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Nonprofit · EIN 85-2896782

BAT CITY COMIC PROFESSIONALS

Tax-exempt · BRADENTON, FL 34208

Financials

$123K$122K2023$155K$150K2024$177K$158K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of BAT CITY COMIC PROFESSIONALS by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$176,572$157,808$18,764$31,111$0$31,111
December 31, 2024990$154,705$149,970$4,735$12,347$0$12,347
December 31, 2023990$122,757$122,181$576$7,612$0$7,612
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$35,501
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Net income from sales of inventory
$141,071
Other revenue
$141,071

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Other salaries and wages
$9,177
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$10,511
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$81,894
Travel
$12,821
Program services (functional)
$51,320
Management and general (functional)
$106,488

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$12,347
Total assets, end of year
$31,111
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$31,111
Gross receipts
$460,281
Employees
1
Volunteers
10
Year formed
2020
State of legal domicile
TX

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Stanley BaldwinExecutive Director/Treasurer
Officer
10$0
Shannon BrewerDirector of Marketing & Outreach/President
Officer
60$0
Matthew LivenspargerDirector of Outreach/Secretary
Officer
60$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 3 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Stanley BaldwinExecutive Director/Treasurer
Officer
8$0
Shannon BrewerDirector of Marketing & Outreach/President
Officer
70$0
Matthew LivenspargerDirector of Outreach/Secretary
Officer
70$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 3 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Stanley BaldwinExecutive Director/Treasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
Shannon BrewerDirector of Marketing & Outreach/President
Trustee or director, Officer
70$0
Matthew LivenspargerDirector of Outreach/Secretary
Trustee or director, Officer
70$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
915 MANATEE AVE E, BRADENTON, FL 34208-1245
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
Shannon Brewer, 915 Manatee Ave E, Bradenton, FL 34208
Signed the 990
Shannon Brewer, Director of Marketing/President
Phone
(941) 714-0402

Mission

Bat City Comic Professionals is a non-profit organization that works to produce resources and classes for students, parents, teachers, and life-long learners through comics education, art, and writing showcases, book donations, and comic restoration.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Books for Schools - Bat City Comic Professionals uses proceeds from our gross sales of product to provide books to teachers and librarians at the elementary through college level. These books include single-issue comic books, trade paperback collections, original graphic novels, early readers, and novels. All books that we donate are brand new and come with supplemental resources for educators, including themed curriculum, reader follow-up questions, conversation starters, writing prompts, etc. Books are delivered to or picked up by educators so that we can ensure that books contain relevant subject matters and themes, age-appropriate reading levels, and preferred titles for teachers. Resources for this program are also made available on our website with monthly themes and book suggestions to make it accessible to others who are too far to travel to our location and vice versa.
    Expenses $3,550
  • Writing and Art Educational Opportunities - Bat City Comic Professionals offers comic creation workshops to area schools, libraries, and to local residents (in our on-site classroom). In these workshops, students learn the writing process through the construction of comic books and their scripts. Students are able to grasp complex writing elements and mechanisms in an easier to digest format in order to better tell the story they desire. Students also learn the skills needed to draw their stories in sequential form using the basics of artistic expression and figure drawing, as well as learning comic-specific techniques like paneling, guttering, and lettering. In 2022, we expanded the program to the Girl Scouts of Central Texas and the Suncoast of Florida, as well as the Cub and Boy Scouts. In these workshops, Scouts are able to earn a badge by creating a comic story through our workbooks. We also hosted local artists and comic publishing companies to do portfolio review and development classes for advanced artists in our community who wanted to learn where they could improve their technique and build on already developed skills. In this workshops, participants were able to bring already existing work to be evaluated or work to learn skills from someone who is currently employed as a professional comic creator or publisher. We also hosted several in-conversations with local comic creators about how they create, market, and develop their work. Through this, we were able to offer a new artist a chance to create an exclusive comic cover for an upcoming title helping them receive a professional credit for their resume, and stock they could sell as they grew their business. In 2024, we added onto these programs by adding our SLAM (Story, Lettering, Art, and Marketing Academy). Using our in-house created curriculum, we created a writing, art, and business intensive summer program for kids and teens who wanted to expand their skills at a college level. In 2025, we expanded this once again to include creator services and professional development for adult creators who would like to pursue a career in comic creation or design.
    Expenses $30,605
  • Books for Kids/Story Spelunkers program- In addition to providing books to area schools and libraries, Bat City Comic Professionals also works to incentivize and encourage reading in young people by providing them with a free single-issue comic book every time they come into Bat City. Bat City also creates events to spark a love for reading in young people such as Superhero Storytime (featuring both adult and young readers), Story Spelunkers Book Club (rewarding accomplishments and completion in reading activities), and free comic days where community members can come receive free books, play games, and hear booktalks about titles they may like in a variety of genres. We also worked with area schools and in-store for booktalks and creating content that helped young people discover new books that would be of interest to them and help them find a space in books that they were comfortable. In 2025, we expanded this to include family fun days that were themed around certain books and literary activities. This helped us to bring hundreds of families through the doors to learn together in new and fun ways (like partnering with the Bradenton Police Department to certify students as Literary Detectives or teaming up with the Bradenton Marauders to create a comic that we could give away to students in schools and at Kids Club themed games).
    Expenses $13,365
  • SLAM Club at Manatee School for the Arts was our new program this year. We created a college-level course in Sequential Art and Writing for high school students that allowed them to expand their writing and art skills. 40 students participated in the course throughout the school year, meeting every other week with the goal that in the spring there would be a comic con for them to show off their work. Each student had to create art pieces, writing pieces, and/or a full book.
    Expenses $3,800

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
85-2896782
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)
Education (B90)
Assets (IRS master file)
$31,111
Income (IRS master file)
$460,281

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$176,572$157,808$31,111IRS
990December 2024$154,705$149,970$12,347IRS
990December 2023$122,757$122,181$7,612XML
990December 2022$127,787$130,970$7,036IRS
990December 2021–––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 85-2896782).

Questions about BAT CITY COMIC PROFESSIONALS

What is the EIN of BAT CITY COMIC PROFESSIONALS?
The employer identification number (EIN) of BAT CITY COMIC PROFESSIONALS is 85-2896782.
Is BAT CITY COMIC PROFESSIONALS tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2021.
Are donations to BAT CITY COMIC PROFESSIONALS tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does BAT CITY COMIC PROFESSIONALS 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 BAT CITY COMIC PROFESSIONALS 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 BAT CITY COMIC PROFESSIONALS last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of BAT CITY COMIC PROFESSIONALS?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Shannon Brewer.
Who are the officers and directors of BAT CITY COMIC PROFESSIONALS?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 3 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does BAT CITY COMIC PROFESSIONALS have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $176,572, expenses of $157,808 and total assets of $31,111 at year end.

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