2024-11-11T18:02:23-05:00 2023-12-31 454570537 MARJTAX INCORPORATED 3542 FRUITVALE- AVE PMB 227 OAKLAND CA 94602 990 2023-01-01 843889127 THE WRITERS GROTTO WRIT 4157411119 1663 MISSION STREET SUITE 602 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103 FRED VOGELSTEIN TREASURER 4157411119 2024-11-11 true false MARJORIE WILLIAMS-JONES P00564614 5104826204 2024-11-11 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X CHRISTOPHER COOK 1663 MISSION STREET SUITE 602 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103 196410 false X HTTPS://WWW.SFGROTTO.ORG/ X 2019 CA THE WRITERS GROTTO PROVIDES WORKSPACE AND COMMUNITY TO A DIVERSE GROUP OF ARTISTS, AND A ROBUST CLASSES PROGRAM FOR THE PUBLIC. WE WORK TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS IN PUBLISHING, AND AMPLIFY MARGINALIZED VOICES. 3 3 0 0 67818 16822 179640 179588 0 0 247458 196410 0 0 44064 0 0 14483 340291 245348 384355 245348 -136897 -48938 61425 43771 6494 37778 54931 5993 THE WRITERS GROTTO IS A COMMUNITY OF WRITERS AND NARRATIVE ARTISTS WHO CONNECT IN PHYSICAL AND VIRTUAL SPACE, POOLING OUR TALENTS TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER, MENTOR AND TEACH OTHERS, AND ENGAGE THE WIDER WORLD. false false 158522 THE WRITERS GROTTO RUNS A ROBUST PROGRAM OF CLASSES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, TAUGHT BY WRITERS ACCOMPLISHED IN THE GENRES THEY TEACH, AND PROUD TO MENTOR OTHERS IN THE WRITING LIFE. STUDENTS COME TO GROTTO CLASSES WHEN THEY ARE READY TO TAKE THEIR CRAFT AND WRITING CAREER TO THE NEXT LEVEL. OUR GROWING COMMUNITY OF MORE THAN 30 TEACHERS PUT ON MORE THAN 120 CLASSES A YEAR, AND INCLUDE MEMOIRISTS, NOVELISTS, SCREENWRITERS, JOURNALISTS, POETS, AND NARRATIVE ARTISTS IN A RANGE OF OTHER GENRES, MANY OF THEM AWARD-WINNING AUTHORS WITH DEEP EXPERIENCE TO SHARE. 21193 ROOTED & WRITTEN IS THE WRITERS GROTTO'S TUITION-FREE WRITING CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO WRITERS OF COLOR. THE PROGRAM HELPS EMERGING WRITERS OF COLOR HONE THEIR CRAFT WITH GUIDANCE FROM ESTABLISHED WRITERS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. IT ALSO FACILITATES CONNECTIONS IN THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY. ROOTED & WRITTEN EMPOWERS MARGINALIZED WRITERS TO CREATE AND SHARE WORK FOR BROADER AUDIENCES OR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE PROGRAM COLLABORATES WITH ARTISTS FROM THE BAY AREA TO CREATE ART THAT REPRESENTS HISTORICALLY UNDER- REPRESENTED OR EXCLUDED COMMUNITIES. ROOTED & WRITTEN BENEFITS PUBLISHED AND UNPUBLISHED WRITERS, CONCLUDING WITH A PUBLIC EVENT WHERE PARTICIPANTS SHARE THEIR WORK. ROOTED AND WRITTEN ATTRACTS DOZENS OF EMERGING WRITERS. THE 2023 CONFERENCE HOSTED 47 WRITERS AND REACHED AN EVEN WIDER AUDIENCE. THROUGH OUR MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM, THE WRITERS GROTTO PROVIDES PHYSICAL AND VIRTUAL WORKSPACES AND OTHER AMENITIES TO THE COMMUNITY OF NARRATIVE ARTISTS WHO ARE OUR MEMBERS, ALLOWING THEM TO WORK IN A QUIET, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT SURROUNDED BY THEIR PEERS. IN 2022, OUR MEMBERS PUBLISHED MORE THAN 20 BOOKS, INCLUDING VOLUMES OF POETRY, SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS, NOVELS, BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, AND A VARIETY OF NONFICTION. THEY ALSO PUBLISHED COUNTLESS SHORTER WORKS, INCLUDING ARTICLES, SHORT STORIES, PERSONAL ESSAYS, POEMS, AND MORE, IN VENUES RANGING FROM THE MOST NOTABLE INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS TO SMALL INDEPENDENT PRESSES. 179715 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 19 0 true 0 false false false false false false false false X 3 3 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true false false false true false false CA X FRED VOGELSTEIN 4157411119 1663 MISSION STREET SUITE 602 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103 X CHRISTOPHER COOK BOARD CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 FRED VOGELSTEIN TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 TERRY TIERNEY DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 10000 6822 16822 EDUCATION PROGRAMS 68346 68346 MEMBERSHIP -USAGE FEES 56338 56338 MEMBERSHIP DUES - STANDARD 54897 54897 REFUNDS + REIMBURSEMENTS 7 7 179588 196410 179588 X 5838 5838 8000 8000 65693 48334 16650 709 10389 8819 942 628 128845 96634 19327 12884 2117 2117 652 652 2621 1966 393 262 ROOTED AND WRITTEN 21193 21193 245348 179715 51150 14483 30316 13364 425 375 9782 1359 9075 8423 21609 21609 61425 43771 1827 1862 4667 35916 6494 37778 X 54931 5993 54931 5993 61425 43771 -48938 X false false false X 7365 99323 124914 67818 