Nonprofit · EIN 84-3889127
WRITERS GROTTO
Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $279,372 | $266,679 | $12,693 | $56,331 | $37,645 | $18,686 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $196,410 | $245,348 | -$48,938 | $43,771 | $37,778 | $5,993 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $71,053
- of which government grants
- $10,000
- Program service revenue
- $208,319
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $4,000
- Occupancy
- $143,096
- Depreciation
- $652
- Program services (functional)
- $202,225
- Management and general (functional)
- $46,672
- Fundraising (functional)
- $17,782
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $43,771
- Total assets, end of year
- $56,331
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $37,645
- Net assets, end of year
- $18,686
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $7,771
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $18,686
- Gross receipts
- $279,372
- Employees
- 0
- Year formed
- 2019
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER COOK | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| FRED VOGELSTEIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TERRY TIERNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| EIRINIE CARSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JESUS SIERRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PIA CHATTERJEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 3 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER COOK | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| FRED VOGELSTEIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TERRY TIERNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1663 MISSION ST STE 602, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103-2473
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHRISTOPHER COOK, 1663 MISSION STREET SUITE 602, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103
- Signed the 990
- FRED VOGELSTEIN, TREASURER
- Phone
- (415) 741-1119
- Return prepared by
- MARJTAX INCORPORATED
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 84-3889127 or by the name WRITERS GROTTO.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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 PUTS ON ROUGHLY 100 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.Expenses $176,840
- 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 2024 CONFERENCE HOSTED 40 WRITERS AND REACHED AN EVEN WIDER AUDIENCE.Expenses $25,385
- 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 2024, WE ADDED 61 NEW MEMBERS, OUR BIGGEST JUMP EVER, BRINGING OUR MEMBERSHIP TO AROUND 175. 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.
- OUR FREE PUBLIC EVENTS IN 2024 INCLUDED PUBLIC READINGS AT SALESFORCE PARK, READING + MEETING (OUR MONTHLY FRIDAY LECTURE SERIES,, AND GROTTO NIGHTS AT THE SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY. WE RELAUNCHED OUR GROTTOPOD PODCAST WITH A NEW HOST, AND A ROTATING TEAM OF CO-HOSTS.
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 | Not 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
- 84-3889127
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2021
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A25)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $56,331
- Income (IRS master file)
- $279,372
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $279,372 | $266,679 | $56,331 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $196,410 | $245,348 | $43,771 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $247,458 | $384,355 | $61,425 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 84-3889127).
Questions about WRITERS GROTTO
- What is the EIN of WRITERS GROTTO?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WRITERS GROTTO is 84-3889127.
- Is WRITERS GROTTO tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2021.
- Are donations to WRITERS GROTTO tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WRITERS GROTTO 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 WRITERS GROTTO due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WRITERS GROTTO last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of WRITERS GROTTO?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CHRISTOPHER COOK.
- Who are the officers and directors of WRITERS GROTTO?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does WRITERS GROTTO have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $279,372, expenses of $266,679 and total assets of $56,331 at year end.
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