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.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 7 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $299k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $17k
- Base
- $173k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $9k
- Base
- $152k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $28k
- Base
- $152k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $9k
- Base
- $128k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $28k
- Base
- $126k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $9k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President | $299k | — | — | $17k | $404k $454k |
Lead Mentor key employee | $173k | — | — | $9k | $234k $263k |
Sr. Director, Finance & Ops | $152k | — | — | $28k | $201k $226k |
Program Director director (operational) | $152k | — | — | $9k | $183k $205k |
Sr. Director, Communications director (operational) | $128k | — | — | $28k | $175k $196k |
Program Director director (operational) | $126k | — | — | $9k | $153k $172k |
Program Director director (operational) | — | — | — | — | $129k $145k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 5 unpaid individuals.
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Up 30%
from 2022
From $312k in 2022 to $404k in 2023.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
FIRELIGHT MEDIA INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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