Nonprofit · EIN 94-3330014
POOR MAGAZINE INC
Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94605
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $545,126 | $385,256 | $159,870 | $2,266,383 | $0 | $2,266,383 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $292,807 | $420,576 | -$127,769 | $2,106,513 | $0 | $2,106,513 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $536,445
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $8,681
- Other revenue
- $8,681
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $62,544
- Travel
- $19,132
- Depreciation
- $66,634
- Program services (functional)
- $314,346
- Management and general (functional)
- $70,910
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,106,513
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,266,383
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,266,383
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,892,369
- Gross receipts
- $545,554
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1999
- 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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiny aka Lisa Gray-Garcia | CEO Trustee or director | 40 | $0 |
| Jean Ishibashi | CFO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Joseph Bolden | Secretary Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Leroy F Moore | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Diana Vielmann | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Muteado Silencio | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Tiburcio Garcia | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Osha Neuman | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Gray-Garcia | CEO Trustee or director | 40 | $0 |
| Jean Ishibashi | CFO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Joseph Bolden | Secretary Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Leroy F Moore | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Diana Vielmann | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Muteado Silencio | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Tiburcio Garcia | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Osha Neuman | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 8032 MACARTHUR BLVD, OAKLAND, CA 94605-3548
- Mailing address (990-N for 2007)
- 255 9th Street, San Francisco CA 94103
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LISA GRAY GARCIA, 8032 MACARTHUR BLVD, OAKLAND, CA 94605
- Principal officer (990-N for 2007)
- Lisa Gray Garcia, 255 9th Street, San Francisco CA 94103
- Signed the 990
- LISA GRAY GARCIA, EX DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (415) 863-6306
- Website
- www.poormagazine.org
- Return prepared by
- Sugtax Income Tax Service
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-3330014 or by the name POOR MAGAZINE 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
"All of Poor Magazine's programs are focused on providing community based media, art, education, & solutions. The goal is to create access for silenced voices of people of color, elderly & disa...List of Program Accomplishments 2024.-- We moved our 22nd resident into HOMEFULNESS #1 DEECOLONIZE ACADEMY is in our 11th year with 11 enrolled students and 3 of our graduates becoming teachers13th year of SLIDING SCALE CAF, a radical redistribution (mutual aid) of healthy food groceries, diapers & media, support for deep East Oakland every Thursday; Continued in-person People Skool for East Oakland poverty skolaz with Theatre of the Poor and Po Peoples Radio workshop series; The Po Poets and Poverty Skola authors of Poor Press (www.poorpress.net) released their books, poems and anthologies in Feb 2024. One new book to come in 2025!; Listen to PNNKEXU 96.1FM every Tuesday & Thursday for multi- generational radio programming: We are All Connected, The Peoples Botnica, Dr. Sweets Critiqu
Program accomplishments
- Fighting against the war on our houseless bodies after the Supreme Court's Grants Pass decisionLed a national press conference to Decline to Accept Grants Pass.Launched "Sweeping us to Nowhere" WeSearch (aka research) investigation into sweeps after Grants Pass, with RooflessRadio reports across Yelamu (SF), Tovaangar (LA), Huchiun (Oakland), so-called Sacramento. Launched "Black Land Theft & Black Homelessness in Black History Month" youth and elder poverty skola WeSearch Report.Expenses $314,346
- Mamafesting Homefulness #4 in Tovaangar (LA) to permanently house our relativesBegan a movement/family collaboration with our fellow Houseless relatives at Aetna Street Solidarity to help them Liberate Mama Earth and build their own forever homes. This October, we had the first HERstoric Elephant Meeting with 22 houseless poverty skolaz in so-called LA to fully mamafest Homefulness #4 with the help of ancestors and an amazing solidarity family.
- Crushing Wheelchairs movie is in production - coming in 2025After selling out 3 productions of the original theater show, Crushing Wheelchairs, with an all Houseless cast honoring ancestors of homelessness, poLice terror and sweeps the Crushing Wheelchairs narrative film is in editing and will be released in 2025. View the "Behind The Scenes: CRUSHING WHEELCHAIRS" on Youtube and stay connected to learn more!
- Homefulness #2 in Deep East Huichin (Oakland) construction underwayThe construction of Homefulness #2, a fully off-grid project and a collaboration between Poor Magazine and Wood Street Commons, has commenced. We acquired the first two fully equipped container homes for Homefulness 2 water and sewer system and two Pachamama garden boxes launched with DeeColonize Academy students. Still working on raising money for off-grid solar power for this powerful liberation project.
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
- 94-3330014
- 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
- 2000
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A33)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,266,383
- Income (IRS master file)
- $545,554
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $545,126 | $385,256 | $2,266,383 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $292,807 | $420,576 | $2,106,513 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $584,701 | $423,613 | $2,234,282 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2007 Officer: Lisa Gray Garcia | December 31, 2007 | ≤ $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 94-3330014).
Questions about POOR MAGAZINE INC
- What is the EIN of POOR MAGAZINE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of POOR MAGAZINE INC is 94-3330014.
- Is POOR MAGAZINE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
- Are donations to POOR MAGAZINE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does POOR MAGAZINE 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 POOR MAGAZINE INC 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 POOR MAGAZINE INC 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 POOR MAGAZINE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names LISA GRAY GARCIA.
- Who are the officers and directors of POOR MAGAZINE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 8 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does POOR MAGAZINE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $545,126, expenses of $385,256 and total assets of $2,266,383 at year end.
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