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FIRELIGHT MEDIA INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
FIRELIGHT MEDIA INC (EIN 11-3489379)
Tax period
2017-10-01 to 2018-09-30
Filed
2019-08-12
IRS object ID
201902249349301240
Schema version
2017v2.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,376,902CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$712,828CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,587,568CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,789,965CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,779,612CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,246,875TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,376,902CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$712,828CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,587,568CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,789,965CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,779,612CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,246,875TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$7,103,085SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$7,143,790PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$53CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$104CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$90CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$152CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,207CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,606TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,176CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,955CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$58,518CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$40,139CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,862CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$127,650TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$14,379,131TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$6,736GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.49680PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.49340PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$21,623OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$600DepreciationAmt
Book Value$21,023BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$179,538OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$175,454DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,084BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,619OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,898DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,721BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$26,828TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDeffered RentDesc
Amt$1,627Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,627TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,798,681TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,798,681RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,798,681TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,502,324TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,502,324ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,502,324TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X : FIN48 FootnoteFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Company does not believe its financial statements include any material, uncertain tax positions. Tax filings for periods ending September 30, 2015 and later are subject to examination by applicable taxing authorities.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyfalseAgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Bridge Philanthropic ConsBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1311 West 43rd StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraiser Control Of FundsfalseFundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Retained By Contractor$49,228RetainedByContractorAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$49,228TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeNext Step Media FundGrantTypeTxt
Recipient12RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$120,700CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceGrantmaker's Description of How Grants are UsedFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe process for monitoring grant funds: Accounting and expenses are reviewed and reported through a shared staffing configuration.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption ProcfalseRebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Marcia Smith
President$186,664$28,000$17,452$232,116
Stanley Nelson
Lead Mentor$150,000$22,500$10,266$182,766

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, EtMarcia Smith, board member and President, is the spoouse of Lead Mentor, Stanley Nelson.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessManagement reviewed a draft of the form 990 and provided edits to the tax preparer. After this process was performed, the form 990 was sent to the full board of directors prior to being filed with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsThe organization has a board approved conflicts of interest policy. Each board member must fill out an annual declaration stating they had no conflicts or identifying the nature of their interested party transactions.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementEach year, the executive committee reviews comparable salaries based on a recognized study and reviews the performance of the executive director to determine if the existing salary falls within these ranges. After a deliberation of this matter, a new proposed salary and benefit package is voted on. The minutes of the board of directors reflect the nature of this process.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableOrganizational documents are made available upon request.