Video Veracity Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Video Veracity made regrants to these non-profit educational documentary film & television projects (and film support & distribution groups) that will or are collectively reaching audiences numbering in the hundreds of thousands, or in some cases millions, via film festivals, broadcasts, cablecasts, online streaming & other distribution, disc-based distribution, classroom exhibition, and theatrical showings: BE, a film on the fate of StudioBE in New Orleans, received $46,387 and continued in production; COFFEE, a film that delves into this poignant reunion between a mother and daughter separated at birth, received $49,980 and continued in production; Commuted, a film tracing a journey to find purpose and love and confronting the wounds of incarceration after release from prison, received $102,900 and continued in production and distribution; Last Days of the Hummingbird Grill, a film on the history of a famous diner and the stories of New Orleans it told, received $22,867 and continued in production; Kinfolk, a film on Southern White femininity, revealing its beauty, contradictions and despair, received $19,600 and continued in production; Natchez, a film that explores history and memory in the American South, received $64,108 and continued in production; Rudiments, a film following the New Orleans Roots of Music education program for 9-14 year olds, received $33,810 and continued in production; Talking Tiki, a film exploring contemporary tropical bar culture and the people who are reckoning with Tiki's past and pushing the style forward, received $32,695 and continued in production; Roleplay, a film on sexual assault awareness on college campuses, received $66,715 and continued in production and distribution; Unlearned, a film exploring the battle over history class and the flood of laws rewriting the American story, received $73,500 and continued in production; Untitled Bankruptcy Project, a film on church bankruptcies, received $24,500 and continued in development; War Room, a film on the 2024 elections and history, received $196,000 and continued in development and production; The Claiborne Avenue History Project, a film on one of New Orleans' famous largely African-American business and residential corridors that was highly affected by construction of Interstate 10 in the 1960s, received $45,180 and continued in production; Free For All, a film on the history of the public library, received $70,538 and continued in production; Give Light, a film on midwives, received $132,300 and continued in distribution; two documentary film directors each received $73,500 for continuing documentary film production. The following documentary films and projects continued in production and/or distribution, and received various levels of financial and/or producing support: A King Like Me; Come Hither To Go Yonder; Space To Breathe; untitled Farsi documentary; My Ascension; Powerlands; Patois; Bayou Maharajah; Rugged & Funky; Creole Feast: Legacy; Mossville; Our Voices; Rebirth; City of a Million Dreams; The Inquisitor; Big Charity; Under G-d; Traveling Shoes; and others. Many other projects that received financial support in previous years continued in production and distribution, and in some cases received technical, production, or other non-financial assistance.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 62.5%; rating input score 62; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 0%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.44; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 1; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 34.9% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 34.9% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 14.9% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings