NOMADIC PRESS

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Plain text NOMADIC PRESS. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2020–2022. https://furp.org/org/nomadic-press-471085042. Retrieved 2026-11-10.

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Retrieved 2026-11-10; covers tax years 2020–2022. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2022 · Form 990EZ · revenue $198K · expenses $262K · assets $19K

EIN
47-1085042
Address
285 Van Buren Avenue Apt 4, Oakland, CA 94610
Website
www.nomadicpress.org
NTEE code
A99 Arts, Culture, and Humanities N.E.C. (Arts, Culture and Humanities) inferred (by a small language model from the name and 990 text, confidence 0.60; not an IRS classification)
Exempt type
-
Ruling date
-
Principal officer
Joshua K Fowler (its 2019 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2019 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Through publications, events, and active community participation, Nomadic Press collectively weaves together platforms for intentionally marginalized voices to take their rightful place within the world of the written and spoken word. Through its limited means, we are simply attempting to help right the centuries' old violence and silencing that should never have occurred in the first place and build alliances and community partnerships with others who share a collective vision for a future far better than today.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

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
Joshua K Fowler President2022 10 $0 reported 1
Shaun Randol Secretary2020-2022 10 $0 reported 1
Pamela Capalad Treasurer2022 10 $0 reported 1
Jk Fowler (former) President2020-2021 0 $0 reported 1
Pamela Capeland (former) Treasurer2020-2021 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Joshua K Fowler President10 $0-$0 $01
Shaun Randol Secretary10 $0-$0 $01
Pamela Capalad Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JK FOWLER President0 $0$0$0 $01
SHAUN RANDOL Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
PAMELA CAPELAND Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JK FOWLER President10 $0$0$0 $01
SHAUN RANDOL Secretary10 $0$0$0 $01
PAMELA CAPELAND Treasurer10 $0$0$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
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$197,645$261,869 $19,003$19,003 $93,500$87,062 ---
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$374,659$395,230 $99,947$46,191 $252,933$121,604 $00-
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$274,832$225,558 $94,960$78,507 $204,771$69,919 $00-

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $476,169 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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION $390,0004 $80,0002024 2020-2022, 2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM $56,1112 $20,0002021 2020-2021 DAF sponsor Exact
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KELSON FOUNDATION $20,0001 $20,0002020 2020 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “NOMADIC PRESS”
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THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL INNOVATION $10,0001 $10,0002020 2020 Public charity Exact
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $584 $182023 2020-2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “NOMADIC PRESS”
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CENTER FOR PROVOCATIVE THOUGHTCAA99 $161,655$143,610 Secretary$43,118 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
HEAR NOW MUSIC FESTIVALCAA99 $190,067$230,065 PRESIDENT AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR$71,500 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
AUTHENTIC ARC INCCAA99 $271,988$135 PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
FIREHOUSE PROJECTSCAA99 $253,078$357,115 Director$128,333 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
SONOMA CHILDRENS CREATIVE & PERFORMING ARTSCAA99 $188,114$226,011 President$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
BURROW COLLECTIVECAA99 $165,710$166,000 President$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
DESIGN WITH PURPOSE INCCAA99 $322,900$113,174 BOARD MEMBER$3,150 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
LOS ANGELES INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ALLIANCECAA99 $336,000$368,300 Director$6,000 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
FINNISH HERITAGE SOCIETYCAA99 $212,036$191,872 President$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
BROAD ROOM CREATIVE COLLECTIVE SACRAMENTOCAA99 $150,821$189,257 Executive Director$37,618 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
COUSIN COLLECTIVE INCCAA99 $209,105$127,864 Treasurer, Dir$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
BLINDSPOT COLLECTIVECAA99 $247,951$204,817 Director$36,925 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
FEDERATION OF ZACATECAN INTL BENEFIT ORGANIZATIONS INCCAA99 $184,556$183,146 VICE PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
SANCTUARY FOR SUSTAINABLE ARTISTRYCAA99 $247,976$280,987 PROGRAM DIRE$6,000 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
MARIN OPEN STUDIOSCAA99 $212,519$208,352 Executive Dir.$52,507 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
MUJERES DE MAIZCAA99 $294,514$164,262 Executive Director$48,438 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
BLACK DESIGN COLLECTIVECAA99 $315,348$295,070 Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
ART FORUMCAA99 $166,475$187,795 Director$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
EAST SIDE OF THE RIVER ORGANIZATIONCAA99 $139,258$91,097 Secretary$16,575 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
SOL TREASURESCAA99 $356,934$481,991 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (3/25-10/25)$49,476 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
BAKERSFIELD CITY BALLETCAA99 $147,443$107,106 President$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
Center for American Studies and CultureCAA99 $339,991$374,545 President$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
MODERN MEN - COACHELLA VALLEY MENS CHORUSCAA99 $305,350$245,076 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

