41787 -421562 2898404 3184366 72778 547917 2825626 2636449 The Los Angeles World Affairs Council and Town Hall ("LAWACTH") is a membership based, non-partisan speakers' forum which brings together business and community leaders and individuals with an interest in local, national and world affairs. It provides an open public forum for the public to learn about and enhance understanding of local, national and international issues. false false 732324 54645 Educational Events: Over 36 webinars, plus more than 15 in-person events were held with speakers such as the former Prime Minister of Sweden, former US Secretary of Defense, former Director of the CIA, former Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, Ambassadors to the US from Saudi Arabia and Estonia, former US Ambassadors to Germany, South Korea, Ukraine, former Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation, former White House Special Counsel for Ethics and Government Reform, former Director of Policy Planning for the US State Department, former Official at the US National Security Council, experts and academics from Harvard University, UC Berkley, Pepperdine University, Pomona College, Kings College London, RAND Corporation.Topics at these webinars & events were presented in a non advocating, non partisan manner, ranging from current issues in domestic & international politics, military policy, economics, business, health, education, environment, technology, energy and other issue areas. All events were open to the the public, and the webinars were free of charge. Total attendance was over 8,700. 165737 Online Media: Online Media encompasses the educational outreach of the organization on the internet and website. An online archive of transcripts and videos of its educational events are made available to the general public free of charge. Webinars are recorded and uploaded to Youtube. Total YouTube views were over 82,000. 126582 Student Program: The organization hosted 3 in-person luncheons, addressing the topics of Critical Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, and Leadership, exclusively for students from Los Angeles area high schools. Total attendance was over 200. 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Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A draft copy of the form 990 is provided to the Board for review before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Members of the board are mailed a conflict of interest policy. Compliance with the conflict of interest policy is monitored through a conflict of interest disclosure form signed by each board member. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Compensation of the President is determined by the Chair of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee taking into account comparable positions, market rate and performance. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The President & CEO evaluates annually members of management and staff in accordance with certain compensation guidelines and based on their general performance assessed during the evaluation process. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 LAWACTH's Form 990 is made available to everyone upon request and is publicly available on several websites. 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