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FIRELIGHT MEDIA INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
FIRELIGHT MEDIA INC (EIN 11-3489379)
Tax period
2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Filed
2026-05-07
IRS object ID
202621279349302712
Schema version
2024v5.5
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)
Return2026-05-07T13:35:33-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 Begin2024-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Phone2122221068PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1105 WEST 125TH STREET FRONT 1 129AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10027ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLOIRA LIMBALPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2122221068PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-07SignatureDt
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)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLOIRA LIMBALPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1105 WEST 125TH STREET FRONT 1 1290AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10027ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$8,301,486GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body8VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent6VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee18TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers6TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$6,555,455PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$5,964,723CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,833,000PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$2,281,057CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$15,986PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$55,706CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$8,404,441PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$8,301,486CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$568,500PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$697,500CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,762,162PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,774,785CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$334,714CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,430,216PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,686,322CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$6,760,878PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$7,158,607CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,643,563PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,142,879CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$16,142,188TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$15,288,596TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,597,243TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$751,467TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$14,544,945NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$14,537,129NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionFIRELIGHT MEDIA'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE FILMMAKERS MENTORSHIP, FUNDING, AND CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT THE CREATION, DISTRIBUTION, AND IMPACT OF DOCUMENTARY MEDIA BY AND ABOUT COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IN ALL OUR VIBRANCE AND COMPLEXITY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,501,035ExpenseAmt
Grant$697,500GrantAmt
Revenue$2,281,057RevenueAmt
DescSINCE ITS INCEPTION, FIRELIGHT MEDIA HAS SUPPORTED 250+ DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS THROUGH OUR FELLOWSHIP AND GRANT PROGRAMS, 100+ DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILMS HAVE BEEN FUNDED THROUGH OUR DOCUMENTARY LAB, 40+ DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED, AND 15 DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILMS HAVE BEEN CO-PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED FOR PUBLIC MEDIA IN RECENT YEARS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$5,501,035TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
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
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document103IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee18EmployeeCnt
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
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 Members8GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member6IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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
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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 PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLOIRA LIMBALPersonNm
Phone2122341324PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MARCIA SMITH
CO-PRESIDENT (UNTIL 12/25)40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$299,627$0$113,375
LOIRA LIMBAL
CO-PRESIDENT (FROM 6/25)40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$169,101$0$3,423
ANNE CANTY
BOARD CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TANI TAKAGI
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLAIRE AGUILAR
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RASHID SHABAZZ
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAURINE KNIGHTON
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANDY HARRIS
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAFIAH VITALIS
SR. DIRECTOR, FINANCE & OPS40.00Yes (X)$159,004$0$54,140
STANLEY NELSON
LEAD MENTOR40.00$173,314$0$36,057Yes (X)
JUSTIN SEAN SHERWOOD
SR. DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS40.00$159,670$0$33,144Yes (X)
MONIKA GARCIA NAVARRO
DIRECTOR, PROGRAM40.00$126,569$0$50,467Yes (X)
FERDINA MENDS
CONTROLLER40.00$135,704$0$32,298Yes (X)
CHLOE WALTERS-WALLACE
DIRECTOR, PROGRAM40.00$125,901$0$28,925Yes (X)
LUCY J MUKERJEE
DIRECTOR, PROGRAM40.00$115,955$0$33,473Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,464,845TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$385,302TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K9IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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KOMOREBI MEDIA LLC
90 ALTON ROAD SUITE 612MIAMI BEACHFL33139CONSULTING$155,000
GOODHUE PICTURES INC
241 CENTRE STNEW YORKNY10013FILM PRODUCTION AWARD$142,500
INQUISITOR FILM LLC
3020 ROYAL STNEW ORLEANSLA70117FILM PRODUCTION AWARD$142,500
WHILEBLACKFILM LLC
1692 PACIFIC ST APT 4ABROOKLYNNY11213FILM PRODUCTION AWARD$142,500