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GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $824,07041 21DAF sponsor2015–2024 INTERSECTIONAL ARTS INC; SONOMA CHILDRENS CREATIVE & PERFORMING ARTS; ART FORUM; CHILDRENS STORYBOOK GARDEN & MUSEUM and 17 more
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $644,20030 9DAF sponsor2009–2024 GREAT LEAP INC; VETERANS IN MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT; HEAR NOW MUSIC FESTIVAL; FEDERATION OF ZACATECAN INTL BENEFIT ORGANIZATIONS INC and 5 more
MANITOU FUND $600,0004 1Private foundation2020–2023 SONOMA CHILDRENS CREATIVE & PERFORMING ARTS
THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT $587,5008 5Private foundation2014–2024 YOUTH OUTREACH AND LEARNING INSTITUTE; BLACK DEVELOPERS FORUM INC; MUJERES DE MAIZ; Groundswell Institute and 1 more
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM funds this one $551,0004 3DAF sponsor2023–2024 AUTHENTIC ARC INC; HEAR NOW MUSIC FESTIVAL; MAASAI CULTURAL CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $480,73315 11DAF sponsor2016–2024 Center for American Studies and Culture; HEAR NOW MUSIC FESTIVAL; WOGRAMMER INC; CHILDRENS STORYBOOK GARDEN & MUSEUM and 7 more
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $473,00013 5DAF sponsor2013–2024 WOGRAMMER INC; CHOPSTICKS ALLEY ART; IMAGINE BUS PROJECT; CHILDRENS STORYBOOK GARDEN & MUSEUM and 1 more
MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $471,00018 4DAF sponsor2014–2024 MARIN OPEN STUDIOS; SANCTUARY FOR SUSTAINABLE ARTISTRY; PETALUMA WINE JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL INC; VENTURA AUDUBON SOCIETY
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR $346,5008 5DAF sponsor2014–2024 INTERSECTIONAL ARTS INC; SONOMA CHILDRENS CREATIVE & PERFORMING ARTS; IMAGINE BUS PROJECT; AMERICAN FRIENDS OF PROMOTORA DE LAS BELLAS ARTES AC and 1 more
FORD FOUNDATION $300,0004 1Private foundation2021–2024 COUSIN COLLECTIVE INC
ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION $300,0001 1Private foundation2024–2024 LOS ANGELES INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ALLIANCE
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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.

2022 · Form 990EZ · $261,869 spent · pay $0 · grants $40,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $132,179 50.5%
Printing, publications, postage $45,565 17.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $44,125 16.9%
Grants and similar amounts paid $40,000 15.3%
Total$261,869100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $395,230 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $27,472
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $101,529$101,318$71$140 25.7%
Other (as described)FISCAL SPONSORSHIP $78,540$78,540-- 19.9%
Other (as described)LITERARY AWARDS $46,000$46,000-- 11.6%
Advertising and promotion $43,048$43,048-- 10.9%
Other (as described)EDITORIAL FEES $33,848$33,848-- 8.6%
Other (as described) EventEVENTS $27,472$27,472-- 7.0%
Royalties $24,279$24,279-- 6.1%
Occupancy $17,540$17,540-- 4.4%
Office expenses $7,786$7,786-- 2.0%
Fees: other services $5,000$5,000-- 1.3%
Information technology $4,655$4,655-- 1.2%
Travel $3,754$3,754-- 0.9%
Insurance $1,779$1,779-- 0.5%
Total$395,230100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $225,558 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $32
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)LITERARY AWARDS $100,000$100,000-- 44.3%
Fees: other services $41,851$41,851-- 18.6%
All other expenses $27,054$27,054-- 12.0%
Other (as described)FUND DISBURSEMENT $13,302$13,302-- 5.9%
Other (as described)Printing and Publications $9,888$9,888-- 4.4%
Occupancy $8,723$8,723-- 3.9%
Other (as described)Postage and Shipping $8,651$8,651-- 3.8%
Office expenses $4,523$4,523-- 2.0%
Royalties $3,786$3,786-- 1.7%
Information technology $3,609$3,609-- 1.6%
Advertising and promotion $2,384$2,384-- 1.1%
Travel $1,384$1,384-- 0.6%
Insurance $371$371-- 0.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $32$32-- 0.0%
Total$225,558100%

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