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Boosts reading and writing skills for children and adults. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $168K in revenue, $178K in expenses, and $135K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2004
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Washington, DC
Website
washingtoninformercharities.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$168KFY2025
Expenses
$178K
Net assets
$135K
People
6
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  52-1689843 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Washington, DC Founded 2004
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Boosts reading and writing skills for children and adults.
Leadership
Desmond Barnes · Director
Money in and out
$168K revenue, $178K expenses
Bottom line
83% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$168K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$178K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$135K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$10K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -47% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-6%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -118% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$168K
FY2025▼ -3%
Expenses
$178K
FY2025▲ +10%
Total assets
$138K
FY2025▼ -3%
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2025▼ -74%
Total revenue
$168K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$178K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$135K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$10K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$138K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWashington Informer Charities
EINHdr · item D52-1689843
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
Year of formationHdr · item L2004
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B82)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2004

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
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 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $147K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Washington Informer Charities sponsors the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Walk and Parade held in the District of Columbia in January in honor of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King.

$59Kprogram expense
02

Sponsors innovative programs, to underserved communities, by engaging strategic partnerships, and supporting community-based initiatives by expanding access to use of literature, historical presentations, tours, enhancing literacy, stimulating learning and strenghtening commununication skills.

$45Kprogram expense
03

Annual DC and Prince George's Spelling Bees. Expenses included graphic design, printing of the program book, programs, photography, writer and delivery services

$43Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$361K · 215%
Program service revenue$17K · 10%
Contributions & grants215%$361K
Program service revenue10%$17K
Total revenueLn 12$168K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.03
Program services83%$147K
Management & general14%$26K
Fundraising3%$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$178K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$66K
Total assetsLn 16$138K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$135K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $66K · Operating expenses/yr $178K
4.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $147K · Total expenses $178K
83%
Management & General
Management & general $26K · Total expenses $178K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $5K · Total expenses $178K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $5K · Solicited contributions $361K
$0.01 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $361K · Total revenue $168K
215%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $168K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $17K · Total revenue $168K
10%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $168K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $17K · Total expenses $178K
9%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $168K · Prior year $173K
-3%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $500K · FY2025 $168K
-20%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $135K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $168K · Expenses $178K
-6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $138K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $135K · Total assets $138K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $138K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Desmond Barnes · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $178K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $178K
0%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Revenue growth -3%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$30K

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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)$168K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$173K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023not on file
FY2022$176K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$681K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$500K 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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