BRIC Foundation has one main goal: to increase representation in Entertainment, Gaming, Media and Tech. By strategically engaging with leaders across these industries, along with Government and Education Partners, BRIC strives to Break, Reinvent, Impact and Change the foundations of these businesses and create inclusive opportunities for women and underrepresented people to be successful.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$177K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $177K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$177K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $431K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$231K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+70% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$538K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +70%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$212K
FY2022$336K
FY2023$918K
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$2.7M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +200%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$123K
FY2022$337K
FY2023$511K
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$2.3M
Net assets
$538K
FY2024▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$103K
FY2022$102K
FY2023$510K
FY2024$538K
FY2025$899K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2021.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $1.4M Management & general 9% · $134K Fundraising 0% · $5K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $177K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairman/Executive Director
$119,231Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$33,728Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair/Director of Talent
$23,608Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nicole Hendrix’s $120K as Chairman/Executive Director is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Nicole Hendrix$120,000$119,231$102,308$77,423$33,150
Xochitl Torres$100,000————
Carl Gist—$33,728———
Alison Mann$30,000$23,608$17,694$31,672$5,000
Matthew Waynee——$24,075$11,108$7,560

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Increases representation in entertainment, gaming, media, and tech for women and underrepresented people.

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3 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

BRIC enrolled 6 apprentices into our apprenticeship program and engaged twelve employers. They launched the High Roads Training Partnership to expand arts, media, and entertainment apprenticeships for community based organizations, labor unions, and registered apprenticeship programs.

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

BRIC served 5.9K attendees from 93 countries at the 2024 BRIC Summit virtually and 220 in person during industry day. Over 100 actionable solutions were collaboratively created.

$101Kprogram expense
03

BRIC's Pre-Apprenticeship program included a speaker series reaching 531 classrooms nationwide. Supported their school districts (Centinela Valley Unified High School District, Inglwood Unified School District and Los Angeles Unified School District) with curriculum alignment, outreach support, portfolio support, and bootcamps for…

$75Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $1.0M · 2025–2025
Social Impact FundCA · FY2025$312,450

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$936K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$618K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$134K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$538K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$519K
Total assetsLn 16$769K
LiabilitiesLn 26$231K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$618K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$936K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$519K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$519K
Total assetsLn 16$769K
LiabilitiesLn 26$231K
Net assetsLn 32$538K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 685
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$441K$519K
Total assetsLn 16$510K$769K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$231K
Net assetsLn 32$510K$538K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$178K$161K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$136K$109K$27K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$783$783
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.0M$998K$30K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$5K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$35K$16K$19K
OccupancyLn 16$300$300
TravelLn 17$26K$19K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$83K$83K−$385$172
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.4M$134K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.7M$2.3M$361K$899K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.6M$1.5M$28K$538K 990 PDF
FY2023 $918K$511K$408K$510K 990 PDF
FY2022 $336K$337K−$981$102K 990 PDF
FY2021 $212K$123K$89K$103K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,558,386 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $726,139$618,477
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $191,647$935,520
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $700$4,389
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $918,486$1,558,386
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $194,669$314,235
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $316,034$1,215,822
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $510,703$1,530,057
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $407,783$28,329
Part VI · Governance 7 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,558,386 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$348 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$618,477
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$618,477
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $935,520 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$935,520
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,737$4,737
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $935,520 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,389$1,558,386
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,530,057 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $160,828 · Management $16,814$177,642
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $108,771 · Management $27,039$135,810
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $783$783
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,595$26,595
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $997,713 · Management $29,789 · Fundraising $4,671$1,032,173
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,966 · Management $1,185$6,151
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,708 · Management $19,048$34,756
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $300$300
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,079 · Management $6,638$25,717
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,590$7,590
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $82,753 · Management −$385 · Fundraising $172$82,540
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,390,901 · Management $134,313 · Fundraising $4,843$1,530,057
Part X · Balance sheet $768,527 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $440,533$518,801
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $68,992$242,063
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$7,663
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $509,525$768,527
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$219,173
X-19 Deferred revenue$11,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$230,673
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $509,525$537,854
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $509,525$537,854
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $509,525$768,527
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $537,854 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,558,386
XI-2 Total expenses$1,530,057
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,329
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$509,525
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$537,854

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