16822 316242 219180 201317 179640 179588 779725 7365 318503 326231 247458 196410 1095967 14900 7448 22448 44796 14900 7448 22448 44796 1051171 7365 318503 326231 247458 196410 1095967 0.95910 0.95020 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 9782 1359 8423 8423 RENTAL DEPOSITS 21609 21609 FRED VOGELSTEIN BOARD TREASURER OPERATIONS FUNDING X 35916 35916 false true true 35916 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE AGENCY IS ORGANIZED WITH MEMBERS. THE BYLAWS PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING GUIDENCE: CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS 2.01. THE CORPORATION WILL HAVE ONE CLASS OF MEMBERS ONLY, AND EACH MEMBER HAS EQUAL VOTING AND OTHER RIGHTS. NO PERSON MAY HOLD MORE THAN ONE MEMBERSHIP IN THE CORPORATION. ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP 2.02. ANY PERSON, AS DEFINED CORPORATIONS CODE SECTION 5065, IS ELIGIBLE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION, EXCEPT THAT, IN THE CASE OF A NATURAL PERSON, THE PERSON WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP UNLESS OVER THE AGE OF 18. QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS 2.03. ANY PERSON, ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP UNDER SECTION 2.02 OF THESE BYLAWS, IS QUALIFIED FOR MEMBERSHIP ONLY AFTER THAT PERSON HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE. ADMISSION TO MEMBERSHIP 2.04. ANY PERSON, ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP UNDER SECTION 2.02 OF THESE BYLAWS AND QUALIFIED FOR MEMBERSHIP UNDER SECTION 2.03 OF THESE BYLAWS, WILL BE ADMITTED TO MEMBERSHIP ONLY ON THE APPROVAL OF THE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE OF AN APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THAT PERSON IN THE FORM AND MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND PAYMENT OF THE FIRST ANNUAL DUES AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 2.06 OF THESE BYLAWS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A ACCORDING THE THE AGENCY BYLAWS, SECTION 6.1 THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS CAN ONLY BE TAKEN WITH APPROVAL OF A MAJORITY OF MEMBERS: TO ELECT ELECTED DIRECTORS; TO REMOVE DIRECTORS WITHOUT CAUSE; TO FILL VACANCIES CAUSED BY A REMOVAL OF A DIRECTOR; AFTER THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED, THE BOARD MEMBERS ON THEIR OWN DETERMINE WHO WILL ACT AS OFFICERS OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B ACCORDING THE THE AGENCY BYLAWS, SECTION 6.1 THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS ARE TO BE DECIDED BY THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP TO APPROVE ANY AMENDMENT OF THE ARTICLES; TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT OF ANY PROVISIONS OF THE BYLAWS THAT MATERIALLY AND ADVERSELY AFFECT THEIR RIGHTS ON VOTING OR TRANSFER; TO APPROVE ANY AMENDMENT OF THE BYLAWS THAT WOULD CHANGE THE AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF DIRECTORS OR CHANGE IT FROM A FIXED NUMBER TO A VARIABLE NUMBER (WITH A MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM) OR VICE VERSA; TO APPROVE ANY AMENDMENT OF THE BYLAWS THAT WOULD EXTEND ONE OR MORE DIRECTOR'S TERM OF OFFICE; TO APPROVE ANY AMENDMENT OF THE BYLAWS THAT WOULD ADOPT, AMEND, OR REPEAL PROVISIONS FOR DESIGNATING DIRECTORS; TO APPROVE ANY AMENDMENT OF THE BYLAWS THAT WOULD CHANGE THE QUORUM FOR MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS; TO APPROVE ANY AMENDMENT OF THE BYLAWS AFFECTING PROXY RIGHTS OF MEMBERS; TO APPROVE ANY AMENDMENT OF THE BYLAWS TERMINATING MEMBERSHIP RIGHTS; TO APPROVE THE SALE, EXCHANGE, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE CORPORATION'S ASSETS (NOT IN THE USUAL AND REGULAR COURSE OF THE CORPORATION'S ACTIVITIES); TO APPROVE A MERGER; TO AMEND A MERGER AGREEMENT; ' TO INITIATE CAPITAL CAMPAIGNS FOR OVER 5,000; TO INCREASE THE CORPORATION'S DEBT; TO UNDERTAKE NEW EXPENDITURES OVER 2% OF REVENUES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY SELECTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THEN DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DECIDE THE SALARY AND BENEFITS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE AGENCY. THE BOARD, WHICH INCLUDES INDEPENDENT MEMBERS, HAVE ASSESSED FAIR AND EQUITABLE COMPENSATION BASED ON COMPENSATION OF MANAGERS OF AGENCIES OF SIMILAR SIZE, FIELD AND LOCATION TO THE AGENCY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE AGENCY. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G TEACHING SERVICES 43,018 0 0 CLASSES MANAGER 0 15,582 0 TRANSACTION FEES 5,316 1,063 709 MELIO FEES 0 5 0 TOTAL 48,334 16,650 709