EIN 38-3765024

Organization for Transformative Works

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
0
Year formed
2007
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Organization for Transformative Works is a non-profit run by and for fans, providing access to and preserving the history of fanworks and fan cultures. Its mission includes recording the history and current state of fan communities, hosting over ten million transformative works from over five million creators on Archive of Our Own with open-source archiving software. Additionally, Fanlore has cumulatively published over 60,000 articles documenting fan activities, terminology, individuals, and events.
Total revenues
$1,012,980
2022
Total expenses
$437,813
2022
Total assets
$3,106,356
2022
Num. employees
0
2022

Program areas at Organization for Transformative Works

Archive of our own, the flagship program of otw, offers a non-commercial and non-profit central hosting place for fanworks using open-source archiving software. In 2022, the archive reached over ten million hosted Transformative Works from over five million registered users.
Transformative Works and cultures is a peer-reviewed academic journal that seeks to promote scholarship on fanworks and practices. The journal published two issues in 2022.
The mission of fanlore is to record the history and the current state of fan communities, such as fanworks, fan activities, fan terminology, individual fans, and fannish related events. In 2022, fanlore cumulatively published over 60,000 articles which have undergone over 1,200,000 edits by volunteers from our communities.

Who funds Organization for Transformative Works

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
American Online Giving FoundationGeneral Support$35,059
San Francisco Foundation (TSFF)Advised - for General Operating Support.$20,000
AmazonSmile FoundationGeneral Support$13,036
...and 8 more grants received

Personnel at Organization for Transformative Works

NameTitleCompensation
Yuechiang LuoTreasurer$0
Jennifer HaynesBoard Member$0
Zixin ZhangSecretary$0
Antonius MelissePresident$0
Alex TischerSecretary$0
...and 7 more key personnel

Financials for Organization for Transformative Works

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,012,647
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$146
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$187
Total revenues$1,012,980

Form 990s for Organization for Transformative Works

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-15990View PDF
2021-122022-11-14990View PDF
2020-122022-10-14990View PDF
2020-122021-11-11990View PDF
2018-122020-01-24990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 22, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
November 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $7,760 from PayPal Giving Fund
July 28, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
June 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $35,059 from American Online Giving Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Trade associationsBusiness and community development organizationsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMedia and communications organizationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanitiesBusiness and industry
Characteristics
Community engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsNo full-time employees
General information
Address
228 Park Ave S
New York, NY 10003
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
transformativeworks.org/ 
Phone
(929) 260-3369
IRS details
EIN
38-3765024
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2007
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A70: Humanities Organizations
NAICS code, primary
813910: Trade Associations
Parent/child status
Independent
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