The purpose of the foundation is to support film, currently REVOLOUTION, in accordance with state educational standards in a way that will improve educational achievement and future potential of at-risk youth.  Due to peer activities or lack of resources, many at-risk children and teens are less likely to have access to and participate in arts programs, especially in high poverty areas.  The Foundation for Conscious Humanity’s primary objectives are to:

• Foster access to and participation in high quality, standards-based arts education programs that help improve academic performance;
• Heighten the level of self-understanding, social consciousness, and real life preparedness;
• Expose students to a larger breadth of film content and style;
• Provide positive alternatives to negative activities;
• Increase participation in community activities.

Los Angeles County has a high rate of at-risk youth in its 80 school districts and spending on arts education is being cut.  Conversely, arts education is mandatory in the state of California, and one of the best ways to address budgetary restrictions is through public and private partnering.  The Foundation for Conscious Humanity will not only provide access to films for at-risk youth, but it will also augment the level of personal growth and social consciousness among youth.

What we are doing now...

• Making a difference in the distribution of meaningful movies and making a positive impact of the movie-going audience;
• Distributing REVOLOUTION and donating the box office to charity;
• Sponsoring special screenings and post screening discussions of REVOLOUTION (including transportation and snacks) to at-risk youth;
• Partnering with and fundraising for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Myfriend’s Place, and other local and national organizations;
• Designing educational outreach with after school programs, high schools, correctional facilities, nondenominational churches, and prisons;
• Enrolling teachers, counselors, and correctional supervisors.

"The arts have far-reaching potential to help students achieve education goals.  Students of the arts continue to outperform their non-arts peers on the Scholastic Assessment Test, according to the College Entrance Examination Board.  In 1995, SAT scores for students who had studied the arts more than four years were fifty-nine points higher on the verbal and forty-four points higher on the mathematics portion than students with no course work or experience in the arts.”

The College Board,
Profile of SAT and Achievement Test Takers, 1995