Last night a lot of B-grade actors gathered at a function organised by The Art of Elysium. John Legend was a performer at the event. This image shows a photo of a former event of theirs. The background is a huge pentagram with what appears to be satan. The image also shows Elysium's logo. You will see that there is a horned creature designed into the logo.
The Art of Elysium gives no money to needy children. All its money goes into arts programs for actors. It has charity status and pays no income tax. Its founders are Jennifer Howell and James Franco, who has linked his Elysium Bandini Studios to this fake charity. From my understanding, James Franco's EB Studios also has charity status. All it does is make short films and videos. There's no charity work.
None of Elysium's millions goes to needy children. It is able to maintain charity status because it gets volunteers (unpaid) to do some outreach work with needy kids.
Last night Elysium honoured Amber Heard. I don't know whether Heard gives to charity or is just perceived to give to charity. In any case, Elysium has hitched itself to Heard hoping that some of that reputation will rub off on them.
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Are_we__sure ago
Actually they provide arts workshops for hospitalized children.
Actors who volunteer to teach arts to hospitalized children.
It's fake only in that you are lying about what they do. If you have evidence they are not doing what they claim, you can file a Form 13909 with the IRS. For those who what to know exactly what Art of Elysium reports to the IRS or their reputation among charity watchdogs, you can go here
http://www.theartofelysium.org/financials-2/
Piscina ago
I challenge you to go through Elysium's tax returns for the last four years and SHOW where ANY money has gone to needy children:
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57646c9ee3df2833602e2027/t/5a306c02e4966b460f7cf4ca/1513122837608/2016+Tax+Returns.pdf
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57646c9ee3df2833602e2027/t/5a306cd48165f57be14575fa/1513123044831/2015+Tax+Returns.pdf
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57646c9ee3df2833602e2027/t/5a306fc89140b73ab5287799/1513123797642/2013-Tax-Returns.pdf
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57646c9ee3df2833602e2027/t/5a307617085229b367b4bf27/1513125415974/2011-Tax-Returns.pdf
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57646c9ee3df2833602e2027/t/5a307130e2c4834442865018/1513124144890/2012-Tax-Return.pdf
So why parade children with disabilities if it's really an 'arts' organisation? That's the hypocrisy of The Art of Elysium. There'd be no problem if it were honest, and say that it collected donations for the arts. Instead, it muddies the waters and leads people to believe that they give money to needy children, which they don't do.
If Elysium is transparent (which it isn't) and honest, why doesn't it 'honour' 'arts' people? Why do they ride on the coat tails of people who are perceived to donate to needy causes eg Amber Heard?
Go through its Instagram and other social media outlets, there's nothing about giving it needy kids (because it doesn't); it's all about glamorous gala events with B-list celebs. There's a lot of self-congratulations but not much else.
lmao. Again, I challenge you to show where ONE CENT went to any of the above.
This is Elysium admitting that they don't spend any money on children, but simply enlist 'volunteers' to do some outreach work with children:
Not only does Elysium NOT give any of its money to needy children, but only 66 per cent goes to its arts programs. Check out those tax returns and see the hefty pay packet that founder Jennifer Howell gives herself. Elysium provides no audited financials prepared by independent accountant. It scores a meagre two out of four for transparency, and financial accountability and transparency. https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=16584
Are_we__sure ago
You can look at their 990's and find out what they do and where they spend their money. In 2016, they spent 742,184 on the following
You still don't understand a single thing about them.
They put on arts programs in hospitals for children with disabilities. Among other things. Kids act in plays alongside real actors or learn music or comedy.
So then you can go and see if there is evidence of them doing what they claim to do. I can find evidence that they have done programs in Mount Sinai Hospital, Children's Hospital in LA, the Epilepsy Foundation, Kaiser Permanente UCLA-Santa Monica, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, City of Hope, We Can Pediatric Brain Tumor Network, Totally Kids Specialty Healthcare and LAC USC Medical Center.
You can find lots of info from volunteers http://adamcarolla.com/chla/ https://youtu.be/4vloMnwOgnY?t=23 http://www.chicmamala.com/post/89332902721/art-of-elysium-ideal-happiness
The website for LA County said they run 100 workshops a month in hospitals and schools.