BLACK TV & FILM COLLECTIVE INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $24K · expenses $31K · assets $20K

EIN
82-1046409
Address
289 VAN BUREN ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11221-1913
NTEE code
A20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 2017 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Huriyyah Muhammad (its 2017 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2017 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

BLACK PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP AND WORKFORCE DEV

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Huriyyah Muhammad BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS2017-2025 $0$26,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

18 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Kibi Anderson CO PRESIDENT2018-2025 15 $0 reported 1
Lemu Coker CO PRESIDENT2022-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Chris Gorges DIRECTOR2025 5 $0 reported 1
Okema T Moore DIRECTOR2025 5 $0 reported 1
Ejeb Dema DIRECTOR2025 5 $0 reported 1
Ron Mccants DIRECTOR2025 5 $0 reported 1
Sharon Liggins DIRECTOR2025 5 $0 reported 1
Derrick Pete DIRECTOR2025 5 $0 reported 1
Anthony Santagati DIRECTOR2025 5 $0 reported 1
Avril Speaks DIRECTOR2025 5 $0 reported 1
Cecilia Ownes DIRECTOR2025 5 $0 reported 1
Jg Ayodele (former) TREASURER2020-2022 3 $0 reported 1
Justin Lewis (former) VICE PRESIDENT2018-2022 3 $0 reported 1
Ekwa Msangi (former) DIRECTOR2018-2021 3 $0 reported 1
Kahill Garner (former) VICE PRESIDENT2018-2019 5 $0 reported 1
Laura Fielder (former) BOARD MEMBER2018-2019 5 $0 reported 1
Lelita Guillory (former) BOARD MEMBER2018-2019 5 $0 reported 1
Arinze Onugha (former) BOARD MEMBER2018-2019 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KIBI ANDERSON CO PRESIDENT15 $0-- $01
LEMU COKER CO PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
HURIYYAH MUHAMMAD BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS5 $0-- $01
CHRIS GORGES DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
OKEMA T MOORE DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
EJEB DEMA DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
RON MCCANTS DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
SHARON LIGGINS DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
DERRICK PETE DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
ANTHONY SANTAGATI DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
AVRIL SPEAKS DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
CECILIA OWNES DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
2024 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KIBI ANDERSON CO PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
LEMU COKER CO PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
2023 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KIBI ANDERSON CO PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
LEMU COKER CO PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KIBI ANDERSON CO PRESIDENT10 $0-- $01
JG AYODELE TREASURER3 $0-- $01
JUSTIN LEWIS VICE PRESIDENT3 $0-- $01
LEMU COKER CO PRESIDENT10 $0-- $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HURIYYAH MUHAMMAD SECRETARY3 $0-- $01
KIBI ANDERSON VICE PRESIDENT3 $0-- $01
JG AYODELE TREASURER3 $0-- $01
JUSTIN LEWIS PRESIDENT6 $0-- $01
EKWA MSANGI DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HURIYYAH MUHAMMAD SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
KIBI ANDERSON VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
JG AYODELE TREASURER5 $0-- $01
JUSTIN LEWIS PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
EKWA MSANGI DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
2019 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $14K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HURIYYAH MUHAMMAD EXEC DIR & BOARD MENBER30 $14,000-$0 $14,0001
JUSTIN LEWIS CHAIRMAN5 $0-$0 $01
KAHILL GARNER VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
KIBI ANDERSON TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
EKWA MSANGI SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
LAURA FIELDER BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
LELITA GUILLORY BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
ARINZE ONUGHA BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $12K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HURIYYAH MUHAMMAD EXEC DIR & BOARD MENBER8 $12,000-$0 $12,0001
JUSTIN LEWIS CHAIRMAN3 $0-$0 $01
KAHILL GARNER VICE PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
KIBI ANDERSON TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
EKWA MSANGI SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
LAURA FIELDER BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
LELITA GUILLORY BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $01
ARINZE ONUGHA BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HURIYYAH MUHAMMAD PRESIDENT40 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$24,194$30,728 $20,370$20,370 $24,194- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$106,005$132,094 $26,904$26,992 $106,005- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$131,249$200,513 $53,081$53,080 $146,991- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$130,608$120,677 $122,344$122,344 $108,519- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$190,225$222,276 $112,413$112,423 $130,991$21,109 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$159,724$36,754 $144,474$144,475 $112,550- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$44,110$32,026 $21,505$21,505 $1,834$19,397 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$44,110$32,026 $21,505$21,505 $1,834$19,397 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$35,767$32,821 $9,421$9,421 $6,700- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$32,209$25,734 $6,475$6,475 $32,209- ---

Funders of this organization

8 grantors reported grants to this organization, $56,045 in all, tax years 2019 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION CHARITABLE TRUST Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BLACK TV & FILM COLLECTIVE INC” 2022-2023 2$20,000 2023$10,000
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GOLDEN GLOBE FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION Public charity Exact 2020 1$10,000 2020$10,000
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SUNDANCE INSTITUTE Public charity Exact 2019 1$10,000 2019$10,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$5,021 2022$5,021
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BLACK TV & FILM COLLECTIVE INC” 2020-2023 4$524 2023$167
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MELVOIN FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BLACK FILM & TV COLLECTIVE” 2023 1$250 2023$250
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MAMAFILM INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BLACK TV & FILM COLLECTIVE” 2022 1$250 2022$250
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $30,728 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $15,001 48.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $13,629 44.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,098 6.8%
Total$30,728100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $132,094 spent · pay $8,556 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $90,228 68.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $33,193 25.1%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $8,556 6.5%
Printing, publications, postage $117 0.1%
Total$132,094100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $200,513 spent · pay $44,143 · grants $0 · events $36,794
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $120,755 60.2%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $44,143 22.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $35,057 17.5%
Printing, publications, postage $558 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$36,794reported apart
Total$200,513100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $120,677 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $97,079 80.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $22,919 19.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $498 0.4%
Printing, publications, postage $181 0.1%
Total$120,677100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $222,276 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $208,014 93.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $13,410 6.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $852 0.4%
Total$222,276100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $36,754 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $23,750 64.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $11,646 31.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,249 3.4%
Printing, publications, postage $109 0.3%
Total$36,754100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $32,026 spent · pay $14,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $17,667 55.2%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $14,000 43.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $350 1.1%
Printing, publications, postage $9 0.0%
Total$32,026100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $32,821 spent · pay $12,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $13,423 40.9%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $12,000 36.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,050 12.3%
Fees to independent contractors $3,025 9.2%
Printing, publications, postage $323 1.0%
Total$32,821100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $25,734 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $22,434 87.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,300 12.8%
Total$25,734100%

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