Nonprofit · EIN 27-3180354
SEQUENTIAL ARTISTS WORKSHOP
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · GAINESVILLE, FL 32604
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $446,511 | $409,362 | $37,149 | $243,654 | $0 | $243,654 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $399,853 | $390,389 | $9,464 | $198,639 | $0 | $198,639 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $394,505 | $353,301 | $41,204 | $173,531 | $0 | $173,531 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $33,722
- of which government grants
- $7,239
- Program service revenue
- $408,578
- Investment income
- $3,153
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $1,058
- Other revenue
- $1,058
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $940
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $61,435
- Other salaries and wages
- $132,824
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $216,286
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $5,797
- Occupancy
- $22,195
- Travel
- $3,636
- Program services (functional)
- $365,277
- Management and general (functional)
- $37,842
- Fundraising (functional)
- $6,243
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $198,639
- Total assets, end of year
- $243,654
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $243,654
- Publicly traded securities
- $128,442
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $243,654
- Gross receipts
- $450,663
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- FL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Hart | Executive Director Key employee | 40 | $61,436 | $61,436 |
| Rob Clough | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Morton | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Margaret Galvan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Nancy Hunt | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Barry Sawicki | Secretary Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marc Sobel | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Hart | Executive Director Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $56,454 |
| Rob Clough | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $8,156 |
| Lisa Morton | Director Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| Margaret Galvan | Director Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| Geoffrey Mason | President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.1 | $0 |
| Nancy Hunt | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.1 | $0 |
| Atrian Wagner | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.1 | $0 |
| Marc Sobel | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Clough | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Lisa Morton | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Margaret Galvan | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Geoffrey Mason | Vice President Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| Nancy Hunt | Vice President Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| Atrian Wagner | Secretary Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| Marc Sobel | Treasurer Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 13077, GAINESVILLE, FL 32604-1077
- In care of
- % GEOFFREY MASON
- Mailing address (990-N for 2014)
- PO Box 13077, Gainesville FL 32604
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Thomas Hart, 106 Pleasant Street, Providence, RI 02906
- Principal officer (990-N for 2014)
- Tom Hart, 435 S Main St, Gainesville FL 32601
- Signed the 990
- Tom Hart, Executive Director
- Phone
- (352) 234-6729
Mission
The Sequential Artists Workshop (SAW)'s mission is to nurture and educate tomorrow's generation of visual storytellers, to support creative investigation, exploration and excellence in cartooning and comic art, and to promote sequential and comic art literacy in today's culture. Through its school(s), SAW's goal is to provide quality education to students dedicated to challenging themselves and learning interdisciplinary visual storytelling. Where its school(s) are located, SAW aims to educate and promote comics literacy in our local community(s). In addition, we aim to provide work spaces, teaching residencies and distribution/publishing resources for practicing sequential artists. Finally, through its national outreach program dedicated to publishing and promoting curious, intelligent, and visionary works we aim to integrate sequential art and artists into the broader cultural landscape.
Program accomplishments
- Provided online assistance, courses, curriculum exploration in comics, graphic novels, visual storytelling and drawing.Expenses $336,789 · revenue $397,581
- Provide in-person instruction in comics, graphic novels, visual storytelling, writing and drawing, and drawing and art facilities including art space, tools and supplies and printing facilities.Expenses $25,009 · grants $4,739 · revenue $12,069
- Provide services and consulting to public agenciesExpenses $1,653 · grants $2,000 · revenue $4,138
- Recorded and archived historical documents (audio, video) relating to sequential art and our missionExpenses $1,826
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-3180354
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2013
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A25)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $243,654
- Income (IRS master file)
- $450,663
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- May 15, 2013
- Posted by the IRS
- October 21, 2013
- Reinstated
- Effective May 15, 2013
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $446,511 | $409,362 | $243,654 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $399,853 | $390,389 | $198,639 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $394,505 | $333,775 | $193,057 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $282,361 | $255,182 | $73,179 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2014 Officer: Tom Hart | December 31, 2014 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-3180354).
Questions about SEQUENTIAL ARTISTS WORKSHOP
- What is the EIN of SEQUENTIAL ARTISTS WORKSHOP?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SEQUENTIAL ARTISTS WORKSHOP is 27-3180354.
- Is SEQUENTIAL ARTISTS WORKSHOP tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2013 and reinstated it effective May 15, 2013.
- Are donations to SEQUENTIAL ARTISTS WORKSHOP tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SEQUENTIAL ARTISTS WORKSHOP file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SEQUENTIAL ARTISTS WORKSHOP due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SEQUENTIAL ARTISTS WORKSHOP last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SEQUENTIAL ARTISTS WORKSHOP?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Thomas Hart.
- Who are the officers and directors of SEQUENTIAL ARTISTS WORKSHOP?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 7 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $61,436 (Tom Hart, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does SEQUENTIAL ARTISTS WORKSHOP have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $446,511, expenses of $409,362 and total assets of $243,654 at year end.
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