Totals
- Total revenue
- $89,457
- Total expenses
- $67,680
- Contributions and grants received
- $89,771
- Grants paid
- $600
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Membership dues (line 3)
- $0
- Investment income (line 4)
- $0
- Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
- $0
- Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
- $0
- Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
- -$314
- Other revenue (line 8)
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $30,671
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,412
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $29,259
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $68,887
Program services were 101.8% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.
Mission and programs · 2025
Primary exempt purpose
Lucky Jefferson is a literary nonprofit dedicated to amplifying the voices of modern readers through publishing, education, and community programming. The organization publishes print literary works, compensates 100% of contributors at fair rates, and provides free educational workshops in poetry, media literacy, and visual storytelling. Lucky Jefferson prioritizes writers and artists historically excluded from mainstream publishing including BIPOC, incarcerated, disabled, and multilingual creators.
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Publishing Lucky Jefferson published 4 literary works in 2025 including Cataclysma, Fissure, Estallido, and Making the World Soft. 69 contributors were published and compensated, including 18 incarcerated writers and artists across 3 carceral institutions.
Expenses $38,482 · Grants $600
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Hosted 13 free workshops including 6 virtual poetry workshops reaching 20+ states and 15+ countries, 3 media literacy workshops, and 4 in-person zine workshops serving 77 total participants.
Expenses $8,266
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Photography Fellowship and Exhibition Description: Awarded first Photography Fellowship to Englewood photographer Brittany Norment in partnership with Buddy. Fellowship included mentorship, editorial support, and equipment access. Culminated in the Everyday Monuments exhibition at the Chicago Cultural Center.
Expenses $15,475
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Launched 15 West a resident and volunteer-powered neurodiverse-first community newsroom covering Chicagos West Side and neighboring suburbs. Fiscally sponsored program of Lucky Jefferson supported by Cook County Digital Equity Impact Grant and The Field Foundation.
Expenses $6,664
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part IV
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NaBeela Washington
President, Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $14,500
- Compensation
- $14,500
- Benefit plans
- $0
- Expense account
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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Dashone Jackson
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tiffiny Washington
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990_ez
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 14 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.0
- Source object
- 202601359349201695
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