AUTHORS ALLIANCE INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2017
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- Organization
- AUTHORS ALLIANCE INC (EIN 30-0779658)
- Tax period
- 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
- Filed
- 2018-03-13
- IRS object ID
- 201820729349200137
- Schema version
- 2017v2.2
- 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 | 2018-03-13T17:33:30-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2017-12-31 | 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 | 2017-01-01 | 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 | Brianna Schofield | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Executive Dir. | PersonTitleTxt |
| Signature | 2018-03-13 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | Adele Kaneda | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P01664922 | PTIN |
| Phone | 5108352727 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2017 | 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 | $98,413 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $75,687 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Investment Income | $48 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Sale Of Assets Gross | $22,616 | SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $21,033 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | $1,583 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $0 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | $50 | GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $26 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $24 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $12 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $77,354 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $161,929 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $2,350 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $18,041 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $823 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $19,263 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $202,406 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$125,052 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $280,263 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $98 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $155,309 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $271,667 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $147,028 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $8,596 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $8,281 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $280,263 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $155,309 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $280,263 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $155,309 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Supporting authors' dissemination of knowledge and culture. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
|---|---|
| Education: created and provided free, public, online resources (FAQs, guides, and blog posts) about copyright law, contract law, publication models including open access, and other technical areas impacting the availability or dissemination of authors' works. Hosted free educational events on these themes. | $73,273 |
| Community Outreach and Support: provided answers to community member questions about publishing models and contracts, 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. | $39,967 |
| Advocacy for Public Interest Authors: represented community of public interest authors in Library of Congress rule making, 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. | $19,984 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $133,224 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (8 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pamela Samuelson | |||
| President | 4.00 | $0 | |
| Erika Wilson | |||
| Secretary | 40.00 | $64,997 | $3,695 |
| Molly Shaffer Van Houweling | |||
| Treasurer | 4.00 | $0 | |
| Carla Hesse | |||
| Director | 1.00 | $0 | |
| Thomas Leonard | |||
| Director | 1.00 | $0 | |
| Jeffrey MacKie-Mason | |||
| Director | 1.00 | $0 | |
| Michael Wolfe | |||
| Executive Dir. | 16.00 | $3,498 | |
| Brianna Schofield | |||
| Executive Dir. | 40.00 | $75,274 | |
| 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 |
| Organization Filed990 T | false | OrganizationFiled990TInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Initiation Fees And Cap Contri | $0 | InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt |
| Gross Receipts For Public Use | $0 | GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| 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 | Brianna Schofield | 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 |
| Form720 Filed | false | Form720FiledInd |
| 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 |
| Related Org Sect527 Org | false | RelatedOrgSect527OrgInd |
| 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 Minus3 Years | $141,695 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $400,571 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $40,351 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $75,687 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $658,304 | 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 Minus3 Years | $141,695 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $400,571 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $40,351 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $75,687 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $658,304 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $419,787 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $238,517 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $30 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $111 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $48 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $189 | 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 Minus2 Years | $107 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $80 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $12 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $199 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $658,692 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Gross Receipts Rltd Activities | $629 | GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt |
| First5 Years170 | Yes (X) | First5Years170Ind |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.00000 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
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 (12 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Other Revenue.1 | Miscellaneous $12 |
| Other Expenses.1002 | Office Expenses $905 |
| Other Expenses.1003 | Information Technology $1569 |
| Other Expenses.1005 | Travel $4565 |
| Other Expenses.1007 | Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings $2756 |
| Other Expenses.1009 | Depreciation $2259 |
| Other Expenses.1012 | Insurance $4849 |
| Other Expenses.1 | Fees $1828 |
| Other Expenses.2 | Staff Training $532 |
| Other Assets.1003 | Machinery and Equipment - Beginning $2667 Machinery and Equipment - Ending $2378 |
| Other Assets.1010 | Inventories - Beginning $3454 Inventories - Ending $3428 |
| Other Assets.1 | Deposit - Beginning $2475 Deposit - Ending $2475 |
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