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BLACKSTAR PROJECTS INC

EIN: 75-3129761Philadelphia, PAZIP: 19148
A6B - Arts, Culture & Humanities501(c)(3)

Mission

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.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$3.7M$0$3.5M
2023$5M$0$4.7M

Compensation

2024

MAORI KARMAEL HOLMES
Artistic Director & CEO
chief executive officer
$225,000
$0
$0
$238,649
IMRAN SIDDIQUEE
Chief Communications Officer
officer (unspecified)
$148,857
$0
$0
$160,685
CATHERINE LEE
Chief Operations Officer
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$132,896
AUTUMN VALDEZ
Business Director
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$113,841
SWABREEN BAKR
Marketing & Engagement Director
director (operational)
$0
$0
$0
$112,381
NEHAD KHADER
Festival Director
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$112,200
DENISE C BEEK
Co-chair
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
SEKOU CAMPBELL
Co-chair
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
AMANDA BRANSON GILL
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
TAYYIB SMITH
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
SUNANDA GHOSH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TED PASSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

MAORI KARMAEL HOLMES
Artistic Director & CEO
chief executive officer
$225,000
$0
$0
$238,512
IMRAN SIDDIQUEE
Cco
officer (unspecified)
$147,639
$0
$0
$158,958
SARA ZIA E HUGHES
COO
chief operating officer
$126,907
$0
$0
$152,732
SUNANDA GHOSH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
AMANDA BRANSON GILL
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
DENISE C BEEK
Co-Chair
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
TAYYIB SMITH
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
SEKOU CAMPBELL
Co-Chair
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
TED PASSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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