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Last Whispers INC FY2020 filing

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Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Arts & Culture EIN 81-3146840Revenue $165K in FY2020Latest return filed Mar 16, 2026

On file with the IRSlastwhispers.orgLos Angeles, CATax-exempt since Oct 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Last Whispers, Inc. has been formed to bring awareness to the extinction of linguistic diveristy around the world and help provide support to language archives, museums and universities in their effort to maintain the history of languages. Last Whispers, Inc. is hoping to achieve their purpose by utilizing audio and visual compilations by numerous award winning composers. These compilations will be presented in museums and language archives and universities. The hope is that the compilations will help educate and make the public aware of the enormity of disappearing languages. Last Whispers, Inc. wants the world to hear and feel the loss of knowledge and origins of 85-90% of languages once spoken in everyday life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2020 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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
FY2025
latest Form 990-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 2% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Named funders
1
named funder · $221K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
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Revenue
$165K
Net assets
$160K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$165K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$165K
FY2021$27K
FY2022$254K
FY2023$208K
FY2024$283K
FY2025$221K
Expenses
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FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$134K
FY2023$310K
FY2024$251K
FY2025$248K
Net assets
$160K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$160K
FY2021$36K
FY2022$157K
FY2023$54K
FY2024$86K
FY2025$59K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2016.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990-EZ.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Lena Herzog
Pres/Treas/Dire
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Theresa Schwartzman
Secretary/Direc
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Programs and updates

Preserves endangered languages through audio-visual compilations presented in museums and archives.

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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
Mjs Foundation INCFY2024$221K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$221K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990-EZ, line by line.

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Money in
$165K
Other income$165K
Owns and owes
$160K
net assets
People
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Paid0
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Revenue in detail
Other income$165K
Total revenue$165K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Net assets$160K
Operations
Employees0
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Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 16, 2026 $221K$248K−$27K$59K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 21, 2025 $283K$251K$32K$86K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 5, 2024 $208K$310K−$103K$54K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 19, 2023 $254K$134K$120K$157K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 29, 2022 $27K$36K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 9, 2021 $165K$160K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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