Nonprofit · EIN 85-3534025
HERO WORKSHOP
Tax-exempt · CULVER CITY, CA 90230
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $794,361 | $738,007 | $56,354 | $76,713 | $18,908 | $57,805 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $523,629 | $531,168 | -$7,539 | $29,596 | $28,146 | $1,450 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $359,119 | $315,154 | $43,965 | $66,341 | $37,100 | $29,241 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $208,890
- Program service revenue
- $578,500
- Investment income
- $53
- Other revenue
- $6,918
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $345,147
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $373,885
- Professional fundraising fees
- $2,995
- Legal fees
- $399
- Accounting fees
- $4,812
- Occupancy
- $188,205
- Travel
- $1,866
- Program services (functional)
- $580,181
- Management and general (functional)
- $145,592
- Fundraising (functional)
- $12,234
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $29,596
- Total assets, end of year
- $76,713
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $18,908
- Net assets, end of year
- $57,805
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $57,804
- Gross receipts
- $794,361
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 2020
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT STEVENS | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer, Highest-paid employee | 80 | $60,000 |
| Sabrina Saxton | Operations Executive Highest-paid employee | 40 | $41,506 |
| Claire Hatch | Operations Executive Highest-paid employee | 40 | $39,960 |
| Sean Mulholland | Operations Executive Highest-paid employee | 20 | $20,435 |
| JANET KANG | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SARA DEAN | CORPORATE SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BEN van der FLUIT | BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Melissa Lo | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT STEVENS | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 80 | $43,846 |
| BEN van der FLUIT | BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MELISSA LO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.15 | $0 |
| JANET KANG | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $0 |
| SARA DEAN | CORPORATE SECRETARY Officer | 0.15 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Adams | Director Trustee or director | 50 | $68,788 |
| Scott Stevens | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 80 | $56,081 |
| Ben Van Der Fluit | Trustee Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Sara Dean | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| Melissa Lo | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4445 OVERLAND AVE, CULVER CITY, CA 90230-4151
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Scott Stevens, 4445 OVERLAND AVE, CULVER CITY, CA 902304130
- Signed the 990
- SCOTT STEVENS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Phone
- (323) 559-2387
Mission
The Hero Workshop is an interactive storytelling community where young people come together in a safe and welcoming space to play tabletop role-playing games. Through these shared adventures participants build confidence develop leadership skills and strengthen their collaboration and narrative abilities. Our programs foster essential soft skills-such as communicating creative ideas building consensus and making informed group decisions-while also supporting academic growth in areas like math problem-solving reading writing and storytelling.
Program accomplishments
- The Hero Workshop delivers dynamic after-school enrichment programs that spark imagination foster academic growth in numeracy and algebraic thinking and build logic and problem-solving skills through teamwork collaboration and storytelling. This year we welcomed 31.8% more youth participants benefiting students from 9 local schools. In addition to our school-year offerings we host camps and workshops during spring summer and winter breaks. Our workshops nurture creativity self-awareness leadership and teamwork. This transformative program empowers teens and young adults to navigate identity transitions and personal growth-going beyond traditional mentorship. We also introduced a one-of-a-kind Story-Based Athletics Program featuring sword fighting and fitness classes that encourage participants to get active while engaging in imaginative adventures. To support our programs The Hero Workshop sells game-related merchandise-including dice figurines and shirts-which helps fund our mission and events.Expenses $542,477 · revenue $226,741
- Keeping true to our motto Never turn a kid away! Hero Workshops sponsors a scholarship program that helps underprivileged youth participate in our programs by assisting with or fully covering membership camp and clinic fees. During the year Hero Workshops allocated 7% of its revenue to directly support participating youth by removing financial barriers to access.Expenses $37,704
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
- 85-3534025
- 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
- 2022
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A90)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $76,713
- Income (IRS master file)
- $794,361
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $359,119 | $315,154 | $66,341 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about HERO WORKSHOP
- What is the EIN of HERO WORKSHOP?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HERO WORKSHOP is 85-3534025.
- Is HERO WORKSHOP tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2022.
- Are donations to HERO WORKSHOP tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HERO WORKSHOP 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 HERO WORKSHOP 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 HERO WORKSHOP 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 HERO WORKSHOP?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Scott Stevens.
- Who are the officers and directors of HERO WORKSHOP?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $60,000 (SCOTT STEVENS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does HERO WORKSHOP have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $794,361, expenses of $738,007 and total assets of $76,713 at year end.
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