WRITING FOR A CHANGE FOUNDATION OF BLOOMINGTON INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $179K · expenses $152K · assets $61K

EIN
45-3134847
Address
318 S WASHINGTON ST, BLOOMINGTON, IN 47401-3529
Website
www.womenwritingbloomington.org
NTEE code
A70
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
May 2012 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Beth Lodge-Rigal (its 2015 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2015 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

To provide opportunities for individuals to craft more conscious lives through the art of writing and the practices of community.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

3 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
Mary Beth O'Brien Creative Director2018-2025 $28,473$118,384 1
Beth Lodge-Rigal (former) Creative Direct2018 $17,250$17,250 1
Kelly Sage (former) Coordinator2018 $9,458$9,458 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

27 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
Ceci Maron-Puntarelli Board Member2023-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Karen Thursby Treasurer2023-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Lisa Meuser Secretary2021-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Kim Evans Board Chair2017-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Amy Cornell Vice Chair2016-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Meredith Crandall Brown Board Member2025 5 $0 reported 1
Sarah Schweikhardt Board Member2025 5 $0 reported 1
Cathleen Weber Board Member2025 5 $0 reported 1
Cassidy McCammon Board Member2025 5 $0 reported 1
Emily Bobo (former) Board Member2023-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Krista Holmstrom (former) Board Member2023-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Mary Peckham (former) Secretary2017-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Jamie Jackson (former) Board Member2021-2022 5 $0 reported 1
Tracy Zollinger-Turner (former) Board Chair2021-2022 5 $0 reported 1
Karen Newman (former) Board Member2021-2022 5 $0 reported 1
Margie Schrader (former) Vice Chair2018-2022 5 $0 reported 1
Angi Sullivan (former) Board Member2017-2021 5 $0 reported 1
Amy Lifton (former) Treasurer2016-2018 5 $0 reported 1
Nikki Gastineau (former) Director2017-2018 5 $0 reported 1
Charlotte Willian (former) Director2016-2018 5 $0 reported 1
Bev Hartford (former) Director2018 5 $0 reported 1
Christine Hackard (former) Treasurer2016-2017 5 $0 reported 1
Stacey Kim (former) Chair2016-2017 5 $0 reported 1
Leslie Bishop (former) Director2016-2017 5 $0 reported 1
Mary Beth O' Brien (former) Director2017 5 $0 reported 1
Lauren Bryant (former) Director2016 5 $0 reported 1
Susan Faley (former) Director2016 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $28K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mary Beth O'Brien Creative Director25 $28,473-$0 $28,4731
Ceci Maron-Puntarelli Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
Meredith Crandall Brown Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
Sarah Schweikhardt Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
Cathleen Weber Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
Cassidy McCammon Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
Kim Evans Board Chair5 $0-$0 $01
Amy Cornell Vice Chair5 $0-$0 $01
Karen Thursby Treasurer5 $0-$0 $01
Lisa Meuser Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $26K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mary Beth O'Brien Creative Director25 $26,364-$0 $26,3641
Emily Bobo Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
Krista Holmstrom Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
Ceci Maron-Puntarelli Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
Karen Thursby Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
Lisa Meuser Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
Kim Evans Board Chair5 $0-$0 $01
Amy Cornell Treasurer5 $0-$0 $01
Mary Peckham Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $24K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mary Beth O'Brien Creative Direct25 $23,964-- $23,9641
Kim Evans Board Chair5 $0-- $01
Emily Bobo Board Member5 $0-- $01
Krista Holmstrom Board Member5 $0-- $01
Amy Cornell Treasurer5 $0-- $01
Mary Peckham Secretary5 $0-- $01
Ceci Maron-Puntarelli Board Member5 $0-- $01
Karen Thursby Board Member5 $0-- $01
Lisa Meuser Board Member5 $0-- $01
2022 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $26K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mary Beth O'Brien Creative Direct25 $25,961-- $25,9611
Jamie Jackson Board Member5 $0-- $01
Tracy Zollinger-Turner Board Chair5 $0-- $01
Kim Evans Board Member5 $0-- $01
Amy Cornell Treasurer5 $0-- $01
Mary Peckham Secretary5 $0-- $01
Karen Newman Board Member5 $0-- $01
Margie Schrader Vice Chair5 $0-- $01
Lisa Meuser Board Member5 $0-- $01
2021 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $14K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mary Beth O'Brien Creative Direct25 $13,622-- $13,6221
Jamie Jackson Board Member5 $0-- $01
Tracy Zollinger-Turner Board Chair5 $0-- $01
Kim Evans Board Member5 $0-- $01
Amy Cornell Treasurer5 $0-- $01
Mary Peckham Secretary5 $0-- $01
Angi Sullivan Board Member5 $0-- $01
Karen Newman Board Member5 $0-- $01
Margie Schrader Vice Chair5 $0-- $01
Lisa Meuser Board Member5 $0-- $01
2018 · 10 people listed · 2 paid, $27K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Beth Lodge-Rigal Creative Direct20 $17,250-- $17,2501
Kelly Sage Coordinator20 $9,458-- $9,4581
Amy Lifton Treasurer5 $0-- $01
Kim Evans Chair5 $0-- $01
Mary Peckham Secretary5 $0-- $01
Nikki Gastineau Director5 $0-- $01
Charlotte Willian Director5 $0-- $01
Bev Hartford Director5 $0-- $01
Mary Beth O'Brien Director5 $0-- $01
Margie Goodwin-Schrader Director5 $0-- $01
2017 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Christine Hackard Treasurer5 $0-- $01
Kim Evans Vice Chair5 $0-- $01
Mary Peckham Secretary5 $0-- $01
Nikki Gastineau Director5 $0-- $01
Charlotte Willian Director5 $0-- $01
Stacey Kim Chair5 $0-- $01
Leslie Bishop Director5 $0-- $01
Mary Beth O' Brien Director5 $0-- $01
Angi Sullivan Director5 $0-- $01
2016 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Christine Hackard Director5 $0-- $01
Lauren Bryant Director5 $0-- $01
Amy Cornell Director5 $0-- $01
Amy Lifton Director5 $0-- $01
Charlotte Willian Director5 $0-- $01
Stacey Kim Director5 $0-- $01
Leslie Bishop Director5 $0-- $01
Susan Faley Director5 $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
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$178,787$152,193 $61,185$61,185 $60,227$74,581 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$125,615$139,834 $34,591$34,591 $25,842$66,237 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$142,070$118,096 $48,810$48,810 $60,719$57,197 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$104,086$129,225 $24,836$24,836 $25,083$63,704 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$113,895$125,604 $49,975$49,975 $12,381$86,853 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$95,884$98,655 $52,440$52,440 $31,539$64,219 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$84,814$80,061 $55,211$55,211 $17,560$61,367 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$67,502$58,885 $50,458$50,458 $16,688$50,772 ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $70,896 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
ASANTE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WRITING FOR A CHANGE FOUNDATION OF BLOOMINGTON INC” 2022-2024 3$65,500 2024$25,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$5,300 2024$5,300
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WRITING FOR A CHANGE FOUNDATION OF BLOOMINGTON INC” 2020-2021 2$96 2021$64
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Where the money went

