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Chapter 510 Ink EIN 47-2793034

Chapter 510 Ink

EIN  47-2793034 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Oakland, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers Oakland youth through writing, bookmaking, and publishing programs.
Leadership
Janet Heller · Executive Dir. · $123K
Money in and out
$932K revenue, $925K expenses
Bottom line
51% program efficiency

Empowers Oakland youth through writing, bookmaking, and publishing programs. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $932K in revenue, $925K in expenses, and $-261K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$932K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$925K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-261K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $7K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.51 Management & general $0.31 Fundraising $0.18
Program efficiency
51%
of spending reaches programs▼ -17% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +171% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+1%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +102% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$932K
FY2025▲ +8%
Expenses
$925K
FY2025▼ -28%
Total assets
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +177%
Total liabilities
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +115%
Total revenue
$932K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$925K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-261K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$7K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B51%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $470K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

All Together, Chapter 510

- Inspired over 300 Oakland students, aged 8-19 years, to write with confidence and joy - Provided 11 writing workshops - Hosted 4 public readings featuring Oakland youth - Published 4 books by youth - Partnered, in-depth, with 2 OUSD schools to offer opportunities for students to learn, write, and publishPrograms to note included: Make…

$470Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CChapter 510 Ink
EINHdr · item D47-2793034
Principal addressHdr · item COakland, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.chapter510.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
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 (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Janet Heller
Executive Dir.
$122,754Pt VII · Sec A
Sean McClung
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Apur Patel
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lauren Kerr
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marnie Webb
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tova Ricardo
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Janet Heller’s $123K as Executive Dir. is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Janet Heller$122,754$133,857$120,463$112,589$99,750$88,760
Tavia Stewart——$103,264$102,932——

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$884K · 95%
Other revenue$25K · 3%
Program service revenue$22K · 2%
Contributions & grants95%$884K
Other revenue3%$25K
Program service revenue2%$22K
Investment income$709
— government grantsLn 1e$96K
Total revenueLn 12$932K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.51 Management & general $0.31 Fundraising $0.18
Program services51%$470K
Management & general31%$291K
Fundraising18%$164K
Total functional expensesLn 25$925K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$145K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
Total net assetsLn 32$-261K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $145K · Operating expenses/yr $925K
1.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $470K · Total expenses $925K
51%
Management & General
Management & general $291K · Total expenses $925K
31%
Fundraising
Fundraising $164K · Total expenses $925K
18%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $214K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $768K
$0.28 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $884K · Total revenue $932K
95%
Government reliance
Government grants $96K · Total revenue $932K
10%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $22K · Total revenue $932K
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $709 · Total revenue $932K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $22K · Total expenses $925K
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $932K · Prior year $863K
+8%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $597K · FY2024 $932K
+9%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-261K · Beginning of year $-259K
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $932K · Expenses $925K
+1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $1.6M · Total assets $1.3M
120%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-261K · Total assets $1.3M
-20%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.3M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Janet Heller · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $123K · Total expenses $925K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $440K · Total expenses $925K
48%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 51%——
Overhead ratio 31%——
Fundraising cost ratio 19%——
Revenue growth 8%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——
Fundraising fee ratio 6%——

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$306K
Quest FoundationFY2024$50K
Crescent Porter Hale FoundationFY2024$50K
Golden State Community FoundationFY2024$35K
The Comis Foundation 7wd 74c03FY2024$25K
California Community FoundationFY2024$25K
The San Francisco FoundationFY2024$25K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$18K
Total grants receivedfrom 14 funders$589K
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $28K · 2022–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$7,850
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,535
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,000

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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)$932K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$863K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$775K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$740K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$597K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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