BLACKSTAR PROJECTS INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
BLACKSTAR PROJECTS INC (EIN 75-3129761)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-07-31
IRS object ID
202602129349300120
Schema version
2025v4.2
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)
Return2026-07-31T09:30:21-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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 Line1320 S BROAD STREET 131AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19102ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMAORI KARMAEL HOLMESPersonNm
Person TitleCEO & ARTISTIC OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2676032755PhoneNum
Signature2026-07-30SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonADAM KUCZYNSKI CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01560606PTIN
Phone7035190990PhoneNum
Preparation2026-07-30PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerMAORI KARMAEL HOLMESPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1320 S BROAD STREET 131AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19102ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,267,343GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Employee23TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers45TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,371,071PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$6,850,824CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$264,697PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$379,488CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$22,375PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$19,361CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$17,523PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$1,240CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,675,666PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,248,433CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$337,468PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$363,106CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,544,401PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$753,972CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,858,557PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,124,857CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,740,426PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,020,419CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,064,760PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,228,014CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,492,918TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$5,488,004TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$392,524TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$159,596TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,100,394NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$5,328,408NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,397,818ExpenseAmt
Grant$363,106GrantAmt
Revenue$378,248RevenueAmt
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 14TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2025.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$3,397,818TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document184IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee23EmployeeCnt
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
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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
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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
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

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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)$228,283$0$14,948
IMRAN SIDDIQUEE
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$152,054$0$12,202
TERRI HALL- JACKSON
ENGAGEMENT & PARTNERSHIP DIRECTOR40.00$101,570$0$36,852Yes (X)
LEO BROOKS
CREATIVE DIRECTOR40.00$101,946$0$12,631Yes (X)
CATHERINE LEE
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER40.00$148,888$0$11,924Yes (X)
AUTUMN VALDEZ
BUSINESS DIRECTOR40.00$103,985$0$11,377Yes (X)
NEHAD KHADER
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR40.00$102,766$0$11,348Yes (X)
HEIDI SAMAN
PROGRAM DIRECTOR40.00$109,641$0$1,682Yes (X)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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ALMA COMMUNICATIONS INC
161 WATER STREET SUITE 901NEW YORKNY10038PUBLIC RELATIONS$109,500
PACIFICPACIFIC INC
161 WATER STREET SUITE 2203NEW YORKNY10038BRANDING EVOLUTION & DIGITAL PRESENCE$104,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$50,000GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$6,800,824AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$8,659NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$6,850,824TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TICKET SALES711190$248,292$248,292
SUBMISSION FEES711190$33,315$33,315
PUBLICATIONS900099$29,704$29,704
CONSULTING REVENUE541900$17,650$17,650

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Total Revenue Column$50,527TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$379,488TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$19,361TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$19,361ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$388RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

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Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real$388RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column$388TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$388RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$17,282GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$18,910CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column-$1,628TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income-$1,628RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$7,248,433TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$378,248RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$19,361ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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Total$314,906TotalAmt
Program Services$314,906ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,200TotalAmt
Program Services$48,200ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$404,044TotalAmt
Program Services$223,078ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$98,924ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$82,042FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,741,473TotalAmt
Program Services$961,491ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$426,372ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$353,610FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$21,941TotalAmt
Program Services$12,114ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,372ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,455FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$187,152TotalAmt
Program Services$103,329ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,821ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,002FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$177,846TotalAmt
Program Services$98,191ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,543ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,112FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$825TotalAmt
Management And General$825ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,420TotalAmt
Management And General$57,420ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$787,248TotalAmt
Program Services$618,093ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$89,020ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$80,135FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$191,921TotalAmt
Program Services$180,966ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,838ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,117FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$155,657TotalAmt
Program Services$128,154ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,950ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,553FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,144TotalAmt
Program Services$56,323ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,221ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,600FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$138,759TotalAmt
Program Services$98,548ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,425ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,786FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$280,340TotalAmt
Program Services$241,898ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,432ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,010FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,669TotalAmt
Management And General$13,669ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,213TotalAmt
Management And General$27,213ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
EVENT PRODUCTION AND VE$395,155$306,584$522$88,049
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$4,575$3,782$402$391

