BLACKSTAR PROJECTS INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
BLACKSTAR PROJECTS INC (EIN 75-3129761)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-08-27
IRS object ID
202502399349301600
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-08-27T14:47:30-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390974031PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WEGNER CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1419 N LEE STAddressLine1Txt
CityALEXANDRIACityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP223142301ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN753129761EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BLACKSTAR PROJECTS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBLACBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2676032755PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11901 SOUTH 9TH STREET 414AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19148ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMAORI KARMAEL HOLMESPersonNm
Person TitleCEO & ARTISTIC OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2676032755PhoneNum
Signature2025-08-27SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonADAM KUCZYNSKI CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01560606PTIN
Phone7035190990PhoneNum
Preparation2025-08-27PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMAORI KARMAEL HOLMESPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11901 SOUTH 9TH STREET 414AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19148ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,678,638GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressBLACKSTARFEST.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2003FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPROMOTING FILM AND VISUAL CULTURE BY PEOPLE OF COLOR, BLACKSTAR IS FOCUSED ON CREATING THE SPACES AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO UPLIFT THE WORK OF BLACK, BROWN AND INDIGENOUS ARTISTS WORKING OUTSIDE OF THE CONFINES OF GENRE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body6VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent6VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee24TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers45TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$4,807,606PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,371,071CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$202,350PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$264,697CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$17,767PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$22,375CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$36,027PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$17,523CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,991,696PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,675,666CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$219,995PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$337,468CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,339,471PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,544,401CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$664,320CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,226,914PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,858,557CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,786,380PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,740,426CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$794,684PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,064,760CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,702,471TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,492,918TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$537,317TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$392,524TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,165,154NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,100,394NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionPROMOTING FILM AND VISUAL CULTURE BY PEOPLE OF COLOR, BLACKSTAR IS FOCUSED ON CREATING THE SPACES AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO UPLIFT THE WORK OF BLACK, BROWN AND INDIGENOUS ARTISTS WORKING OUTSIDE OF THE CONFINES OF GENRE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,303,333ExpenseAmt
Grant$337,468GrantAmt
Revenue$282,220RevenueAmt
DescTHE BLACKSTAR FILM FESTIVAL IS AN ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF VISUAL AND STORYTELLING TRADITIONS OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA AND OTHER GLOBAL COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. THE FESTIVAL CELEBRATED ITS 13TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2024.OUR PHILADELPHIA FILMMAKER LAB SUPPORTS FOUR BLACK, BROWN AND INDIGENOUS FILMMAKERS BY MAKING EQUIPMENT, SPACE, CREW, MENTORSHIP, FUNDING AND CRITICAL FEEDBACK AVAILABLE OVER THE COURSE OF A 12-MONTH PROGRAM. BLACKSTAR ACTS AS AN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ON THE SHORT FILMS CREATED DURING THE LAB AND PREMIERES THE FILMS AT THE FOLLOWING YEAR'S FESTIVAL.THE WILLIAM AND LOUISE GREAVES FILMMAKER SEMINAR IS AN ANNUAL GATHERING FOR BLACK, BROWN, AND INDIGENOUS ARTISTSWORKING IN CINEMATIC REALMS, WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE AND RECEIVE FEEDBACK, VIEW CURATED SCREENINGS, AND MEET INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS AND FUNDERS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$3,303,333TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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 StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document175IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee24EmployeeCnt
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 Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members6GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member6IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldPAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAUTUMN VALDEZPersonNm
Phone2676032755PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11901 SOUTH 9TH STREET STE 414AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19148ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DENISE C BEEK
CO-CHAIR8.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SEKOU CAMPBELL
CO-CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMANDA BRANSON GILL
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAYYIB SMITH
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUNANDA GHOSH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TED PASSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAORI KARMAEL HOLMES
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & CEO40.00Yes (X)$225,000$0$13,649
IMRAN SIDDIQUEE
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$148,857$0$11,828
SWABREEN BAKR
MARKETING & ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR40.00$101,078$0$11,303Yes (X)
NEHAD KHADER
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR40.00$101,192$0$11,008Yes (X)
CATHERINE LEE
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER40.00$121,635$0$11,261Yes (X)
AUTUMN VALDEZ
BUSINESS DIRECTOR40.00$101,962$0$11,879Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$799,724TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$70,928TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K6IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$60,000GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$3,311,071AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,371,071TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TICKET SALES711190$192,542$192,542
SUBMISSION FEES711190$26,056$26,056
PUBLICATIONS900099$16,090$16,090
CONSULTING REVENUE541900$11,900$11,900

