Escape Artists Foundation INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 88-1480693)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023	$114K
FY2024	$104K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023	$104K
FY2024	$100K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023	$10K
FY2024	$14K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2022.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

81%

Program services 81% · $81K Management & general 8% · $8K Fundraising 11% · $11K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $8K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Scarlett Ross

Manager/Board Secretary

$3,028Pt VII · Sec A

Alasdair Stuart

Vice-President/Vice Board Chair

$2,240Pt VII · Sec A

Alex Hofelich

Editor/Board Member

$1,525Pt VII · Sec A

Marguerite Kenner

President/Board Chair/Treasurer

$700Pt VII · Sec A

Mur Lafferty

Editor/Board Member

$100Pt VII · Sec A

Scarlett Ross’s $3K as Manager/Board Secretary is at the 2nd 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023
Scarlett Ross	$3,028	$3,722
Alasdair Stuart	$2,240	—
Alex Hofelich	$1,525	$1,500
Marguerite Kenner	$700	$100
Mur Lafferty	$100	$500

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Publishes free speculative fiction audio stories and builds a community for fans and creators.

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3 programs · $16K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Cast of Wonders Received First Major Award Nominations

--Cast of Wonders (CW), EA's young adult speculative fiction podcast, achieved remarkable recognition in 2024, including our first nominations for both the Ignyte Outstanding Fiction Podcast Award and the British Fantasy Award for Best Audio Work.

$14Kprogram expense

02

Podcastle

PALESTINIAN VOICES SPOTLIGHT: In solidarity with the people of Palestine, in November 2024 PodCastle (PC), EA's fantasy fiction podcast, featured four stories by Palestinian authors to elevate these artists and their work while highlighting the injustices Palestinians face.

$2Kprogram expense

03

First Year-End Fundraising Campaign

Throughout November and December 2024, Escape Artists Foundation (EA) ran our first year-end campaign with a matching gift challenge. We surpassed our goal of $7,000, ultimately receiving $7,158 in donations. Since becoming a registered U.S.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

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

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$7K

Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundFY2024$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$12K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$104K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$104K

Other incomeLn 4–11$209

Investment incomeLn 3$88

Money outPt IX

$100K

Ln 25

Programscol B$81K

Managementcol C$8K

Fundraisingcol D$11K

Owns and owesPt X

$14K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11K

Total assetsLn 16$20K

LiabilitiesLn 26$6K

PeoplePt VI, VII

5

listed · VII A

PaidVII A5

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b4

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$104K

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Investment incomeLn 3$88

Other incomeLn 4–11$209

Total revenueLn 12$104K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$6K

SavingsLn 2$5K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11K

Total assetsLn 16$20K

LiabilitiesLn 26$6K

Net assetsLn 32$14K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 615

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$10K	$11K
Total assetsLn 16	$16K	$20K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$6K	$6K
Net assetsLn 32	$10K	$14K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$8K	$7K	$700	$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$37K	$31K	$5K	$750
Accounting feesLn 11c	$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$100			$100
Office expensesLn 13	$3K	$3K	$232
Information technologyLn 14	$3K	$2K	$581	$581
RoyaltiesLn 15	$38K	$38K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$11K	$0	$1K	$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$100K	$81K	$8K	$11K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$104K	$100K	$4K	$14K	990 PDF
FY2023	$114K	$104K	$10K	$10K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $104,196 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $113,513$103,899

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$88

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $357$209

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $113,870$104,196

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $43,702$44,812

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $60,602$55,263

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $104,304$100,075

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $9,566$4,121

Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members4

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $104,196 across 11 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $209 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$0

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$103,899

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,156

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$103,899

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $88 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$88

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $297 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$104,196

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $100,075 across 8 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $6,893 · Management $700 · Fundraising $0$7,593

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $31,204 · Management $5,265 · Fundraising $750$37,219

IX-11c Accounting fees$0

IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $100$100

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,176 · Management $232$3,408

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,742 · Management $581 · Fundraising $581$2,904

IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $37,722$37,722

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $1,172 · Fundraising $9,957$11,129

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $80,737 · Management $7,950 · Fundraising $11,388$100,075

Part X · Balance sheet $19,687 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,657$6,034

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$5,451

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $6,000$8,202

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,657$19,687

X-25 Other liabilities$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,091$6,000

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,566$13,687

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,657$19,687

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,687 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$104,196

XI-2 Total expenses$100,075

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,121

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,566

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$13,687

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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