Program areas at Last Whispers
Last Whispers is a multimedia, audio video installation, a public platform and a virtual reality (VR). The project is an ecosystem that explores the global mass extinction of languages. It premiered at the British Museum in London in 2016, and has traveled to Switzerland, Germany, Mexico, France, Brazil, Canada, and throughout the United States. Last Whispers Virtual Reality premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and garnered acclaim and prizes at over twenty major VR festivals around the world. Last Whispers 45 min immersive installation was shown at major concert halls and theaters like The Kennedy Center in Washington DC, and at the opera house in Paris Le Thtre du Chtelet, and also at Le Thtre de la Ville, France. UNESCO has listed it as one of the major programming events in 2019. The New York Times, Le Monde and major media venues were part of the major worldwide discourse about language extinction. More on www.lastwhispers.org
Who funds Last Whispers
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
| Grantmaker | Grantmaker tax period | Description | Amount |
|---|
| MJS Foundation | 2023-12 | Pledged Gift To Support the Guernica Project | $207,600 |
Personnel at Last Whispers
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Lena Herzog | President | $0 | 2023-05-19 |
Financials for Last Whispers
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $207,600 | $254,000 | -18.3% |
| Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
| Investment income and dividends | $0 | $0 | - |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $207,600 | $254,000 | -18.3% |
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|---|
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Data update history
August 25, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $207,600 from MJS Foundation August 19, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $150,000 from MJS Foundation July 11, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990EZ for fiscal year 2021
July 5, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
September 28, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990EZ for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseumsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Partially liquidatedTax deductible donationsNo full-time employeesAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 8865 Wonderland Ave
- Los Angeles, CA 90046
- Metro area
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- County
- Los Angeles County, CA
- Website URL
- lastwhispers.org/Â
- Phone
- (213) 321-4145
IRS details
- EIN
- 81-3146840
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2016
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A50: Museums
- NAICS code, primary
- 7113: Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events
- Parent/child status
- Independent
California AB-488 details
- AB 488 status
- May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
- Charity Registration status
- Current
- FTB status revoked
- Not revoked
- AG Registration Number
- CT0249623
- FTB Entity ID
- 3928584
- AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
- 2024-10-16
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