2025-08-22T09:14:44-07:00 2025-06-30 931596537 Brett Bradbury CPA PC 3780 Kilroy Airport Way Suite 200 Long Beach CA 908062458 990 2024-07-01 953213360 Society for Calligraphy SOCI 8185085043 PO Box 64174 Los Angeles CA 90064 Barbara Carroll Treasurer 8185085043 2025-08-22 true true Brett Bradbury P01763136 5625171899 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Barbara Carroll PO Box 64174 Los Angeles CA 90064 194161 false X https://societyforcalligraphy.org X 1982 CA The Organization promotes the study, teaching, and practice of calligraphy and related disciplines through speakers, program meetings, workshops, and exhibits. 17 16 0 27 0 35112 46896 179945 146952 383 313 1900 0 217340 194161 5160 0 0 0 13703 225817 217604 225817 222764 -8477 -28603 278538 251776 21216 23057 257322 228719 X The Society for Calligraphy, Southern California, is a non-profit educational organization which promotes the study, teaching and practice of calligraphy and related disciplines. It also encourages the exchange of ideas through speakers, program meetings, workshops, bulletins, an annual retreat and regional chapters. false false 114904 2646 67368 Letters California Style is an in-person gathering for our members and new members to study lettering arts and associated art forms such as bookbinding, book arts and different kinds of mixed media art with renowned teachers in their respected fields. It is a great opportunity to learn and study topics with 21 hours of class time and a perfect setting to renew friendships, build new ones, and spend time with all those fellow artists that share the love for the lettering arts. The conference is open to all our members and new members and to all levels of skill. The participants pay for the classes, room and board. Fees collected by the organization are used to pay for teacher fees, travel expenses, and room and board for the teachers, as well as facility expenses. The 2025 conference was held February 14-17, 2025 with 99 attendees. 53215 834 74669 This organization promotes the study, teaching and practice of calligraphy and related artistic disciplines through its sponsored workshop programs. There were 52 paid or free workshops for the year with approximately 15 to 200 attendees per course. The vast majority of these workshops were via Zoom, which allows for broader participation not only across the US but from other countries. 5002 1680 365 The Society for Calligraphy celebrated its 50th anniversary this year and held a number of special events, key of which was a special exhibit of 58 calligraphic works at the Maloof Gallery for 2 months. Some of the artwork will be going on a traveling exhibit, at the request of the Maloof. 2500 4550 The organization promotes the exchange of ideas in the community of calligraphers by sponsoring an annual retreat. The attendees pay for room and board and the cost of the meeting rooms. The meeting rooms are selected to help promote free expression and learning from one another. The retreat was held May 23-26, 2025 and had 22 participants. The Organization participates in a number of events held throughout Southern California as public outreach activities. In 2024-2025, fifteen SfC volunteers created gift tags, bookmarks and/or personalized certificates at 5 such events. There is no cost for participants and all SfC labor and materials are donated. 2500 4550 175621 true 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 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 17 0 false 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 17 16 false false false false false false false true false false true false true false false false false false false CA X X Steffany Ayala 2137004627 PO Box 64174 Los Angeles CA 90064 X Ed Fong President 12.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Eva-Lynn Diesenhaus Director 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Marjorie Grace-Sayers Secretary 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Barbara Carroll Treasurer 15.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Kristi Darwick Vice President 12.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Chava Gerber Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carrie Imai Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jane Shibata Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Mark Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sylvia Kowal Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Chris Ewen Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Susan Bland Director 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Anna Biggs Director 7.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Biggs Director 7.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Barbara Close Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Caroline Arakaki Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lona Lee Director 11.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 40687 2105 4104 46896 Conferences 541900 67368 67368 Exhibit 541900 365 365 Retreats 541900 4550 4550 Workshops 541900 74669 74669 146952 313 313 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 194161 146952 313 0 5160 5160 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8675 8675 0 0 0 1184 1184 3322 3322 68 68 1454 1454 0 0 2348 2348 0 112258 112258 0 0 0 1864 1864 Teacher Instruction Fees 39413 39413 Printing and Publications 12221 830 11391 Workshop Expenses 9299 9299 Bank and Merchant Fees 7924 7924 17574 6169 9093 2312 222764 175621 33440 13703 100402 100114 176682 124987 0 0 0 0 0 0 1454 26675 0 0 0 0 0 0 278538 251776 7360 5903 13856 17154 21216 23057 X 257322 228719 257322 228719 278538 251776 -28603 X false false false X 6696 20161 22559 33104 46896 129416 47459 109018 105881 183076 146952 592386 3673 3673 0 0 54155 129179 132113 216180 193848 725475 206 274 480 0 206 274 480 724995 48 20 194 383 313 958 0 48 20 194 383 313 958 0 3512 3512 54203 129199 135819 216563 194161 729945 0.99320 0.98510 0.00130 0.00430 X Deferred Conference Deposit 1650 Deferred Membership Dues 15504 17154 true 0 0 Fire Victims 5 5160 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used Due to the unusual nature of the fires in California, this was a first-time for SfC to receive donations for our members who lost their homes. Donations came from individuals as well as several calligraphy societies across the US. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990, 199, and RRF-1 are reviewed by the Board of Directors in draft format for the review and comments. Once approved by the board, the returns are electronically filed timely. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Organization makes its governing documents and financial statements available to the public upon request. We had one such request in 2024-25.