Nonprofits›Firelight Media Inc
Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
Firelight Media Inc
NEW YORK, NY
Total revenue
$8.4M
Total expenses
$6.8M
Net assets
$14.5M
Grants received
$32.0M
97 grants
EIN
113489379
Tax year
2023
Mission
See part iii, line 1.
Financials
FY 2023
Revenue
Contributions & grants$6.6M
Program service revenue$1.8M
Investment income$16K
Other revenue—
Total revenue$8.4M
Expenses
Grants paid$569K
Salaries & benefits$2.8M
Fundraising$283K
Other expenses$3.4M
Total expenses$6.8M
Total assets$16.1M
Net assets$14.5M
People
12 listed
NameRoleCompensation
MARCIA SMITH
PRESIDENT
Board
$299K
40 hrs/wk
RAFIAH VITALIS
SR. DIRECTOR, FINANCE & OPS
Board
$152K
40 hrs/wk
TANI TAKAGI
BOARD TREASURER
Board
—
2 hrs/wk
MAURINE KNIGHTON
BOARD MEMBER
Board
—
2 hrs/wk
ANNE CANTY
BOARD CHAIR
Board
—
2 hrs/wk
RASHID SHABAZZ
BOARD MEMBER
Board
—
2 hrs/wk
CLAIRE AGUILAR
BOARD SECRETARY
Board
—
2 hrs/wk
STANLEY NELSON
LEAD MENTOR
Staff
$173K
40 hrs/wk
MONIKA NAVARRO
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Staff
$152K
40 hrs/wk
JUSTIN SHERWOOD
SR. DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS
Staff
$128K
40 hrs/wk
CHLOE WALTERS-WALLACE
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Staff
$126K
40 hrs/wk
LUCY MUKERJEE
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Staff
$116K
40 hrs/wk
Independent contractors
LOIRA LIMBAL
CONSULTING
REVOLUTION REMIX LLC
PRODUCTION AWARDS
LITTLE LIGHT PRODUCTIONS
PRODUCTION AWARDS
FERNANDO RAMIREZ
LEGAL FEES
Grants received
Showing 97 of 97
FromAmountPurposeYear
$100K
FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM, A MULTI-COMPONENT, POSTHUMOUS PROJECT BY PIONEERING FILMMAKER WILLIAM GREAVES EXPLORING THE REFLECTIONS AND INTERGENERATIONAL DIALOGUE OF ARTISTS AND THINKERS FROM THE 1960S AND 70S
2024
$75K
TO SUPPORT THE DOCUMENTARY PROJECT, "SUN RA AND THE ROOTS OF AFROFUTURISM."
2024
$25K
IN SUPPORT OF A PANEL AND RECEPTION AT THE 2025 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
2024
$250K
TO SUPPORT THE FIRELIGHT MEDIA/ ONE WORLD PUBLISHING'S EVENT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF FREE SPEECH AND PRESS TO BENEFIT ARTISTS, STORYTELLERS AND THE PUBLIC BY BUILDING COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AROUND ISSUES OF BOOK BANNING, FREE SPEECH, AND NARRATIVE JUSTICE
2023
$200K
TO SUPPORT GRANTEE'S WORK ON PRODUCING A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT SUN RA AND THE ROOTS OF AFROFUTURISM
2023
$30K
FOR THE MENASA ADVISORY GROUP, A NEWLY-FOUNDED NETWORK OF MUSLIM AMERICAN AND ALLIED BIPOC FILMMAKERS ADVOCATING FOR GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY AND ETHICS IN THE DOCUMENTARY ECOSYSTEM
2023
$1K
A FLAGSHIP MENTORSHIP PROGRAM THAT SEEKS OUT AND DEVELOPS EMERGING, DIVERSE FILMMAKERS. THE DOCUMENTARY LAB PROVIDES FILMMAKERS WITH ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT, FUNDING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES.MORE THAN JUST A WORKSHOP, THE DOCUMENTARY LAB IS UNRIVALED IN ITS REPRESENTATION OF DIVERSE PRODUCERS, CREATING AN EXCLUSIVE NETWORK OF TALENTED UNIQUE STORYTELLERS THAT RECEIVE ONGOING SUPPORT FROM A PROJECT'S CONCEPTION TO ITS COMPLETION. IN THE LAST DECADE, THE DOCUMENTARY LAB GREW FROM A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM TO A ROBUST ARTIST DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE THAT HAS SUPPORTED OVER 120 EMERGING FILMMAKERS, AND GRANTED OVER $600K TOWARDS PRODUCTIONS AND DISTRIBUTION.
