ETHER SEA PROJECTS INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2021
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- Organization
- ETHER SEA PROJECTS INC (EIN 20-1637770)
- Tax period
- 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
- Filed
- 2022-05-16
- IRS object ID
- 202231369349203028
- Schema version
- 2021v4.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2022-05-16T09:03:58-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2021-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 464721814 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Zelin & Associates CPA LLC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 555 8th Ave Ste 2203 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | New York | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 10018 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2021-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 201637770 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Ether Sea Projects Inc DBA Litmus Press | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | ETHE | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 7182885530 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 925 Bergen St Suite 405 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Brooklyn | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 11238 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | E TRACY GRINNELL | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Executive Director | PersonTitleTxt |
| Signature | 2022-05-16 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp
Person Full Name PersonFullName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person First | E TRACY | PersonFirstNm |
| Person Last | GRINNELL | PersonLastNm |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| SSN | 999009999 | SSN |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | STEVEN ZELIN CPA | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00737180 | PTIN |
| Phone | 6466784496 | PhoneNum |
Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation
Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Trusted Customer | 2 | TrustedCustomerCd |
| Authentication Assurance Level | AAL1 | AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd |
| Identity Assurance Level | IAL1 | IdentityAssuranceLevelCd |
| Federated Assurance Level | FAL1 | FederatedAssuranceLevelCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2021 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Website Address | www.litmuspress.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $165,615 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $146,327 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $19,264 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Investment Income | $24 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $0 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Total Revenue | $165,615 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $12,055 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $22,015 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $19,598 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $38,926 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $42,261 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $134,855 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $30,760 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $25,085 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $1,646 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $57,491 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $6,803 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $26,669 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $25,132 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $30,822 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $31,935 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $57,491 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $6,850 | BOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $25,085 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $57,491 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | LITMUS PRESS IS A PROGRAM OF ETHER SEA PROJECTS, INC., A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT LITERATURE AND ARTS ORGANIZATION. WE ARE DEDICATED TO PUBLISHING INNOVATIVE, CROSS-GENRE, AND INTERDISCIPLINARY WORK BY POETS, WRITERS, TRANSLATORS, AND ARTISTS. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
|---|---|
| Book Publication -- 6 new print publications released in 2021. Body Was, by Isabelle Garron, trans. Elena Rivera (units sold: 99)Journey to Mount Tamalpais, by Etel Adnan (units sold: 262)Vestigial, by Aja Couchois (units sold: 211)Clamor, by Hocine Tandjaoui, trans. Olivia C. Harrison, Teresa Villa-Ignacio (units sold: 272)Hearing, by Lyn Hejinain & Leslie Scalapino (units sold: 437)Memnoir, by Joan Retallack. | $42,027 |
| Public Events -- Events curated by our editors and staff, free & open to the public 09/10: Memnoir virtual launch w/ Joan Retallack, Omar Berrada, Erica Kaufman (46 attendees/views)05/15: Hearing virtual launch with Lyn Hejinian, Eileen Myles, Renee Gladman, Myung Mi Kim, and others (408 attendees/views)06/06: Clamor reading w/ Hocine Tandjaoui, Olivia C. Harrison, Teresa Villa-Ignacio (46 attendees/views)02/27: Off-World Fairy Tales virtual conversation with authors Susan Bee & Johanna Drucker (82 attendees/views) | $2,866 |
| Accessibility -- Educational Access to out-of-print Titles & New Teaching ResourcesWe launched our first digital-critical edition in our Open Poetics series, a collaborative project with CUNY'S Digital Humanities Program -- Memnoir by Joan Retallack. From A to Z by Etel Adnan is currently in process. We released a new free teaching guides for Aja Couchois Duncan's work, available for PDF download on our site. We provided book donations to organizations such as Art Resources Transfer, Housing Works, Poet's House, and St. Marks Poetry Project. | $2,866 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $47,759 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (9 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|
| E TRACY GRINNELL | ||
| Executive Dir. | 4.00 | $2,596 |
| ERICA KAUFMAN | ||
| Secretary | 2.00 | $0 |
| KYOO LEE | ||
| Director | 2.00 | $0 |
| ARIEL RESNIKOFF | ||
| Treasurer | 3.00 | $0 |
| SUSAN BEE | ||
| Director | 2.00 | $0 |
| PIERRE JORIS | ||
| Vice President | 2.00 | $0 |
| OMAR BERRADA | ||
| President | 3.00 | $0 |
| TOM WHITE | ||
| Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
| SIMONE FATTAL | ||
| Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr | $0 | TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt |
| Tax Reimbursed By Organization | $0 | TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | NY | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | E TRACY GRINNELL | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 925 BERGEN STREET SUITE 405 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | BROOKLYN | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 11238 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 7182885530 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Organization170 | Yes (X) | PublicOrganization170Ind |
Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $102,262 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $90,071 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $99,846 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $133,037 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $144,320 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $569,536 | TotalAmt |
Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $102,262 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $90,071 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $99,846 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $133,037 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $144,320 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $569,536 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $165,969 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $403,567 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $75 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $50 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $24 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $149 | TotalAmt |
Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $569,685 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.70840 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 0.58690 | PublicSupportPY170Pct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor | RESTRICTED | ContributorNum |
Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | RESTRICTED | TotalContributionsAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (18 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses.1001 | Advertising and Promotion $1906 |
| Other Expenses.1002 | Office Expenses $11028 |
| Other Expenses.1010 | Amortization $16756 |
| Other Expenses.1012 | Insurance $2744 |
| Other Expenses.3 | Stipends $2584 |
| Other Expenses.4 | Website Development $1647 |
| Other Expenses.5 | Bank and merchant fees $1121 |
| Other Expenses.6 | PAYROLL PROCESSING FEE $915 |
| Other Expenses.7 | Workers Comp $899 |
| Other Expenses.8 | Filing fee $897 |
| Other Expenses.9 | Submission Management $750 |
| Other Expenses.10 | Miscellaneous $548 |
| Other Expenses.11 | WEBHOSTING $228 |
| Other Expenses.12 | Dues and Subscriptions $163 |
| Other Expenses.13 | Contest Entry Fee $75 |
| Other Assets.1005 | Accounts Receivable - Beginning $0 Accounts Receivable - Ending $22446 |
| Other Assets.1012 | Intangible Assets - Beginning $25132 Intangible Assets - Ending $8376 |
| Total Liabilities.1 | PPP loan - Beginning $6850 PPP loan - Ending $0 |