Boa Editions Ltd FY2021 filing

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Rochester, NY501(c)(3)EIN 22-2438531Revenue $412K in FY2021

On file with the IRS250 N Goodman St Ste 306, 14607-1198 · Rochester, NYTax-exempt since May 1983Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To publish and foster appreciation of comtemporary literary works.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$54K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$54K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $31K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$79K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$412K
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$303K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$625K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$412K
FY2021▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$342K
FY2021$412K
FY2022$295K
FY2023$322K
FY2024$295K
FY2025$424K
Expenses
$303K
FY2021▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$272K
FY2021$303K
FY2022$308K
FY2023$313K
FY2024$375K
FY2025$422K
Net assets
$625K
FY2021▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$516K
FY2021$625K
FY2022$613K
FY2023$621K
FY2024$541K
FY2025$543K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1983.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $216K Management & general 21% · $65K Fundraising 7% · $22K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $54K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$53,794Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Peter Conner$90,999$83,033————
Peter Conners——$68,770$60,094$53,794$60,094
Kelly Hatton—————$14,820

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Publishes and promotes new literary works, fostering appreciation for contemporary writing.

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1 program · $216K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

The organization publishes poetry books for distribution to schools, universities, bookstores, and to the general public.

$216Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$412K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$230K
Other incomeLn 4–11$144K
Investment incomeLn 3$38K
Money outPt IX
$303K
Ln 25
Programscol B$216K
Managementcol C$65K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$625K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$208K
Total assetsLn 16$704K
LiabilitiesLn 26$79K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$230K
Government grantsLn 1e$84K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$38K
Other incomeLn 4–11$144K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$412K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$208K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$208K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$367K
Total assetsLn 16$704K
LiabilitiesLn 26$79K
Net assetsLn 32$625K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$178K$208K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$629K$704K
LiabilitiesLn 26$114K$79K
Net assetsLn 32$516K$625K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$54K$40K$8K$5K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$91K$68K$14K$9K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$4K$777$517
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$9K$2K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$8K$2K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$76K$76K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$174$174
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$10K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$303K$216K$65K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $424K$422K$2K$543K 990 PDF
FY2024 $295K$375K−$80K$541K 990 PDF
FY2023 $322K$313K$9K$621K 990 PDF
FY2022 $295K$308K−$13K$613K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $412K$303K$110K$625K 990 PDF
FY2020 $342K$272K$70K$516K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $412,223 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $238,145$229,729
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $24,525$38,462
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $79,404$144,032
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $342,074$412,223
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $152,697$172,320
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $119,174$130,373
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $271,871$302,693
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $70,203$109,530
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $412,223 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $120,357 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$37,696
VIII-1e Government grants$84,326
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$107,707
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$229,729
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $38,462$38,462
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $23,675$23,675
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $182,494$412,223
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $302,693 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $40,346 · Management $8,069 · Fundraising $5,379$53,794
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $67,938 · Management $13,588 · Fundraising $9,059$90,585
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,881 · Management $777 · Fundraising $517$5,175
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,075 · Management $1,815 · Fundraising $1,210$12,100
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,000 · Management $1,599 · Fundraising $1,067$10,666
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,510$5,510
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,005$11,005
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,507$5,507
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $75,837$75,837
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $10,115$10,115
IX-17 TravelManagement $174$174
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,391$1,391
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,046$2,046
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $10,036 · Fundraising $4,438$14,474
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $4,314$4,314
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $216,082 · Management $64,941 · Fundraising $21,670$302,693
Part X · Balance sheet $704,491 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $178,182$207,929
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $51,198$45,161
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $53,587$77,212
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,800$5,205
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,728$2,337
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $338,837$366,647
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $629,332$704,491
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,309$500
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $47,000$36,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $65,507$42,945
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $113,816$79,445
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $391,054$500,584
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $124,462$124,462
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $515,516$625,046
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $629,332$704,491
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $625,046 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$412,223
XI-2 Total expenses$302,693
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$109,530
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$515,516
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$625,046

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