2024-11-14T09:37:14-08:00 2023-12-31 680228024 HARMON BURSTYN CPA 1012 HACIENDA DR WALNUT CREEK CA 94598 990 2023-01-01 942240404 Esperanto League for North America Inc ESPE 8003773726 2014 Capitol Ave 100 Sacramento CA 95811 Brandon Sowers Pres begin 7/23 2024-11-14 false true Harmon Burstyn P00855188 9252863522 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Brandon Sowers 2014 Capitol Ave 100 Sacramento CA 95811 378224 false X www.esperanto-usa.org X 1953 DE We exist to serve the community of speakers of the international auxiliary language Esperanto within the U.S., as well as provide information about the language to the public. 10 10 1 30 0 47519 312498 12193 50358 5663 15368 284 0 65659 378224 8213 0 0 31450 31404 0 0 28778 71761 68441 103165 -2782 275059 380990 735687 54053 8489 326937 727198 X We exist to serve the community of speakers of the international auxiliary language Esperanto within the U.S., as well as provide information about the language to the public. We provide an online bookstore, an annual conference, an annual film festival, a member newsletter, scholarships and more. false false 21256 15582 We provide an online bookstore with nearly a thousand items: books, music and other fun stuff for Esperanto speakers, for which our members receive a 15% discount. These items help our community develop and refine their ability to speak, understand, and enjoy Esperanto, by providing textbooks, music and reading material in Esperanto, as well as promote the language to the public by providing stickers, pins, badges, postcards and other merchandise. 12493 19907 We organize an annual in-person conference for the Esperanto-speaking community, which provides an opportunity to practice the language, participate in our organization's decisions, present sessions about interesting topics, and make personal connections with other Esperanto speakers from all over the country. 5607 We run an annual short film festival, the American Good Film Festival, which enablesanyone, including non-Esperanto-speakers, to create a short YouTube film entirely in Esperanto.This successful competition incentivizes participation by providing cash prizes to the top ten winners, and provides a creative outlet for our community to use Esperanto in a fun and practical way, while informing the public about Esperanto. In 2023, 50 films were submitted,bringing the total to over 150, the largest collection of Esperanto-language films anywhere. Our count of subscribers on YouTube now sits at over 2000 four times what it was when we started the festival. 7209 46565 true true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false 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 true 0 0 true 1 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false true true false true false false false true false false false false false false CA X X X X Amanda Schmidt 8003773726 2014 Capitol Ave Sacramento CA 95811 Bill Harris Executive Dir. 27.00 0.00 X 30000 0 0 Ruth Kevess-Cohen Board Member 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tim Boronczyk Board Member 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jane Shevtsov Board member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Fred Meyer Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Quintyn Bobb Board Member 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brian Harmon Dir. to 7/23 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Enrique Haro-Marquez Dir. begin 7/23 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Philip Dorcas Pres. to 7/23 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brandon Sowers Pres begin 7/23 25.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alex Miller VP to 7/23 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Hoss Firooznia VP Start 7/23 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Beck Treasurer 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Charlotte Burton Secretary 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 30000 0 false false false 0 312498 199107 312498 Bookstore Sales 900099 15582 15582 ELNA Convention Income 900099 19907 19907 Membership Dues & Assessments 900099 10216 10216 Subscription Sales 900099 4653 4653 50358 15368 15368 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 378224 50358 15368 0 0 0 0 30000 25500 4500 0 0 0 0 1404 1193 211 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 300 300 912 775 137 1088 925 163 0 1408 1197 211 0 0 12493 12493 0 0 0 398 398 Fund Expenses 25591 25591 Cost of Goods Sold 21256 21256 Postage and Shipping 3045 344 2701 Newsletter Expenses 2009 1578 431 3261 2560 701 103165 46565 56600 0 33711 19739 0 0 55 0 0 0 0 93459 794 1665 0 341768 620824 0 0 0 4662 0 380990 735687 11872 1312 29329 12852 7177 54053 8489 X 50515 276422 727198 326937 727198 380990 735687 275059 31912 93290 X false false false X 82944 57028 55100 47519 279404 521995 40159 10311 11473 12193 50358 124494 0 0 0 123103 67339 66573 59712 329762 646489 0 0 646489 7767 8042 -9426 7527 1947 15857 0 7767 8042 -9426 7527 1947 15857 0 0 130870 75381 57147 67239 331709 662346 0.97610 0.71406 0.02390 0.04873 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 341768 12751 19948 15914 9677 348876 374033 38228 -32265 8213 30015 341768 383554 40975 -9521 45 40930 374033 352468 45558 16086 30558 383554 328871 65955 23597 7618 58337 352468 false false false Other 7177 7177 X 17 199107 FMV false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: We offer scholarships to Esperanto speakers, based on financial need, for the annual North American Summer Esperanto Institute, a week-long immersion course entirely in Esperanto, with three different classes intended for various levels (advanced beginner, intermediate, and advanced). This is in partnership with our sister organization, Esperantic Studies Foundation, which organizes the course every year at a university. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: We provide a quarterly newsletter to our members, with articles in both Esperanto and English. This excellent resource helps our members stay informed about events and activities happening not only in our organization, but also the wider Esperanto community worldwide. It also provides a wide variety of fun and interesting articles and activities, such as comics, Esperanto grammar columns, features about historical figures in the Esperanto community, jokes, short stories, and crossword puzzles. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 The organization has members who vote for the Board of Directors and approve changes to th bylaws. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A draft is provided to the board of directors for review. Any needed changes are made prior to its filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 Form 990 is available at irs.gov and guidestar.org. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public. Part VI, Section B Regarding policies. The Conflict of Interest, Whistle Blower, and Document Retention and Destruction policies were approved and have been implemented on Wednesday, 11/13/24.