The Better Angels Society is a 501(c)3 organization that was founded by supporters of Ken Burns to raise funds for his work from individuals of wealth and private family foundations.[2] They have grown into the preeminent organization dedicated to engaging Americans with their history through documentary film. Katherine Malone-France was appointed President & CEO in 2023,[3] taking the reins from Amy Margerum Berg who served as the organization's president between 2016-2023.[4]
The Better Angel Society assists a diverse group of emerging and established filmmakers by providing funds to complete, broadcast, promote, and share their documentaries in ways that reach and inform as many people as possible through robust educational and civic outreach programs.
According to their website, they support:
•Ken Burns and Florentine Films
•Lynn Novick and Skiff Mountain Films
•The Better Angels Stories initiative through public media partnerships with American Experience (GBH), American Masters (WNET), and WETA
•American history documentaries through the annual Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film and the Better Angels Lavine Fellowship
•Building the next generation of American history documentarians by providing students with the tools and opportunities to tell the stories of our shared history through The Next Generation Angels Awards
The organization's mission is "to educate, engage and provoke thoughtful discussion among people of every political persuasion and ideology. We work to ensure historically significant films are completed, broadcast, promoted, and shared in ways that reach and inform as many people as possible through robust educational and civic outreach. The Society is currently raising funds for Ken Burns’s films in production and planned over the next ten years."[5]
^ abc"BETTER ANGELS SOCIETY INC". www.open990.org. Archived from the original on 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
^"Bloomberg Big Decisions: Filmmaker Ken Burns".
^"Documentary non-profit Better Angels Society appoints new CEO". The Better Angels Society. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
^"Amy Margerum Berg steps down from Aspen Institute to work for Ken Burns organization". The Aspen Times. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
^Viola, Kissane. "The Better Angels Society". www.thebetterangelssociety.org. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
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