AUBIN PICTURES INC
138 GRAND STNEW YORKNY10013FILM PRODUCTION AWARD$135,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K7CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$5,964,723AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,964,723TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescARTIST PROGRAM/GREAVESDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$2,281,057TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,281,057RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,281,057TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$55,706TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$55,706ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,301,486TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$55,706ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$462,500TotalAmt
Program Services$462,500ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$85,000TotalAmt
Program Services$85,000ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$150,000TotalAmt
Program Services$150,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$750,099TotalAmt
Program Services$438,832ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$213,671ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$97,596FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,432,459TotalAmt
Program Services$1,011,213ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$315,631ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$105,615FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,018TotalAmt
Program Services$18,825ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,221ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,972FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$370,896TotalAmt
Program Services$247,404ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$89,326ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,166FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$195,313TotalAmt
Program Services$129,953ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,237ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,123FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$124,471TotalAmt
Program Services$122,291ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,180ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,179TotalAmt
Management And General$52,179ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$329,854TotalAmt
Program Services$10,425ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$311,879ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,550FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,009TotalAmt
Program Services$4,664ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,695ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$650FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,614TotalAmt
Program Services$34,342ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,482ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,790FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$93,392TotalAmt
Program Services$32,986ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,806ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,600FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$234,062TotalAmt
Program Services$155,735ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,608ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,719FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$163,753TotalAmt
Program Services$108,954ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,603ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,196FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$224,078TotalAmt
Program Services$149,093ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,194ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,791FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,499TotalAmt
Management And General$4,499ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,576TotalAmt
Management And General$55,576ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAMMING$2,324,865$2,324,865
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$20,970$13,953$5,071$1,946

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,158,607TotalAmt
Program Services$5,501,035ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,322,858ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$334,714FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,938,218BOYAmt
EOY$4,151,589EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,719,264BOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,292,383BOYAmt
EOY$2,825,754EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,929BOYAmt
EOY$76,107EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$235,217LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$228,268LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,352BOYAmt
EOY$6,949EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,449,592BOYAmt
EOY$7,804,220EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$676,450BOYAmt
EOY$423,977EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,142,188BOYAmt
EOY$15,288,596EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$705,398BOYAmt
EOY$364,938EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$891,845BOYAmt
EOY$386,529EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,597,243BOYAmt
EOY$751,467EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,655,679BOYAmt
EOY$10,109,079EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,889,266BOYAmt
EOY$4,428,050EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,544,945BOYAmt
EOY$14,537,129EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,142,188BOYAmt
EOY$15,288,596EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,142,879ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$929NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$1,149,766PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
