Coffee House Press creates new spaces for audiences and artists to interact, inspiring readers and enriching communities by expanding the definition of what literature is, what IT can DO, and who IT belongs to.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 23 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 $48K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$118K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $330K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.1 months of spending in cash, plus $330K in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $92K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$447K
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$842K
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$675K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$842K
FY2025▼ -22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$842K
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$965K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$675K
FY2025▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$704K
FY2021$697K
FY2022$826K
FY2023$863K
FY2024$854K
FY2025$675K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1985.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $751K Management & general 16% · $168K Fundraising 10% · $101K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $118K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$117,600Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Linda Ewing$117,600$102,000————
Christopher Fischbach-Publisher————$95,216—
Christopher Fischbach—————$84,750
Anitra Budd - Executive——$73,192———
Carla Valadez - Managing——$30,404$59,208——
Carla Valadez - Interim————$58,692—
Anitra Budd———$32,349——

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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1 program · $751K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Coffee house press' largest program service is the publication of books and maintaining a backlist of over 450 works. In the fall of 2023, there were 12 books PUBLISHED:2 novels (1 translation), 1 novella, 1 poetry, 1 anthology, 1 essay, (plotinus).

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Who pays for it.

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

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

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$842K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$424K
Other incomeLn 4–11$387K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$751K
Managementcol C$168K
Fundraisingcol D$101K
Owns and owesPt X
$675K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$447K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$424K
Government grantsLn 1e$163K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$387K
Total revenueLn 12$842K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3K
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$330K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Other assetsLn 15$45K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$447K
Net assetsLn 32$675K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$93K$5K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$398K$330K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$534K$447K
Net assetsLn 32$854K$675K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$118K$65K$32K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$273K$150K$74K$49K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$14K$7K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$16K$8K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$5K$8K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$28K$9K$16K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$27K$27K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$2K$977$683
Information technologyLn 14$6K$3K$2K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$40K$22K$11K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$4K$1K$994
InterestLn 20$13K$7K$4K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$952$468$312
InsuranceLn 23$11K$6K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$418K$416K$1K$789
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$3K$2K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$751K$168K$101K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $842K$1.0M−$179K$675K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.1M−$9K$854K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.2M$38K$863K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.1M$97K$826K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$965K$76K$697K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.1M$268K$704K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $841,629 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $413,450$424,179
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $84,880$12,581
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $19,878$17,982
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $556,501$386,887
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,074,709$841,629
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $517,198$445,833
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $566,704$574,891
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,083,902$1,020,724
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$9,193−$179,095
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $841,629 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $370,769 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$163,299
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$260,880
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$424,179
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,581$12,581
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,982$17,982
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $16,118$16,118
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $399,468 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17,982$841,629
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,020,724 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $64,680 · Management $31,752 · Fundraising $21,168$117,600
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $149,910 · Management $73,592 · Fundraising $49,061$272,563
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,406 · Management $7,072 · Fundraising $4,715$26,193
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,212 · Management $7,959 · Fundraising $5,306$29,477
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,597 · Management $7,929 · Fundraising $1,505$14,031
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,153 · Management $15,785 · Fundraising $2,995$27,933
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $27,257$27,257
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,087 · Management $977 · Fundraising $683$3,747
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,324 · Management $1,632 · Fundraising $1,088$6,044
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,169 · Management $10,883 · Fundraising $7,255$40,307
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,594 · Management $1,034 · Fundraising $994$5,622
IX-20 InterestPrograms $7,277 · Management $3,572 · Fundraising $2,382$13,231
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $952 · Management $468 · Fundraising $312$1,732
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,890 · Management $2,891 · Fundraising $1,928$10,709
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $416,163 · Management $1,184 · Fundraising $789$418,136
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,379 · Management $1,658 · Fundraising $1,105$6,142
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $751,050 · Management $168,388 · Fundraising $101,286$1,020,724
Part X · Balance sheet $1,122,387 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,518$3,168
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $64,824$1,400
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $64,142$35,983
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $182,672$131,642
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $417,516$330,492
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,099$6,700
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,885$7,013
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $398,396$329,846
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $217,949$230,666
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$45,477
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,388,001$1,122,387
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $340,523$239,726
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $80,094$85,273
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$45,477
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $533,806$447,287
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $345,902$277,303
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $508,293$397,797
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $854,195$675,100
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,388,001$1,122,387
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $675,100 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$841,629
XI-2 Total expenses$1,020,724
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$179,095
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$854,195
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$675,100

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