2023
$150K
TO SUPPORT FILMMAKERS OF COLOR IN EXPLORING THE CHALLENGES, STRATEGIES, AND EXPERIENCES OF CREATING AND DISTRIBUTING NONFICTION CINEMA DURING PERIODS OF SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
2022
$125K
OPERATING SUPPORT ($100,000); CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM) PHASE 2 AND WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY AUDIT ($25,000)
2022
$1K
A FLAGSHIP MENTORSHIP PROGRAM THAT SEEKS OUT AND DEVELOPS EMERGING, DIVERSE FILMMAKERS. THE DOCUMENTARY LAB PROVIDES FILMMAKERS WITH ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT, FUNDING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES.MORE THAN JUST A WORKSHOP, THE DOCUMENTARY LAB IS UNRIVALED IN ITS REPRESENTATION OF DIVERSE PRODUCERS, CREATING AN EXCLUSIVE NETWORK OF TALENTED UNIQUE STORYTELLERS THAT RECEIVE ONGOING SUPPORT FROM A PROJECT'S CONCEPTION TO ITS COMPLETION. IN THE LAST DECADE, THE DOCUMENTARY LAB GREW FROM A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM TO A ROBUST ARTIST DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE THAT HAS SUPPORTED OVER 120 EMERGING FILMMAKERS, AND GRANTED OVER $600K TOWARDS PRODUCTIONS AND DISTRIBUTION.
2022
$411K
ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS CRM PROJECT PHASE 2 ($11,000), OPERATING SUPPORT ($150,000), WILLIAM GREAVES AND IMPACT CAMPAIGN FUNDS ($250,000)
2021
$20K
FUNDS RAISED BY GLOBALGIVING AND DISBURSED TO MEET DONOR EXPECTATIONS
2021
$1K
A FLAGSHIP MENTORSHIP PROGRAM THAT SEEKS OUT AND DEVELOPS EMERGING, DIVERSE FILMMAKERS. THE DOCUMENTARY LAB PROVIDES FILMMAKERS WITH ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT, FUNDING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES.MORE THAN JUST A WORKSHOP, THE DOCUMENTARY LAB IS UNRIVALED IN ITS REPRESENTATION OF DIVERSE PRODUCERS, CREATING AN EXCLUSIVE NETWORK OF TALENTED UNIQUE STORYTELLERS THAT RECEIVE ONGOING SUPPORT FROM A PROJECT'S CONCEPTION TO ITS COMPLETION. IN THE LAST DECADE, THE DOCUMENTARY LAB GREW FROM A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM TO A ROBUST ARTIST DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE THAT HAS SUPPORTED OVER 120 EMERGING FILMMAKERS, AND GRANTED OVER $600K TOWARDS PRODUCTIONS AND DISTRIBUTION.
2021
$40K
in support of Firelight Media's research and virtual events during 2020.
2020
$10K
FOR CORE SUPPORT TO PROMOTE DIVERSE VOICES AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN CALIFORNIA AND NATIONALLY, AS WELL AS TO SUPPORT AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE ORGANIZATION'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY.
2020
$1K
A FLAGSHIP MENTORSHIP PROGRAM THAT SEEKS OUT AND DEVELOPS EMERGING, DIVERSE FILMMAKERS. THE DOCUMENTARY LAB PROVIDES FILMMAKERS WITH ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT, FUNDING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES.MORE THAN JUST A WORKSHOP, THE DOCUMENTARY LAB IS UNRIVALED IN ITS REPRESENTATION OF DIVERSE PRODUCERS, CREATING AN EXCLUSIVE NETWORK OF TALENTED UNIQUE STORYTELLERS THAT RECEIVE ONGOING SUPPORT FROM A PROJECT'S CONCEPTION TO ITS COMPLETION. IN THE LAST DECADE, THE DOCUMENTARY LAB GREW FROM A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM TO A ROBUST ARTIST DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE THAT HAS SUPPORTED OVER 120 EMERGING FILMMAKERS, AND GRANTED OVER $600K TOWARDS PRODUCTIONS AND DISTRIBUTION.
2020
$1K
A FLAGSHIP MENTORSHIP PROGRAM THAT SEEKS OUT AND DEVELOPS EMERGING, DIVERSE FILMMAKERS. THE DOCUMENTARY LAB PROVIDES FILMMAKERS WITH ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT, FUNDING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES.MORE THAN JUST A WORKSHOP, THE DOCUMENTARY LAB IS UNRIVALED IN ITS REPRESENTATION OF DIVERSE PRODUCERS, CREATING AN EXCLUSIVE NETWORK OF TALENTED UNIQUE STORYTELLERS THAT RECEIVE ONGOING SUPPORT FROM A PROJECT'S CONCEPTION TO ITS COMPLETION. IN THE LAST DECADE, THE DOCUMENTARY LAB GREW FROM A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM TO A ROBUST ARTIST DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE THAT HAS SUPPORTED OVER 120 EMERGING FILMMAKERS, AND GRANTED OVER $600K TOWARDS PRODUCTIONS AND DISTRIBUTION.
2019
Funded by
$32.0M from 40 funders · 97 grants · 2017–2024
Corporation For Public Broadcasting
$11.2M · 5 grants · 2018–2023
The Ford Foundation
$4.1M · 6 grants · 2020–2024
John D And Catherine T Macarthur
$4.0M · 8 grants · 2020–2024
National Philanthropic Trust
$2.5M · 1 grant · 2021
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
$2.0M · 5 grants · 2018–2021
The Hearthland Foundation
$2M · 4 grants · 2021–2024
Foundation To Promote Open Society
$1.8M · 6 grants · 2020–2023
Perspective Media Initiatives Inc
$911K · 5 grants · 2021–2023
Details
EIN113489379
NTEE codeR99
Subsection03
Ruling date2000-09
Formed1998
Employees20
Volunteers5