From: Richard Kahn Sent: Monday, May 9, 2016 8:08 PM To: jeffrey E. Subject: Fwd: Gratitude America - 110,000 Attachments: Verse Video Exemption Letter (2).pdf; Untitled attachment 00054.htm Lisa New's charity has just received IRS approval =hich is attached please advise if ok for them to cash =10,000 check from Gratitude America thank =ou Richard Kahn HBRK Associates Inc. 575 Lexington =venue 4th Floor New York, NY 10022 Begin forwarded message: From: =/b>Leah Reis-Dennis Subject: =/b>Re: Gratitude =merica - 110,000 Date: May 9, 2016 at 3:41:35 PM EDT To: Richard Kahn C. Yes- I've =ttached the IRS approval that was sent to our lawyers. If you need the =etter with our official address on it, as well, I can send later this =eek. Let me know if this suffices, or not. Thank you, Leah On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:33 PM, Richard Kahn > =rote: can you please email us the =RS approval thank you Richard Kahn EFTA_R1_02078372 EFTA02703149

HBRK Associates Inc. 575 Lexington =venue 4th Floor New York, NY 10022 On May =, 2016, at 3:05 PM, Leah Reis-Dennis > wrote: Dear Richard, I am pleased to report that we received =ur letter of approval from the IRS. I will put a signed copy of the =rant agreement in the mail today. Do we have the go-ahead to cash the =heck? I will wait for your approval. Best, Leah On Tue, =pr 5, 2016 at 3:27 PM, Richard Kahn wrote: great thank =ou Richard Kahn HBRK Associates Inc. 575 Lexington =venue 4th Floor New York, NY 10022 On Apr =, 2016, at 3:22 PM, Leah Reis-Dennis wrote: Thank you, Richard! Received, reviewed, and all =ooks good. When=we receive our IRS approval letter, I will sign and date the grant =greement and return to you before cashing the check. 2 EFTA_R1_02078373 EFTA02703150

Best, Leah On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 3:16 PM, Richard Kahn > =rote: attached is a copy of grant =greement for your review and signature date should be =illed in when IRS approval is granted then return to my attention at =ddress below we will send out check today via =ail please confirm receipt thank you Richard Kahn HBRK Associates Inc. 575 Lexington =venue 4th Floor New York, NY 10022 Begin forwarded message: From: =/b>Leah Reis-Dennis Subject: =/b>Re: Gratitude =merica - 110,000 Date: =/b>April 4, 2016 at 4:42:30 PM EDT To: =/b>Richard Kahn Dear Richard, I wanted to check in to see if you have =verything you need to make the grant from Gratitude America to Verse =ideo Education. Obviously, we will wait to deposit the check until we =ave received our IRS letter and have shared that information with =ou. Let me =now where this stands-- and thank you, again! 3 EFTA_R1_02078374 EFTA02703151

Best, Leah On Tue, =ar 8, 2016 at 3:29 PM, Leah Reis-Denn > wrote: Dear Richard, It was a pleasure to speak with you this morning. I've attached our IRS =pplication for your records (the 1023 form, as well as the =orresponding exhibits), and will let you know as soon as we are =pproved. In the meantime, you can send the check to our mailing =ddress: Verse Video Education c/o Leah Reis-Dennis 2 Avon St. =5 Cambridge, MA 02138 I've also copied below the mission =tatement of Verse Video Education, as well as a brief description of =he Poetry in America project. Finally, I've copied below a prospectus =or the Poetry of Art, Sport, and Play, the project that this gift will =ake a reality. We are really delighted! Thank you very much, again. Best, Leah =eis-Dennis Verse Video Education Mission =tatement: Verse Video Education is a =ot-for-profit organization that produces the highest quality =ducational media across disciplines. Driven by the goals and values of =ts flagship project, Poetry in America, Verse Video Education develops =ideo and accompanying curricular materials in the arts and humanities =nd beyond, creating a body of educational content capable of reaching a =ery broad community of learners: formal and informal, online and =esidential, young and old, American and international. By producing our =wn projects and creating thoughtfully- constructed and thought-provoking =ultimedia content for other organizations, we aim to enhance =ducational experiences, both within and outside of the =lassroom. Poetry in =merica: The Poetry in America initiative aims to bring poetry into the mainstream, and especially, into =nglish Language Arts classrooms in the United States and around the =orld. Created by Harvard Professor Elisa New and her non-profit media =ompany, Verse Video Education, the initiative includes a WGBH public =elevision series, PBS LearningMedia segments for the classroom, a free =nline course on American poetry, and a =eries of online courses and resources for ELA Middle and High School =eachers and for their students. 4 EFTA_R1_02078375 EFTA02703152

