AUTHORS ALLIANCE INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2021
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- Organization
- AUTHORS ALLIANCE INC (EIN 30-0779658)
- Tax period
- 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
- Filed
- 2022-03-30
- IRS object ID
- 202240899349201609
- 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 | 2022-03-30T18:53:18-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2021-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1970 Broadway STE 930 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Oakland | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 94612 | 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 | 300779658 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Authors Alliance Inc | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | AUTH | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 5104808302 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 2705 Webster St Ste 5805 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Berkeley | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 94705 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Rachel Brooke Leswing | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Inter. ED/Sec. | PersonTitleTxt |
| Signature | 2022-03-30 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp
Person Full Name PersonFullName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person First | Rachel Brooke | PersonFirstNm |
| Person Last | Leswing | PersonLastNm |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| SSN | 999009999 | SSN |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | Felix Gorrindo | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P01658413 | PTIN |
| Phone | 5108352727 | 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 Accrual | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd |
| Website Address | www.authorsalliance.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $141,878 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $136,930 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Membership Dues | $4,750 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Investment Income | $25 | 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 |
| Other Revenue Total | $173 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $141,878 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $181,731 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $16,485 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $1,850 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $847 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $10,789 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $211,702 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$69,824 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $373,277 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $2,714 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $306,167 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $368,198 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $300,173 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $6,467 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $5,994 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $374,665 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $306,167 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $1,388 | BOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $373,277 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $306,167 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | The mission of Authors Alliance is to advance the interests of authors who want to serve the public good by sharing their creations broadly. We create resources to help authors understand and enjoy their rights and promote policies that make knowledge and culture available and discoverable. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
|---|---|
| Education: created online resources (workshops, issue briefs, FAQs, guides, and blog posts) about copyright law, contract law, open access, fair use, termination of transfer, and other technical areas impacting the availability or dissemination of authors' works. | $76,213 |
| Advocacy for Public Interest Authors: represented community of public interest authors in policymaking, kept community abreast of public policy issues affecting the dissemination and preservation of knowledge, researched public policy issues affecting public interest authors and published findings online. | $67,744 |
| Community Outreach and Support: provided answers to community member questions about publishing models and contracts, fair use, and termination of transfer; hosted workshops for authors on copyright law and publishing contracts; developed internal research to further our ability to support community of authors working in the public interest. | $25,404 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $169,361 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (9 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Brooke Leswing | |||
| Inter. ED/Sec. | 40.00 | $78,304 | $6,078 |
| Brianna Schofield | |||
| Exec. Dir./Sec. | 40.00 | $85,002 | |
| Carla Hesse | |||
| President | 2.00 | $0 | |
| Molly Van Howeling | |||
| Treasurer | 2.00 | $0 | |
| Thomas Leonard | |||
| Director | 1.00 | $0 | |
| Jeffrey MacKie-Mason | |||
| Director | 1.00 | $0 | |
| Pamela Samuelson | |||
| Director | 1.00 | $0 | |
| Alison Mudditt | |||
| Director | 1.00 | $0 | |
| MacKenzie Smith | |||
| Director | 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 | CA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Rachel Brooke Leswing | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 2705 Webster St Ste 5805 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Berkeley | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 94705 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 5104808302 | 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 | $75,687 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $301,205 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $305,359 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $248,260 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $141,680 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $1,072,191 | 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 | $75,687 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $301,205 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $305,359 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $248,260 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $141,680 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $1,072,191 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $654,882 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $417,309 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $48 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $45 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $58 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $32 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $25 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $208 | TotalAmt |
Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $12 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $7 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $17 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $187 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $173 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $396 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $1,072,795 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Gross Receipts Rltd Activities | $1,659 | GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.38900 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 0.36780 | 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 (10 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Other Revenue.1 | Miscellaneous $173 |
| Other Expenses.1003 | Information Technology $1953 |
| Other Expenses.1009 | Depreciation $473 |
| Other Expenses.1012 | Insurance $5149 |
| Other Expenses.1 | Dues, fees and subscriptions $2956 |
| Other Expenses.4 | Miscellaneous $258 |
| Other Assets.1003 | Machinery and Equipment - Beginning $1261 Machinery and Equipment - Ending $788 |
| Other Assets.1010 | Inventories - Beginning $5206 Inventories - Ending $5206 |
| Total Liabilities.1001 | Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $1388 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $0 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 - Prior Period Adjustment | The Organization recognized 2,714 in contribution revenue that was received before the end of 12/31/20 that resulted in an increase in beginning net assets. |
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