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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by BRAVE MAKER.

Totals

Total revenue
$306,255
Total expenses
$334,224
Contributions and grants received
$263,510
Grants paid
$7,790
Program service revenue
$42,691
Investment income
$54
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$81,609
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,142
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$77,467
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$252,900
Management and general expenses
$73,852
Fundraising expenses
$7,472
Program service expenses (Part III)
$252,900

Program services were 75.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $11,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $252,510

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Film Fest/Movie Screening

    total $1,257 · related or exempt $1,257

  • 2b · Program service revenue: production income

    total $25,370 · related or exempt $25,370

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Sales of Product Income

    total $126 · related or exempt $126

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Special Event-Experiences

    total $13,347 · related or exempt $13,347

  • 2e · Program service revenue: workshops/education

    total $2,591 · related or exempt $2,591

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $54 · related or exempt $54

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $7,790 · program services $7,790

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $132,000 · program services $99,000 · management and general $26,400 · fundraising $6,600

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $10,099 · program services $7,574 · management and general $2,020 · fundraising $505

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $6,100 · management and general $6,100

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,325 · management and general $1,325

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,706 · program services $3,661 · management and general $45

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $14,632 · program services $9,047 · management and general $5,429 · fundraising $156

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $14,087 · program services $2,212 · management and general $11,875

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $13,054 · program services $11,831 · management and general $1,223

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,462 · program services $2,597 · management and general $692 · fundraising $173

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,762 · program services $3,705 · management and general $4,057

  • 24a · Other expenses: FILMMAKING

    total $59,460 · program services $57,080 · management and general $2,380

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENTS

    total $31,837 · program services $31,498 · management and general $339

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEALS/ENT

    total $10,451 · program services $10,061 · management and general $352 · fundraising $38

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES/EQUIP

    total $8,065 · program services $6,427 · management and general $1,638

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $10,394 · program services $417 · management and general $9,977

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $87,211 · end of year $66,325

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $0

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $17,311

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $9,080

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $11,693 · end of year $8,231

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $9,943 · end of year $7,053

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $11,000 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $5,537 · end of year $2,399

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,955 · end of year $1,743

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $108,355 · end of year $77,467

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

BraveMaker exists to elevate brave voices. By curating and making brave films we educate, entertain and create community experiences to cultivate transforming conversations that engage diversity and inclusion.

  • Through the creation of films and fiscal sponsorship of independent filmmakers, BraveMaker aims to make provocative, life changing media that creates meaningful culture impacting experiences. During 2022 BraveMaker sponsored 3 films.

    Expenses $147,513 · Grants $7,790 · Revenue $27,412

  • BraveMaker hosts an annual film festival and monthly movie screenings in order to gather audiences to engage in essential conversations and explore life's meaningful questions to further their mission and purpose to elevate brave voices for justice, diversity and inclusion. A Podcast is also hosted to promote filmaking and engage audiences. In 2022 Bravemaker screened 9 feature films (fest/monthly) and 40 short films online.

    Expenses $98,210 · Revenue $65,458

  • Bravemaker hosts weekly screenwriting and production workshops

    Expenses $7,177 · Revenue $1,892

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • ANTHONY GAPASTIONE

    President

    Total calculated
    $132,000
    From this org
    $132,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Adrienne DeSantis

    VP / Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Keren Southall

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202303199349315465

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