PROMOTING FILM AND VISUAL CULTURE BY PEOPLE OF COLOR, BLACKSTAR IS FOCUSED ON CREATING THE SPACES AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO UPLIFT THE WORK OF BLACK, BROWN AND INDIGENOUS ARTISTS WORKING OUTSIDE OF THE CONFINES OF GENRE.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 6 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $225k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $11k
- Base
- $149k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $10k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Artistic Director & CEO | $225k | — | — | $11k | $239k $257k |
Chief Communications Officer officer (unspecified) | $149k | — | — | $10k | $161k $173k |
Chief Operations Officer highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $133k $143k |
Business Director highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $114k $122k |
Marketing & Engagement Director director (operational) | — | — | — | — | $112k $121k |
Festival Director highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $112k $121k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 6 unpaid individuals.
Held steady
from 2023
From $239k in 2023 to $239k in 2024.
Estimated with Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
BLACKSTAR PROJECTS INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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