Nonprofit · EIN 27-0140141
THE CARL BRANDON SOCIETY
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · SEATTLE, WA 98102
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $13,027 | $42,418 | -$29,391 | $185,279 | $0 | $185,279 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $9,102 | $31,802 | -$22,700 | $185,968 | $0 | $185,968 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $31,218 | $23,139 | $8,079 | $178,980 | $0 | $178,980 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $12,032
- Program service revenue
- $977
- Investment income
- $18
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $18,653
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $9,206
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $20,505
- Occupancy
- $2,558
- Other expenses
- $702
- Program services (functional)
- $17,776
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $185,968
- Total assets, end of year
- $185,279
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $185,279
- Cash, savings and investments
- $185,279
- Gross receipts
- $13,027
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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isis Asare | Program Director | 10 | $9,206 |
| Nisi Shawl | President | 5 | $0 |
| Jaymee Goh | Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Kate Schaefer | Treasurer | 10 | $0 |
| K Tempest Bradford | Vice President | 1 | $0 |
| Nisi Shawl | Corporate Agent | 5 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nisi Shawl | President | 10 | $0 |
| Jaymee Goh | Secretary | 5 | $0 |
| Yang-Yang Wang | Treasurer | 10 | $0 |
| K Tempest Bradford | Vice President | 1 | $0 |
| Nisi Shawl | Corporate Agent | 2 | $0 |
| Kate Schaefer | Treasurer Emeritus | 7 | $0 |
| Isis Asare | Program Director | 5 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tempest Bradford | President | 10 | $0 |
| Jaymee Goh | Secretary | 5 | $0 |
| Yang-Yang Wang | Treasurer | 5 | $0 |
| Nisi Shawl | Vice President | 5 | $0 |
| Nisi Shawl | Corporate Agent | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 23336, SEATTLE, WA 98102-0636
- In care of
- % DENISE ANGELA SHAWL
- Mailing address (990-N for 2018)
- PO Box 23336, Seattle WA 98102
- Principal officer (990-N for 2018)
- Denise Shawl, 5016 S Genesee St, Seattle WA 98118
- Signed the 990-EZ
- Kate Schaefer, Treasurer Emeritus
- Phone
- (269) 599-0611
- Website
- carlbrandon.org
Mission
Literary and educational
Program accomplishments
- Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarships awarded to talented, emerging writers of color to allow them to attend Clarion or Clarion West Writers Workshops at UC San Diego and Seattle, advancing their education in the craft and business of writing, and facilitating making professional contacts.grants $14,400
- Online weekend workshop, Intro to the Inactive Protagonist, taught by Vida Cruz-Borja, June 14-15, 2025. Students learned to widen the definition of character agency in fiction other than active and inactive protagonist; discovered other ways "inactive protagonists" can express their agency; and explored perspectives and approaches other than conflict and competition in fiction. Class size limit: 10. Student attendance: 5 live, 7 via video afterwardExpenses $3,860
- Online weekend workshop, Cultural Storytelling: Tapping into Speculative Fiction's Revolutionary Potential, taught by Naseem Jamnia, July 19-20, 2025. Students examined how their "non-normative" experiences affect theirr understanding of "good craft" to shape stories that not only include characters who look like them, but themes, plot and emotional beats, characterization, and overall structures that better reflect the cultural traditions they come from. Student attendance: Class size limit: 10. Student attendance: 7 live, 2 via video afterwardExpenses $3,660
- Online weekend workshop, How To Finish Your Novel, taught by Suyi Davies Okungbowa, November 29-30. Suyi combined principles from strategic project culture (honed during his time in a former corporate role) and the tips, tricks and techniques he has built up in his author career to deliver a pathway to starting and finishing your novel. Class size limit: 14. Student attendance: 14 live, 7 via video afterward. This was our first class to be offered as a scholarship-only class.Expenses $3,360
- Gave the 2020 Parallax Award to The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson for the long form category and "The Genetic Alchemist's Daughter" by Elaine Cuyegkeng for the short form category. Gave the 2020 Kindred Award to Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland for the long form category and "Exile's End" by Carolyn Ives Gilman for the short form category. All the winners accepted their awards, but Justina Ireland turned down the $1000 honorarium and said the society should use it where it is most needed.Expenses $1,381 · grants $3,000
- Held an in-person tea party to encourage networking for readers and writers of color and their supporters at the Seattle World Science Fiction convention, attended by about 50 people.Expenses $2,083
- Switched to an all-scholarship model for our workshops in response to tax law changes.Expenses $1,921
- Isis Asare, our Program Director, and Yasmine Fahmy, our Workshop Coordinator, surveyed the community for feedback on the workshop programExpenses $1,281
- Researched avenues to provide community support immediately after Altadena and Eaton fires. Donated $1,000 to Octavia's Bookshelf, a BIPoC book store that pivoted to coordinating assistance to neighborhood residents displaced by the fires.Expenses $230 · grants $1,000
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. 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-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-0140141
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2017
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $185,279
- Income (IRS master file)
- $13,027
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- May 15, 2013
- Posted by the IRS
- August 12, 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-EZ | December 2025 | $13,027 | $42,418 | $185,279 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $9,102 | $31,802 | $185,968 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $31,218 | $23,139 | $178,980 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2018 Officer: Denise Shawl | December 31, 2018 | ≤ $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 27-0140141).
Questions about THE CARL BRANDON SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of THE CARL BRANDON SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE CARL BRANDON SOCIETY is 27-0140141.
- Is THE CARL BRANDON SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2013 and reinstated it effective May 15, 2013.
- Are donations to THE CARL BRANDON SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE CARL BRANDON SOCIETY file?
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of THE CARL BRANDON SOCIETY 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 THE CARL BRANDON SOCIETY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE CARL BRANDON SOCIETY?
- The 990-N for 2018 names Denise Shawl.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE CARL BRANDON SOCIETY?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 6 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $9,206 (Isis Asare, Program Director).
- How much revenue does THE CARL BRANDON SOCIETY have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $13,027, expenses of $42,418 and total assets of $185,279 at year end.
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