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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by 916 INK.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,616,463
Total expenses
$1,629,005
Contributions and grants received
$1,054,650
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$547,494
Investment income
$2,486
Other revenue
$11,833
Total assets, end of year
$440,064
Total liabilities, end of year
$136,659
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$303,405
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,275,747
Management and general expenses
$325,590
Fundraising expenses
$27,668
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,275,747

Program services were 78.3% 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)

    $734,497

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $320,153

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $547,494 · related or exempt $547,494

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,486 · excluded $2,486

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $25,329

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $16,439

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $8,890 · excluded $8,890

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $2,943

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $2,943 · related or exempt $2,943

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $124,397 · program services $62,198 · management and general $49,759 · fundraising $12,440

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $931,458 · program services $901,855 · management and general $29,302 · fundraising $301

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $48,490 · program services $47,311 · management and general $1,069 · fundraising $110

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $77,672 · program services $61,035 · management and general $15,325 · fundraising $1,312

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $43,732 · program services $312 · management and general $43,420

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $120,506 · program services $84,713 · management and general $33,318 · fundraising $2,475

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,136 · program services $1,765 · management and general $2,038 · fundraising $333

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $4,512 · management and general $4,421 · fundraising $91

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $13,246 · program services $680 · management and general $12,566

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $32,987 · management and general $32,987

  • 17 · Travel

    total $12,387 · program services $12,221 · management and general $166

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $10,133 · management and general $10,133

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,505 · program services $2,192 · management and general $7,313

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $37,362 · program services $12,423 · management and general $24,763 · fundraising $176

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS

    total $33,619 · program services $32,843 · management and general $776

  • 24c · Other expenses: BOOK PRINTING

    total $31,525 · program services $31,525

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES, FEES & SUBSCRIPTI

    total $24,018 · program services $5,185 · management and general $18,015 · fundraising $818

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $69,320 · program services $19,489 · management and general $40,219 · fundraising $9,612

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $132,119 · end of year $78,822

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $167,691 · end of year $69,275

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $208,390 · end of year $231,591

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $11,214 · end of year $5,905

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

    $51,581

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

    $22,246

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $39,469 · end of year $29,335

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $22,236 · end of year $25,136

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $106,837 · end of year $121,924

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $8,460 · end of year $9,735

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $144,488 · end of year $5,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $300,608 · end of year $288,405

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $20,726 · end of year $15,000

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

916 INK IS SACRAMENTO'S ARTS-BASED CREATIVE WRITING AND LITERACY NONPROFIT THAT PROVIDES WORKSHOPS AND TUTORING TO TRANSFORM SACRAMENTO YOUTH INTO STRONG READERS, CONFIDENT COMMUNICATORS, AND PUBLISHED AUTHORS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

EMPOWER CHILDREN AND YOUTH THROUGH CREATIVE WRITING.

  • 916 INK SERVED 1207 YOUTH THROUGH 54 CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP SERIES' HELD AT COMMUNITY PARTNER, SCHOOL SITES AND AT THE OUR CREATIVE WRITING CENTER, THE IMAGINARIUM. 916 INK PROGRAMS ARE PROVEN TO POSITIVELY IMPACT SELF-ESTEEM, WRITING CONFIDENCE, PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT, AND OVERALL ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT. OUR PRE/POST EVALUATION RESULTS SHOW THAT AFTER SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A WORKSHOP: 84 PERCENT OF STUDENTS IMPROVED ATTITUDES TOWARD ACADEMICS. ADDITIONALLY, 86 PERCENT IMPROVE IN TERMS OF SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. 916 INK PUBLISHED 32 ANTHOLOGIES OF STUDENT POETRY, PROSE AND STORIES. PUBLISHED YOUTH EXPERIENCE EMOTIONAL HEALTH GAINS AS THEY FIND THEIR VOICE, EXPRESS AND PROCESS DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES, AND ARE CELEBRATED FOR SHARING THEIR STORIES THROUGH THE PUBLICATION OF THEIR BOOK. ULTIMATELY, YOUTH BECOME RESILIENT-THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE, HOW THEY GOT HERE, AND CAN WRITE THEIR TICKET INTO A MORE POSITIVE FUTURE.

    Expenses $1,275,747

  • 916 INK SERVED 103 STUDENTS WITH ONE-ON-ONE LITERACY INSTRUCTION AT 4 SCHOOLS IN SOUTH SACRAMENTO. READ ON! IS AN EFFECTIVE LITERACY TUTORING PROGRAM WHICH SEEKS TO REDUCE THE LITERACY GAP FOR STUDENTS IDENTIFIED AS BEING BEHIND IN GRADE LEVEL READING. 100% OF STUDENTS SHOWED SOME GROWTH IN FOUNDATIONAL READING SKILLS. 62 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED MORE THAN 3,600 HOURS OF INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION. READ ON! IS A COLLABORATIVE LITERACY SOLUTION THAT WILL SUPPORT POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

  • 916 INK RECRUITED 23 AMERICORPS MEMBERS TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES. MEMBERS SUPPORTED STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE SACRAMENTO REGION IN THEIR EDUCTIONAL JOURNEY. AMERICORPS MEMBERS RECEIVED MORE THAN 3,000 HOURS OF TRAINING AND COACHING IN SUPPORT OF THEIR OWN PROFESSIONAL GOALS. AMERICORPS MEMBERS LEARN VALUABLE LIFE SKILLS THROUGH REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE. AMERICORPS MEMBERS WHO COMPLETE THEIR TERM OF SERVICE RECEIVE A SUBSTANTIAL EDUCATION AWARD WHICH CAN BE USED IN FUTURE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT.

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Shelley Blanton-Stroud

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Janay Brown Wood

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Joanna Potenza

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Tigh Rickman

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Dj Waldow

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Beatrice Tetteh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Chad Carrington

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Patrick Harbison

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jennifer Baker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michaela Edwards

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michael Subialka

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michelle Warshaw

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Josue Garcia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Concepcion Tadeo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ian Hadley

    EXECUTIVE DIR.

    Total calculated
    $124,397
    From this org
    $118,242
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,155
    Hours/week
    40

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
6 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511269349302876

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