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FIRELIGHT MEDIA INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
FIRELIGHT MEDIA INC (EIN 11-3489379)
Tax period
2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
Filed
2024-08-15
IRS object ID
202412289349300521
Schema version
2022v5.0
Note
A later return for the same period supersedes this one.
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-08-15T07:43:30-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN521392008PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMANBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800NAddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP208142930ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN113489379EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FIRELIGHT MEDIA INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFIREBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3479211132PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line172 HAMILTON TERRACEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10031ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARCIA SMITHPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone3479211132PhoneNum
Signature2024-08-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonELIZABETH W HELLERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00397829PTIN
Phone3019519090PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2024-08-08 14:25:15ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMARCIA SMITHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line172 HAMILTON TERRACEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10031ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,880,020GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FIRELIGHTMEDIA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1998FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE PART III, LINE 1.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body6VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent5VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee21TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers5TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Contributions Grants$10,846,480PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$7,400,624CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$215,000PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$400,000CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,804PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$4,578CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$4,666PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$74,818CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$11,068,950PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,880,020CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$769,375PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,450,400CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,138,789PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$341,292CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,390,010PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,502,363CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$6,298,174PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$7,420,004CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$4,770,776PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$460,016CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$14,967,738TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,426,387TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,998,442TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$12,509,280NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$12,969,296NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionFIRELIGHT MEDIA, INC IS A PREMIER DESTINATION FOR NON-FICTION CINEMA BY AND ABOUT COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. FIRELIGHT SUPPORTS DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS OF COLOR AT ALL STAGES OF THE CAREER PIPELINE AND CULTIVATES AUDIENCES FOR THEIR WORK. CO-FOUNDED IN 2000 BY ACCLAIMED FILMMAKER STANLEY NELSON, AND AWARD-WINNING WRITER AND PHILANTHROPY EXECUTIVE MARCIA SMITH, FIRELIGHT WAS BORN TO SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THE DEFICIT OF FILMS IN MAINSTREAM MEDIA MADE BY AND ABOUT DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,840,231ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,450,400GrantAmt
Revenue$471,550RevenueAmt
DescSUPPORTED BY CPB SINCE 2014, THE DOCUMENTARY LAB HAS BECOME THE EPICENTER OF FIRELIGHT MEDIA'S NETWORK OF PROGRAMS AND EVENTS SUPPORTING DIVERSE DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS, INCLUDING THE GROUNDWORK REGIONAL LAB, WHICH LAUNCHED IN 2017 WITH CPB FUNDING TO SUPPORT EARLY CAREER DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS LIVING AND WORKING IN UNDERREPRESENTED REGIONS OF THE U.S., AND THE FRONTLINE/FIRELIGHT FELLOWSHIP FOR INVESTIGATIVE DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS, WHICH BEGAN IN 2018 AND IS ALSO SUPPORTED BY CPB. FIRELIGHT MEDIA-SUPPORTED FILMMAKERS HAVE PRODUCED SHORT FILMS ON EMERGING ARTISTS OF COLOR FOR "IN THE MAKING", A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN FIRELIGHT MEDIA AND PBS AMERICAN MASTERS; AND "HINDSIGHT", A SERIES OF SHORT FILMS MADE IN 2020 BY BIPOC FILMMAKERS LIVING IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH AND PUERTO RICO, WHICH MARKED A FIRST-TIME PARTNERSHIP AMONG FIRELIGHT, THE CENTER FOR ASIAN AMERICAN MEDIA, REEL SOUTH, WORLD CHANNEL AND PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS. THE $4 MILLION FROM CPB REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF 33% IN FUNDING. TOGETHER WITH $1.5 MILLION IN NEW FUNDING FROM PBS, THE GRANT WILL ALLOW FOR EXPANSION AND INTEGRATION OF FIRELIGHT MEDIA'S THREE KEY ARTISTS SUPPORT PROGRAMS: THE FIRELIGHT DOCUMENTARY LAB, FIRELIGHT MEDIA'S FLAGSHIP 18-MONTH MENTORING PROGRAM, WHICH SUPPORTS FILMMAKERS FROM A PROJECT'S CONCEPTION THROUGH ITS COMPLETION, WILL EXPAND THE NUMBER OF FILMMAKERS IN EACH COHORT. GROUNDWORK REGIONAL LAB WILL SERVE 40 EARLY CAREER FILMMAKERS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL STATIONS. DIGITAL SHORT FILMS WILL BE COMMISSIONED FROM DOCUMENTARY LAB AND GROUNDWORK FELLOWS OR ALUMNI AND OTHER REGIONAL BIPOC FILMMAKERS FOR THE PBS SYSTEM.