Brink Literacy Project FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Elbert, CO501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 45-2793438Revenue $187K in FY2020

On file with the IRSbrinklit.org13999 County Road 102, 80106-9102 · Elbert, COTax-exempt since Sep 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Brink Literacy Project is devoted to utilizing the power of storytelling to positively affect the lives of people on the Brink. Through our education, community, and publishing divisions, our nonprofit works worldwide to foster a love of literature, increase Literacy rates, and use storytelling to empower underserved communities. Our education division delivers innovative Literacy and storytelling programs with a focus on increasing Literacy rates and assisting personal development through storytelling. We have a strong focus on bringing our initiatives to low-income, low-Literacy, and marginalized communities, whether that means teaching in prisons or creating completely original curricula to tackle low reading proficiency in our youth. Through our community division, Brink forges partnerships with universities and other humanitarian and literary organizations. As a global community of readers, writers, artists, students, and supporters, Brink brings people from diverse backgrounds to

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$6K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990-EZ
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $168K a year · 23% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$6K
to officers and key staff
No data yet: the filing does not give pay as a share of spending.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
2
named funders · $240K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
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Revenue
$187K
Net assets
$86K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$187K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$187K
FY2021$747K
FY2022$144K
FY2023$654K
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
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FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$138K
FY2022$508K
FY2023$624K
FY2024$927K
Net assets
$86K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$86K
FY2021$698K
FY2022$312K
FY2023$493K
FY2024$887K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2012.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990-EZ; $6K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$5,500Pt VII · Sec A

Danielle Hedlund’s $112K as CEO is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Danielle Hedlund$111,974$107,858$80,000$15,000$5,500
Helen Maimaris$64,408$44,689$25,833$19,800—

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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Programs and updates

Empowers underserved communities worldwide through literacy programs and storytelling.

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$240K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $7K · 2021–2021
Worldbuilders INCWI · FY2021$7,230

By the numbers

The FY2020 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$187K
Other income$187K
Owns and owes
$86K
net assets
People
1
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$187K
Total revenue$187K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Net assets$86K
Operations
Employees0
Volunteers33
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.3M$927K$398K$887K 990 PDF
FY2023 $654K$624K$30K$493K 990 PDF
FY2022 $144K$508K−$364K$312K 990 PDF
FY2021 $747K$138K$609K$698K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $187K$86K 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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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