Bat City Comic Professionals EIN 85-2896782

Bat City Comic Professionals

EIN  85-2896782 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Temple, TX Founded 2020
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Improves reading, writing, and art skills through comic books and educational programs.
Leadership
Stanley Baldwin · Executive Director/Treasurer
Money in and out
$177K revenue, $158K expenses
Bottom line
33% program efficiency

Improves reading, writing, and art skills through comic books and educational programs. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $177K in revenue, $158K in expenses, and $31K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$177K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$158K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$31K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $19K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.33 Management & general $0.67
Program efficiency
33%
of spending reaches programs▲ +53% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +140% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+11%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +247% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$177K
FY2025▲ +14%
Expenses
$158K
FY2025▲ +5%
Total assets
$31K
FY2025▲ +152%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$177K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$158K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$31K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$19K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$31K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B33%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $48K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Writing and Art Educational Opportunities

Bat City Comic Professionals offers comic creation workshops to area schools, libraries, and to local residents (in our on-site classroom). In these workshops, students learn the writing process through the construction of comic books and their scripts.

$31Kprogram expense
02

Books for Kids/Story Spelunkers program- In addition to providing books to area schools and libraries, Bat City Comic Professionals also works to incentivize and encourage reading in young people by providing them with a free single-issue comic book every time they come into Bat City.

$13Kprogram expense
03

Books for Schools

Bat City Comic Professionals uses proceeds from our gross sales of product to provide books to teachers and librarians at the elementary through college level. These books include single-issue comic books, trade paperback collections, original graphic novels, early readers, and novels.

$4Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBat City Comic Professionals
EINHdr · item D85-2896782
Principal addressHdr · item CTemple, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.batcity.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2020
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2021

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Marketing & Outreach/President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Outreach/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Other revenue$141K · 80%
Contributions & grants$36K · 20%
Other revenue80%$141K
Contributions & grants20%$36K
Total revenueLn 12$177K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.33 Management & general $0.67
Program services33%$51K
Management & general67%$106K
Total functional expensesLn 25$158K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$31K
Total assetsLn 16$31K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$31K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $31K · Operating expenses/yr $158K
2.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $51K · Total expenses $158K
33%
Management & General
Management & general $106K · Total expenses $158K
67%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $158K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $20K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $36K · Total revenue $177K
20%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $177K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $177K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $177K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $158K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $177K · Prior year $155K
+14%
Revenue CAGR
FY2021 $66K · FY2025 $177K
+28%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $31K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $177K · Expenses $158K
+11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $31K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $31K · Total assets $31K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $31K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Stanley Baldwin · Reported title Executive Director/Treasurer · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $158K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $11K · Total expenses $158K
7%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 33%
Overhead ratio 67%
Revenue growth 14%

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$6K

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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)$177K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$155K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$123K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$128K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$66K 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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