2020-11-10T14:36:22-06:00 2019-12-31 942590397 KARLSSON & LANE AN ACCOUNTANCY CORP 4725 FIRST ST STE 226 PLEASANTON CA 94566 990 2019-01-01 464549706 REDFORD CENTER INC REDF 4159477197 PO BOX 29144 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129 JANNAT GARGI BOARD CO-CHAIR 4159477197 2020-11-06 1 PENNY L LANE CPA P00743411 9252715519 69.181.83.137 2020-11-06 11:51:11 PS P 42F9DACB5063937020361D58770AD97B40BE40F3 42F9DACB5063937020361D58770AD97B40BE40F3 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z JANNAT GARGI PO BOX 29144 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129 3153562 0 X WWW.REDFORDCENTER.ORG X 2014 CA TO BUILD THE MOVEMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, PROTECTION AND REPAIR THROUGH FILM AND MEDIA. 6 6 5 2 0 0 2685388 3101297 101474 51058 138 1207 0 0 2787000 3153562 1491184 1028757 0 0 404257 532850 0 0 147933 808633 526993 2704074 2088600 82926 1064962 1358838 2398303 78654 53157 1280184 2345146 X THE REDFORD CENTER'S MISSION IS TO BUILD THE MOVEMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, PROTECTION AND REPAIR THROUGH IMPACT STORYTELLING, FILM AND NEW MEDIA. 0 0 174997 100000 REDFORD CENTER GRANTS:REDFORD CENTER GRANTS PROVIDES DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION FUNDS, STORY AND NETWORKING SUPPORT TO FILMMAKERS WORKING ON ENVIRONMENTALLY-FOCUSED FILM PROJECTS THAT DRIVE AWARENESS, ENGAGEMENT AND ACTION ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO, OR TAKE PLACE IN, THE UNITED STATES AND ITS TERRITORIES. FUNDED BY THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST, 2020 MARKS THE THIRD, 2-YEAR CYCLE OF THE PROGRAM, WHICH LAUNCHED IN 2016 AND CURRENTLY SUPPORTS 14 FILM PROJECTS. AT THE CLOSE OF THE 2020 CYCLE, THE PROGRAM WILL BE SUPPORTING AT LEAST 24 PROJECTS THAT PLACE EQUITY AND JUSTICE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE ISSUES THEY ARE ADDRESSING IN THE COMMUNITIES AND ENVIRONMENTS WHERE WE LIVE AND WORK. 102997 REDFORD CENTER STORIES:REDFORD CENTER STORIES IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL STORYTELLING CONTEST DESIGNED FOR TEACHERS TO EMPOWER THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO RE-IMAGINE MATERIALS USE, PRODUCTION AND WASTE. FOR THE PROGRAM'S PILOT YEAR, THE REDFORD CENTER INVITED 6TH, 7TH AND 8TH GRADE TEACHERS WITH IPAD-EQUIPPED CLASSROOMS TO INTEGRATE THE CONTEST ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING TEAM-BASED VIDEO PRODUCTION, INTO THEIR FALL 2019 OR EARLY SPRING 2020 LESSON PLANS. APPLE PARTNERED WITH THE REDFORD CENTER TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CURRICULUM AND FUND THE CONTEST. THE CONTEST CURRICULUM, WHICH SATISFIES NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS, WAS DESIGNED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO SCHEDULED LEARNING IN EARTH SCIENCE, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, ECOLOGY, ECONOMICS AND OTHER ESTABLISHED COURSES THAT TOUCH UPON ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICS AND ISSUES. THE CONTEST CULMINATED WITH OVER 100 TEACHER REGISTRATIONS FROM 29 STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE NATURE FILM PROJECT:THE RHYTHMS OF MODERN-DAY SOCIETY AND TECHNOLOGY COMBINED HAVE INADVERTENTLY SET HUMANITY ON A PATH TO BECOMING AN INDOOR SPECIES. MOST AMERICANS SPEND AN AVERAGE OF 90% OF THEIR LIVES INDOORS AND CHILDREN PLAY FREELY OUTDOORS FOR AN AVERAGE OF FOUR TO SEVEN MINUTES A DAY.WHILE IT'S SHOCKING TO SEE THESE NUMBERS, THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY HAS BEEN RESEARCHING THE IMPACT OF THEM FOR DECADES AS OUR LIFE INDOORS