2026-08-17T14:05:19-07:00 2025-09-30 132696850 Gruber Palumberi Raffaele Fried CPAs PC 7 Penn Plaza Suite 310 New York NY 10001 990 2024-10-01 311335950 BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA INC BLAC 2122348200 8 WEST 126TH STREET SUITE 03D117 NEW YORK NY 10027 LESLIE FIELDS-CRUZ Executive Dir. 2026-08-17 true true M CARLINE LOGERIE CPA P01387821 2125860800 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 8 WEST 126TH STREET SUITE 03D117 NEW YORK NY 10027 2737907 false X https://blackpublicmedia.org X 1991 NY To fund and distribute media content about Africans and African-Americans experiences.See Sch. O. 11 11 10 0 2817631 2698500 1545 9100 7353 341 41020 29966 2867549 2737907 0 0 1020438 992998 0 293642 2119959 2371304 3140397 3364302 -272848 -626395 3403609 2717503 478485 418774 2925124 2298729 Funding, acquiring, and distributing educational, historical, and cultural media content about the experiences of Africans and African-Americans. false false 1390039 AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange, is an anthology series that explores life, art, and culture of people of African descent throughout the world. These films are always carefully selected to portray a more balanced view of Africa than the one available on the nightly news and to fuel a global conversation on the present-day realities and contemporary lifestyles of Africans, both on the continent and in the Diaspora. The African Diaspora includes Africa, the Caribbean, Canada, South America, Europe, the U.S., and anywhere people of African descent have made a significant contribution to the culture. AfroPoP is the only series on U.S. public television that focuses solely on stories from the African Diaspora. 777989 BPMs 360 Incubator+: Established in 2015, BPMs 360 Incubator+ provides professional development support to emerging and mid-career producers working on features or shorts. Up to 10 projects are selected through an open call process. Up to two members of each producing team attend a three-day boot camp orientation retreat followed by a ten-week incubator, during which time the producers receive additional training in fundraising, audience engagement, business development, distribution, and pitching. A funding stipend is offered to help produce or refine the projects proof of concept. Each producing team is assigned a mentor who works with them over the ten-week period to fine-tune their project concept. 378611 Other programs:The PitchBLACK Forum allows producing teams to present their projects before a three-person jury and an audience of public media and industry executives, philanthropy, and media arts service organizations. The forum offers wide visibility and access to industry and other potential supporters. Selected projects receive $50,000 to $100,000 in production development funds for their projects. Selected participants convene in February for a four- day retreat to workshop their pitches, receive individualized project development support, and network with their peers. BPMPlus Immersive Artist Residency at the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media support up to four independent creative technologists who seek access to specialized equipment, technical support, and workspace to develop their emerging-technology skills and projects. The residency, held at the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts located at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is a 2-week in-person residency offering access to computers with virtual reality (VR) software, VR headsets (Oculus, HTC, HP), production assistants, VR production equipment, motion capture studio, and workspace. 2546639 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 34 0 true 10 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 11 11 false true false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false NY X THE ORGANIZATION 2122348200 8 WEST 126TH STREET SUITE 03D117 NEW YORK NY 10027 LESLIE FIELDS-CRUZ Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 152745 0 40083 CLIFFORD CHARLES CFO 20.00 0.00 X 43200 0 0 DENIESE DAVIES Board Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ANTONIA CAREW-WATTS VICE CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 GUY-MAX DELPHIN Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SAMANTHA ABRAMS Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Janis Smith-Gomez BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Valerie Williams-Sanchez BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANDRENA IFILL BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 EVA MARIE MALONE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Allison Simmons BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Travis Mitchell BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JON WALLS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 195945 40083 1 false true false 0 130340 2568160 2698500 Program Service Fees 900099 9100 9100 9100 341 341 0 1766 1766 0 0 0 0 0 Advertising Revenue 28200 28200 28200 2737907 9100 30307 X 0 0 0 0 195945 98897 66370 30678 0 574576 372016 87160 115400 0 164351 37799 101900 24652 58126 13369 36038 8719 0 6633 4975 663 995 19049 19049 0 0 0 360887 289019 43570 28298 0 0 0 0 32425 32425 0 0 308176 263130 31985 13061 0 0 711 711 5152 5152 PRODUCTION, MARKETING,OUTREACH 1262895 1184447 36130 42318 PRODUCTION EXPENSES "AFROPOP" 181700 181700 DUES AND MEMBERSHIPS 68080 40848 13616 13616 REPAIR & MAINTENANCE 40451 20225 10113 10113 85145 40214 39139 5792 3364302 2546639 524021 293642 233325 2191534 761531 5594 2305294 421344 81325 81325 0 0 0 0 13713 9995 241913 239453 3171 2460 0 0 0 0 5250 5251 3403609 2717503 63625 71800 414860 346974 478485 418774 X 1901634 1798729 1023490 500000 2925124 2298729 3403609 2717503 -626395 X false true X true false X 2543790 3301508 4111549 2817631 2698500 15472978 0 0 2543790 3301508 4111549 2817631 2698500 15472978 1077482 14395496 26227 4938 16322 11490 2107 61084 0 1000 45168 33515 36883 37300 153866 15687928 376228 0.91760 0.89050 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 200713 198253 2460 41200 41200 2460 X 2737907 2737907 2737907 3364302 3364302 3364302 Part X : FIN48 Footnote BPM is exempt from income tax under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) 501(c)(3), although it is subject to tax on income unrelated to its exempt purpose, unless that income is otherwise excluded by the IRC Code. BPM currently has processes in place to ensure the maintenance of its tax-exempt status. These include identifying and reporting unrelated income when applicable as well as determining and meeting its filing and tax obligations in jurisdictions in which it operates, and to identify and evaluate other matters that may be considered tax positions. BPM has determined that there are no material uncertain tax positions that require recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. BPMs federal and state tax returns Returns of Organizations Exempt from Income Tax for the years ended September 30, 2023, 2022 and 2021 are subject to examination by the federal and state taxing authorities generally for three years after being filed. false false false false false false false false false LESLIE FIELDS-CRUZ Executive Dir. 152745 6084 33999 192828 FAMILY MEMBER OF EX DIR Family Member 108000 COMMUNICATION SERVICES false Schedule L, Part V Supplemental Information During the year ended September 30, 2025, a company owned by the brother-in-law of the Executive Director was paid a total of $108,000 to provide communication services to BPM. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 3 BPM CONTRACTS WITH AN OUTSIDE ENTITY (CLIFFORD P. CHARLES CPA, P.C.) FOR THE CONTROLLERSHIP AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FUNCTIONS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 ARE REVIEWED BY ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ITS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c All Board members are required to sign Conflict of Interest statements annually. This is monitored by the Chairperson. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The board discusses and sets the executive director's salary. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. PART 1, LINE 1-MISSION The mission of Black Public Media, Inc. is to support the development, production, acquisition, and distribution of noncommercial educational and cultural television and web-based programming that is representative of African Americans or addresses issues of particular interest to African Americans for dissemination to the public broadcasting stations and other public telecommunications entities.