Nonprofit · EIN 81-3146840
LAST WHISPERS INC
Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90046
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $220,830 | $247,771 | -$26,941 | $66,435 | $7,859 | $58,576 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $282,830 | $251,290 | $31,540 | $89,376 | $3,859 | $85,517 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $207,600 | $310,333 | -$102,733 | $53,977 | $0 | $53,977 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $220,830
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,237
- Travel
- $20,008
- Depreciation
- $991
- Program services (functional)
- $247,771
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $89,376
- Total assets, end of year
- $66,435
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,859
- Net assets, end of year
- $58,576
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,487
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $58,576
- Gross receipts
- $220,830
- Employees
- 0
- Year formed
- 2016
- 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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LENA HERZOG | Pres/Treas/Dire Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| MARGARET MORRIS | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 2 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LENA HERZOG | Pres/Treas/Dire Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| MARGARET MORRIS | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 2 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LENA HERZOG | Pres/Treas/Dire Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| MARGARET MORRIS | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 8865 WONDERLAND AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90046-1851
- In care of
- % ELENA HERZOG
- Signed the 990
- LENA HERZOG, President
- Phone
- (213) 321-4145
- Website
- www.lastwhispers.org
- Return prepared by
- FISHMAN GELLER & STEPANIAN LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 81-3146840 or by the name LAST WHISPERS INC.
- 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
Last Whispers, Inc. has been formed to bring awareness to the extinction of linguistic diversity around the world and help provide support to language archives, museums and universities in their effort to maintain the history of languages. Last Whispers, Inc. is hoping to achieve their purpose by utilizing audio and visual compilations by numerous award winning composers. These compilations will be presented in museums and language archives and universities. The hope is that the compilations will help educate and make the public aware of the enormity of disappearing languages. Last Whispers, Inc. wants the world to hear and feel the loss of knowledge and origins of 85-90% of languages once spoken in everyday life.
Program accomplishments
- Last Whispers is a multimedia, audio video installation, a public platform and a virtual reality (VR). The project is an ecosystem that explores the global mass extinction of languages. It premiered at the British Museum in London in 2016, and has traveled to Switzerland, Germany, Mexico, France, Brazil, Canada, and throughout the United States. Last Whispers Virtual Reality premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and garnered acclaim and prizes at over twenty major VR festivals around the world. Last Whispers 45 min immersive installation was shown at major concert halls and theaters like The Kennedy Center in Washington DC, and at the opera house in Paris Le Thtre du Chtelet, and also at Le Thtre de la Ville, France. UNESCO has listed it as one of the major programming events in 2019. The New York Times, Le Monde and major media venues were part of the major worldwide discourse about language extinction. More on www.lastwhispers.orgExpenses $247,771 · grants $220,830
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
- 81-3146840
- 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
- 2016
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A70)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $66,435
- Income (IRS master file)
- $220,830
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $220,830 | $247,771 | $66,435 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $282,830 | $251,290 | $89,376 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $207,600 | $310,333 | $53,977 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $254,000 | $133,618 | $156,730 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 81-3146840).
Questions about LAST WHISPERS INC
- What is the EIN of LAST WHISPERS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LAST WHISPERS INC is 81-3146840.
- Is LAST WHISPERS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
- Are donations to LAST WHISPERS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LAST WHISPERS INC 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 LAST WHISPERS INC 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 LAST WHISPERS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of LAST WHISPERS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 2 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does LAST WHISPERS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $220,830, expenses of $247,771 and total assets of $66,435 at year end.
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