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2025 · Form 990EZ · $152,193 spent · pay $71,328 · grants $0 · events $1,309
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $71,328 46.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $38,797 25.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $30,979 20.4%
Fees to independent contractors $10,729 7.0%
Printing, publications, postage $360 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$1,309reported apart
Total$152,193100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $139,834 spent · pay $66,865 · grants $0 · events $2,336
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $66,865 47.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $33,253 23.8%
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Fees to independent contractors $9,670 6.9%
Printing, publications, postage $342 0.2%
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Total$139,834100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $118,096 spent · pay $60,370 · grants $0 · events $350
LineAs describedTotalShare
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Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $17,556 14.9%
Fees to independent contractors $8,743 7.4%
Printing, publications, postage $332 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$350reported apart
Total$118,096100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $129,225 spent · pay $65,673 · grants $0 · events $230
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $65,673 50.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $27,181 21.0%
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Fees to independent contractors $9,669 7.5%
Printing, publications, postage $312 0.2%
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2021 · Form 990EZ · $125,604 spent · pay $66,288 · grants $0 · events $323
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $66,288 52.8%
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2018 · Form 990EZ · $98,655 spent · pay $48,451 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $48,451 49.1%
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Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $17,167 17.4%
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Printing, publications, postage $100 0.1%
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2017 · Form 990EZ · $80,061 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $151
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $38,521 48.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $25,278 31.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $16,262 20.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$151reported apart
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2016 · Form 990EZ · $58,885 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $24,899 42.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $18,057 30.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $15,929 27.1%
Total$58,885100%

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