The My Hero Project is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization established in 1995 by philanthropist Karen Pritzker, Jeanne Meyers and Rita Stern Milch that promotes the sharing of positive role models from around the world for the online digital storytelling project. By 2013, it reached 194 countries. Its primary focus is education. Its resources are used in classrooms and after school programs. The organization offers free media arts education resources for people who want to learn digital filmmaking. The annual MY HERO International Film Festival showcases hero-themed films and offers prizes and awards. The board of directors consists of Jeanne Meyers, Mark Cavanagh, Cynthia Costas Cohen, Judith Zucker Anderson, Ph.D., Carolyn Hodge-West, Eva Haller, Elena Corchero, Kathleen Duhl, Jennifer Borland, M.A., Sandy Factor, Barbara MacGillivray, Mohamed Sidibay, Rita Stern Milch, Greg Stamos, Ellen Freeberg, and Nikki D. Pope. (en)