Program areas at Authoring Action
16-week intensives, 1 each Fall/Spring, 10 court ordered youth per session, learn creative writing process, music and film collaboration to develop short films or raps/lyrics/spoken word. Funded by the NC Department of Public Safety Grant to Forsyth County Juvenile Justice Council.
Summer intensive institute held for five weeks staffed by alumni mentors, and 8-10 professional artists who apprentice and collborate with youth to develop them as authors utilizing writing, design and production, visual art, digital film production and choreography.
To transform the lives of youth and the world through the power of creative writing, spoken word, visual and media arts, film-making and leadership education that promotes positive systemic change.
Who funds Authoring Action
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Authoring Action
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Lynn Rhoades, M.Div. | Co - Founder and Executive Director | $42,300 | 2024-08-07 |
| Nathan Ross Freeman | Co - Founder and Artistic Director | | 2024-08-07 |
| Lauranita Katende | Vice - Chair | $0 | 2024-08-07 |
| Corlis Sellers | Chair | $0 | 2024-08-07 |
| Ayanna Abrams | Vice - Chair | $0 | 2020-06-30 |
| ...and 1 more key personnel |
Financials for Authoring Action
| Revenues | FYE 06/2023 | FYE 06/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $304,294 | $220,701 | 37.9% |
| Program services | $5,100 | $7,000 | -27.1% |
| Investment income and dividends | $0 | $0 | - |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $6,241 | $0 | 999% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $425 | -100% |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $816 | $0 | 999% |
| Total revenues | $316,451 | $228,126 | 38.7% |
Organizations like Authoring Action
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Gemini Ink | 501(c)(3) | San Antonio, TX | $542,551 |
| Clarion West | 501(c)(3) | Seattle, WA | $437,026 |
| Urban Word NYC | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $816,873 |
| 916 Ink | 501(c)(3) | Sacramento, CA | $1,408,599 |
| Young Authors Greenhouse | 501(c)(3) | Louisville, KY | $292,012 |
| iWRITE | 501(c)(3) | Houston, TX | $346,946 |
| Angel Street | 501(c)(3) | Cordova, TN | $480,568 |
| Westport Writers' Workshop I | 501(c)(3) | Westport, CT | $408,367 |
| The Millay Colony for the Arts | 501(c)(3) | Austerlitz, NY | $229,629 |
| 826 New Orleans | 501(c)(3) | New Orleans, LA | $368,054 |
Data update history
June 15, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 13, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 7 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanitiesHuman servicesChildren
Characteristics
Partially liquidatedFundraising eventsReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 624 W Sixth St
- Winston Salem, NC 27101
- Metro area
- Winston-Salem, NC
- County
- Forsyth County, NC
- Website URL
- authoringaction.org/Â
- Phone
- (336) 749-1317
IRS details
- EIN
- 38-3707584
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2002
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A70: Humanities Organizations
- NAICS code, primary
- 6116: Other Schools and Instruction
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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