The Sequential Artists Workshop (SAW)'s mission is to nurture and educate tomorrow's generation of visual storytellers, to support creative investigation, exploration and excellence in cartooning and comic art, and to promote sequential and comic art literacy in today's culture. Through its school(s), SAW's goal is to provide quality education to students dedicated to challenging themselves and learning interdisciplinary visual storytelling. Where its school(s) are located, SAW aims to educate and promote comics literacy in our local community(s). In addition, we aim to provide work spaces, teaching residencies and distribution/publishing resources for practicing sequential artists. Finally, through its national outreach program dedicated to publishing and promoting curious, intelligent, and visionary works we aim to integrate sequential art and artists into the broader cultural landscape.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 9% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $46K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $17
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$282K
+41% vs prior year
Spent
$255K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$73K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$282K
FY2022▲ +41%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$189K
FY2021$200K
FY2022$282K
FY2023$395K
FY2024$400K
FY2025$447K
Expenses
$255K
FY2022
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$255K
FY2023$334K
FY2024$390K
FY2025$409K
Net assets
$73K
FY2022▼ -39%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$120K
FY2021$119K
FY2022$73K
FY2023$193K
FY2024$199K
FY2025$244K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2013-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2013.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $201K Management & general 20% · $50K Fundraising 2% · $5K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tom Hart’s $61K as Executive Director is at the 57th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2021FY2020
Tom Hart$61,436$56,454$40,600$33,000
Rob Clough—$8,156——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates and supports visual storytellers in cartooning, comic art, and literacy.

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3 programs · $183K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Provided online assistance, courses, curriculum exploration in comics, graphic novels, visual storytelling and drawing.

$181Kprogram expense
02

Provide in-person instruction in comics, graphic novels, visual storytelling, writing and drawing, and drawing and art facilities including art space, tools and supplies and printing facilities.

$2Kprogram expense
03

Provide services and consulting to public agencies

$300program 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$17

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$282K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$275K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8K
Money outPt IX
$255K
Ln 25
Programscol B$201K
Managementcol C$50K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$73K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$27K
Total assetsLn 16$73K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$275K
Total revenueLn 12$282K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$27K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$27K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$46K
Total assetsLn 16$73K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$73K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$50K$27K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$46K
Total assetsLn 16$50K$73K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$50K$73K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$75K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$18K
Management feesLn 11a$12K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$71K$71K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$9K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$21K$517
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$446$446
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$2K$5K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$255K$201K$50K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $447K$409K$37K$244K 990 PDF
FY2024 $400K$390K$9K$199K 990 PDF
FY2023 $395K$334K$61K$193K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $282K$255K$27K$73K 990 PDF
FY2021 $200K$119K 990 PDF
FY2020 $189K$120K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $282,361 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,981$7,728
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $189,761$274,633
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $199,742$282,361
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $40,600$98,208
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$4,588
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $159,900$152,386
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $200,500$255,182
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$758$27,179
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $282,361 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $274,633 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$4,948
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,780
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,728
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $274,633 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$282,361
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $255,182 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $75,216$75,216
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $5,400$5,400
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $17,592$17,592
IX-11a Management feesManagement $11,523$11,523
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,183$2,183
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $4,588$4,588
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $70,654$70,654
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,428$7,428
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,446 · Management $2,045$11,491
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,318 · Management $5,601$11,919
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,300 · Management $517$21,817
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,194$6,194
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,862$1,862
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $446$446
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,121 · Management $4,748 · Fundraising $0$6,869
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $200,539 · Management $50,055 · Fundraising $4,588$255,182
Part X · Balance sheet $73,179 assets, 8 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $50,000$27,179
X-11 Publicly traded securities$46,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $50,000$73,179
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $50,000$73,179
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $50,000$73,179
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $50,000$73,179
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $73,179 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$282,361
XI-2 Total expenses$255,182
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$27,179
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$50,000
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$4,000
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$73,179

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