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KUNHARDT FILM FOUNDATION INC

EIN 82-3007242 PLEASANTVILLE, NY

Revenue 2024
$1,066,075
Expenses 2024
$3,798,274

Program services were 87.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A31
Classification
1000
Street
48 WHEELER AVENUE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

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.

Activities or mission (Part I)

LIFE STORIES CREATES AND DISTRIBUTES DOCUMENTARY FILMS, INTERVIEWS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ABOUT PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES INSPIRE MEANINGFUL CHANGE.

  • 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.

    Expenses $2,596,454

  • 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.

    Expenses $12,727

  • 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.

    Expenses $82

  • 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.

    Expenses $610,217

  • 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.

    Expenses $3,500

  • PRE-PRODUCTION ON A POTENTIAL DOCUMENTARY ABOUT MARIO CUOMO, INCLUDING GRANTS RECEIVED OF $100,000.

    Expenses $84,583

  • 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. TOVA PROVES THAT UNDERSTANDING HOW AND WHY HATRED ERUPTS CAN SERVE AS ONE OF THE STRONGEST ANTIDOTES TO BUILDING EMPATHY AND COMPASSION.

    Expenses $8,780

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • GEORGE KUNHARDT

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $193,839
    From this org
    $174,808
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,031
    Hours/week
    20

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,808
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,031
    Filer's total
    $193,839

  • EDWIN TEDDY KUNHARDT

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $193,810
    From this org
    $174,808
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,002
    Hours/week
    20

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,808
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,002
    Filer's total
    $193,810

  • PETER KUNHARDT

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $187,945
    From this org
    $174,808
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,137
    Hours/week
    20

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,808
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,137
    Filer's total
    $187,945

  • TIMOTHY MATTISON

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • DARIO ABREU

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • MARC AYALA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • JACQUELINE GLOVER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • ARLENE MILLAR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • LILIANA WOLKING

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • JASON ZWANCH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • EMILY KEATING

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $148,959
    From this org
    $143,922
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,037
    Hours/week
    40

  • ASHLEY EDGAR

    POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

    Total calculated
    $142,000
    From this org
    $142,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • EDGARDO CERVANO-SOTO

    ASSISTANT EDITOR

    Total calculated
    $125,950
    From this org
    $125,950
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • EMMA SASSOON

    PRODUCER

    Total calculated
    $117,584
    From this org
    $109,622
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,962
    Hours/week
    40

  • FRAN STERLING

    DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION

    Total calculated
    $103,462
    From this org
    $103,462
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $1,066,075
    Expenses
    $3,798,274
    Contributions
    $436,655
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $10,137,415
    Expenses
    $3,030,327
    Contributions
    $9,925,734
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,872,562
    Expenses
    $1,550,927
    Contributions
    $2,116,869
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,422,399
    Expenses
    $711,551
    Assets (EOY)
    $29,505,005

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,646,615
    Expenses
    $596,658
    Assets (EOY)
    $27,611,115

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $13,521,628
    Expenses
    $310,941
    Assets (EOY)
    $24,326,215

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $10,982,327
    Expenses
    $235,968
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,727,934

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2021

Tax period
1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021
Principal officer
Ethridge Darlene
Mailing address
48 WHEELER AVE 3RD FLRPLEASANTVILLE NY 105703046
Website
WWW.KUNHARDTFILMFOUNDATIONINC.COM

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 19 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2024 return

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.