Black Public Media Inc
Funding, acquiring, and distributing educational, historical, and cultural media content about the experiences of Africans and African-Americans.
Black Public Media Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,717,503
- -20.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $2,737,907
- -4.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $341
- -95.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $3,364,302
- +7.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Black Public Media Inc
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Who Black Public Media Inc funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2020) to $44K (2021). In 2023 it reported $23K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,717,503 | $2,737,907 | $3,364,302 | — | — | $341 |
| 2024 | $3,403,609 | $2,867,549 | $3,140,397 | — | — | $7,353 |
| 2023 | $3,809,768 | $4,166,277 | $3,249,522 | $22,500 | Total only | $14,692 |
| 2022 | $2,908,118 | $3,536,058 | $2,618,794 | — | — | $1,891 |
| 2021 | $1,941,547 | $2,756,365 | $2,083,425 | $43,969 | Total only | $315 |
| 2020 | $1,307,799 | $2,368,463 | $1,888,353 | $20,000 | 2 | $118 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Black Public Media Inc
Based on IRS filings
Black Public Media Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $341.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Black Public Media Inc is led by Leslie Fields-Cruz, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 2 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Leslie Fields-Cruz
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$133K (2020) → $153K (2025)
Deniese Davies
Board Chair
Board Member → Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Clifford Charles
CFO
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
$36K (2020) → $43K (2025)
Antonia Carew-Watts
Vice Chair
Co-Chair → Vice Ir, 2024
Vice Ir → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eva Marie Malone
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Guy-Max Delphin
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Samantha Abrams
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Valerie Williams-Sanchez
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allison Simmons
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janis Smith-Gomez
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrena Ifill
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jon Walls
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Travis Mitchell
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Darryl Ford Williams (2020–2023) — Board Chair
- Former: Steve Hissam (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Antonia Watts-Carew (2021) — Vice Chair
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $153K, to Leslie Fields-Cruz (Executive Dir.). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Black Public Media Inc
How large is Black Public Media Inc?
Black Public Media Inc reported $2.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.7M.
What is Black Public Media Inc?
Black Public Media Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in New York, NY. It holds $2.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Black Public Media Inc operate?
Black Public Media Inc has awarded grants in Minnesota, Texas.
What is Black Public Media Inc's EIN?
Black Public Media Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1335950. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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