2025-11-17T12:33:30-06:00 2024-12-31 881478669 CBIZ ADVISORS LLC 68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD SUITE 300 MELVILLE NY 117472354 990 2024-01-01 823007242 KUNHARDT FILM FOUNDATION INC KUNH 2123362077 48 WHEELER AVENUE PLEASANTVILLE NY 10570 PETER KUNHARDT PRESIDENT 2123362077 2025-11-17 1 0 MARY ANN MENDEL P00551302 6314144000 2025-11-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LIFE STORIES PETER KUNHARDT 48 WHEELER AVENUE PLEASANTVILLE NY 10570 8193090 0 X WWW.LIFESTORIES.ORG X 2017 DE LIFE STORIES CREATES AND DISTRIBUTES DOCUMENTARY FILMS, INTERVIEWS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ABOUT PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES INSPIRE MEANINGFUL CHANGE. 10 7 26 7 0 0 9925734 436655 0 0 164512 548428 47169 80992 10137415 1066075 0 0 0 0 1807561 2506534 0 0 0 1222766 1291740 3030327 3798274 7107088 -2732199 36615704 37464016 10802 551 36604902 37463465 X IN FURTHERANCE OF ADVANCING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND DEVELOPING AN INFORMED GLOBAL CITIZENRY, THE ORGANIZATION PRODUCES INTERVIEWS, TEACHING TOOLS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTARY MATERIALS ABOUT THE PEOPLE AND IDEAS THAT SHAPE THE WORLD. (SEE SCH O) THESE MATERIALS ARE THEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC USING A VARIETY OF TOOLS TO ENSURE BOTH ACCESSIBILITY AND HIGH-QUALITY CONTENT. 0 0 2596454 THE THREAD IS A NEW DOCUMENTARY INTERVIEW SERIES ON YOUTUBE IN WHICH EXCEPTIONAL INDIVIDUALS SHARE THE DIFFERENT PATHS THEY HAVE TAKEN TO LEAD MEANINGFUL LIVES. EACH 30-MINUTE EPISODE OF THE THREAD WILL TAKE THE VIEWER ON A PERSONAL JOURNEY INTO THE LIFE OF AN EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUAL WHO EXPLORES THEIR LIFE'S PASSION AND PURPOSE. THE THREAD WILL TUG AT THE HEART AND REVEAL INSIGHTS INTO SOME OF THE MOST MEANINGFUL LIVES OF OUR TIME. 12727 THE INTERVIEW ARCHIVE PRESERVES PERSONAL STORYTELLING FROM OUR SOCIETY'S MOST INSPIRATIONAL FIGURES, GIVING INSIGHT INTO THE LIVES AND EVENTS THAT SHAPED OUR CULTURE AND HISTORY. THESE NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN CONVERSATIONS ARE BOTH ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC, CAPTURED IN THE HIGHEST QUALITY BY AWARD-WINNING FILMMAKERS, AND MADE FREELY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY KUNHARDT FILM FOUNDATION D/B/A LIFE STORIES. 82 IN 2023, KUNHARDT FILM FOUNDATION PRODUCED THE SILENT WITNESS, A SHORT-FORM DOCUMENTARY THAT EXPANDED ON THE PERSONAL TESTIMONY OF TOMIKO MORIMOTO WEST, A SURVIVOR OF THE ATOMIC BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA. AS A 13-YEAR-OLD WORKING IN A FACTORY ON AUGUST 6, 1945, WEST WITNESSED THE DEVASTATING IMPACT OF THE NUCLEAR BOMB AND ENDURED THE HORRORS THAT FOLLOWED. AFTER YEARS OF SILENCE, SHE NOW SHARES HER STORY TO HELP OTHERS UNDERSTAND THE PROFOUND CONSEQUENCES OF WAR. THIS DOCUMENTARY IS PART OF KUNHARDT FILM FOUNDATION'S ONGOING EFFORTS TO CREATE MEANINGFUL, EDUCATIONAL CONTENT THAT BRINGS HISTORICAL AND HUMAN EXPERIENCES TO LIGHT. 610217 THE FOUNDATION BEGAN PRODUCING A LONG-FORM DOCUMENTARY ON THE LIFE OF KATHARINE GRAHAM, FORMER OWNER AND PUBLISHER OF THE WASHINGTON POST. THIS DOCUMENTARY DELVES INTO GRAHAM'S PIVOTAL ROLE IN TRANSFORMING THE NEWSPAPER INTO A LEADING VOICE DURING CRITICAL MOMENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY, INCLUDING THE PENTAGON PAPERS AND THE WATERGATE SCANDAL. BY EXAMINING HER LEADERSHIP, PERSONAL CHALLENGES, AND LASTING IMPACT ON JOURNALISM AND DEMOCRACY, THE FILM PROVIDES AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL WOMEN IN MEDIA. THIS BIOGRAPHICAL WORK IS PART OF THE FOUNDATION'S COMMITMENT TO PRESERVING AND SHARING THE LEGACIES OF KEY HISTORICAL FIGURES FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. 3500 KUNHARDT FILM FOUNDATION, D/B/A LIFE STORIES, ENGAGES IN EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES BY CREATING AND DISTRIBUTING DOCUMENTARY FILMS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES THAT FOCUS ON INDIVIDUALS WHOSE STORIES INSPIRE MEANINGFUL SOCIETAL CHANGE. LIFE STORIES' EDUCATIONAL CONTENT COVERS TOPICS SUCH AS SOCIAL JUSTICE, HISTORY, POLITICS, THE ARTS, AND CULTURE, AIMING TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND REFLECTION ON THESE CRITICAL ISSUES. THESE RESOURCES ARE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S CURATED WEBSITE AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL, ENSURING FREE ACCESS FOR USE IN CLASSROOMS AND COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE. 84583 PRE-PRODUCTION ON A POTENTIAL DOCUMENTARY ABOUT MARIO CUOMO, INCLUDING GRANTS RECEIVED OF $100,000. 8780 BEHIND HER EYES TELLS THE POWERFUL JOURNEY OF ONE OF THE YOUNGEST SURVIVORS OF THE HOLOCAUST WHO USES THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA TO BRIDGE ACROSS GENERATIONS. BORN IN POLAND IN 1938, TOVA WAS ONE OF THE FEW JEWISH CHILDREN TO SURVIVE THE HORRORS OF AUSCHWITZ. 