2024-11-14T09:08:35-08:00 2023-12-31 470908994 SYR Accountancy APC 320 13Th Street Ste 305 Oakland CA 94612 990 2023-01-01 912162373 The Free History Project Inc FREE 4153457716 168 Hancock Street San Francisco CA 94114 Sam Green Treasurer 2024-11-14 true true Thomas Yeh P00173847 5102388638 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z 168 Hancock Street San Francisco CA 94114 492033 false X www.freehistoryproject.org Produce & distribute educational media. 9 5 0 0 204912 367498 72795 124535 0 0 277707 492033 157096 331520 0 41938 90425 0 0 83188 55852 282222 477797 -4515 14236 81441 95677 0 81441 95677 Produce & distribute educational media. false false 391812 In 2023, The Free History Project, Inc. (FHP) consulted on production with independent documentary filmmakers including Michael O'Neill, Robb Moss, Sandi Dubowski, Jonathan Pickett, Amy Miller, Chris Wilcha and others. Consultations focused on documentary filmmaking in general as well as on particular projects, the mechanics of live cinema, archival projects, film editing, and more. Additionally, FHP visited colleges and universities to speak with students about documentary filmmaking and live cinema. These presentations were at schools including Columbia University, Bard College and Stanford University. In 2023, FHP presented both the live and theatrical versions of the feature documentary 32 Sounds across the world including screenings and performances in 34 states, Canada, Poland, Germany, the UK, Denmark and France. The film also received awards from the Cinema Eye Honor Awards including best non-fiction film, best sound design and best original score. After years of very limited in person screenings it was a thrill to bring audiences together to experience the live documentary. FHP also presented A Thousand Thoughts, a live documentary about the Kronos Quartet that explores the quartet's groundbreaking, continent-spanning, multi-decade career in Germany. A Thousand Thoughts premiered in 2018 at the Sundance Film Festival. The organization also continued filming The Oldest Person in the World, a feature film weaving together portraits of the people who hold the Guinness World Record for being the oldest person alive. In addition to filming additional footage we began to edit the film, and look forward to bringing it to audiences in 2026. FHP also continued development on Untitled Tree Project, a live cinema performance work that will combine documentary film, live music, and text to create a celebration of trees and all they can teach us about being human. This past year FHP continued its long-running outreach efforts with the feature film, The Weather Underground, including through domestic, international, home and educational distribution. FHP also continued to distribute The Universal Language, a 30-minute, educational documentary on the history of the invented language Esperanto. FHP continued to focus on distributing the film through direct downloads from a website created for the film, as well as educational collections and university libraries. Finally, FHP has supported other critical documentary & educational work through fiscal sponsorship of urgent documentary projects including 32 Sounds, The Oldest Person in the World and The Returning, a film about "a returning generation of young Black Farmers" who "reconnect to the land to grow food, build community, and reclaim power." Per usual, the Free History Project's 990 was circulated to the board in advance of its filing for feedback and questions, and was unanimously approved via email. 391812 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false true true false true false false false false false false false false false true 20 0 true 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 9 5 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false CA X Mark Decena 4153457716 1136 Howard Street San Francisco CA 94103 Sam Green President 40.00 0.00 X 40702 0 0 Carrie Lozano Vice President 0.00 0.00 X 1014 0 0 Alison Byrne Fields Board Member 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Chi-hui Yang Board Member 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Charlotte Lagarde Board Member 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Conchita Lozano-Batista Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joshua Penn Board Member 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tabitha Jackson Board Member 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Decena President 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 41716 0 false false false 0 367498 367498 Misc Income: Fees & Reimb Screening & Sales 713990 124535 124535 124535 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 492033 124535 X 329795 329795 1725 1725 0 0 41716 41716 0 48709 48709 0 0 0 416 416 0 0 0 0 0 291 291 0 4851 1090 3761 0 0 0 423 423 0 0 0 0 0 35183 1668 33515 Project Costs 16194 16194 Postage and Shipping 10489 10489 less Project Other Costs -11995 -11995 0 477797 391812 85985 0 73513 87748 7928 7928 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 81441 95677 0 0 X 81441 95677 81441 95677 81441 95677 14236 X false false false X 110999 149494 436657 204912 367498 1269560 0 0 110999 149494 436657 204912 367498 1269560 614435 655125 0 0 0 1269560 0.51600 0.47530 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false 32 Sounds LLC 2764 Orleans Ave New Orleans LA 70119 871571471 205243 0 Fiscal Sponsorship Kontent Films 1136 Howard Street San Francisco CA 94103 943296450 74566 0 Fiscal Sponsorship Oldest Person LLC 2764 Orleans Ave New Orleans LA 70119 364919657 50000 0 Fiscal Sponsorship 0 3 Mark Decena Director 74552 Fiscal Sponsorsh Provide a grant Sam Green Director 255243 Fiscal Sponsorsh Provide a grant Alison Byrne Fields Board Member 50000 Fiscal Sponsorsh Provide a grant Joshua Penn Board Member 255243 Fiscal Sponsorsh Provide a grant Sam Green Director 40702 Independent Contractor false Schedule L, Part V Supplemental Information Independent production company Kontent, an entity owned by Mark Decena, received project-specific grants of $52,700 for "The Returning," under a fiscal sponsorship agreement with The Free History Project. Independent production company Kontent, an entity owned by Mark Decena, received project-specific grants of $21,851.90 for "Walk Against Time," under a fiscal sponsorship agreement with The Free History Project. Independent LLC 32 Sounds LLC, an entity co-owned by Samuel Green and Josh Penn received project-specific grants totaling $247,247.62 for "32 Sounds," under a fiscal sponsorship agreement with The Free History Project. Independent LLC Oldest Person LLC, an entity co-owned by Samuel Green, Josh Penn and Alison Byrne Fields, received a project-specific grant of $50,000 for "The Oldest Person in the World," under a fiscal sponsorship agreement with The Free History Project. Fiscal sponsorship grants to 32 Sounds LLC, Kontent & Oldest Person LLC were each project-specific and per agreement with sponsee are to be used only for the specified projects. FHP remains in close communication with 32 Sounds LLC, Kontent and Oldest Person LLC about the progress of the projects & use of funds. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The treasurer approves the 990 before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Upon request at place of business.