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$5,840,231TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document192IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee21EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARCIA SMITHPersonNm
Phone2122341324PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line172 HAMILTON TERRACEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10031ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

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MARCIA SMITH
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$273,364$0$38,631
ANNE CANTY
BOARD CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TANI TAKAGI
BOARD TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLAIRE AGUILAR
BOARD SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAURINE KNIGHTON
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RASHID SHABAZZ
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STANLEY NELSON
LEAD MENTOR40.00$151,410$0$30,077Yes (X)
LETICIA PEGUERO
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT40.00$207,939$0$8,490Yes (X)
RAFIAH VITALIS
FINANCE & OPERATIONS DIRECTOR40.00$134,035$0$26,181Yes (X)
MONIKA NAVARRO
PROGRAM DIRECTOR40.00$117,971$0$32,580Yes (X)
JUSTIN SHERWOOD
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR40.00$131,583$0$15,433Yes (X)
CHLOE WALTERS-WALLACE
PROGRAM DIRECTOR40.00$116,861$0$12,114Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,133,163TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Other Compensation$163,506TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K7IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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AFTER SPRING LLC
239 13TH STBROOKLYNNY11215PRODUCTION AWARDS$172,500
BDO USA LLP
5300 PATTERSON AVENUE SEGRAND RAPIDSMI49512ACCOUNTING SERVICES$133,588
NUEVO SOUTH LLC
2303 W KNOX STDURHAMNC27705PRODUCTION AWARDS$132,761
UNA UNLIMITED LLC
4027 SCANDIA WAYLOS ANGELESCA90065PRODUCTION AWARDS$128,250
LOIRA LIMBAL
CONSULTING$120,000PO BOX 8159SAN JUANRQ
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$2,145,370GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$5,255,254AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$7,400,624TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescARTIST PROGRAM/GREAVESDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$400,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$400,000RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$400,000TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$4,578TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4,578ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$3,268TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$3,268ExclusionAmt

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DescTRAVEL REIMBURSEMENTSDesc
Business900999BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$71,550OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$7,846ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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Total$538,900TotalAmt
Program Services$538,900ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$844,000TotalAmt
Program Services$844,000ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$67,500TotalAmt
Program Services$67,500ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$547,843TotalAmt
Program Services$479,443ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,100ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$51,300FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,407,835TotalAmt
Program Services$880,137ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$377,863ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$149,835FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$171,630TotalAmt
Program Services$108,945ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,700ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,985FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$171,601TotalAmt
Program Services$112,297ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,363ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,941FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$168,332TotalAmt
Program Services$115,752ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,149ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,431FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,637TotalAmt
Program Services$71,116ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$521ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$187,650TotalAmt
Management And General$187,650ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$911,390TotalAmt
Program Services$478,058ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$429,332ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,000FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$97,047TotalAmt
Program Services$66,734ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,263ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,050FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,862TotalAmt
