EIN 20-1637770

Litmus Press

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
3
Year formed
2004
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
Description
Innovative NY-based press publishing cross-genre, interdisciplinary work; offers accessibility to out-of-print titles and hosts free public events.
Also known as...
Ether Sea Projects
Total revenues
$231,637
2023
Total expenses
$252,555
2023
Total assets
$8,104
2023
Num. employees
3
2023

Program areas at Litmus Press

Book Publications: 6 new print publications released in 2023. Body Was, by Isabelle Garron, trans. Elena Rivera (units sold: 71)From A to Z (digital), Etel Adnan (unique visitors: 133)Journey to Mount Tamalpais, by Etel Adnan (units sold: 162)Vestigial, by Aja Couchois (units sold: 101)Clamor, by Hocine Tandjaoui, trans. Olivia C. Harrison, Teresa Villa-Ignacio (units sold: 272)Hearing, by Lyn Hejinain & Leslie Scalapino (units sold: 137)Memnoir, by Joan Retallack. Read #9 (digital), edited by Sarah Riggs and Alisha Mascarenhas (10 downloads)From A to Z (digital), Etel Adnan (unique visitors: 135)
Accessibility -- Educational Access to out-of-print titles & new teaching resources.We launched our second digital-critical edition in our open poetics series, a collaborative project with CUNY'S digital humanities program -- From A to Z by Etel Adnan. We provided book donations to organizations such as Art Resources Transfer (Distribution to Underserved Communities), Housing Works, and St. Marks Poetry Project. Available for PDF download on our site.
Public Events -- Events curated by our editors and staff, free & open to the public 07/11: Memnoir virtual launch w/ Joan Retallack, Omar Berrada, Erica Kaufman (11 attendees/views)08/15: Hearing virtual launch with Lyn Hejinian, Eileen Myles, Renee Gladman, Myung Mi Kim, and others (405 attendees/views)09/06: Clamor reading w/ Hocine Tandjaoui, Olivia C. Harrison, Teresa Villa-Ignacio (31 attendees/views)11/28: Off-World Fairy Tales virtual conversation with authors Susan Bee & Johanna Drucker (65 attendees/views)

Who funds Litmus Press

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Ayco Charitable FoundationArts and Culture$30,000
ImpactAssetsGeneral Support$10,000
TamaasusArts & Education$142

Personnel at Litmus Press

NameTitleCompensation
E Tracy GrinnellExecutive Director$13,015

Financials for Litmus Press

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$191,181
Program services$36,205
Investment income and dividends$27
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$4,224
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$231,637

Form 990s for Litmus Press

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-11-15990View PDF
2022-122023-05-15990EZView PDF
2021-122022-05-16990EZView PDF
2020-122021-08-19990EZView PDF
2019-122020-10-13990EZView PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
December 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from ImpactAssets
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990EZ for fiscal year 2021
July 20, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990EZ for fiscal year 2022
May 21, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from ImpactAssets
April 8, 2022
Posted financials
Added Form 990EZ for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMedia and communications organizationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
MembershipsReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
925 Bergen St 405
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
Kings County, NY
Website URL
litmuspress.org/ 
Phone
(718) 288-5530
IRS details
EIN
20-1637770
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2004
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A70: Humanities Organizations
NAICS code, primary
5111: Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
Parent/child status
Independent
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