916 Ink FY2023 filing

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Sacramento, CA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 46-0705510

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Empower children and youth through creative writing.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$104K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$104K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$260K
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+48% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$321K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2023▲ +48%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$744K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$949K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2023▲ +35%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$673K
FY2021$834K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$321K
FY2023▲ +4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$180K
FY2021$390K
FY2022$308K
FY2023$321K
FY2024$303K
FY2025$257K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2014.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $1.2M Management & general 11% · $158K Fundraising 4% · $56K

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; $104K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$103,750Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ian Hadley’s $118K as Executive Dir. is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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

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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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

Programs and updates

Empowers children and youth through creative writing programs.

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3 program services account for $1.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

916 ink served 871 youth through 54 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.

$574Kprogram expense
02

916 ink served 80 students with one-on-one literacy instruction at 4 schools in south sacramento. Read on! Is an effective literacy 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.

$391Kprogram expense
03

916 ink provided supplemental opt-in creative writing programming to 207 students at the our creative writing center, the imaginarium. These students participated in the word squad, author's lab, amplify summer camps AND/OR write your way programs which seek to deepen the experience for students who want to participate in creative…

$200Kprogram expense

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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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$329K
Investment incomeLn 3$727
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$158K
Fundraisingcol D$56K
Owns and owesPt X
$321K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$300K
Total assetsLn 16$581K
LiabilitiesLn 26$260K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$349K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$329K
Investment incomeLn 3$727
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$132K
SavingsLn 2$168K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$300K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$39K
Other assetsLn 15$22K
Total assetsLn 16$581K
LiabilitiesLn 26$260K
Net assetsLn 32$321K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 557
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$291K$300K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$42K$39K
Total assetsLn 16$448K$581K
LiabilitiesLn 26$140K$260K
Net assetsLn 32$308K$321K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$111K$55K$44K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$795K$711K$66K$19K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$59K$54K$4K$692
Payroll taxesLn 10$77K$65K$9K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$68K$60K$612$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$10K$331$3K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$7K$846
Information technologyLn 14$5K$3K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$8K$3K$5K
TravelLn 17$48K$48K$24$785
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$447$986
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$164K$161K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$6K$2K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.2M$158K$56K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.8M$1.8M−$44K$257K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.6M−$13K$303K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.4M$1.4M$10K$321K 990 PDF
FY2022 $949K$1.0M−$85K$308K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$834K$203K$390K 990 PDF
FY2020 $744K$673K$71K$180K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,408,599 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,177 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$349,488
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$737,618
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,325
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,087,106
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $329,016$329,016
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $727$727
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$11,427−$11,427
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $332,193 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$10,700$1,408,599
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,398,687 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $55,305 · Management $44,244 · Fundraising $11,062$110,611
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $710,531 · Management $65,876 · Fundraising $18,999$795,406
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $53,820 · Management $4,253 · Fundraising $692$58,765
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $65,316 · Management $9,099 · Fundraising $2,689$77,104
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,705$9,705
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $59,813 · Management $612 · Fundraising $7,865$68,290
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,989 · Management $331 · Fundraising $2,700$13,020
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,231 · Management $846$8,077
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,373 · Management $1,718$5,091
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,369 · Management $4,594$7,963
IX-17 TravelPrograms $47,547 · Management $24 · Fundraising $785$48,356
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,801 · Management $447 · Fundraising $986$3,234
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $10,133$10,133
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,037$1,037
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $160,611 · Management $3,144$163,755
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,023 · Management $2,271 · Fundraising $9,846$18,140
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,184,729 · Management $158,334 · Fundraising $55,624$1,398,687
Part X · Balance sheet $581,119 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $123,351$132,119
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $167,679$167,691
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $17,876$208,390
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,397$11,214
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $42,275$39,469
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $21,250$22,236
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $448,326$581,119
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $73,694$106,837
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $17,823$8,460
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $48,780$144,488
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $140,297$259,785
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $265,729$300,608
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $42,300$20,726
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $308,029$321,334
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $448,326$581,119
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $321,334 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,408,599
XI-2 Total expenses$1,398,687
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,912
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$308,029
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,148
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$2,245
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$321,334

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