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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by JUST BUFFALO LITERARY CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,042,412
Total expenses
$1,158,520
Contributions and grants received
$767,253
Grants paid
$95,000
Program service revenue
$252,922
Investment income
$6,089
Other revenue
$16,148
Total assets, end of year
$1,297,825
Total liabilities, end of year
$449,615
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$848,210
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$940,602
Management and general expenses
$138,272
Fundraising expenses
$79,646
Program service expenses (Part III)
$940,602

Program services were 81.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $372,699

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $394,554

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

    total $134,581 · related or exempt $134,581

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONTRACT SERVICES

    total $64,465 · related or exempt $64,465

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SPONSORSHIPS

    total $45,861 · related or exempt $45,861

  • 2d · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIPS

    total $5,620 · related or exempt $5,620

  • 2e · Program service revenue: WORKSHOPS AND CAMPS

    total $2,395 · related or exempt $2,395

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,089 · excluded $6,089

  • 11a · Other revenue: REALIZED CAPITAL GAINS

    total $14,920 · related or exempt $14,920

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $1,228 · related or exempt $1,228

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $16,148

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $95,000 · program services $95,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $165,529 · program services $129,069 · management and general $23,097 · fundraising $13,363

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $231,002 · program services $180,123 · management and general $32,231 · fundraising $18,648

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $28,156 · program services $13,229 · management and general $14,927

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $30,264 · program services $12,405 · management and general $16,045 · fundraising $1,814

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $1,113 · program services $1,113

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $62,519 · program services $13,459 · management and general $13,060 · fundraising $36,000

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $13,817 · program services $13,817

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $4,711 · program services $2,732 · management and general $1,979

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,811 · program services $2,528 · management and general $1,283

  • 17 · Travel

    total $23,676 · program services $22,483 · management and general $1,193

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $23,736 · program services $22,709 · management and general $1,000 · fundraising $27

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,280 · program services $3,638 · management and general $642

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $16,504 · management and general $16,504

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,644 · management and general $1,644

  • 24a · Other expenses: WRITERS' FEES

    total $181,885 · program services $181,825 · fundraising $60

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM FEES

    total $98,548 · program services $98,548

  • 24c · Other expenses: WEB, VIDEO, & TECHNICAL F

    total $73,317 · program services $60,067 · management and general $7,631 · fundraising $5,619

  • 24d · Other expenses: SPACE RENTAL

    total $33,331 · program services $33,331

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $65,677 · program services $54,526 · management and general $7,036 · fundraising $4,115

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $284,434 · end of year $245,996

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $326,915 · end of year $252,332

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $111,829 · end of year $134,997

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $6,590 · end of year $35,855

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $64,265 · end of year $63,790

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $207,947

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $124,360

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $98,911 · end of year $83,587

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $334,421 · end of year $364,701

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,500 · end of year $116,567

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $77,275 · end of year $28,131

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $194,534 · end of year $301,320

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $120,164

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $843,289 · end of year $724,773

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $113,767 · end of year $123,437

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

CREATING AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE LITERARY ARTS.

  • JUST BUFFALO LITERARY CENTER'S PROGRAMMING PROVIDES MULTIPLE POINTS OF ENTRY FOR ENGAGING WITH THE LITERARY ARTS. THIS PROGRAM PRESENTS WRITERS FROM ACROSS THE REGION, THE COUNTRY, AND THE WORLD THROUGH READINGS, LECTURES, AND WRITING WORKSHOPS, WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF LOCAL WRITERS TO BRING THEIR WORK TO A LIVE AUDIENCE THROUGH FEATURED READING EVENTS. PROGRAMS INCLUDE BABEL, WRITING CENTER, SILO CITY READING SERIES, LIT CITY PUBLIC ART, ADULT WORKSHOPS, THE CIVIL WRITES PROJECT, AN ACCESSIBLE AND INFORMATION RICH WEBSITE, AND LITERARY BUFFALO WHICH SERVES AS A MARKETING AND OUTREACH PLATFORM AND CENTRAL HUB FOR LITERARY ACTIVITY IN THE REGION.

    Expenses $633,611 · Grants $95,000 · Revenue $250,527

  • THE JUST BUFFALO WRITING CENTER PROVIDES FREE YEAR-ROUND AFTER SCHOOL WRITING WORKSHOPS, MENTORING, MEET-THE-AUTHOR, PERFORMANCE, PUBLICATION, AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS 12-18 YEARS OLD. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, JUST BUFFALO ENGAGES STUDENTS IN DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR WRITING AND CREATIVITY, AND IS FOSTERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LITERARY VOICES. THE WRITING CENTER HAS BECOME THE NUCLEUS OF ALL OF JUST BUFFALO'S EDUCATION PROGRAMMING WHICH OVER THE PAST 45 PLUS YEARS HAS SUCCESSFULLY CONNECTED TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND PARENTS TO SUPPORT CREATIVE GROWTH, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT IN THE LITERARY ARTS FOR LEARNERS OF ALL AGES.

    Expenses $306,991 · Revenue $2,395

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • James Bachwitz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Melissa Baumgart

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Mary Farallo MBA Chhr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Kanika Durland

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Collin Gehl

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Geri Grossman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Elizabeth Pascal JD

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Paul Battaglia JD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Pauline Muto JD

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Thomas Hewner JD

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Sandra Block MD

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Steve Peraza

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, 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. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
31 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202421009349300812

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