Watchfire Media Inc produces educational books and films that provide needed resources and foster community for the spiritually unconventional. They are resources for families teachers clergy and others who have children in their lives who want to raise kids who are comfortable with the big questions awed by the beauty of the world and her people and ultimately committed to love kindness courage justice and joy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$54K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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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
FY2024
latest Form 990-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $89K a year · 41% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$54K
to officers and key staff
No data yet: the filing does not give pay as a share of spending.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
5
named funders · $191K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
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Revenue
$65K
Net assets
$28K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$65K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$65K
FY2021$234K
FY2022$84K
FY2023$124K
FY2024$196K
Expenses
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FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$112K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$140K
Net assets
$28K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$28K
FY2021$150K
FY2022$59K
FY2023$37K
FY2024$92K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2019.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990-EZ; $54K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director Writer
$51,342Pt VII · Sec A
Director Producer
$2,554Pt VII · Sec A
Director President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daneen Akers’s $70K as Executive Director is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Daneen Akers$70,000$70,000$70,000$51,869$51,342
Stephen Eyer$15,000$30,000$60,000$7,998$2,554

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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Programs and updates

Creates books and films offering resources and community for the spiritually unconventional, fostering love and courage in children.

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $22K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$22,500

By the numbers

The FY2020 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$65K
Other income$65K
Owns and owes
$28K
net assets
People
5
listed
Paid2
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$65K
Total revenue$65K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Net assets$28K
Operations
Employees0
Volunteers0
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $196K$140K$55K$92K 990 PDF
FY2023 $124K$37K 990 PDF
FY2022 $84K$59K 990 PDF
FY2021 $234K$112K$122K$150K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $65K$28K 990 PDF

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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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