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$18,109TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$18,109RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$264,697TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$22,375TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$22,375ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,500RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,500RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,500TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,500RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$18,995GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$2,972CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$16,023TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$16,023RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,675,666TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$282,220RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$22,375ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$148,000TotalAmt
Program Services$148,000ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$189,468TotalAmt
Program Services$189,468ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$399,334TotalAmt
Program Services$236,150ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$88,237ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$74,947FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,786,845TotalAmt
Program Services$1,056,667ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$394,821ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$335,357FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,992TotalAmt
Program Services$14,779ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,522ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,691FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$177,317TotalAmt
Program Services$104,858ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,180ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,279FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$155,913TotalAmt
Program Services$92,201ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,450ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,262FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,970TotalAmt
Management And General$30,970ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$510,463TotalAmt
Program Services$398,393ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$62,685ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,385FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$174,174TotalAmt
Program Services$164,339ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,218ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,617FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$253,560TotalAmt
Program Services$222,259ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,568ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,733FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$67,913TotalAmt
Program Services$49,413ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,874ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,626FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$119,082TotalAmt
Program Services$82,773ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,129ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,180FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$313,583TotalAmt
Program Services$266,044ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,194ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,345FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,874TotalAmt
Management And General$14,874ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,404TotalAmt
Management And General$33,404ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
EVENT PRODUCTION AND VE$325,230$265,176$60,054
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$10,804$9,470$713$621

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,500TotalAmt
Program Services$3,343ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,026ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$131FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,740,426TotalAmt
Program Services$3,303,333ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$772,773ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$664,320FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,419,556BOYAmt
EOY$1,049,979EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$468,036BOYAmt
EOY$486,207EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,324,386BOYAmt
EOY$1,690,479EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,165BOYAmt
EOY$60,596EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,194BOYAmt
EOY$32,788EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$70,237LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$32,003LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,108BOYAmt
EOY$38,234EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$379,026BOYAmt
EOY$134,635EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,702,471BOYAmt
EOY$3,492,918EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$141,855BOYAmt
EOY$254,909EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$395,462BOYAmt
EOY$137,615EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$537,317BOYAmt
EOY$392,524EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,391,429BOYAmt
EOY$1,383,018EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,773,725BOYAmt
EOY$1,717,376EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,165,154BOYAmt
EOY$3,100,394EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,702,471BOYAmt
EOY$3,492,918EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,064,760ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
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$2,401,045CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,110,703CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,993,309CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,807,606CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,371,071CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,683,734TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,401,045CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,110,703CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,993,309CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,807,606CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,371,071CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,683,734TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$8,837,888SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$10,845,846PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$117CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,734CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$17,767CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,875CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$47,493TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$19,731,227TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,120,177GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.54970PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.53860PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$6,300OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,570DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,730BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$63,937OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$28,433DepreciationAmt
Book Value$35,504BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$38,234TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$137,615Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$137,615TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,880,109TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$201,471DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$201,471RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,678,638RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$2,972OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$2,972RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,675,666TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,944,869TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$201,471DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$2,972OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$204,443ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,740,426ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,740,426TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD PART VIII, LINE 10B -2,972.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD PART VIII, LINE 10B 2,972.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (7 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
STUDIO ANYI LLC
1434 N MYRTLEWOOD STPHILADELPHIAPA19121880737946$25,000$0BLACK STAR FILMMAKER LAB PRODUCTION GRANT
INGOMA LLC
100 S QUEEN STREET STE 233LANCASTERPA17603852187802$25,000$0GENERAL SUPPORT
BOTANICA PICTURES
230 S MELVILLE STPHILADELPHIAPA19139921314468$9,500$0GENERAL SUPPORT
SOTOMAYOR PRODUCTIONS DEVELOPMENT LLC
1315 WALNUT STREET UNIT 320PHILADELPHIAPA19107932282548$25,000$0GENERAL SUPPORT
HIGHWAYS DOC LLC
25 AVENUE AT PORT IMPERIALWEST NEW YORKNJ07093995000469$30,000$0GENERAL SUPPORTAPARTMENT 122
SOFT FILM LLC
6656 GERMANTOWN AVE UNIT 301PHILADELPHIAPA19119991839811$14,250$0GENERAL SUPPORT
RED TYPEWRITER STUDIO
5444 MORRIS STREETPHILADELPHIAPA19144862291549$19,000$0GENERAL SUPPORT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org7TotalOtherOrgCnt

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

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
FISCAL SPONSORSHIP - FILM11$144,468BOOKGENERAL SUPPORT
PITCH WINNER1$20,000BOOKGENERAL SUPPORT
LAB PRODUCTION GRANT1$25,000BOOKGENERAL SUPPORT

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBLACKSTAR SIGNS AGREEMENTS WITH ALL FISCAL SPONSORSHIP RECIPIENTS OUTLINING THE PARAMETERS OF THE PARTNERSHIP. MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS ARE COMPILED AND AVAILABLE TO THE RECIPIENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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 (2 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
MAORI KARMAEL HOLMES
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & CEO$225,000$0$0$0$0$0$2,726$0$10,923$0$238,649$0$0$0
IMRAN SIDDIQUEE
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER$148,857$0$0$0$0$0$2,250$0$9,578$0$160,685$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE PRESIDENT APPROVES THE FORM 990 AND SENDS IT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, AND VOLUNTEER MUST ANNUALLY DISCLOSE ALL ACTUAL, POTENTIAL, OR PERCEIVED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND ANY PREVIOUSLY UNREPORTED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE ACTUAL, POTENTIAL, OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. TO ADDRESS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD SHALL MEET TO MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRAGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES IT GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTING AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 398,393. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 51,458. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 49,385. TOTAL EXPENSES 499,236. PAYROLL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 11,227. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 11,227.

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