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$4,882,349CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,846,480CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,022,279CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,549,864CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,964,723CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$34,265,695TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,882,349CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,846,480CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,022,279CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,549,864CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,964,723CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$34,265,695TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$10,404,811SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$23,860,884PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,272CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,804CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,578CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,986CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$55,706CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$80,346TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$620CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,666CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$5,286TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$34,351,327TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.69460PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.65980PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$199,974OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$193,025DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,949BookValueAmt

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$6,949TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$386,529Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$386,529TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,300,557TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$929NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$929RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,301,486RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,301,486TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,158,607TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,158,607ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,158,607TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES00GRANTMAKING$50,000
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,00GRANTMAKING$100,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$150,000SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$150,000TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,RegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantIMPACT/RESEARCH GRANTPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$25,000CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementELECTRONIC PAYMENTMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES2$50,000ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,3$70,000ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION MONITORS GRANT FUNDS THROUGH WRITTEN AGREEMENTS AND PERIODIC FINANCIAL AND PROJECT REPORTING. OVERSIGHT INCLUDES REVIEWING BUDGETS, DELIVERABLES, AND MILESTONES. FINAL REPORTS ARE REQUIRED TO ENSURE PROPER FUND USAGE AND ALIGNMENT WITH GRANT TERMS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (20 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtIRC SectionIRCSectionDesc
THE INSTRUMENT PROJECT LLC
841 ROOSEVELT PLACENEW ORLEANSLA70119332003463$27,500$0IMPACT GRANT
AMULETOS PROJECTS LLC
4495 32ND STREETSAN DIEGOCA92116463427927$25,000$0PROGRAM GRANT - DOC LAB
BIMSHIRE PROJECT LLC
105 NORTHEAST 22ND STREETMIAMIFL33137881961991$25,000$0PROGRAM GRANT - DOC LAB
CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT DOC
55 GREEN STREETNEWTONMA02458042738458$25,000$0PROGRAM GRANT - DOC LAB501(C)(3)
FIRE FROG MEDIA LLC
35 NORTH 900 EASTPROVOUT84606873987415$25,000$0PROGRAM GRANT - DOC LAB
MATININO LLC
932 MERCER ST SOUTHEASTATLANTAGA30316990926889$25,000$0PROGRAM GRANT - DOC LAB
MIGHTY SQUAWK PRODUCTIONS
107 BELMONT STREETSOMERVILLEMA02143871592225$25,000$0PROGRAM GRANT - DOC LAB
TALKING STONES LLC
565 17TH STREETBROOKLYNNY11218331524375$25,000$0PROGRAM GRANT - DOC LAB
TROJAN HORSE MEDIA INC
26 BROADWAYNEW YORKNY10004881800872$25,000$0R&D GRANT
WE LOVE MOROCCO LLC
4415 CORLISS STREETLOS ANGELESCA90041333190752$25,000$0R&D GRANT
YOU DON'T KNOW MY NAME
1119 EDGERTON STSAINT PAULMN55130922872605$25,000$0PROGRAM GRANT - DOC LAB
COMMUTED FILM LLC
4535 MARAIS STREETNEW ORLEANSLA70117834496381$20,000$0IMPACT GRANT
DELU PRODUCTIONS LLC
595 MYRTLE AVENUEBROOKLYNNY11205884111213$20,000$0IMPACT GRANT
JJIGAE PRODUCTIONS LLC
455 OCEAN AVENUEBROOKLYNNY11226861413179$20,000$0IMPACT GRANT
NY LABOR DOCUMENTARY LLC
1920 HILLHURST AVENUELOS ANGELESCA90027611992455$20,000$0IMPACT GRANT
VIVA VIDA PRODUCTIONS
8101 GOULD AVENUELOS ANGELESCA90046833730315$15,000$0IMPACT GRANT
BIG ALOHA PICTURES LLC
15404 NORTHEAST 89TH STREETVANCOUVERWA98682832299553$10,000$0IMPACT GRANT
THE POST GEN INC
192 CASUDA CANYON DRIVEMONTEREY PARKCA91754471919261$10,000$0IMPACT GRANT
QUEENS DISCO PRODUCTION LLC
04 WASHINGTON STREETJERSEY CITYNJ07302931420350$25,000$0PROGRAM GRANT - DOC LAB
SEABREEZE MEDIA INC
335 BAINBRIDGE STREETBROOKLYNNY11233824921618$25,000$0PROGRAM GRANT - DOC LAB
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org19TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeGREAVES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENTGrantTypeTxt
Recipient4RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$85,000CashGrantAmt

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 THROUGH A 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 (8 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
CO-PRESIDENT (UNTIL 12/25)$299,627$0$0$0$0$0$44,654$0$68,721$0$413,002$0$0$0
RAFIAH VITALIS
SR. DIRECTOR, FINANCE & OPS$159,004$0$0$0$0$0$23,134$0$31,006$0$213,144$0$0$0
STANLEY NELSON
LEAD MENTOR$173,314$0$0$0$0$0$26,047$0$10,010$0$209,371$0$0$0
JUSTIN SEAN SHERWOOD
SR. DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS$159,670$0$0$0$0$0$23,134$0$10,010$0$192,814$0$0$0
MONIKA GARCIA NAVARRO
DIRECTOR, PROGRAM$126,569$0$0$0$0$0$19,461$0$31,006$0$177,036$0$0$0
LOIRA LIMBAL
CO-PRESIDENT (FROM 6/25)$169,101$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$3,423$0$172,524$0$0$0
FERDINA MENDS
CONTROLLER$135,704$0$0$0$0$0$1,292$0$31,006$0$168,002$0$0$0
CHLOE WALTERS-WALLACE
DIRECTOR, PROGRAM$125,901$0$0$0$0$0$18,915$0$10,010$0$154,826$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTANLEY NELSONPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionSPOUSE OF PRESIDENTRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$179,207TransactionAmt
TransactionCOMPENSATION PAID TO EMPLOYEE THAT IS THE SPOUSE OF A CURRENT OFFICERTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 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 2025.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.