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← WRITE ON DOOR COUNTY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by WRITE ON DOOR COUNTY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$555,756
Total expenses
$537,358
Contributions and grants received
$444,339
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$62,091
Investment income
$21,674
Other revenue
$27,652
Total assets, end of year
$3,081,912
Total liabilities, end of year
$33,090
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,048,822
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$295,348
Management and general expenses
$148,978
Fundraising expenses
$93,032
Program service expenses (Part III)
$295,348

Program services were 55.0% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $14,768

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $5,500

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $424,071

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $13,438

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE

    total $62,091 · related or exempt $62,091

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $12,033 · related or exempt $12,033

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $9,641

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $9,641

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $9,641 · related or exempt $9,641

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $41,178

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $12,194

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $28,984

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $12,555

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $13,887

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$1,332 · related or exempt -$1,332

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $75,647 · program services $34,041 · management and general $27,233 · fundraising $14,373

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $116,349 · program services $52,357 · management and general $41,886 · fundraising $22,106

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $10,203 · program services $6,224 · management and general $2,755 · fundraising $1,224

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $16,235 · program services $7,305 · management and general $5,845 · fundraising $3,085

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $19,134 · program services $3,635 · management and general $11,098 · fundraising $4,401

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $2,268 · management and general $2,268

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $21,780 · program services $10,684 · management and general $5,249 · fundraising $5,847

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $38,282 · program services $31,008 · management and general $3,063 · fundraising $4,211

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $14,314 · program services $8,544 · management and general $2,870 · fundraising $2,900

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,060 · program services $1,895 · management and general $948 · fundraising $1,217

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $35,872 · program services $23,280 · management and general $12,064 · fundraising $528

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,129 · program services $4,043 · fundraising $1,086

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $32,950 · program services $31,918 · management and general $1,032

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $62,531 · program services $21,261 · management and general $20,635 · fundraising $20,635

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,966 · program services $7,779 · management and general $3,890 · fundraising $1,297

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $34,209 · program services $34,209

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $13,725 · program services $9,196 · management and general $3,431 · fundraising $1,098

  • 24c · Other expenses: REAL ESTATE TAXES

    total $6,995 · program services $3,497 · management and general $3,498

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES

    total $6,713 · program services $3,625 · management and general $269 · fundraising $2,819

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $7,996 · program services $847 · management and general $944 · fundraising $6,205

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $231,212 · end of year $234,863

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $26,948 · end of year $27,613

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $25,000

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $9,782 · end of year $16,531

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $7,633 · end of year $11,110

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

    $2,716,153

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

    $312,092

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,462,509 · end of year $2,404,061

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $266,934 · end of year $387,734

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $23,432 · end of year $23,466

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $8,202 · end of year $9,624

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,901,836 · end of year $2,904,855

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $96,548 · end of year $143,967

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF WRITE ON, DOOR COUNTY IS TO INSPIRE WRITERS AND READERS OF ALL AGES, AT ALL STAGES. WE DO THIS THROUGH EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS AT OUR WRITING CENTER AND WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, THROUGH OUR RESIDENCE PROGRAM AND BY OFFERING SUPPORT TO OUR WRITERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MISSION OF WRITE ON, DOOR COUNTY IS TO INSPIRE WRITERS AND READERS OF ALL AGES, AT ALL STAGES. WE DO THIS THROUGH EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS AT OUR WRITING CENTER AND WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, THROUGH OURRESIDENCE PROGRAM AND BY OFFERING SUPPORT TO OUR WRITERS.

  • WRITE ON DOOR COUNTY OFFERS AUTHOR READINGS, BOOK DISCUSSIONS, AND WRITING CLASSES TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO SHARE THEIR STORIES. WRITE ON DOOR COUNTY AVERAGES 7 CLASSES EACH MONTH AT ITS WRITING CENTER AND WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THE CRAFT OF WRITING MONTHLY SERIES IS A THREEWEEK ONLINE PROGRAM THAT OCCURS THE FIRST THROUGH THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH. EACH MONTH FOCUSES ON A DIFFERENT GENRE OR FORM OF WRITING. THE FIRST WEEK FEATURES TWO NOTED WRITERS OF THAT MONTH'S GENRE IN CONVERSATION. EACH WRITER THEN LEADS A 90MINUTE WORKSHOP ON THE SUBSEQUENT TWO THURSDAYS. THE WASHINGTON ISLAND LITERARY FESTIVAL IS A MOVEABLE FEST OF WRITING, READING, DISCUSSION, AND THOUGHT ABOUT THE WRITTEN WORD. WRITERS' WORKSHOPS, AUTHOR PANELS AND PRESENTATIONS, READINGS AND PARTIES ARE SCHEDULED AT VARIOUS QUAINT, HISTORIC AND BEAUTIFUL VENUES AROUND THE ISLAND. PARTICIPANTS HAVE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE TIME WITH PROMINENT AUTHORS AND DEDICATED READERS IN THE INTIMATE, FRIENDLY SETTING OF WASHINGTON ISLAND, A HALFHOUR BY FERRY FROM THE DOOR COUNTY MAINLAND IN SEPTEMBER'S COLOR AND WARMTH.

    Expenses $295,348 · Revenue $58,359

  • WRITE ON DOOR COUNTY'S WRITERS RESIDENCY PROGRAM PROVIDES SPACE AND SOLITUDE FOR WRITERS TO FOCUS MUCHNEEDED TIME ON THEIR CRAFT. IN 2022, THEY HELD THREE MAJOR CONFERENCES, WITH OVER 180 PARTICIPANTS TOTAL.

    Revenue $4,520

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Albert Degenova

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $75,646
    From this org
    $75,646
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jeff Amstutz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.56
  • Jim Braza

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.58
  • Val Clarizio

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Vinni Hancock

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.31
  • Ann Heyse

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.62
  • Margaret Lebrun

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    9.04
  • Morgan Mann

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.54
  • Benjamin Martin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.4
  • Tori Martinez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.29
  • Shaun Melarvie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.19
  • Alessandra Rolffs Simmons

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.12

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
2025
Filed
14 July 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202642579349301569

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