Chapter 510 Ink EIN 47-2793034 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Chapter 510 Ink FY2022 filing

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Empowers Oakland youth through writing, bookmaking, and publishing programs. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $775K in revenue, $952K in expenses, and $367K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Oakland, CA
Website
www.chapter510.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$775KFY2022
Expenses
$952K
Net assets
$367K
People
10
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  47-2793034 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Oakland, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers Oakland youth through writing, bookmaking, and publishing programs.
Leadership
Janet Heller · Executive Dir. · $113K
Money in and out
$775K revenue, $952K expenses
Bottom line
62% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$775K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$952K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$367K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$177K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.62 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.25
Program efficiency
62%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
3.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-23%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$775K
FY2022▲ +5%
Expenses
$952K
FY2022▲ +32%
Total assets
$765K
FY2022▲ +5%
Total liabilities
$398K
FY2022▲ +115%
Total revenue
$775K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$952K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$367K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$177K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$765K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B62%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $589K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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All Together, Chapter 510

Inspired over 850 Oakland students, aged 8-19 years, to write with confidence and joy. Provided 82 writing workshops in-person post-COVID.Hosted 15 public readings featuring Oakland youth.Published 10 books and broadsides by youth.Partnered, in-depth, with 4 OUSD schools to offer opportunities for students to learn, write, and…

$589Kprogram 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 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
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 (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$112,589Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Director
$102,932Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$752K · 97%
Other revenue$23K · 3%
Contributions & grants97%$752K
Other revenue3%$23K
Investment income$257
— government grantsLn 1e$206K
Total revenueLn 12$775K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.62 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.25
Program services62%$589K
Management & general13%$128K
Fundraising25%$236K
Total functional expensesLn 25$952K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$254K
Total assetsLn 16$765K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$398K
Total net assetsLn 32$367K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $254K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $952K · Less non-cash grants $25K · Cash operating expenses/yr $928K
3.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $589K · Total expenses $952K
62%
Management & General
Management & general $128K · Total expenses $952K
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $236K · Total expenses $952K
25%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $147K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $517K
$0.29 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $752K · Total revenue $775K
97%
Government reliance
Government grants $206K · Total revenue $775K
27%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $775K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $257 · Total revenue $775K
+0.03%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $952K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $775K · Prior year $740K
+5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $367K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $775K · Expenses $952K
-23%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $765K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $367K · Total assets $765K
48%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $765K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Janet Heller · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $113K · Total expenses $952K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $602K · Total expenses $952K
63%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 62%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 31%
Revenue growth 5%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0.2%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 4%

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
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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 · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$863K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$775K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 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) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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