IS EXACERBATING HEALTH CONDITIONS LIKE SLEEP AND MOOD DISORDERS, TOXIC STRESS, OBESITY, DIABETES AND MUCH MORE. THE NEWS ISN'T GREAT, BUT IT'S NOT THE END OF THE STORY. IT'S THE BEGINNING OF A STORY THAT WE BELIEVE NEEDS TO BE EXPLORED AND WIDELY SHARED-PARTICULARLY BECAUSE YOUNG PEOPLE AND PEOPLE IN LOW-INCOME AND BIPOC COMMUNITIES ARE BEING HARDEST HIT BY THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF OUR SHIFT INDOORS.THE NATURE FILM PROJECT WILL EXPLORE SOLUTIONS TO CREATING NATURE ACCESS FOR ALL THROUGH A MULTIFACETED MEDIA PROJECT THAT PUTS SOUND, IMAGERY, STORY AND SCIENCE BEHIND A PHENOMENON DEEPLY FELT AROUND THE WORLD: THAT HUMANS AND NATURE ARE INSEPARABLE AND THAT CONNECTING WITH THE OUTDOORS HAS A PROFOUNDLY POSITIVE EFFECT ON HUMAN HEALTH. HUMANS EVOLVED SYMBIOTICALLY WITH NATURE; WE ARE PREDISPOSED TO CONNECT WITH AND BE OUR HEALTHIEST SELVES WHEN ENGAGING WITH THE OUTDOORS. THIS FILM AND ITS ASSOCIATED IMPACT CAMPAIGN WILL SHOW US HOW. 1227408 928757 51058 FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM:THE REDFORD CENTER IS COMMITTED TO HELPING FILMMAKERS GET HIGH IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE FILMS FUNDED, MADE AND SEEN. OUR FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM, LAUNCHED ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2015, ENABLES THE REDFORD CENTER TO SUPPORT MORE IMPACT FILM PROJECTS IN A LESS HANDS-ON CAPACITY. AS A FISCAL SPONSOR, THE REDFORD CENTER'S ROLE IS TO MAKE SURE OUR FILMMAKERS ARE SPENDING GRANT FUNDS APPROPRIATELY, AND TO SUPPORT THEM IN THE FILMING PROCESS SO THAT THEY CAN CREATE WORK THAT HELPS CHANGE THE WORLD. AS OF THE END OF 2019, THE FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM HAS GROWN TO INCLUDE 37 FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECTS.CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVE:IN NOVEMBER 2013, THE REDFORD CENTER CONVENED THOUGHT LEADERS ACROSS MANY DISCIPLINES TO HELP REFINE THE STYLE AND SUBSTANCE OF OUR CLEAN ENERGY INNOVATION PROJECT. ENTERING THIS GATHERING WITH A DESIRE TO HELP RE-FRAME THE MORIBUND PUBLIC DIALOGUE ON CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTIONS, WE FOUND A DIVERSE ARRAY OF STAKEHOLDER - FROM BIG BUSINESS AND POLITICIANS TO CLEAN-TECH START-UPS AND CUTTING-EDGE MARKETING FIRMS - YEARNING FOR A MORE ENGAGING MESSAGE TO BETTER REFLECT THE CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS IN CLEAN ENERGY: A REALITY THAT CONTAINS BETTER PATHWAYS TO HOPE AND ENGAGEMENT. BETTER TECHNOLOGIES ARE FINALLY ACHIEVING BETTER ECONOMICS, RESULTING IN A NEW ENERGY GOLD RUSH THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BLUNT THE FULL IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE. USING OUR ESTABLISHED DOCUMENTARY STORYTELLING EXPERTISE AND LEVERAGING THE REDFORD BRAND AND NETWORKS, THE CLEAN ENERGY INNOVATION PROJECT IS DEVELOPING AN EXPANSIVE COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM FOR THIS CLEAN POWER MOVEMENT. AT THE CENTER OF THE EFFORT IS OUR FILM, HAPPENING: A CLEAN ENERGY REVOLUTION WHICH FINISHED FILM PRODUCTION IN OCTOBER 2017 AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED A FILM FESTIVAL TOUR. THE FILM WAS THEN RELEASED IN DECEMBER OF 2017 ON HBO AND HAS SINCE APPEARED AT 27 FILM FESTIVALS WITH MORE THAN 70 FESTIVAL SCREENINGS. HAPPENING HAS REACHED MORE THAN 2 MILLION VIEWS IN THE US ALONE AND SCREENED IN ALL 50 STATES AND 45 COUNTRIES. THERE ARE ALSO MANY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN THE CLEAN POWER ARENA, AND THE PURPOSE OF HAPPENING'S IMPACT AND OUTREACH CAMPAIGN NOW IS TO BRING OUR INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS TOGETHER AND BROADEN OUR COLLECTIVE SUCCESS ADVANCING THE CLEAN ENERGY MOVEMENT. A SPECIAL 50-MINUTE CLASSROOM EDU VERSION OF THE FILM WAS RELEASED IN 2018 WITH ASSOCIATED CURRICULUMS FOR GRADES 6-12 AND UNIVERSITIES. THE REDFORD CENTER HAS FIELDED INQUIRIES, AND PROVIDED SCREENING LICENSES, SUPPORT, AND/OR CO-PRODUCTION TO OVER 1,000 COMMUNITY AND CLASSROOM AND COLLEGE CAMPUS SCREENINGS TO DATE - AND IT CONTINUES TO TOUR. AS OF 2020, HAPPENING CAN NOW BE FOUND AVAILABLE FOR RENTAL OR PURCHASE ON AMAZON PRIME VIDEO, APPLE TV/ITUNES, AND VUDU AND CONTINUES TO BE AVAILABLE FOR EDUCATIONAL LICENSING.COLORADO RIVER INITIATIVE (RAISE THE RIVER):RAISE THE RIVER IS A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP OF SIX UNITED STATES AND MEXICO NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO RESTORING THE COLORADO RIVER DELTA. MEMBERS INCLUDE SONORAN INSTITUTE, PRONATURA NOROESTE, NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, RESTAUREMOS EL COLORADO, A.C., AND THE REDFORD CENTER. THE COALITION HAS WORKED WITH POLICYMAKERS, WATER AGENCIES, AND GOVERNMENTAL REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE U.S. AND MEXICO SINCE 2012 TO COOPERATIVELY CREATE HISTORIC CHANGE FOR THE COLORADO RIVER DELTA, SUPPORTED BY THE HISTORIC BINATIONAL AGREEMENTS MINUTE 319 (NOVEMBER 2012-DECEMBER 2017) AND MINUTE 323 (JANUARY 2018 - DECEMBER 2026). THE REDFORD CENTER'S EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF RAISE THE RIVER HAVE INCLUDED THE AWARD-WINNING REDFORD CENTER-PRODUCED DOCUMENTARY WATERSHED, WHICH HAS BEEN SCREENED MORE THAN 500 TIMES IN A DOZEN COUNTRIES, HAS BEEN SELECTED TO RUN AT MORE THAN 53 FILM FESTIVALS AND WON NUMEROUS AWARDS. IT HAS BEEN PICKED UP BY EDUCATIONAL AND ONLINE DISTRIBUTORS, INCLUDING NETFLIX, ITUNES, AND AMAZON.COM.THANKS TO WATERSHED AND THE REDFORD CENTER'S MEDIA EFFORTS, RAISE THE RIVER ACHIEVED ITS FIRST $10 MILLION FUNDRAISING MILESTONE AT THE END OF 2015. FUNDS RAISED TO DATE HAVE RESULTED (AS OF DEC 31, 2019) IN MORE THAN 280,000 TREES PLANTED, 1,040 ACRES OF HABITAT IN ACTIVE, ONGOING RESTORATION, AND 22.4 BILLION GALLONS OF WATER (67,647 ACRE-FEET) ACQUIRED TO HELP REVIVE THE NATURAL ECOSYSTEM. RAISE THE RIVER HAS ENGAGED OVER 3,600 PARTICIPANTS PER-YEAR AVERAGE OF LOCAL RESIDENTS, SCHOOL CHILDREN, AND VOLUNTEERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD IN ON-SITE RESTORATION WORK AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SINCE THEIR 2015 INCEPTION.RAISE THE RIVER'S PRIMARY GOAL IS TO BRING WATER AND LIFE BACK TO THE COLORADO RIVER DELTA, AND IN DOING SO, CREATE A MODEL FOR FUTURE TRANS-NATIONAL RIVER RESTORATION EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD ALONG WITH REBUILDING THE HABITATS THAT SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND WILDLIFE. 1227408 928757 51058 1505402 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 40 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X THE ORGANIZATION 4159477197 PO BOX 29144 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129 JAMES REDFORD PRESIDENT, CHAIR 8.00 X X 0 0 0 JANNAT GARGI BOARD CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JONATHAN KAUFELT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT REDFORD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF UBBEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIRBY WALKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JILL TIDMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 159807 0 1200 159807 0 1200 1 0 1 0 0 3101297 3101297 LICENSING FEES 519100 51058 51058 51058 1207 1207 