Firelight Creative Productions: FY2024 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 81-4441185)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024	$221K
FY2025	$115K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024	$188K
FY2025	$144K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024	$0
FY2025	−$29K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2018.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

74%

34%

Program services 74% · $139K Management & general 34% · $64K Fundraising 4% · $7K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Justin Rizzo

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No

Programs and updates

Creates truth-centered art for screens and stages to awaken wonder.

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1 program · $31K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Filming/Production

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-4441185) · Dispute this line

$31Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$15K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$221K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$201K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K

Money outPt IX

$188K

Ln 25

Programscol B$139K

Managementcol C$64K

Fundraisingcol D$7K

Owns and owesPt X

$0

net assets · Ln 32

Total assetsLn 16$0

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

1

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a0

IndependentVI 1b0

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$201K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K

Total revenueLn 12$221K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

Total assetsLn 16$0

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$0

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Total assetsLn 16	$0	$0
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$0	$0

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4	$360	$360
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$21K	$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$2K	$2K
Management feesLn 11a	$53K		$53K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$36K	$36K
Office expensesLn 13	$36K	$31K	$5K
OccupancyLn 16	$10K	$10K
TravelLn 17	$4K	$3K	$103
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$2K		$2K
InterestLn 20	$3K		$3K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21	$1K		$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$21K	$14K		$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$188K	$139K	$64K	$7K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 24, 2026	$115K	$144K	−$29K	−$29K	990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 17, 2025	$221K	$188K	$32K	$0	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $220,928 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grants$200,951

I-9 Program service revenue$19,977

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenue$220,928

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$360

I-15 Salaries and benefits$22,607

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expenses$165,492

I-18 Total expenses$188,459

I-19 Revenue less expenses$32,469

Part VI · Governance 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0

VI-1b Independent voting members0

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $220,928 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$200,951

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$200,951

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $19,977$19,977

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,977 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$220,928

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $188,459 across 12 lines filed

IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $360$360

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $21,000$21,000

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,607$1,607

IX-11a Management feesManagement $52,543$52,543

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $36,271$36,271

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30,812 · Management $5,052$35,864

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,442$10,442

IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,489 · Management $103$3,592

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,732$1,732

IX-20 InterestManagement $3,381$3,381

IX-21 Payments to affiliatesManagement $1,000$1,000

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,646 · Fundraising $7,021$20,667

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $138,627 · Management $63,811 · Fundraising $7,021$188,459

Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$0

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$0

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$220,928

XI-2 Total expenses$188,459

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$32,469

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file FY2024 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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