Totals
- Total revenue
- $664,592
- Total expenses
- $719,184
- Contributions and grants received
- $583,133
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,525
- Investment income
- $148
- Other revenue
- $79,786
- Total assets, end of year
- $705,798
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,902
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $698,896
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $472,939
- Management and general expenses
- $113,898
- Fundraising expenses
- $132,347
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $472,939
Program services were 65.8% 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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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$161,514
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$421,619
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2a · Program service revenue: AUTHOR TALK HONORARIA
total $1,525 · related or exempt $1,525
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3 · Investment income
total $148 · excluded $148
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$96,275
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$16,489
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $79,786
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $220,674 · program services $103,292 · management and general $69,117 · fundraising $48,265
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $183,135 · program services $170,309 · management and general $12,826
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $20,423 · program services $13,839 · management and general $4,144 · fundraising $2,440
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $32,228 · program services $21,435 · management and general $7,013 · fundraising $3,780
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $19,975 · program services $13,535 · management and general $4,053 · fundraising $2,387
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $61,175 · fundraising $61,175
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $64,156 · program services $64,156
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $5,582 · program services $4,979 · fundraising $603
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13 · Office expenses
total $8,350 · program services $7,498 · management and general $607 · fundraising $245
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14 · Information technology
total $16,704 · program services $3,718 · management and general $9,723 · fundraising $3,263
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $17,340 · program services $17,340
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17 · Travel
total $1,420 · program services $1,260 · management and general $103 · fundraising $57
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $3,929 · program services $318 · management and general $3,611
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20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $480 · program services $480
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
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23 · Insurance
total $3,611 · program services $2,447 · management and general $732 · fundraising $432
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24a · Other expenses: YOUTH STIPENDS, HONORARIA, SCHOLARSHIP CONTRIBUTIONS
total $43,585 · program services $43,585
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24b · Other expenses: EVENT COST
total $9,700 · fundraising $9,700
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24c · Other expenses: PUBLISHING EXPENSES
total $2,783 · program services $2,783
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24d · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES
total $1,899 · program services $1,899
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24e · All other expenses
total $2,035 · program services $66 · management and general $1,969
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $508,638 · end of year $98,148
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $400,148
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $111,865 · end of year $183,767
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $119,292
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $21,311 · end of year $22,340
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,395 · end of year $1,395
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $8,995 · end of year $6,902
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $743,506 · end of year $654,060
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $10,000 · end of year $44,836
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
CONTINUED ON SCH O
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IN OUR PUBLISHING PROGRAM, WE AIM TO DIVERSIFY THE NEXT GENERATIONS BOOKSHELVES. WE PUBLISH YOUTH-AUTHORED, DIVERSE, AND INCLUSIVE CHILDRENS 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 CHILDRENS BOOK. WE ACTIVELY PROMOTE AND SELL THESE BOOKS IN BOTH 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 IS 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 $296,886 · Revenue $79,786
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WRITING WORKSHOPS SERVE AS THE FIRST STEP FOR SHOUT MOUSE PRESS AUTHORS. ALL BOOK PROJECTS COMMENCING BEGIN WITH A NON-PROFIT PROGRAM PARTNER, WHO RECRUITS YOUNG WRITERS FROM THEIR COMMUNITY. OUR NON-PROFIT PROGRAM PARTNERS ARE CAREFULLY CHOSEN AND SERVE COMMUNITIES WHOSE IDENTITIES ARE UNDERREPRESENTED AS CHARACTERS AND CREATORS WITHIN YOUNG PEOPLES LITERATURE. ALL WORKSHOPS AND ONE-ON-ONE WRITING MENTORSHIPS ARE RUN BY PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS, MANY OF WHOM SHARE IDENTITIES AND LIVED EXPERIENCES WITHOUR 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 $91,500
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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 ARE RARELY CONSULTED. WE PROVIDE TRAINING FOR THESE PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, AS WELL AS TRANSPORTATION AND HONORARIA FOR ALL AUTHORS.
Expenses $45,727
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Chioke BarkariCHIOKE BARKARI
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $116,557
- From this org
- $110,407
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,150
- Hours/week
- 40
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Kathy CrutcherKATHY CRUTCHER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $104,117
- From this org
- $91,667
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,450
- Hours/week
- 40
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Jennifer EmmettJENNIFER EMMETT
CO-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Denisse AriasDENISSE ARIAS
CO-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Lana WongLANA WONG
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
David FarrellDAVID FARRELL
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Tony KeithTONY KEITH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Tiffani AlexanderTIFFANI ALEXANDER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Ashleigh HazleyASHLEIGH HAZLEY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Iris JacobIRIS JACOB
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
- 2024
- Filed
- 31 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202543049349301364
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