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,931TotalAmt
Program Services$2,161ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$660ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$110FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,020,419TotalAmt
Program Services$3,397,818ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$868,629ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$753,972FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$1,049,979BOYAmt
EOY$2,962,913EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$486,207BOYAmt
EOY$505,568EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$1,690,479BOYAmt
EOY$1,873,519EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$675EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,596BOYAmt
EOY$57,319EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,788BOYAmt
EOY$45,004EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$79,428LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$45,672LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,234BOYAmt
EOY$33,756EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$134,635BOYAmt
EOY$9,250EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,492,918BOYAmt
EOY$5,488,004EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$254,909BOYAmt
EOY$154,371EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$5,225EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$137,615BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$392,524BOYAmt
EOY$159,596EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,383,018BOYAmt
EOY$1,015,833EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,717,376BOYAmt
EOY$4,312,575EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,100,394BOYAmt
EOY$5,328,408EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,492,918BOYAmt
EOY$5,488,004EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,228,014ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$4,110,703CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,993,309CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,807,606CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,371,071CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,850,824CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,133,513TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,993,309CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,807,606CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,371,071CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,850,824CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,133,513TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$11,807,523SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$12,325,990PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$117CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,734CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,767CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$23,875CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19,749CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$67,242TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$24,200,755TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,264,882GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.50930PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.54970PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$4,830DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,470BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$73,128OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$40,842DepreciationAmt
Book Value$32,286BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$33,756TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,365,073TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$97,730DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$97,730RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,267,343RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$18,910OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$18,910RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,248,433TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,137,059TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$97,730DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$18,910OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$116,640ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,020,419ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,020,419TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD PART VIII, LINE 10B -18,910.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD PART VIII, LINE 10B 18,910.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (12 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
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
TWO BIRDS ONE KEY LLC
1851 S ORANGE DRIVELOS ANGELESCA90019334566046$30,000$0GENERAL SUPPORT
SOTOMAYOR PRODUCTIONS DEVELOPMENT LLC
1315 WALNUT STREET UNIT 320PHILADELPHIAPA19107932282548$25,000$0GENERAL SUPPORT
KEEPS ME FREE LLC
459 PROSPECT PLACE APT 2BBROOKLYNNY11238994996071$18,750$0GENERAL SUPPORT
SOFT FILM LLC
6656 GERMANTOWN AVE UNIT 301PHILADELPHIAPA19119991839811$28,500$0GENERAL SUPPORT
STUDIO KALEIDOSCOPE
2031 SOUTH ST APT 235PHILADELPHIAPA19146331532836$9,500$0GENERAL SUPPORT
WHITE MEAT MOVIE LLC
140 W MOUNT PLEASANT AVEPHILADELPHIAPA19119332581105$19,000$0GENERAL SUPPORT
MOSTLY TRUE FILMS LLC
66 LEANORD STREETNEW YORKNY10013883330100$9,500$0GENERAL SUPPORT
KARMALUX LLC
2200 AMBER STPHILADELPHIAPA19125832530330$23,750$0GENERAL SUPPORT
FIRE WORK MEDIA LLC
412 BELGRADE STPHILADELPHIAPA19125043675617$19,000$0GENERAL SUPPORT
LALIBALTIMORE LLC
330 W 23RD STBALTIMOREMD21202862881671$81,906$0GENERAL SUPPORT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org10TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
FISCAL SPONSORSHIP - FILM1$23,200BOOKGENERAL 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 (3 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$228,283$0$0$0$0$0$3,440$0$11,508$0$243,231$0$0$0
IMRAN SIDDIQUEE
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER$152,054$0$0$0$0$0$2,294$0$9,908$0$164,256$0$0$0
CATHERINE LEE
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER$148,888$0$0$0$0$0$2,240$0$9,684$0$160,812$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 618,093. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 79,474. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 80,135. TOTAL EXPENSES 777,702. PAYROLL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 9,546. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 9,546.

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