Authoring Action EIN 38-3707584

Authoring Action

EIN  38-3707584 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Winston Salem, NC Founded 2002
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers youth and adults with creative arts and leadership skills for positive change.
Leadership
Lynn Rhoades · Executive Director · $61K
Money in and out
$226K revenue, $319K expenses
Bottom line
83% program efficiency

Empowers youth and adults with creative arts and leadership skills for positive change. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $226K in revenue, $319K in expenses, and $10K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$226K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$319K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$10K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$93K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs▲ +75% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -66% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-41%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -362% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$226K
FY2024▼ -43%
Expenses
$319K
FY2024▼ -5%
Total assets
$36K
FY2024▼ -70%
Total liabilities
$26K
FY2024▲ +70%
Total revenue
$226K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$319K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$10K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$93K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$36K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $266K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Two 16-week intensives, 1 each Fall/Spring and 4-week summer intensive that includes 10 court ordered youth per session to learn creative writing process, music and film collaboration to develop short films or raps/lyrics/spoken word. Funded by the NC Department of Public Safety Grant to Forsyth County Juvenile Justice Council.

$164Kprogram expense
02

Voices from the Dwelling was a series of creative writing workshops, which culminated in community wide engagements. Authoring Action and The Dwelling partnership produced Creative Writing Workshops and Community Wide Engagements that amplifies the voices of Winston Salems unhoused and housing insecure.

$101Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAuthoring Action
EINHdr · item D38-3707584
Principal addressHdr · item CWinston Salem, NC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.authoringaction.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2002
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2005

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$61,083Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair Thru Dec 2025
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lynn Rhoades’s $61K as Executive Director is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1984 $100K–1M youth development 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lynn Rhoades$61,083$49,800$42,300$48,872$51,787

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$204K · 90%
Other revenue$12K · 5%
Program service revenue$10K · 4%
Contributions & grants90%$204K
Other revenue5%$12K
Program service revenue4%$10K
— government grantsLn 1e$41K
Total revenueLn 12$226K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.00
Program services83%$266K
Management & general17%$53K
Fundraising$402
Total functional expensesLn 25$319K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$32K
Total assetsLn 16$36K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$26K
Total net assetsLn 32$10K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $32K · Operating expenses/yr $319K
1.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $266K · Total expenses $319K
83%
Management & General
Management & general $53K · Total expenses $319K
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $402 · Total expenses $319K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $6K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $221K
$0.03 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $204K · Total revenue $226K
90%
Government reliance
Government grants $41K · Total revenue $226K
18%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $10K · Total revenue $226K
4%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $226K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $10K · Total expenses $319K
3%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $226K · Prior year $399K
-43%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $255K · FY2024 $226K
-3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $10K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $226K · Expenses $319K
-41%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $36K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $10K · Total assets $36K
27%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $36K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lynn Rhoades · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $61K · Total expenses $319K
19%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $185K · Total expenses $319K
58%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%
Overhead ratio 17%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -43%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$399K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$316K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$228K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$255K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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