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THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAX POSITIONS BY APPLYING A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITION TAKEN AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024, THERE ARE NO TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY (OR ASSET) OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS PENDING OR IN PROGRESS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: ROUNDING -3. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GEORGE KUNHARDT SECRETARY 174808 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19031 0 193839 0 0 0 EDWIN TEDDY KUNHARDT VICE PRESIDENT 174808 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19002 0 193810 0 0 0 PETER KUNHARDT PRESIDENT 174808 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13137 0 187945 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 PETER KUNHARDT (PRESIDENT) IS THE FATHER OF GEORGE (SECRETARY) AND EDWIN KUNHARDT (VICE PRESIDENT). TOGETHER, PETER, GEORGE, AND EDWIN OWN KUNHARDT FILMS, LLC, A FOR-PROFIT FILM COMPANY. TIMOTHY MATTISON (TREASURER) IS PETER KUNHARDT'S BROTHER-IN-LAW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 PER KUNHARDT FILM FOUNDATION INC'S BYLAWS: THE INITIAL MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BE PETER KUNHARDT (THE "INITIAL MEMBER"). FOLLOWING THE DEATH, INCAPACITY OR RESIGNATION OF THE INITIAL MEMBER, GEORGE KUNHARDT AND TEDDY KUNHARDT SHALL SERVE AS THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION (THE "MEMBERS"). NOTE: TEDDY KUNHARDT HAS BEEN REASSIGNED AS THE "INITIAL MEMBER" SUBSEQUENT TO THE BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A PER KUNHARDT FILM FOUNDATION INC'S BYLAWS: THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION MAY DESIGNATE ONE OR MORE SUCCESSOR MEMBERS. EACH MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION WILL SERVE UNTIL HIS OR HER EARLIER DEATH, INCAPACITY, OR RESIGNATION. IF, UPON THE DEATH, INCAPACITY, OR RESIGNATION OF ALL OF THE MEMBERS NO SUCCESSOR MEMBERS HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED, THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION WILL BE THOSE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (THE "BOARD") THEN SERVING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B PER KUNHARDT FILM FOUNDATION INC'S BYLAWS: DIRECTORS SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE INITIAL MEMBER OR MEMBERS, AS APPLICABLE. THE BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF "KUNHARDT FAMILY DIRECTORS" WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE KUNHARDT FAMILY AND "INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS" WHO ARE NOT MEMBERS OF THE KUNHARDT FAMILY. DIRECTORS SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS KUNHARDT FAMILY DIRECTORS OR INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS BY ACTION OF THE INITIAL MEMBER OR MEMBERS, AS APPLICABLE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B DRAFT OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR FILING OF THE FORM WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION HAVE A DUTY OF LOYALTY OBLIGATING THEM TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF AND WITH UNDIVIDED COMMITMENT TO THE ORGANIZATION AND WITHOUT REGARD TO PERSONAL INTERESTS, WHEN SERVING IN THEIR CAPACITIES AS DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. WHILE THE DUTY OF LOYALTY DOES NOT NECESSARILY PRECLUDE THE ORGANIZATION FROM ENTERING INTO CONTRACTS AND TRANSACTIONS WHERE THERE IS OR MAY BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (THE "BOARD" SHOULD BE INFORMED OF ANY REAL, POTENTIAL, OR APPARENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND AUTHORIZE SUCH TRANSACTION ONLY AFTER DETERMINING THAT IT IS FAIR, REASONABLE AND IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PETER, TEDDY, AND GEORGE KUNHARDT (THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS), THE OTHER DIRECTORS CURRENTLY SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES AS DIRECTORS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL DECIDE THEIR EVENTUAL COMPENSATION BASED ON THIRD-PARTY MARKET RESEARCH INTO SIMILAR POSITIONS AND SIMILAR FOUNDATIONS. AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTING FIRM WAS HIRED TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE THREE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANT FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 26,727. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 26,727. CONTRACTED PRE-PRODUCTION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 30,813. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 30,813. 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