501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $17K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $77K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$820
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$209K
+107% vs prior year
Spent
$157K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$80K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$209K
FY2022▲ +107%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4K
FY2021$101K
FY2022$209K
FY2023$171K
FY2024$252K
FY2025$285K
Expenses
$157K
FY2022▲ +84%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7K
FY2021$85K
FY2022$157K
FY2023$216K
FY2024$207K
FY2025$247K
Net assets
$80K
FY2022▲ +192%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12K
FY2021$27K
FY2022$80K
FY2023$53K
FY2024$98K
FY2025$136K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $155K Management & general 1% · $1K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laura Prindiville’s $53K as Prior Execut is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Amy E Zanoni—$45,150$52,800
Laura Prindiville$52,548$2,503—
Yetta Stein$19,022——
Cindy Marie Fuhrman——$5,000
Andrea Peacock$3,597$3,000$3,000
Marc Beaudin$2,530$3,330$2,525

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

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

Brings authors to rural communities for public lectures, readings, and workshops.

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1 program · $155K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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The organization hosts small LECTURES/WORKSHOPS. Expenses include small honorariums for guest lecturers, as well as their travel, lodging and meals expenses. Each august a writers workshop is held where students from all over the country gather in paradise valley to spend a week working with a renowned faculty of nature writers.

$155Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$209K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$116K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$93K
Money outPt IX
$157K
Ln 25
Programscol B$155K
Managementcol C$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$80K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$81K
Total assetsLn 16$81K
LiabilitiesLn 26$820
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$93K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$116K
Total revenueLn 12$209K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$81K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$81K
Other assetsLn 15$100
Total assetsLn 16$81K
LiabilitiesLn 26$820
Net assetsLn 32$80K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K$81K
Total assetsLn 16$64K$81K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K$820
Net assetsLn 32$27K$80K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$27K$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$43K$43K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$58K$58K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$157K$155K$1K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $285K$247K$38K$136K 990 PDF
FY2024 $252K$207K$45K$98K 990 PDF
FY2023 $171K$216K−$46K$53K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $209K$157K$53K$80K 990 PDF
FY2021 $101K$85K$16K$27K 990 PDF
FY2020 $4K$7K−$3K$12K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $209,465 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $38,467$93,042
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $62,854$116,423
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $101,321$209,465
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,876$29,098
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $83,562$127,687
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $85,438$156,785
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $15,883$52,680
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $209,465 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$93,042
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$93,042
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $116,423$116,423
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $116,423$209,465
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $156,785 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $26,700$26,700
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,398$2,398
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,405$1,405
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $43,150$43,150
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,783$4,783
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,080$6,080
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $58,259$58,259
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,258$2,258
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,752$11,752
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $155,380 · Management $1,405 · Fundraising $0$156,785
Part X · Balance sheet $80,927 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $63,993$80,827
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $100$100
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $64,093$80,927
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $36,666$820
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $36,666$820
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $27,427$80,107
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $27,427$80,107
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $64,093$80,927
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $80,107 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$209,465
XI-2 Total expenses$156,785
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$52,680
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$27,427
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$80,107

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