To date we have taped discussions of poems with dozens of =mericans including Al Gore, Nas, Herbie Hancock, Tony Kushner, Andrea =itchell, Frank Gehry, Elena Kagan, John McCain, Katie Couric, Billy =ollins, and Shane Battier, as well as discussions with teachers, school =ids, and ordinary citizens. Poetry of Art, Sport, and =lay In collaboration with Harvard University's =raduate School of Education and WGBH Boston, Poetry in America's =ext project is Poetry of Art, Sport, and Play, a multiplatform =ducational initiative designed by Elisa New for K-12 English language =rts, drama, and music teachers. Poetry of Art, Sport, and Play will =roduce classroom-ready video content and rich grade-appropriate =urricula designed to engage and educate. Poetry of Art, Sport, and Play =ill provide teachers with the confidence and tools needed to explore =he intersections of literature and other kinds of creativity-- whether =rtistic or athletic-- and to help their students read poems with an eye =oward fostering play, fun, and creativity. Ultimately, this project =ill help teachers and students understand how poetry is connected to =he things we most enjoy hearing, seeing, and doing in our everyday =ives. Aligned with Common Core standards and designed to meet the needs =f teachers, this course offers intensive content-area and pedagogical =raining, as well as graduate credit or Professional Development Points. = special Classroom Pack will allow teachers to take this material into =heir classrooms. Poetry of Art, Sport, and =lay will take teachers and their students from backstage at the opera =o the top of the Empire State Building, and it will equip them to =ngage with poems about basketball and ballet, about fashion and =ootball, about coding and collage-making, and about singing and sewing. =azzling footage shot on location in diverse locales; dynamic animation =nd kinetic typography; visits to ateliers and arenas; and conversations =ith poets, artists, athletes, and educators will enrich our study of =oems by WHITMAN, DICKINSON, FROST, MELVILLE, MILLAY, WILLIAMS, STEVENS, =RIGHT, SANDBERG, PINSKY, HIRSCH, RICH, ROETHKE, SEUSS, SILVERSTEIN, and =ENDAK. Participants in the =oetry of Art, Sport, and Play include: NBA players Jason =ollins and Shane Battier; the Harvard Men's Basketball team; =FL player and inspirational speaker Maurice Clarett; cyclist Greg =eMond; runners at the 2013 Boston marathon; actress Kate Burton, =rchitect Frank Gehry; hip-hop artist Nas; director Woody Allen; jazz =usician Herbie Hancock; playwright Tony Kushner; poet Billy Collins; =oet Edward Hirsch; director Diane Paulus; actor John Lithgow; dancer =il Buck Riley; ballet dancer Damian Woetzel; opera singer Davone Tines; =urniture designer Rosanne Somerson; actress and playwright Eve Ensler; =inger-songwriters Natalia Zukerman and Alicia Jo Rabins; author Kelly =orrigan; game-maker Jane McGonigal; President of the College Board =avid Coleman; former New York City School Chancellor Joel Klein; and =icrosoft Director of Search Stefan Weitz. On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 7:40 AM, Leah Reis-Dennis =span dir="Itr" class="">a > wrote: Dear Richard, 5 EFTA_R1_02078376 EFTA02703153