Totals
- Total revenue
- $605,077
- Total expenses
- $748,809
- Contributions and grants received
- $545,353
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $8,825
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $50,899
- Total assets, end of year
- $762,501
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,995
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $753,506
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $450,305
- Management and general expenses
- $198,564
- Fundraising expenses
- $99,940
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $450,305
Program services were 60.1% 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.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$131
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$177,378
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$367,844
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2a · Program service revenue: AUTHOR TALK HONORARIA
total $6,825 · related or exempt $6,825
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2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES
total $2,000 · related or exempt $2,000
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$80,465
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$29,566
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $50,899 · related or exempt $50,899
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $100,000 · program services $52,329 · management and general $45,848 · fundraising $1,823
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $239,724 · program services $170,369 · management and general $47,355 · fundraising $22,000
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $38,868 · program services $25,478 · management and general $10,664 · fundraising $2,726
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $27,684 · program services $18,148 · management and general $1,941 · fundraising $7,595
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $28,217 · management and general $28,217
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $62,158 · fundraising $62,158
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11g · Fees: other
total $127,937 · program services $80,692 · management and general $47,245
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $5,551 · program services $5,500 · management and general $51
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13 · Office expenses
total $901 · management and general $901
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14 · Information technology
total $14,753 · program services $4,252 · management and general $6,959 · fundraising $3,542
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15 · Royalties
total $22,696 · program services $22,696
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16 · Occupancy
total $17,269 · program services $17,269
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17 · Travel
total $4,313 · program services $3,773 · management and general $485 · fundraising $55
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $2,657 · program services $336 · management and general $2,280 · fundraising $41
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $325 · program services $325
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23 · Insurance
total $3,379 · management and general $3,379
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24a · Other expenses: PUBLISHING EXPENSES
total $22,776 · program services $22,776
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24b · Other expenses: WORKSHOP PROGRAM EXP.
total $13,754 · program services $13,754
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24c · Other expenses: AUTHOR TALKS PROGRAM
total $10,740 · program services $10,740
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24d · Other expenses: GENERAL OPERATING
total $3,286 · program services $47 · management and general $3,239
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24e · All other expenses
total $1,821 · program services $1,821
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $507,490 · end of year $508,638
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $111,865
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $377,922 · end of year $119,292
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $27,601 · end of year $21,311
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $3,760
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $12,883 · end of year $1,395
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $19,464 · end of year $8,995
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $12,954 · end of year $0
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $869,238 · end of year $743,506
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $28,000 · end of year $10,000
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
SHOUT MOUSE PRESS IS A NON-PROFIT WRITING AND PUBLISHING PROGRAM DEDICATED TO AMPLIFYING UNDERHEARD VOICES. THROUGH WRITING WORKSHOPS THAT LEAD TO PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATION, WE EMPOWER THOSE FROM MARGINALIZED BACKGROUNDS TO TELL THEIR OWN STORIES IN THEIR OWN VOICES AND, AS PUBLISHED AUTHORS, TO ACT AS LEADERS AND AGENTS OF CHANGE.
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IN OUR PUBLISHING PROGRAM, WE AIM TO DIVERSIFY THE NEXT GENERATIONS BOOKSHELVES. WE PUBLISH YOUTH-AUTHORED, DIVERSE, AND INCLUSIVE CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT BOOKS. WE ALSO PROVIDE PLATFORMS FOR EMERGING ARTISTS FROM MARGINALIZED BACKGROUNDS BY CONNECTING THEM TO INDUSTRY MENTORS AND HIRING THEM TO ILLUSTRATE THEIR FIRST CHILDREN'S BOOK. WE ACTIVELY PROMOTE AND SELL THESE BOOKS, BOTH IN TRADITIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL MARKETPLACES, BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT PEER VOICES ARE POWERFUL VOICES, AND THEY CAN ENGAGE AUDIENCES IN WAYS THAT ADULT AUTHORS CANNOT. FINALLY, WE ENSURE THAT EARNED INCOME FROM BOOK SALES ARE INVESTED DIRECTLY BACK INTO YOUNG PEOPLE THEMSELVES: PROCEEDS SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR AUTHOR COMMUNITIES, SALARIES FOR AUTHOR INTERNS, AND PROGRAMS THAT HELP YOUNG PEOPLE SPEAK UP, BE HEARD, AND BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AS LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
Expenses $245,732 · Revenue $50,899
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WRITING WORKSHOPS SERVE AS THE FIRST STEP FOR SHOUT MOUSE PRESS AUTHORS. ALL BOOK PROJECTS BEGIN WITH A NON-PROFIT PROGRAM PARTNER, WHO RECRUITS YOUNG WRITERS FROM THEIR COMMUNITY. OUR NON-PROFIT PROGRAM PARTNERS ARE CAREFULLY SELECTED AND SERVE COMMUNITIES WHOSE IDENTITIES ARE UNDERREPRESENTED AS CHARACTERS AND CREATORS WITHIN YOUNG PEOPLE'S LITERATURE. ALL WORKSHOPS AND 1: ON:1 WRITING MENTORSHIPS ARE RUN BY PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS, MANY OF WHOM SHARE IDENTITIES AND LIVED EXPERIENCES WITH OUR AUTHORS. DURING WORKSHOPS, YOUTH ARE COACHED TO WRITE MISSION-DRIVEN BOOKS IN A VARIETY OF GENRES. WE PASS THE PEN TO THOSE WHO CAN BEST REPRESENT THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES WITH AUTHENTICITY, KNOWLEDGE, AND UNDERSTANDING.
Expenses $111,980 · Revenue $2,000
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OUR AUTHOR TALKS PROGRAM IS ONE OF TWO POST-PUBLICATION LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL SHOUT MOUSE AUTHORS. OUR AUTHORS ARE ROUTINELY INVITED TO SERVE AS GUEST SPEAKERS IN SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY, COMMUNITY, AND LITERARY SPACES AS A WAY TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY ISSUES ON WHICH THEY ARE TRULY EXPERTS BUT RARELY CONSULTED. WE PROVIDE TRAINING FOR THESE PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AS WELL AS TRANSPORTATION AND HONORARIA FOR ALL AUTHORS.
Expenses $61,505 · Revenue $6,825
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OUR AUTHOR PATHWAYS PROGRAM IS OUR NEWEST POST-PUBLICATION LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRACK FOR SHOUT MOUSE AUTHORS. PATHWAYS ENCOMPASS A VARIETY OF CAREER AND COLLEGE ACCESS SUPPORTS, INCLUDING AUTHOR INTERNSHIPS, COLLEGE AND SCHOLARSHIP ESSAY SUPPORT, AND DIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR AUTHOR COMMUNITIES.
Expenses $31,088
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Kathy CrutcherKATHY CRUTCHER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $100,000
- From this org
- $100,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Suzanne GreenfieldSUZANNE GREENFIELD
BOARD CHAIRPERSON
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Benjamin PageBENJAMIN PAGE
BOARD TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jennifer EmmettJENNIFER EMMETT
BOARD SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Savannah R OvertonSAVANNAH R OVERTON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Dominique ParrisDOMINIQUE PARRIS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Lana WongLANA WONG
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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
- 11 November 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.1
- Source object
- 202413169349302596
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