2024-07-22T13:35:28-07:00 2023-12-31 521864182 Kronzek Fisher & Lopez PLLC 607 2nd Street NE Washington DC 20002 990 2023-01-01 133098494 The Ciesla Foundation CIES 2023625760 5005 Linnean Avenue NW Washington DC 20008 Aviva Kempner Executive Director 2023625760 2024-07-22 true Aviva Kempner XXX-XX-XXXX true Jerry Lopez P00105650 2028539060 2024-07-22 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Aviva Kempner 5005 Linnean Avenue NW Washington DC 20008 701438 false X www.cieslafoundation.org X 1981 DC Production and distribution of films to educate the public on social issues of the past and present. 3 1 2 5 0 0 741105 658810 16034 42453 1604 175 0 758743 701438 0 0 337005 291440 0 0 1046067 893331 1383072 1184771 -624329 -483333 738427 256623 34262 35791 704165 220832 Production and distribution of films to educate the public on social issues of the past and present. false false 1112852 0 42453 The film Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascotting was completed, and had an amazing year. Along the way, it was honored by the Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film, included in The Washington Posts list of best films in 2023, and won Best Picture at numerous film festivals. It had a theatrical run that hit fifteen different cities. Theres more to come with the online educational curriculum (developed with PBS Learning Media and National Indian Education Association) debuting and upcoming availability on iTunes and Amazon in mid-February, 2024. The Foundation also completed sound design, color correction, and the music score for the film A Pocketful of Miracles: A Tale of Two Siblings in which filmmaker and Berlin-born Aviva Kempner chronicles her mother Hanka and uncle Dudek Cieslas lives before and during World War II. It was released in May at the JxJ Film and Music Festival in Washington DC, where it won the audience prize for Best Documentary. The film made its European premiere at the Berlin Jewish Film Festival and was played in festivals in Boston, Miami, Hartford, and Nashville to universal acclaim. The film also had a one-month theatrical run at the Avalon Theater in Washington DC. The film will screen at several universities in 2024 including Penn State, Cornell, and American University. We started working on digitizing our film from 1986 Partisans of Vilna, so a new Partisans Blu-Ray with extra interviews and additional bonus features can be released by the end of 2024. In addition, the Foundation added staff to continue to work on Aviva Kempners latest documentary about Hollywood screenwriter and activist, Ben Hecht. Hecht was initially a Chicago newspaperman, distinguised author, playwright, and Oscar-winning screenwriter from the 1920s through the 1940s. The Executive Director and team filmed interviews with historians and movie scholars for the film in the US and overseas. Intensive research has been undertaken, gathered archival material, and started editing the film. The film will be completed and released by early 2025. 1112852 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true 29 0 true 2 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 3 1 true false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true false true false false X Aviva Kempner 2023625760 5005 Linnean Avenue NW Washington DC 20008 Aviva Kempner Exec. 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Board members Jonathan Kempner and Lise Van Susteren are husband and wife. Pt VI, Line 8b There are no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body Pt VI, Line 11b After the Form 990 is reviewed with the preparer, it is disseminated to the remaining Board members for any comments. Pt VI, Line 12c Board members are annually required to disclose and update any potential conflicts of interest. Pt VI, Line 15a Board member Eva Fogelman previously reviewed the Washington DC Area Nonprofits Salary Survey Report and found the Executive Directors salary to be in line with similarly-sized nonprofits in our area. Pt VI, Line 15b There are no other officers or key employees who are paid. Pt VI, Line 19 Policies and financial information are made available to those who request it. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Film production project directors, editors, etc. 521402. 514043. 7359. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Distributions fees and services 16160. 16080. 80. 0. 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