Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2008.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
8 people listed on the 990.
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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
Preserves and provides access to fanworks and fan cultures for fans.
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In 2024, the archive of our own (AO3) celebrated its 15TH anniversary and reached a milestone of 14 million fanworks on the SITE.AO3 made updates to its tos to clarify existing language and increase accessibility and made technical upgrades to its site for continued STABILITY.IN addition to changes to AO3'S tos, the were also updated.
In 2024, fanlore saw over 5,000 new pages and over 163,000 edits made, bringing it to 72,936 total pages, which have been edited 1,531,996 times since its founding. 2024 also brought the creation of 21,496 new user accounts.
Transformative works and cultures released three issues in 2024: no. 42, a special issue on "fandoms and platforms," in march; no. 43, a general issue, in september; and no. 44, a special issue on "centering blackness in fan studies," in december.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $3.2M | $3.5M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $225K | $175K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $3.5M | $3.7M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $19K | $19K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $3.5M | $3.7M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $35K | $3K | $32K | |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $49K | $22 | $49K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $24K | $24K | ||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $335K | $206K | $93K | $35K |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $122K | $116K | $6K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $809 | $809 | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $34K | $788 | $3K | $30K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $599K | $326K | $135K | $138K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest Viewing | $877K | $599K | $278K | $3.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $979K | $635K | $344K | $3.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $1.0M | $438K | $575K | $3.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $841K | $381K | $460K | $2.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $899K | $361K | $539K | $2.1M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $877,181 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $877,181 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $598,748 across 7 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $3,747,854 assets, 11 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,728,966 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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