Torrey House Press

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Salt Lake Cty, UT501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 47-5055025

Nonprofit literary book publisher Torrey House Press publishes and promotes eight to eleven new titles each year, elevating literary excellence and unheard voices. THP authors explore the diversity of human experiences and relationships with place and engage with communities through 150 to 200 events each year. THP books create conversations about issues that concern the American West, landscape, literature and the future of our ever-changing planet.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$71K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 53% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $115K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$57K
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$500K
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$562K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$122K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$500K
FY2024▲ +23%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$275K
FY2021$350K
FY2022$193K
FY2023$406K
FY2024$500K
Expenses
$562K
FY2024▲ +42%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$194K
FY2021$250K
FY2022$289K
FY2023$397K
FY2024$562K
Net assets
$122K
FY2024▼ -38%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$232K
FY2021$278K
FY2022$182K
FY2023$195K
FY2024$122K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2016.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $486K Management & general 7% · $41K Fundraising 6% · $35K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $71K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$71,167Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kirsten Johanna Allen’s $71K as Executive Director is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kirsten Johanna Allen$71,167$69,650———
Kirsten Johanna Allen——$57,282$48,225$40,521

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Publishes and promotes books exploring diverse human experiences, place, and environmental issues.

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1 program service account for $486K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Torrey House Press publishes and promotes eight to eleven new titles each year while also supporting backlist titles and authors as we implement the mission to publish books elevating literary excellence and unheard voices. We identify exceptional writers, nurture their work, and engage the widest possible audience.

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$500K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$252K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$248K
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Money outPt IX
$562K
Ln 25
Programscol B$486K
Managementcol C$41K
Fundraisingcol D$35K
Owns and owesPt X
$122K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K
Total assetsLn 16$179K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$248K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$252K
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Total revenueLn 12$500K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$20K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$20K
Total assetsLn 16$179K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K
Net assetsLn 32$122K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K$20K
Total assetsLn 16$215K$179K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K$57K
Net assetsLn 32$188K$122K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$142K$113K$14K$14K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$121K$97K$12K$12K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$500$400$50$50
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$16K$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$0$5K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$2K$1K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$18K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$28K$23K$2K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$47K$47K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$12K$10K$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$22K$19K$2K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$0$0$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$142K$139K$3K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$562K$486K$41K$35K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $500K$562K−$62K$122K 990 PDF
FY2023 $406K$397K$9K$195K 990 PDF
FY2022 $193K$289K−$97K$182K 990 PDF
FY2021 $350K$250K$99K$278K 990 PDF
FY2020 $275K$194K$81K$232K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $500,175 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $252,186 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$247,986
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$247,986
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $252,189 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$500,175
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $562,335 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $113,375 · Management $14,169 · Fundraising $14,169$141,713
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $96,566 · Management $12,074 · Fundraising $12,074$120,714
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $400 · Management $50 · Fundraising $50$500
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,354 · Management $2,044 · Fundraising $2,044$20,442
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,625 · Fundraising $0$4,625
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,500 · Management $1,020 · Fundraising $0$2,520
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,749 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$17,749
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,655 · Management $1,502 · Fundraising $3,977$28,134
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,140 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,140
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $47,204 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$47,204
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,616 · Management $1,202 · Fundraising $1,202$12,020
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,573 · Management $1,706 · Fundraising $1,706$21,985
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $138,505 · Management $3,084 · Fundraising $0$141,589
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $485,637 · Management $41,476 · Fundraising $35,222$562,335
Part X · Balance sheet $179,120 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $56,531$19,604
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $58,532$64,406
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $99,698$95,110
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $214,761$179,120
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $26,488$52,483
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $26,488$57,483
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $188,273$121,637
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $188,273$121,637
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $214,761$179,120
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $121,637 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$500,175
XI-2 Total expenses$562,335
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$62,160
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$188,273
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$4,476
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$121,637

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