916 Ink EIN 46-0705510 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Empowers children and youth through creative writing programs. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $1.0M in revenue, $834K in expenses, and $390K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Sacramento, CA
Website
www.916ink.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$1.0MFY2021
Expenses
$834K
Net assets
$390K
People
13
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  46-0705510 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Sacramento, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Empowers children and youth through creative writing programs.
Leadership
Ian Hadley · Executive Dir. · $88K
Money in and out
$1.0M revenue, $834K expenses
Bottom line
64% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$1.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$834K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$390K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $203K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.29 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
64%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
6.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+20%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2021▲ +39%
Expenses
$834K
FY2021▲ +24%
Total assets
$594K
FY2021▲ +87%
Total liabilities
$204K
FY2021▲ +49%
Total revenue
$1.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$834K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$390K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$203K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$594K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B64%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $497K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

916 ink served 598 youth through 51 creative writing workshop series' held at community partner and school sites. 916 ink programs are proven to positively impact self-esteem, writing confidence, personal achievement, and overall academic engagement.

$208Kprogram expense
02

916 ink provided supplemental opt-in creative writing programming to 206 students online and at the imaginarium. These students participated in the word squad, authors lab, ink at home AND/OR write your way programs which seek to deepen the experience for students who want to participate in creative writing programs.

$152Kprogram expense
03

916 ink served 45 students with one-on-one literacy instruction at 4 schools in south sacramento. Read on! Is a newly launched virtual tutoring program which seeks to reduce the literacy gap for students identified as being behind in grade level reading. 100% of students showed some growth in foundational reading skills.

$137Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item C916 Ink
EINHdr · item D46-0705510
Principal addressHdr · item CSacramento, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.916ink.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B92)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$88,375Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ian Hadley$118,242$118,242$103,750$90,300$88,375$79,583

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$913K · 88%
Program service revenue$123K · 12%
Contributions & grants88%$913K
Program service revenue12%$123K
Investment income$342
Other revenue$588
— government grantsLn 1e$609K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.29 Fundraising $0.07
Program services64%$530K
Management & general29%$242K
Fundraising7%$61K
Total functional expensesLn 25$834K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$467K
Total assetsLn 16$594K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$204K
Total net assetsLn 32$390K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $467K · Operating expenses/yr $834K
6.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $530K · Total expenses $834K
64%
Management & General
Management & general $242K · Total expenses $834K
29%
Fundraising
Fundraising $61K · Total expenses $834K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $36K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $321K
$0.11 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $913K · Total revenue $1.0M
88%
Government reliance
Government grants $609K · Total revenue $1.0M
59%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $123K · Total revenue $1.0M
12%
Investment reliance
Investment income $342 · Total revenue $1.0M
+0.03%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $123K · Total expenses $834K
15%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.0M · Prior year $744K
+39%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $390K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.0M · Expenses $834K
+20%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $594K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $390K · Total assets $594K
66%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $594K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ian Hadley · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $88K · Total expenses $834K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $612K · Total expenses $834K
73%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 64%
Overhead ratio 29%
Fundraising cost ratio 7%
Revenue growth 39%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 3%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$1.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$949K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$744K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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