EIN 30-0779658

Authors Alliance

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
2
Year formed
2012
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Authors Alliance advocates for authors who want to share their work broadly, provides community support, and conducts research.
Total revenues
$238,938
2022
Total expenses
$223,049
2022
Total assets
$322,056
2022
Num. employees
2
2022

Program areas at Authors Alliance

Advocacy for Public Interest Authors: represented community of public interest authors in policymaking before courts and regulatory bodies, 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.
Education: created online resources (workshops, issue briefs, FAQs, guides, and blog posts) about copyright law, contract law, open access, fair use, termination of transfer, and other technical areas impacting the availability or dissemination of authors' works.
Community Outreach and Support: provided answers to community member questions about publishing models and contracts, fair use, and termination of transfer; hosted events for authors on copyright law; developed internal research to further our ability to support community of authors working in the public interest.

Who funds Authors Alliance

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$50,300
Stephen M Silberstein FoundationPromote Authorship To Further the Public Interest in Facilitating Widespread Access To Works of Authorship By Assisting and Representing Authors$10,000
AmazonSmile FoundationGeneral Support$5

Personnel at Authors Alliance

NameTitleCompensation
David HansenExecutive Director$71,889
Brianna SchofieldPast Executive Director and Sec. / Executive Director and Secretary$85,002
Rachel Brooke LeswingInterim Ed and Sec.$78,304
Molly Shaffer van HouwelingTreasurer$0
Rachel BrookeSenior Attorney and Secretary$95,740
...and 4 more key personnel

Financials for Authors Alliance

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$238,842
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$41
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$55
Total revenues$238,938

Form 990s for Authors Alliance

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-04-07990View PDF
2021-122022-03-30990EZView PDF
2020-122021-05-20990View PDF
2019-122021-01-21990View PDF
2018-122019-09-14990View PDF
...and 4 more Form 990s
Data update history
June 20, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990EZ for fiscal year 2021
June 15, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 13, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
May 10, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
September 22, 2021
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from Stephen M Silberstein Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Professional associationsBusiness and community development organizationsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMedia and communications organizationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanitiesCommunity improvementBusiness and industry
Characteristics
Political advocacyPartially liquidatedTax deductible donations
General information
Address
2705 Webster St Ste 5805
Berkeley, CA 94705
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
County
Alameda County, CA
Website URL
authorsalliance.org 
Phone
(510) 480-8302
IRS details
EIN
30-0779658
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2012
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A33: Printing, Publishing
NAICS code, primary
813920: Professional Associations
Parent/child status
Independent
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