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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by UNITY PRODUCTIONS FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,570,987
Total expenses
$4,218,062
Contributions and grants received
$3,460,785
Grants paid
$104,500
Program service revenue
$10,726
Investment income
$81,662
Other revenue
$17,814
Total assets, end of year
$3,495,240
Total liabilities, end of year
$225,293
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,269,947
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,337,712
Management and general expenses
$309,039
Fundraising expenses
$571,311
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,337,712

Program services were 79.1% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,460,785

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $128,832

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACTS

    total $8,000 · related or exempt $8,000

  • 2b · Program service revenue: VIDEO SALES

    total $2,726 · related or exempt $2,726

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $50,325 · excluded $50,325

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $17,314 · excluded $17,314

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $147,456

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $116,119

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $31,337

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $31,337 · excluded $31,337

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $500 · excluded $500

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $500

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $104,500 · program services $104,500

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $576,414 · program services $537,060 · management and general $12,191 · fundraising $27,163

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $748,583 · program services $624,557 · management and general $53,141 · fundraising $70,885

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $19,346 · program services $16,317 · management and general $1,379 · fundraising $1,650

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $258,162 · program services $232,087 · management and general $582 · fundraising $25,493

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $91,382 · program services $79,521 · management and general $4,908 · fundraising $6,953

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,031 · program services $1,265 · management and general $3,766

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $35,859 · management and general $35,859

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,493,642 · program services $1,194,968 · management and general $137,048 · fundraising $161,626

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $15,862 · program services $15,068 · fundraising $794

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $71,323 · program services $18,770 · management and general $2,916 · fundraising $49,637

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $80,649 · program services $23,288 · management and general $38,971 · fundraising $18,390

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $8 · program services $8

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $61,318 · program services $51,248 · management and general $3,075 · fundraising $6,995

  • 17 · Travel

    total $69,875 · program services $12,868 · management and general $3,008 · fundraising $53,999

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $70,168 · program services $34,283 · management and general $1,439 · fundraising $34,446

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $44,581 · program services $39,636 · management and general $2,220 · fundraising $2,725

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION

    total $296,989 · program services $295,597 · fundraising $1,392

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $121,813 · program services $35,000 · fundraising $86,813

  • 24c · Other expenses: PAYROLL SERVICES

    total $23,608 · program services $18,011 · management and general $2,479 · fundraising $3,118

  • 24d · Other expenses: MERCHANT FEES

    total $12,984 · fundraising $12,984

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $15,965 · program services $3,660 · management and general $6,057 · fundraising $6,248

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,006,930 · end of year $989,456

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,678,734 · end of year $1,942,232

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $429,999 · end of year $541,183

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $10,535 · end of year $9,956

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

    $16,384

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

    $16,384

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $12,413

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $12,673 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $221,849 · end of year $225,293

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,907,808 · end of year $2,947,548

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,214 · end of year $322,399

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

TO FOSTER GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND TO NOURISH PLURALISM IN AMERICA AND AROUND THE WORLD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • FILM PRODUCTION: UPF PRODUCES DOCUMENTARY FILMS FOR TELEVISION BROADCAST, ONLINE VIEWING, AND THEATRICAL RELEASE AIMED AT INCREASING UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT FAITHS AND CULTURES, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN MUSLIMS AND OTHER FAITHS.

    Expenses $2,364,118 · Revenue $2,726

  • EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: UPF IMPLEMENTS LONG-TERM EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS USING ITS FILMS AS A PLATFORM AND CATALYST TO DISCUSS IMPORTANT TOPICS OF TODAY TO BREAK DOWN STEREOTYPES AND ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT CULTURES AND FAITHS. THESE EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES INCLUDE EVENTS, WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT, FILM SCREENINGS, TRAINING, AND ONLINE MARKETING.

    Expenses $973,594 · Grants $104,500 · Revenue $8,000

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Alexander Kronemer

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $304,787
    From this org
    $264,240
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,547
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $264,240
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,617
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,930
    Filer's total
    $304,787
  • Michael Wolfe

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $271,627
    From this org
    $264,240
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,387
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $264,240
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,387
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $271,627
  • Mahmood Hai

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lubna F Qureishi

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jay Schumann

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jawaad Rahman

    PRODUCER & DEVELOPMENT DIR

    Total calculated
    $244,043
    From this org
    $207,360
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,683
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $207,360
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,221
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,462
    Filer's total
    $244,043
  • Zeki Gobelez

    DIRECTOR OF SALES & OPERAT

    Total calculated
    $167,159
    From this org
    $138,240
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,919
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,240
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,147
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,772
    Filer's total
    $167,159
  • Daniel Tutt

    DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS & PRO

    Total calculated
    $156,199
    From this org
    $129,600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,599
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,600
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,888
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,711
    Filer's total
    $156,199
  • Shaista Khan

    DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $154,764
    From this org
    $120,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,764
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $120,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,164
    Filer's total
    $154,764

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Payments for business use of a personal residence
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
THE FOUNDATION LEASES OFFICE SPACE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE ORGANIZATION UNDER ANNUAL LEASES AT MONTHLY RATES OF $300 FOR EACH OFFICE.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • LAMYA'S POEM LLC

    FILM PRODUCTION · DE · income $0 · assets $67,931

    Directly controlled by UNITY PRODUCTIONS FOUNDATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
16 June 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202631679349300538

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