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.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$48K 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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FY2021 · 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
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$48K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$19K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$350K
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$250K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$278K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$350K
FY2021▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$275K
FY2021$350K
FY2022$193K
FY2023$406K
FY2024$500K
Expenses
$250K
FY2021▲ +29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$194K
FY2021$250K
FY2022$289K
FY2023$397K
FY2024$562K
Net assets
$278K
FY2021▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$232K
FY2021$278K
FY2022$182K
FY2023$195K
FY2024$122K

From the FY2021 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.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $217K Management & general 8% · $20K Fundraising 5% · $14K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $48K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$48,225Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Development
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Development
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Program Cons
$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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kirsten Johanna Allen$71,167$69,650$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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

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

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1 program · $217K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Torrey house press is an independent book publisher commited to the promotion of environmental conservation through literature. Torrey house believes that culture is changed through conversation and that lively, contemporary literature is the cutting edge of social change.

$217Kprogram expense

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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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$350K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$341K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$31
Money outPt IX
$250K
Ln 25
Programscol B$217K
Managementcol C$20K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$278K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$199K
Total assetsLn 16$297K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$341K
Government grantsLn 1e$341K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$31
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$350K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$199K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$199K
Total assetsLn 16$297K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32$278K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$146K$199K
Total assetsLn 16$235K$297K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$19K
Net assetsLn 32$232K$278K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$48K$40K$4K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$131K$115K$9K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$12K$961$686
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$15K$145$73
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$5K$433$309
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$130$130
InsuranceLn 23$349$349
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$6K$675$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$718$633$85
Total functional expensesLn 25$250K$217K$20K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $500K$562K−$62K$122K 990 PDF
FY2023 $406K$397K$9K$195K 990 PDF
FY2022 $193K$289K−$97K$182K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $350K$250K$99K$278K 990 PDF
FY2020 $275K$194K$81K$232K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $349,962 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $271,116$341,201
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3$31
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,726$8,730
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $274,845$349,962
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $152,167$193,192
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $41,418$57,282
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $193,585$250,474
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $81,260$99,488
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $349,962 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $8,730 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$341,201
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$34,999
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$341,201
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $31$31
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,730 · Excluded from tax $31$349,962
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $250,474 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $40,225 · Management $4,000 · Fundraising $4,000$48,225
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $115,489 · Management $9,187 · Fundraising $6,562$131,238
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,082 · Management $961 · Fundraising $686$13,729
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,596$3,596
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,801$16,801
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,695 · Management $145 · Fundraising $73$14,913
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,544$3,544
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,446 · Management $433 · Fundraising $309$6,188
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,031$2,031
IX-20 InterestManagement $130$130
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $349$349
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,245 · Management $675 · Fundraising $2,092$9,012
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $633 · Management $85$718
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $217,191 · Management $19,561 · Fundraising $13,722$250,474
Part X · Balance sheet $297,491 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $145,657$199,423
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $57,381$45,356
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $32,000$52,712
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $235,038$297,491
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,385$6,306
X-25 Other liabilities$12,701
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,385$19,007
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $231,653$278,484
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $231,653$278,484
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $235,038$297,491
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $278,484 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$349,962
XI-2 Total expenses$250,474
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$99,488
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$231,653
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$52,657
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$278,484

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