Program Services$33,603ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,199ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,060FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,763TotalAmt
Program Services$33,531ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,182ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,050FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$212,322TotalAmt
Program Services$146,001ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,334ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,987FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$311,985TotalAmt
Program Services$214,534ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$65,144ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,307FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,449TotalAmt
Program Services$31,940ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,699ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,810FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,888TotalAmt
Management And General$2,888ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,399TotalAmt
Management And General$32,399ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
CONTRACTED PRODUCERS &$1,366,495$1,366,495
MENTORS, PANELISTS & RE$148,765$148,765
TRANSLATION & INTERPRET$30,114$30,114
STATION PARTNERS/WRITIN$30,000$30,000

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total-$44,403TotalAmt
Program Services$42,366ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$89,305ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,536FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,420,004TotalAmt
Program Services$5,840,231ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,238,481ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$341,292FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,926,152BOYAmt
EOY$9,432,742EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$703,289EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,955,554BOYAmt
EOY$4,676,420EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,103BOYAmt
EOY$34,771EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$228,121LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$219,755LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,708BOYAmt
EOY$8,366EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,150BOYAmt
EOY$112,150EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,935,667BOYAmt
EOY$14,967,738EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$793,138BOYAmt
EOY$1,071,851EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$706,361BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$926,888BOYAmt
EOY$926,591EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,426,387BOYAmt
EOY$1,998,442EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,581,697BOYAmt
EOY$5,041,713EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,927,583BOYAmt
EOY$7,927,583EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,509,280BOYAmt
EOY$12,969,296EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,935,667BOYAmt
EOY$14,967,738EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$460,016ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,608,449CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,293,724CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,882,349CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,846,480CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,400,624CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$30,031,626TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,608,449CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,293,724CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,882,349CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,846,480CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,400,624CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$30,031,626TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$9,732,120SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$20,299,506PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,992CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,548CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,272CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,804CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,846CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$23,462TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,093CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$620CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,666CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$6,387TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$30,061,475TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.67530PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.60100PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$21,624OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$21,624DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$192,878OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$184,512DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,366BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,619OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$13,619DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$8,366TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE TO FIRELIGHT FILMSDesc
Amt$926,591Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$926,591TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
NORTH AMERICA00GRANTMAKING$27,000
