Liabilities / Assets
33rd percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
EIN 47-2822152 • 501(c)3 • Camarillo, CA
Profile
Culture wise studies, inc is dedicated to promoting family and conservative values through the media by influencing entertainment industry decision makers, artists and craftspeople to produce more family-friendly, morally uplifting, inspiring entertainment and to equip the public, especially parents, grandparents and teachers, to improve the character development of future generations (including children, teenagers and young adults) through conservative, family-friendly, morally uplifting, inspiring entertainment.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
33rd percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
35th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
39th percentile
Higher net margin than 39% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
55th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 55% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
28th percentile
Faster asset growth than 28% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
39th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 39% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$46,664
Down $2,500 (-5.1%) from 2023
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2023
Net Assets
Down$46,664
Down $2,500 (-5.1%) from 2023
Revenue
Flat$500,000
Flat from 2023
Expenses
Up$502,500
Up $2,400 (+0.5%) from 2023
Net Income
Down-$2,500
Down $2,400 (-2400%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
Culture wise studies, inc is dedicated to promoting family and conservative values through the media by influencing entertainment industry decision makers, artists and craftspeople to produce more family-friendly, morally uplifting, inspiring entertainment and to equip the public, especially parents, grandparents and teachers, to improve the character development of future generations (including children, teenagers and young adults) through conservative, family-friendly, morally uplifting, inspiring entertainment.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $49,164 | $46,664 | ▼ $2,500 |
| Total Assets | $49,164 | $46,664 | ▼ $2,500 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Total Liabilities | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions | $49,164 | $46,664 | ▼ $2,500 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $49,164 | $46,664 | ▼ $2,500 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $49,164 | $46,664 | ▼ $2,500 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Theodore Baehr | CEO and President |
| Evelyn Carroll | Board Member |
| Robert Baehr | Board Member |
| Thomas Snyder | Board Member |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $500,000 |
| Other Expenses | $2,500 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $0 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to Domestic Orgs | $500,000 | - | - | $500,000 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | - | $2,400 | - | $2,400 |
| Fees for Services Legal | - | $100 | - | $100 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $500,000 | $2,500 | $0 | $502,500 |
| Recipient | Location | Category | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good News Communications Inc | Camarillo, CA | 501(c)(3) | Sponsorship Agreement for Annual Movieguide Awards | $500,000 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
“Robert baehr is the son of theodore baehr.”
“The board of directors amended the organization's bylaws to be organized and at all times operate exclusively as a type i supporting organization pursuant to 26 u.s.c. 509(a)(3) for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, and to carry out the purpose of good news communications inc., which is recognized as a publicly supported organization described in 26 u.s.c. 509(a)(2).”
“The form 990 is prepared by an independent cpa firm; reviewed by the finance team and then a draft of the form is given to each board member before it is filed with the irs.”
“The organization's policy requires directors, officers, substantial contributors, and committee members with board-delegated powers to disclose any direct or indirect financial interests, with all disclosures and determinations recorded in the minutes. After disclosure, the independent board (or an independent committee) decides whether a conflict exists; the interested person may present facts but must leave for deliberation and voting, may not influence the decision, and is barred from voting or being counted toward quorum on the matter. If a conflict is found, the board/committee exercises due diligence, considers alternatives and comparability, and approves only if the transaction is in the organization's best interest, for its benefit, and fair and reasonable; violations can trigger corrective action. Compensation decisions follow added safeguards: any voting member receiving compensation from the organization is precluded from voting on their own compensation but may provide information. Oversight includes annual written affirmations of the policy by covered persons and periodic reviews (e.g., compensation and joint ventures) to guard against private inurement and excess benefit transactions.”
“Available to the public upon request.”
This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.
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| IRS990/Desc | 0 | MOVIEGUIDE AWARDS: GOOD NEWS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. DBA MOVIEGUIDE AND THE CHRISTIAN FILM & TELEVISION COMMISSION WAS PARTIALLY FUNDED THROUGH CULTURE WISE STUDIES, INC. TO HOLD ITS ANNUAL FAITH & VALUES AWARDS GALA & REPORT WHERE FILMMAKERS AND INDUSTRY PERSONNEL GATHER TO CELEBRATE A YEAR'S WORTH OF UPLIFTING TITLES AND RECEIVE OUR PRESTIGIOUS "TEDDY BEAR" AWARD. AS AN EXAMPLE IN FEBRUARY OF 2024 WE HAD 285 IN ATTENDANCE. FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9TH WAS THE NIGHT OF THE AWARDS, BUT THE EVENTS RAN FROM THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8TH THROUGH SUNDAY FEBRUARY 11TH (WHICH INCLUDED A WELCOME RECEPTION ON THURSDAY, A SONY PICTURES STUDIO TOUR BEFORE THE AWARDS ON FRIDAY, AN INSIDER'S BREAKFAST AND SUNSET YACHT CRUISE ON SATURDAY, AND A SEND-OFF EVENT ON SUNDAY). |
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| IRS990/FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd | 0 | 1 |
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| IRS990/ForeignFinancialAccountInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/ForeignOfficeInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/Form990PartVIISectionAGrp/PersonNm | 2 | THOMAS SNYDER |
| IRS990/Form990PartVIISectionAGrp/PersonNm | 3 | EVELYN CARROLL |
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| IRS990/FormationYr | 0 | 2015 |
| IRS990/FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/GamingActivitiesInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp/TotalAmt | 0 | 500000 |
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| IRS990/GrantsToOrganizationsInd | 0 | 1 |
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| IRS990/IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/IndoorTanningServicesInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd | 0 | X |
| IRS990/InvestmentInJointVentureInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/LoanOutstandingInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/LobbyingActivitiesInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/LocalChaptersInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd | 0 | X |
| IRS990/MinutesOfCommitteesInd | 0 | 1 |
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| IRS990/MissionDesc | 0 | CULTURE WISE STUDIES, INC IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING FAMILY AND CONSERVATIVE VALUES THROUGH THE MEDIA BY INFLUENCING ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY DECISION MAKERS, ARTISTS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE TO PRODUCE MORE FAMILY-FRIENDLY, MORALLY UPLIFTING, INSPIRING ENTERTAINMENT AND TO EQUIP THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS AND TEACHERS, TO IMPROVE THE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE GENERATIONS (INCLUDING CHILDREN, TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS) THROUGH CONSERVATIVE, FAMILY-FRIENDLY, MORALLY UPLIFTING, INSPIRING ENTERTAINMENT. |
| IRS990/MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt | 0 | 46664 |
| IRS990/NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp/BOYAmt | 0 | 49164 |
| IRS990/NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 46664 |
| IRS990/NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd | 0 | X |
| IRS990/NondeductibleContributionsInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/OfficerMailingAddressInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/OperateHospitalInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/Organization501c3Ind | 0 | X |
| IRS990/OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind | 0 | X |
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| IRS990/PartialLiquidationInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/PoliticalCampaignActyInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/PrincipalOfficerNm | 0 | THEODORE BAEHR |
| IRS990/ProfessionalFundraisingInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp/Desc | 0 | REPORT TO THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY: GOOD NEWS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. DBA MOVIEGUIDE AND THE CHRISTIAN FILM & TELEVISION COMMISSION WAS PARTIALLY FUNDED THROUGH CULTURE WISE STUDIES, INC. FOR THE PRODUCTION AND PUBLICATION OF MORE THAN 421 COMPREHENSIVE MOVIE AND TELEVISION REVIEWS, WHICH WERE GATHERED INTO EXTENSIVE DATABASES TO PRODUCE THE 2025 REPORT. |
| IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp/ExpenseAmt | 0 | 25000 |
| IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp/GrantAmt | 0 | 25000 |
| IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp/Desc | 0 | INKLINGS FELLOWSHIP: AN ESTEEMED SUMMER PROGRAM INITIATED BY GOOD NEWS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. DBA MOVIEGUIDE AND THE CHRISTIAN FILM & TELEVISION COMMISSION WAS PARTIALLY FUNDED THROUGH CULTURE WISE STUDIES, INC. TO CULTIVATE, MENTOR, AND GUIDE THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONTENT CREATORS WHO ASPIRE TO UPHOLD AND INCORPORATE CHRISTIAN VALUES IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. RECOGNIZING THE POWER AND PERVASIVENESS OF MEDIA, THIS FULLY FUNDED AND PAID PROGRAM IS CRAFTED TO EMPOWER YOUNG LEADERS WHO ARE MOTIVATED TO IMPACT HOLLYWOOD POSITIVELY. THE INKLINGS FELLOWSHIP SPANS FROM MID-JUNE TO SEPTEMBER AND IS BASED IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA. DURING THIS PERIOD, A SMALL, SELECT GROUP OF FELLOWS LIVE TOGETHER IN A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY, WHERE THEY ARE TRAINED TO NAVIGATE THE COMPLEX WORLD OF ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA AND UNDERSTAND HOW TO BRING A PROJECT FROM CONCEPT TO SCREEN. THE FELLOWSHIP EMPHASIZES THE BUSINESS AND PRODUCING SIDE OF FILMMAKING, POSITIONING GRADUATES TO STRATEGICALLY INFLUENCE INDUSTRY TRENDS. THIS PAST SUMMER OF 2024 WE HAD SEVEN FELLOWS. |
| IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp/ExpenseAmt | 0 | 75000 |
| IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp/GrantAmt | 0 | 75000 |
| IRS990/ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/PYContributionsGrantsAmt | 0 | 500000 |
| IRS990/PYExcessBenefitTransInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt | 0 | 500000 |
| IRS990/PYInvestmentIncomeAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/PYOtherExpensesAmt | 0 | 100 |
| IRS990/PYOtherRevenueAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt | 0 | -100 |
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| IRS990/PYTotalExpensesAmt | 0 | 500100 |
| IRS990/PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/PYTotalRevenueAmt | 0 | 500000 |
| IRS990/QuidProQuoContributionsInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990ScheduleA/Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp/ExplanationTxt | 0 | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED TO BECOME A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION BY AMENDING THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOW ORGANIZED AND SHALL AT ALL TIMES OPERATE EXCLUSIVELY AS A TYPE I SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF, TO PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF, AND TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSE OF GOOD NEWS COMMMUNITIONS, INC. (13-2965038), A 501(C)(3) RECOGNIZED AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN 26 U.S.C. 509(A)(2). |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | ROBERT BAEHR IS THE SON OF THEODORE BAEHR. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AMENDED THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS TO BE ORGANIZED AND AT ALL TIMES OPERATE EXCLUSIVELY AS A TYPE I SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION PURSUANT TO 26 U.S.C. 509(A)(3) FOR THE BENEFIT OF, TO PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF, AND TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSE OF GOOD NEWS COMMUNICATIONS INC., WHICH IS RECOGNIZED AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN 26 U.S.C. 509(A)(2). |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM; REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE TEAM AND THEN A DRAFT OF THE FORM IS GIVEN TO EACH BOARD MEMBER BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY REQUIRES DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTORS, AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS TO DISCLOSE ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTERESTS, WITH ALL DISCLOSURES AND DETERMINATIONS RECORDED IN THE MINUTES. AFTER DISCLOSURE, THE INDEPENDENT BOARD (OR AN INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE) DECIDES WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS; THE INTERESTED PERSON MAY PRESENT FACTS BUT MUST LEAVE FOR DELIBERATION AND VOTING, MAY NOT INFLUENCE THE DECISION, AND IS BARRED FROM VOTING OR BEING COUNTED TOWARD QUORUM ON THE MATTER. IF A CONFLICT IS FOUND, THE BOARD/COMMITTEE EXERCISES DUE DILIGENCE, CONSIDERS ALTERNATIVES AND COMPARABILITY, AND APPROVES ONLY IF THE TRANSACTION IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS BENEFIT, AND FAIR AND REASONABLE; VIOLATIONS CAN TRIGGER CORRECTIVE ACTION. COMPENSATION DECISIONS FOLLOW ADDED SAFEGUARDS: ANY VOTING MEMBER RECEIVING COMPENSATION FROM THE ORGANIZATION IS PRECLUDED FROM VOTING ON THEIR OWN COMPENSATION BUT MAY PROVIDE INFORMATION. OVERSIGHT INCLUDES ANNUAL WRITTEN AFFIRMATIONS OF THE POLICY BY COVERED PERSONS AND PERIODIC REVIEWS (E.G., COMPENSATION AND JOINT VENTURES) TO GUARD AGAINST PRIVATE INUREMENT AND EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTIONS. |
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