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Firelight Media

Firelight Media is a non-profit filmmaking company founded by filmmaker Stanley Nelson and Marcia Smith. The company is located in New York City.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1998Founded1

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Firelight Media is a non-profit filmmaking company founded by filmmaker Stanley Nelson and Marcia Smith. The company is located in New York City.2

The story

Firelight Media began in 1998 as an independent non-profit documentary production company that produced stories on topics that are typically underrepresented in the mainstream media, with most films airing nationally on PBS. In 2008, Firelight Media transitioned to focusing on supporting emerging filmmakers, while Firelight Films was launched as the new for-profit documentary production company led by Stanley Nelson.

From Wikipedia’s article on Firelight Media, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 1998Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$163.7K 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $163.7K in all. PPP loans $163.7K.$0$50K$100K$150K$200K2020 · PPP loans: $163.7K2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$163.7K$163.7K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA4. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 15, 2020$163.7K PPP loan (first draw) from JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association4To FIRELIGHT MEDIA, INC., New York NY; $165.5K forgiven May 25, 2021

Sources

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