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Nonprofit · EIN 91-2162373

THE FREE HISTORY PROJECT INC

Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114

Financials

$492K$478K2023$626K$672K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of THE FREE HISTORY PROJECT INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$626,466$671,750-$45,284$50,393$0$50,393
December 31, 2023990$492,033$477,797$14,236$95,677$0$95,677
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$429,949
Program service revenue
$196,517
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$533,625
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$55,189
Other salaries and wages
$36,371
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$91,560
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Travel
$504
Program services (functional)
$577,493
Management and general (functional)
$94,257

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$95,677
Total assets, end of year
$50,393
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$50,393
Gross receipts
$626,466
Employees
0

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Sam GreenTreasurer
Officer
40$55,189
Alison Byrne FieldsBoard Member
Trustee or director
0$0
Chi-hui YangBoard Member
Trustee or director
0$0
Joshua PennVice President
Trustee or director
0$0
Tabitha JacksonBoard Member
Trustee or director
0$0
Mark DecenaPresident
Officer
0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Sam GreenPresident
Officer
40$40,702
Carrie LozanoVice President
Officer
0$1,014
Alison Byrne FieldsBoard Member
Trustee or director
0$0
Chi-hui YangBoard Member
Trustee or director
0$0
Charlotte LagardeBoard Member
Trustee or director
0$0
Conchita Lozano-BatistaDirector
Trustee or director
0$0
Joshua PennBoard Member
Trustee or director
0$0
Tabitha JacksonBoard Member
Trustee or director
0$0
Mark DecenaPresident
Officer
0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
168 HANCOCK ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114-2531
In care of
% CARRIE LOZANO
Signed the 990
Sam Green, Treasurer
Phone
(415) 345-7716
Return prepared by
SYR Accountancy APC

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 91-2162373 or by the name THE FREE HISTORY PROJECT INC.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

Produce & distribute educational media.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • In 2024, The Free History Project, Inc. (FHP) consulted on production with independent documentary filmmakers including Michael Almereyda, Matt Wolf, Sandi Dubowski, Maya Hawke, Michael Coleman, Gabriel Lester, Chris Wilcha, Sandi Roney, Annie Roney, Catalina Kulczar, Francisco Bello, Lisa Rovner, Adam Neuhaus and others. Consultations focused on documentary filmmaking in general as well as feedback on particular projects, career advice, archival projects, film editing, and more. Additionally, FHP visited colleges and universities to speak with students about documentary filmmaking, sound and live cinema. These presentations were at schools including Harvard University, Pratt Institute, Dartmouth College, New York University, Haverford College, Bryn Mawr and Bard College. In 2024, FHP presented both the live and theatrical versions of the feature documentary 32 Sounds around the world, including shows in the United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany and Canada. 32 Sounds played throughout the United States with over 40 screenings in 14 states including New York, North Carolina, Kentucky, California, Illinois, Iowa, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Michigan, Maine, Washington and Georgia. 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 Amsterdam, Seattle, Houston, La Jolla and Aliso Viejo, CA. A Thousand Thoughts had its final performance at SFJAZZ in San Francisco, CA in June 2024. This final performance was filmed live for the creation of a theatrical and streaming version of the project in the future. A Thousand Thoughts originally premiered in 2018 at the Sundance Film Festival. FHP also presented ?The Ephemeral Cinema of Sam Green,? a retrospective at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. The organization also continued filming and editing 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. The Free History Project also continued developing V. Vale: All American Boy, a short documentary portrait of V. Vale, a little-known, but hugely influential cultural anthropologist in San Francisco. Due to the development and production work we?ve done this year the film continues to move forward and we hope to bring it to audiences soon. 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, V. Vale: All-American Boy, A Thousand Thoughts 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.
    Expenses $577,493 · revenue $196,517

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
91-2162373
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2003
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$50,393
Income (IRS master file)
$626,466

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$626,466$671,750$50,393XML
990December 2023$492,033$477,797$95,677XML
990December 2022$277,707$282,222$81,441IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 91-2162373).

Questions about THE FREE HISTORY PROJECT INC

What is the EIN of THE FREE HISTORY PROJECT INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of THE FREE HISTORY PROJECT INC is 91-2162373.
Is THE FREE HISTORY PROJECT INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
Are donations to THE FREE HISTORY PROJECT INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does THE FREE HISTORY PROJECT INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of THE FREE HISTORY PROJECT INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did THE FREE HISTORY PROJECT INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who are the officers and directors of THE FREE HISTORY PROJECT INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 6 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $55,189 (Sam Green, Treasurer).
How much revenue does THE FREE HISTORY PROJECT INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $626,466, expenses of $671,750 and total assets of $50,393 at year end.

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