Totals
- Total revenue
- $78,061
- Total expenses
- $54,522
- Contributions and grants received
- $69,664
- Grants paid
- not reported
- Program service revenue
- $12,086
- Membership dues (line 3)
- not reported
- Investment income (line 4)
- not reported
- Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
- $0
- Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
- -$3,689
- Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
- $0
- Other revenue (line 8)
- not reported
- Total assets, end of year
- $168,280
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $100,607
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $67,673
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $21,606
Program services were 39.6% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.
Mission and programs · 2022
Primary exempt purpose
The organization's exempt purposes are to provide trauma informed media literacy training to African-American youth and adults; to produce a weekly African-American cultural affairs program; to operate radio and television stations; and to operate media arts and culture centers. Mission Statement: Desert Soul Media Inc. is an educational non-profit bridging the digital divide between access to and training on digital media equipment and software; and the intergenerational underrepresented populations in the digital media arts industry. Our highest priorities are Black and African American youth seniors and families. We are telling our stories our way.
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We provided digital media training to community members. We maintain online and broadcast stations to further support our mission of bridging the digital divide and providing media access to underserved populations. We partnered with local businesses and organizations to provide community programming and public service announcements. We provided opportunities for local artist to showcase their talents in the community.
Expenses $21,606
As filed on the 2022 return.
Listed in Part IV
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Kaja Brown
President and Chair and Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $6,681
- Compensation
- $6,681
- Benefit plans
- $0
- Expense account
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Aqueelah Worthen
Treasurer and CFO
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Calvin J Worthen
Vice-President and Vice-Chair and Deputy Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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Walt Richardson
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Adlee Salaam
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Debra Momon-Sabir
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christopher Owens
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Chris Felton
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jennifer Davis-Paige
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Leticia Barrett
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Patrice Graham
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kenneth Davis
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990_ez
- Tax year
- 2022
- Filed
- 15 November 2023
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202343199349202704
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