Wordtheatre

Tax-deductible

Pls Vrds Est, CA501(c)(3)UnclassifiedEIN 95-4379725

Special charity events providing literacy education for children and adults

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: 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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $127K a year · 32% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
26 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 25.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $27K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 11 voting members
Concern: none of 11 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$287K
-45% vs prior year
Spent
$229K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$490K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$287K
FY2024▼ -45%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$379K
FY2023$520K
FY2024$287K
Expenses
$229K
FY2024▼ -42%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$183K
FY2023$394K
FY2024$229K
Net assets
$490K
FY2024▲ +14%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$318K
FY2023$432K
FY2024$490K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1995.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $183K Management & general 20% · $46K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Programs and updates

Provides literacy education for children and adults through special charity events.

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1 program service account for $183K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Special PROGRAMS/WRITERS workshops

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$27K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$287K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$217K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$229K
Ln 25
Programscol B$183K
Managementcol C$46K
Owns and owesPt X
$490K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$494K
Total assetsLn 16$494K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$217K
Government grantsLn 1e$26K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Total revenueLn 12$287K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$494K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$494K
Total assetsLn 16$494K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$490K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$440K$494K
Total assetsLn 16$440K$494K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$432K$490K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$40K$30K$10K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$2K$737
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$13K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$14K$10K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$13K$13K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$81K$81K
All other expensesLn 24e$20K$15K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$229K$183K$46K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $287K$229K$59K$490K 990 PDF
FY2023 $520K$394K$126K$432K 990 PDF
FY2022 $379K$183K$196K$318K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $287,393 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$45,785
VIII-1e Government grants$26,163
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$144,858
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$216,806
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $64,821$64,821
VIII-3 Investment income$5,766
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $64,821$287,393
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $228,866 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $29,711 · Management $9,904$39,615
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,212 · Management $737$2,949
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,000$5,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,950$4,950
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,203$8,203
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,946$10,946
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,970 · Management $4,323$17,294
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,376 · Management $3,459$13,835
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $10,200$10,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,865$12,865
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,889$1,889
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $80,687$80,687
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $15,325 · Management $5,108$20,433
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $183,295 · Management $45,570 · Fundraising $0$228,866
Part X · Balance sheet $494,402 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $439,702$494,402
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $439,702$494,402
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,143$4,348
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,143$4,348
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $431,559$490,054
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $439,702$494,402
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $490,054 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$287,393
XI-2 Total expenses$228,866
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$58,527
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$431,559
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$32
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$490,054

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

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