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FIRELIGHT MEDIA INC

EIN: 11-3489379New York, NYZIP: 10031
R99 - Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy501(c)(3)

Mission

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.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2023$8.4M$0$16.1M
2022$6.5M$0$14.9M

Compensation

2023

MARCIA SMITH
President
chief executive officer
$299,346
$0
$0
$404,344
STANLEY NELSON
Lead Mentor
key employee
$173,314
$0
$0
$234,393
RAFIAH VITALIS
Sr. Director, Finance & Ops
chief financial officer
$151,787
$0
$0
$201,151
MONIKA NAVARRO
Program Director
director (operational)
$152,453
$0
$0
$182,761
JUSTIN SHERWOOD
Sr. Director, Communications
director (operational)
$127,512
$0
$0
$174,524
CHLOE WALTERS-WALLACE
Program Director
director (operational)
$125,741
$0
$0
$153,083
LUCY MUKERJEE
Program Director
director (operational)
$0
$0
$0
$129,439
TANI TAKAGI
Board Treasurer
board treasurer
$0
$0
$0
$0
CLAIRE AGUILAR
Board Secretary
board secretary
$0
$0
$0
$0
MAURINE KNIGHTON
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
RASHID SHABAZZ
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANNE CANTY
Board Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0

2022

MARCIA SMITH
President
chief executive officer
$273,364
$0
$0
$311,995
LETICIA PEGUERO
Senior Vice President
senior vice president
$207,939
$0
$0
$216,429
STANLEY NELSON
Lead Mentor
key employee
$151,410
$0
$0
$181,487
RAFIAH VITALIS
Finance & Operations Director
chief financial officer
$134,035
$0
$0
$160,216
MONIKA NAVARRO
Program Director
director (operational)
$117,971
$0
$0
$150,551
JUSTIN SHERWOOD
Communications Director
director (operational)
$0
$0
$0
$147,016
CHLOE WALTERS-WALLACE
Program Director
director (operational)
$0
$0
$0
$128,975
CLAIRE AGUILAR
Board Secretary
board secretary
$0
$0
$0
$0
RASHID SHABAZZ
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TANI TAKAGI
Board Treasurer
board treasurer
$0
$0
$0
$0
MAURINE KNIGHTON
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANNE CANTY
Board Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0

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