SOUTH AMERICA00GRANTMAKING$40,500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$67,500SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$67,500TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
NORTH AMERICAGREAVES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT$27,000ELECTRONIC PAYMENT$0
SOUTH AMERICAGREAVES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT$27,000ELECTRONIC PAYMENT$0
SOUTH AMERICAGREAVES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT$13,500ELECTRONIC PAYMENT$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org3TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:THE PROCESS FOR MONITORING GRANT FUNDS: ACCOUNTING AND EXPENSES ARE REVIEWED AND REPORTED THROUGH A SHARED STAFFING CONFIGURATION.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (21 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtIRC SectionIRCSectionDesc
CHIMPANZEE PRODUCTIONS INC
123 WINDERMERE AVENUE 1584GREENWOOD LAKENY10925330928933$30,000$0SPARK FUND
STEVE MAING FILMS INC
60-44 69TH AVE 1RIDGEWOODNY11385833405781$30,000$0SPARK FUND
GOOD PICTURE INC
981 ESMERALDA AVESAN FRANCISCOCA94110300585564$27,000$0GREAVES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT501C3
INDIGO FILMS LLC
418 BROADWAY STE NALBANYNY12207883728560$27,000$0GREAVES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
NORTHWEST FILM FORUM
1515 12TH AVESEATTLEWA98122911702331$27,000$0GREAVES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT501C3
PROMISED LAND FILM
5065 ROUTE 28ABOICEVILLENY12412204258856$27,000$0GREAVES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
BULLY CREATIVE SHOP LLC
3238 WASHBURN AVE NMINNEAPOLISMN55412461917402$25,000$0DOCUMENTARY LAB
DOCUMENTALISTA LLC
277 WEST MAIN STREETBABYLONNY11702821462004$25,000$0DOCUMENTARY LAB
FIGMENTS OF LLC
3134 EASTERN AVENUE STUDIO 4BALTIMOREMD21224874095432$25,000$0DOCUMENTARY LAB
I LOVE YOU CHINGOS LLC
2605 E LYON STLAREDOTX78043842313149$25,000$0DOCUMENTARY LAB
MOVING DREAMS STUDIOS LLC
3343 ENSENADA DRSAN RAMONCA94583832416401$25,000$0DOCUMENTARY LAB
PINBALL LLC
953 S CLAY ST 202LOUISVILLEKY40203861660705$25,000$0DOCUMENTARY LAB
RAVEN TWO FEATHERS
19732 40TH AVENUE SOUTHSEATACWA98188872569698$25,000$0DOCUMENTARY LAB
SEEKER FILMS LLC
320 WEST 76TH STREET 3GNEW YORKNY10023862762449$25,000$0DOCUMENTARY LAB
UNIT 6 PRODUCTIONS LLC
70-17 72ND STREET 1GLENDALENY11385852412077$25,000$0DOCUMENTARY LAB
UNTITLED DISABILITY CULTURE LLC
1901 W WELLINGTON AVECHICAGOIL60657922249898$25,000$0DOCUMENTARY LAB
WHAT WILL I BECOME LLC
3594 GREYSTONE AVEBRONXNY10463861189886$25,000$0DOCUMENTARY LAB
ANDAR FILMS INC
333 E 108 ST 3BNEW YORKNY10029462887469$20,000$0SPARK FUND
INDIJA PRODUCTIONS LLC
707 VAN DYKEDETROITMI48214262082623$20,000$0SPARK FUND
ATCV LLC
6700 SANDS POINT DRHOUSTONTX77074871846501$20,000$0IMPACT CAMPAIGN
CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY
55 GREEN STREETNEWTONMA02458042738458$9,200$0GREAVES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT501C3
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org3Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org18TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (3 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
SPARK FUND GRANT34$720,000
DOCUMENTARY LAB GRANT2$50,000
GREAVES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT3$74,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE PROCESS FOR MONITORING GRANT FUNDS: ACCOUNTING AND EXPENSES ARE REVIEWED AND REPORTED THROUGHA SHARED STAFFING CONFIGURATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
MARCIA SMITH
PRESIDENT$273,364$0$0$0$0$0$22,500$0$16,131$0$311,995$0$0$0
LETICIA PEGUERO
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT$207,939$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$8,490$0$216,429$0$0$0
STANLEY NELSON
LEAD MENTOR$151,410$0$0$0$0$0$21,587$0$8,490$0$181,487$0$0$0
RAFIAH VITALIS
FINANCE & OPERATIONS DIRECTOR$134,035$0$0$0$0$0$4,172$0$22,009$0$160,216$0$0$0
MONIKA NAVARRO
PROGRAM DIRECTOR$117,971$0$0$0$0$0$6,261$0$26,319$0$150,551$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2MARCIA SMITH, BOARD MEMBER AND PRESIDENT, IS THE SPOUSE OF LEAD MENTOR, STANLEY NELSON
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT AND PROVIDED TO MANAGEMENT FOR REVIEW. MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 AND PROVIDES EDITS TO THE TAX PREPARER. AFTER THIS PROCESS IS PERFORMED, THE FORM 990 WAS SENT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS A BOARD APPROVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH BOARD MEMBER MUST FILL OUT AN ANNUAL DECLARATION STATING THEY HAD NO CONFLICTS OR IDENTIFYING THE NATURE OF THEIR INTERESTED PARTY TRANSACTIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AEACH YEAR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPARABLE SALARIES BASED ON A RECOGNIZED STUDY AND REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DETERMINE IF THE EXISTING SALARY FALLS WITHIN THESE RANGES. AFTER A DELIBERATION OF THIS MATTER, A NEW PROPOSED SALARY AND BENEFIT PACKAGE IS VOTED ON. THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REFLECT THE NATURE OF THIS PROCESS. THE DATE OF THAT LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS COMPLETED WAS JUNE 2023.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 464,258. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 235,839. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 700,097. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 13,800. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 193,493. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 4,000. TOTAL EXPENSES 211,293.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2B:AS OF THE DATE OF THIS FILING, THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE BEING PREPARED.