FIRELIGHT MEDIA INC

Nonpartisan civic infrastructure

Firelight Media INC

Public charity

Civil Rights & Advocacy · NEW YORK, NY · EIN 11-3489379

About

Firelight 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.

Donations are tax-deductible

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-09-30

Revenue

$8.4M

Expenses

$6.8M

Assets

$16.1M

Liabilities

$1.6M

Financial history

$11.1M$5.5M$0

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RevenueExpenses

Latest FY2024: $8.4M · Peak FY2022: $11.1M · Avg: $5.6M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$138K

Foreign employees0

Foreign offices0

Foreign partnership interestNo

Foreign trust interestNo

Region	Activity	Spent
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES	—	—
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,	—	—

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending

—

Lobbying

—

Grants Given

$707K

FIRELIGHT MEDIA INC

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Address

105 W 125th ST FRNT 1 # 129

New YORK, NY, 10027-444

Governance

Voting board members6

Independent members5

Conflict-of-interest policyYes

Whistleblower policyYes

Doc-retention policyYes

Audit committeeYes

990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo

Equity-based compNo

Supplemental retirement planNo

Board approved compYes

Initial contract exceptionNo

Public records

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