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Firelight Media INC

Public charity
Civil Rights & Advocacy · NEW YORK, NY · EIN 11-3489379
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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
Category
Civil Rights & Advocacy
Employees
20
Volunteers
5

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
161718192021222324
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
RegionActivitySpent
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
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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
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