Nonprofit · EIN 47-2531703
BERKSHIRE FILM AND MEDIA COLLABORATIVE
Tax-exempt · PITTSFIELD, MA 01201
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $306,662 | $303,968 | $2,694 | $195,951 | $1,796 | $194,155 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $255,346 | $248,998 | $6,348 | $192,877 | $1,416 | $191,461 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $275,290 | $114,707 | $160,583 | $185,541 | $428 | $185,113 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $305,722
- of which government grants
- $16,500
- Program service revenue
- $931
- Investment income
- $9
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $13,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $64,170
- Other salaries and wages
- $55,306
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $123,567
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $12,500
- Accounting fees
- $3,416
- Occupancy
- $4,100
- Travel
- $6,385
- Depreciation
- $1,067
- Program services (functional)
- $262,353
- Management and general (functional)
- $41,615
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $192,877
- Total assets, end of year
- $195,951
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,796
- Net assets, end of year
- $194,155
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,437
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $136,720
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $57,435
- Gross receipts
- $306,662
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 5
- Year formed
- 2015
- State of legal domicile
- MA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIANE PEARLMAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $64,170 |
| KAREN ZINK | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN LAWRENCE RE | VICE CHAIR AND TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHUCK WALKER | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARTA KIRSIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARK AVNET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ERIC LEVIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RONALD FROHNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE HAZZARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JAY IGNASZEWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BARBARA NEWMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CARL SPRAGUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIANE PEARLMAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $76,500 |
| KAREN ZINK | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN LAWRENCE RE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NATHAN GRAHAM DAVIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHUCK WALKER | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARK AVNET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| WILLIAM BEAUTYMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RONALD FROHNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE HAZZARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JAY IGNASZEWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BARBARA NEWMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CARL SPRAGUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIANE PEARLMAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 30 | $52,000 |
| KAREN ZINK | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN LAWRENCE RE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NATHAN GRAHAM DAVIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHUCK WALKER | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAY IGNASZEWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK AVNET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| WILLIAM BEAUTYMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| NAN BERNSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JEFFERY L DIAMOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RONALD FROHNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE HAZZARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| GEORGE MINKOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BARBARA NEWMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CARL SPRAGUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 137 NORTH ST STE 200, PITTSFIELD, MA 01201-5108
- In care of
- % DIANE PEARLMAN
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DIANE PEARLMAN, 137 NORTH STREET 200, PITTSFIELD, MA 01201
- Signed the 990
- DIANE PEARLMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (413) 528-4223
- Website
- WWW.BERKSHIREFILM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ADELSON & COMPANY PC
Mission
THE BERKSHIRE FILM AND MEDIA COLLABORATIVE (BFMC) CREATES EDUCATIONAL, WORKFORCE AND PRODUCTION OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FILM AND MEDIA INDUSTRY AS AN ECONOMIC INITIATIVE FOR THE WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS REGION.
Program accomplishments
- BFMC CONTINUED ITS MISSION THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AND SUPPORT FOR LOCAL NONPROFIT AND FILM INITIATIVES. THROUGH ITS YOUTH FILM PROGRAM, BFMC PROVIDED STUDENTS IN LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH HANDS-ON FILMMAKING OPPORTUNITIES WHERE THEY LEARN TECHNICAL SKILLS, COLLABORATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. STUDENTS CREATED FILMS ADDRESSING SOCIAL ISSUES IMPORTANT TO THEM, FOLLOWED BY SCREENINGS AND DISCUSSIONS WITH LOCAL YOUTH-SERVING PROFESSIONALS.BFMC ALSO CONTINUED ITS COMMUNITY FILM FUND, WHICH PROVIDES MATCHING GRANTS TO SMALLER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE VIDEOS FOR THEIR BRANDING, MARKETING, AND SOCIAL MEDIA.Expenses $262,353 · grants $13,000 · revenue $931
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-2531703
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $195,951
- Income (IRS master file)
- $306,662
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $306,662 | $303,968 | $195,951 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $255,346 | $248,998 | $192,877 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $275,290 | $114,707 | $185,541 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 47-2531703).
Questions about BERKSHIRE FILM AND MEDIA COLLABORATIVE
- What is the EIN of BERKSHIRE FILM AND MEDIA COLLABORATIVE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BERKSHIRE FILM AND MEDIA COLLABORATIVE is 47-2531703.
- Is BERKSHIRE FILM AND MEDIA COLLABORATIVE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to BERKSHIRE FILM AND MEDIA COLLABORATIVE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BERKSHIRE FILM AND MEDIA COLLABORATIVE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BERKSHIRE FILM AND MEDIA COLLABORATIVE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BERKSHIRE FILM AND MEDIA COLLABORATIVE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BERKSHIRE FILM AND MEDIA COLLABORATIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DIANE PEARLMAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of BERKSHIRE FILM AND MEDIA COLLABORATIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $64,170 (DIANE PEARLMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does BERKSHIRE FILM AND MEDIA COLLABORATIVE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $306,662, expenses of $303,968 and total assets of $195,951 at year end.
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