Arpi Publishing FY2024 filing

Public charity (501(c)(3)) Sierra Madre, CA Since 2021 EIN 87-1699202 NTEE A33
Revenue
$33K
▼ -51%
FY2024 · Pt VIII · Ln 12
Expenses
$31K
▼ -30%
FY2024 · Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$37K
FY2024 · Pt X · Ln 32
To programs
96%
FY2024 · Pt IX · col B
Revenue & expenses by yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$33K
FY2024▼ -51%
Expenses
$31K
FY2024▼ -30%

Preserves Western Armenian language by creating books, audiobooks, and a creative writing curriculum.

Is this your organization?
Claim it free, then get the verified mark.
Claim
Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file. Details →
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list. Details →
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Foundation funders?
1 funder — Mina & Hacob Shirvanian Family Foundation INC
$500 in the latest grant year. Details →
Spent on programs?
96% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing. Details →
Size and trend
<$100K
↓ -51% vs prior year Details →

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2024 (IRS tax year 2024).


Preserves Western Armenian language by creating books, audiobooks, and a creative writing curriculum.

Founded
2021
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Sierra Madre, CA
Filings
5 on file (2021–2024)
You’re viewing the FY2024 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →
Compare with another nonprofit →
Provided by the organization

This section is blank until Arpi Publishing claims this page.

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

Where the money goes · FY2024
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
96%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
14.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+6%
revenue over expenses, this year

Similar organizations you could support

Closest in mission — by what they do
See all organizations like Arpi Publishing →

Run this organization? Claim this page

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$37K
FY2024▲ +5%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$2K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$37K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B96%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CArpi Publishing
EINHdr · item D87-1699202
Principal addressHdr · item CSierra Madre, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item L2021
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A33)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2022

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
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 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$5,800Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ishkhan Jinbashian’s $6K as Trustee is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K 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

NameFY2024FY2023
Ishkhan Jinbashian—$8,000
Ishkhan Jinbashian$5,800—

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.

See Arpi Publishing executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $30K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Preserve the western armenian language; create original picture books, contemporarygraphic novels, young adult books, and classroom resources in western armenian;create audio books of all books published; and devise a curriculum for a westernarmenian creative writing class specializing in children's books and literature, forhigh school…

$30Kprogram expense

Run this program? Claim this org to tell your story

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$33K
Total revenueLn 12$33K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.01
Program services96%$30K
Management & general3%$844
Fundraising1%$300
Total functional expensesLn 25$31K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$37K
Total assetsLn 16$37K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$37K
Months of cash on handcomputed14.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $37K · Operating expenses/yr $31K
14.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $30K · Total expenses $31K
96%
Management & General
Management & general $844 · Total expenses $31K
3%
Fundraising
Fundraising $300 · Total expenses $31K
1.0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $100 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $43K
$0.00 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $33K · Total revenue $33K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $33K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $33K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $33K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $31K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $33K · Prior year $68K
-51%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $37K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $33K · Expenses $31K
+6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $37K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $37K · Total assets $37K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $37K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ishkhan Jinbashian · Reported title TRUSTEE · Highest reported compensation $6K · Total expenses $31K
19%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $6K · Total expenses $31K
19%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 96%——
Overhead ratio 3%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0.9%——
Revenue growth -51%——
Legal fee ratio 2%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.9%——

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500

Compare

Search another nonprofit to view revenue, expenses, assets, key metrics, and leaders side by side

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)$31K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$33K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$68K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$27K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$700 revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

Keep this kind of thing free
Keep public charity data easy to read.

Free to the public, because obviously. Like this? Pay it forward. Don't like this? Help us get better.

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe. One time.

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the peer-cohort and compensation comparisons above.