The Inkwell

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2013 · Form 990EZ · revenue $13K · expenses $13K · assets $13K

EIN
33-1191728
Address
641 D Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
Website
www.inkwelltheatre.org
NTEE code
A65 Theater (Arts, Culture and Humanities) inferred (by a small language model from the name and 990 text, confidence 0.70; not an IRS classification)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary
Ruling date
-
IRS status
Exemption revoked March 15, 2018 for not filing a return three years in a row (automatic revocation; posted June 11, 2018) IRS data ↗
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Mission

The Inkwell serves Washington, DC as a comprehensive resource for new theatrical works.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

5 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Jessica Burgess President2009-2013 $0$3,550 1
Anne McCaw Executive Direc2010-2013 $1,000$2,940 1
Lindsay Haynes Lowder Secretary2010-2013 $0$2,000 1
Sheila Hennessey Board Member2010-2013 $30$160 1
Lee Leibeskind (former) Director2010-2012 $1,000$2,250 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Manny Strauss Chairman2010-2013 8 $0 reported 1
Simone Wu Board Member2010-2013 1 $0 reported 1
Sara Jaffe Board Member2010-2013 1 $0 reported 1
Lee Liebeskind Director2013 24 $0 reported 1
Lindsay Haynes (former) Secretary2009 3 $0 reported 1

People by year

2013 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $1K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Anne McCaw Executive Direc15 $1,000-- $1,0001
Sheila Hennessey Board Member1 $30-- $301
Jessica Burgess President5 $0-- $01
Manny Strauss Chairman8 $0-- $01
Lindsay Haynes Lowder Secretary1 $0-- $01
Simone Wu Board Member1 $0-- $01
Sara Jaffe Board Member1 $0-- $01
Lee Liebeskind Director24 $0-- $01
2012 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $2K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lee Leibeskind Director24 $1,000-- $1,0001
Lindsay Haynes Lowder Secretary1 $1,000-- $1,0001
Anne McCaw Executive Direc15 $0-- $01
Sara Jaffe Board Member1 $0-- $01
Simone Wu Board Member1 $0-- $01
Sheila Hennessey Board Member1 $0-- $01
Manny Strauss Chairman8 $0-- $01
Jessica Burgess President5 $0-- $01
2011 · 8 people listed · 3 paid, $2K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jessica Burgess President5 $2,150-- $2,1501
Anne McCaw Executive Direc10 $180-- $1801
Sheila Hennessey Board Member1 $30-- $301
Lee Leibeskind Director24 $0-- $01
Sara Jaffe Board Member1 $0-- $01
Simone Wu Board Member1 $0-- $01
Lindsay Haynes Lowder Secretary1 $0-- $01
Manny Strauss Chairman8 $0-- $01
2010 · 8 people listed · 5 paid, $6K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Anne McCaw Executive Direc16 $1,760-- $1,7601
Jessica Burgess President5 $1,400-- $1,4001
Lee Leibeskind Director20 $1,250-- $1,2501
Lindsay Haynes Lowder Secretary3 $1,000-- $1,0001
Sheila Hennessey Board Member2 $100-- $1001
Sara Jaffe Board Member1 $0-- $01
Simone Wu Board Member2 $0-- $01
Manny Strauss Chairman8 $0-- $01
2009 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lindsay Haynes Secretary3 $0-- $01
Jessica Burgess President7 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-10-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,574$12,753 $13,004$13,004 $12,574- ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-10-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$18,879$15,980 $13,183$13,183 $18,879- ---
2011 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-10-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$23,484$15,541 $10,559$10,284 $22,769$715 ---
2010 · Form 990EZ period ending 2011-10-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,942$20,858 $2,441$2,341 $9,412$1,530 ---
2009 · Form 990EZ period ending 2010-10-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$15,010$5,218 $12,257$12,257 $15,010- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $5,995 in all, tax years 2013 to 2013. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
FORGOOD INC $5,9951 $5,9952013 2013 DAF sponsor Exact
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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
THE@INKWELLDCA90 $3,244$881 Board Chair$0 Similar name, revenue within 5x, same state
INKWELL THEATER INCCAA65 $94,302$134,355 Vice President$22,271 Similar name, revenue within 10x
The WellTXNot reported $66,211$128,251 MEMBER$0 Similar name, revenue within 10x

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 3 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $20,0001 1DAF sponsor2020–2020 The Well
PERMIAN BASIN AREA FOUNDATION $7,5001 1DAF sponsor2016–2016 The Well

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2013 · Form 990EZ · $12,753 spent · pay $1,030 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,208 80.0%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $1,030 8.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $695 5.4%
Fees to independent contractors $601 4.7%
Printing, publications, postage $219 1.7%
Total$12,753100%

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2012 · Form 990EZ · $15,980 spent · pay $2,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $9,916 62.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,350 14.7%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $2,000 12.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,505 9.4%
Printing, publications, postage $209 1.3%
Total$15,980100%

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2011 · Form 990EZ · $15,541 spent · pay $3,354 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $9,155 58.9%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $3,354 21.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,052 13.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $980 6.3%
Total$15,541100%

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2010 · Form 990EZ · $20,858 spent · pay $5,176 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $12,416 59.5%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $5,176 24.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,242 10.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $875 4.2%
Printing, publications, postage $149 0.7%
Total$20,858100%

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2009 · Form 990EZ · $5,218 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,598 88.1%
Fees to independent contractors $491 9.4%
Printing, publications, postage $129 2.5%
Total$5,218100%

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