Nonprofit · EIN 85-1516441
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF JOURNALISTS AND AUTHORS FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10024
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $270,449 | $342,778 | -$72,329 | $261,590 | $103,990 | $157,600 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $328,656 | $297,830 | $30,826 | $321,530 | $93,906 | $227,624 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $385,523 | $518,886 | -$133,363 | $315,604 | $125,311 | $190,293 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $199,861
- Membership dues
- $152,794
- Program service revenue
- $53,036
- Investment income
- $5,379
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$602
- Other revenue
- $12,173
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $10,300
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $565
- Accounting fees
- $11,557
- Depreciation
- $44,706
- Program services (functional)
- $87,404
- Management and general (functional)
- $255,374
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $321,530
- Total assets, end of year
- $261,590
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $103,990
- Net assets, end of year
- $157,600
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $38,885
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $118,715
- Gross receipts
- $287,174
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 14
- Year formed
- 2020
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMILY PAULSEN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DARCY LEWIS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DAVID STEELE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STACEY FREED | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GABRIELLE GONZALEZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CARI SHANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MELISSA CORBETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BILLOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KIM KOBERSMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER JOHNSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HOLLY PALKER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA LAING | PAST - PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| EMILY PAULSEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| HOLLY PALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LISA RAPASCA ROEPE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| STACEY FREED | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LOTTIE JOINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MELISSA CORBETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BILLOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BEVERLY GRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER JOHNSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DARCY LEWIS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA LAING | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| EMILY PAULSEN | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MILT TOBY | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LISA RAPASCA ROEPE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| STACEY FREED | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LOTTIE JOINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SALLY ABRAHMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WENDY HELFENBAUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BEVERLY GRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER JOHNSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2248 BROADWAY 1767, NEW YORK, NY 10024-5805
- In care of
- % RALPH VASAMI
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DARCY LEWIS, 2248 BROADWAY 1767, NEW YORK, NY 10024
- Signed the 990
- EMILY PAULSEN, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (212) 997-0947
- Website
- WWW.ASJA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HERBEIN COMPANY INC
Mission
TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDEPENDENT NONFICTION WRITERS AND AUTHORS; TO PROMOTE AND DEFEND THE PROFESSION OF INDEPENDENT NONFICTION WRITERS AND AUTHORS; TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION AND ENHANCE AWARENESS OF THE PROFESSION OF INDEPENDENT NONFICTION WRITERS AND AUTHORS; TO ASSIST AND HELP INDEPENDENT NONFICTION WRITERS THAT ARE IN SEVERE FINANCIAL DISTRESS AND DURING TIMES OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
Program accomplishments
- ANNUAL AND REGIONAL CONFERENCES ARE HELD TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONALPROGRAMS FOR THE FOUNDATION'S MEMBERSHIP OF INDEPENDENT NONFICTIONWRITERS AND AUTHORS.Expenses $26,999 · revenue $64,607
- THE FOUNDATION HAS ESTABLISHED A WRITERS EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND(WEAF) THAT HELPS ESTABLISHED INDEPENDENT NONFICTION WRITERS ANDAUTHORS BY PROVIDING AND AWARDING FUNDING TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS WHOARE UNABLE TO WORK DUE TO ILLNESS, DISABILITY, A NATURAL DISASTER,SEVERE FINANCIAL DISTRESS, OR AN EXTRAORDINARY PROFESSIONAL CRISIS.Expenses $10,300 · grants $10,300
- THE FOUNDATION SETS ASIDE CERTAIN RESERVE FUNDS (EISENBERG, ROBINSONAND ROTH) TO PROVIDE AWARDS TO CERTAIN QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS BASED ONACHIEVEMENT.
- PUBLIC SUPPORT AND GRANTS ARE RECEIVED TO PROVIDE AWARDS AND GRANTS TO CERTAIN SELECTED INDIVIDUALS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.Expenses $50,105
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
- 85-1516441
- 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 (A03)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $261,590
- Income (IRS master file)
- $287,174
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $270,449 | $342,778 | $261,590 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $328,656 | $297,830 | $321,530 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $385,523 | $518,886 | $315,604 | XML |
| 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 85-1516441).
Questions about AMERICAN SOCIETY OF JOURNALISTS AND AUTHORS FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN SOCIETY OF JOURNALISTS AND AUTHORS FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN SOCIETY OF JOURNALISTS AND AUTHORS FOUNDATION is 85-1516441.
- Is AMERICAN SOCIETY OF JOURNALISTS AND AUTHORS FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2021.
- Are donations to AMERICAN SOCIETY OF JOURNALISTS AND AUTHORS FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN SOCIETY OF JOURNALISTS AND AUTHORS FOUNDATION 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 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF JOURNALISTS AND AUTHORS FOUNDATION 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 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF JOURNALISTS AND AUTHORS FOUNDATION 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 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF JOURNALISTS AND AUTHORS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DARCY LEWIS.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN SOCIETY OF JOURNALISTS AND AUTHORS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does AMERICAN SOCIETY OF JOURNALISTS AND AUTHORS FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $270,449, expenses of $342,778 and total assets of $261,590 at year end.
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