3153562 51058 0 1207 X 874789 874789 6618 6618 147350 147350 159807 62061 63520 34226 300708 93903 133707 73098 37386 11013 18683 7690 34949 12011 14799 8139 27980 27980 211286 133765 67521 10000 17757 1273 16184 300 33204 13359 15170 4675 37956 12922 19286 5748 725 725 6755 3261 2079 1415 11990 175 10969 846 OPERATING EXPENSES 114815 89963 23092 1760 AMORTIZATION 37000 37000 MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT 17810 17774 36 PROMOTION 6405 2180 4225 3310 3759 -449 2088600 1505402 435265 147933 661887 1227736 149000 149988 452637 774198 685 9779 43685 30558 19882 13127 67601 216329 7146 7146 1358838 2398303 78654 53157 78654 53157 X 626322 882962 653862 1462184 1280184 2345146 1358838 2398303 1064962 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 883542 1360227 2241038 2685388 3101297 10271492 883542 1360227 2241038 2685388 3101297 10271492 1072705 9198787 24 37 61 138 1207 1467 10272959 469757 0.89540 0.91900 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 43685 30558 13127 13127 X 3233025 79463 79463 3153562 0 3153562 2168063 79463 79463 2088600 0 2088600 PART X, LINE 2: THE CENTER HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS FOR ALL OPEN TAX YEARS. CURRENTLY, THE 2016 THROUGH 2018 INFORMATION RETURNS ARE OPEN AND SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION. IN MANAGEMENT'S JUDGMENT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018. 1 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 ENVIRONMENTAL FILM PRODUCTION FILMMAKING 147350 0 0 0 0 0 0 147350 0 147350 NORTH AMERICA DOCUMENTARY FILM 147350 WIRE 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE RECIPIENTS REPORT TO THE REDFORD CENTER ON USE OF FUNDS AND PROGRESS OF FILM. 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WHEN FUNDS ARE DISBURSED TO FILMMAKERS, THEY PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THE FUNDS WERE SPENT ON AND A PRODUCTION UPDATE DETAILING THEIR PROGRESS IN THE PRODUCTION CYCLE. BUDGET AND PROJECT UPDATES ARE REQUIRED BEFORE THE RELEASE OF FUNDS. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JILL TIDMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 159807 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1200 0 161007 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED THROUGH THE USE OF COMPARABILITY DATA. COMPENSATION OF TRUSTEES/KEY EMPLOYEES IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 ROBERT REDFORD, BOARD MEMBER, IS THE FATHER OF JAMES REDFORD, BOARD PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD CHAIRMAN. THE COMPLETED FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE RC BOARD. IF ANY BOARD MEMBER HAS QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND/OR SUGGESTED CHANGES, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ADDRESSES THESE. ANY NECESSARY CHANGES ARE MADE BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND THE FORM 990 IS FILED WITH THE APPROPRIATE AGENCY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE ANNUALLY ASKED TO DISCLOSE ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED THROUGH THE USE OF COMPARABILITY DATA. COMPENSATION OF TRUSTEES/KEY EMPLOYEES IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS ALSO INVITED TO VISIT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG WHERE THE FORMATION DOCUMENTS AND FORM 990 FOR THE ORGANIZATION ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTORS AND PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 133,765. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 67,521. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 10,000. TOTAL EXPENSES 211,286.