AUTHORS ALLIANCE INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2016

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Organization
AUTHORS ALLIANCE INC (EIN 30-0779658)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-05-22
IRS object ID
201701429349200420
Schema version
2016v3.0
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-05-22T11:31:09-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Crosby & Kaneda CPAsBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11970 Broadway STE 930AddressLine1Txt
CityOaklandCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94612ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN300779658EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Authors Alliance IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAUTHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5104808302PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12705 Webster St Ste 5805AddressLine1Txt
CityBerkeleyCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94705ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBrianna SchofieldPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Signature2017-05-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonAdele KanedaPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01664922PTIN
Phone5108352727PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website Addresswww.authorsalliance.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$53,632GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$40,351ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$493ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Investment Income$111InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$10,272SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$10,624CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets-$352GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$2,325GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$2,254CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$71GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$80OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$40,754TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$135,768SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$1,925FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$16,854OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$591PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$23,170OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$178,308TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$137,554ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$417,915NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$98OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$280,263NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$234,069BOYAmt
EOY$271,667EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$185,812BOYAmt
EOY$8,596EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$419,881BOYAmt
EOY$280,263EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,966BOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$417,915BOYAmt
EOY$280,263EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeThe mission of Authors Alliance is to further the public interest in facilitating widespread access to works of authorship by assisting and representing authors who want to disseminate knowledge and products of the imagination broadly. We provide information and tools designed to help authors better understand and manage key legal, technological, and institutional aspects of authorship in the digital age. We are also a voice for authors in discussions about public and institutional policies that might promote or inhibit the broad dissemination they seek.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants 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.$57,772
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.$57,772
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.$12,838
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$128,382TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
Pamela Samuelson
President4.00$0
Hank Barry
Secretary0.50$0
Molly Shaffer Van Houweling
Treasurer4.00$0
Carla Hesse
Director1.00$0
Thomas Leonard
Director1.00$0
Jeffrey MacKie-Mason
Director1.00$0
Michael Wolfe
Executive Dir.20.00$44,473
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Organization Filed990 TfalseOrganizationFiled990TInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Initiation Fees And Cap Contri$0InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt
Gross Receipts For Public Use$0GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBrianna SchofieldPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12705 Webster St 5805AddressLine1Txt
CityBerkeleyCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94705ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5104808302PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Form720 FiledfalseForm720FiledInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Related Org Sect527 OrgfalseRelatedOrgSect527OrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$141,695CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$400,571CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$40,351CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$582,617TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$403,515SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
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Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$30CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$111CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$141TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$107CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$80CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$187TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$582,945TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$579GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
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CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (14 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other Revenue.1Miscellaneous $80
Other Expenses.1002Office Expenses $1272
Other Expenses.1003Information Technology $573
Other Expenses.1005Travel $11226
Other Expenses.1007Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings $2294
Other Expenses.1009Depreciation $1617
Other Expenses.1Miscellaneous $3419
Other Expenses.2Staff Training $1454
Other Expenses.3Fees $1315
Other Assets.1003Machinery and Equipment - Beginning $2694 Machinery and Equipment - Ending $2667
Other Assets.1006Pledges and Grants Receivable - Beginning $175000 Pledges and Grants Receivable - Ending $0
Other Assets.1010Inventories - Beginning $5643 Inventories - Ending $3454
Other Assets.1Deposit - Beginning $2475 Deposit - Ending $2475
Total Liabilities.1001Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $1966 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $0

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