Program areas at Office of Letters and Light
328,292 writers participated throughout the year; 127,974 writers participated in our november National Novel Writing Month event, with 25,746 completing their wordcount goals. 45,626 writers participated in our camp nanowrimo events in april and july, with 10,250 completingtheir word-count goals. We provided free program facilitation resources to 791 local volunteers in 671 worldwide regions, as well as 1,038 community spaces.
Young writers program: 78,773 k-12 student writers participated throughout the year; 47,408 participated in our november event, with 16,566 completing their wordcount goals. We provided free program facilitation resources to 6,230 worldwide educators.
Who funds Office of Letters and Light
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Office of Letters and Light
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| William Faulkner | Executive Director | $123,665 | 2023-10-31 |
| David Beck | Technical Director | $110,721 | 2022-12-31 |
| Grant Faulkner | Past Executive Director | $116,566 | 2021-10-26 |
| Justin Quimby | Secretary | $0 | 2021-12-31 |
| Lise Quintana | Board Chair | $0 | 2021-12-31 |
| ...and 4 more key personnel |
Financials for Office of Letters and Light
| Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $859,397 | $1,121,927 | -23.4% |
| Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
| Investment income and dividends | $2,028 | $1,040 | 95% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $3,428 | $2,946 | 16.4% |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $255,749 | $199,383 | 28.3% |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $38,191 | $41,569 | -8.1% |
| Total revenues | $1,158,793 | $1,366,865 | -15.2% |
Organizations like Office of Letters and Light
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| The Telling Room | 501(c)(3) | Portland, ME | $960,480 |
| Searchlight New Mexico News | 501(c)(3) | Santa Fe, NM | $937,792 |
| Enlightenment Bookstore and Literary Arts Center | 501(c)(3) | Buffalo, NY | $319,531 |
| New Literary Project | 501(c)(3) | Oakland, CA | $364,269 |
| Project X Foundation for Art and Criticism | 501(c)(3) | Los Angeles, CA | $400,173 |
| Island Readers and Writers An Initiative for Maine Children | 501(c)(3) | Mount Desert, ME | $2,577,924 |
| Boa Editions | 501(c)(3) | Rochester, NY | $295,359 |
| Alice James Poetry Cooperative | 501(c)(3) | New Gloucester, ME | $362,560 |
| The Porch Writers Collective | 501(c)(3) | Nashville, TN | $412,359 |
| Archipelago Books | 501(c)(3) | Brooklyn, NY | $872,596 |
Data update history
December 30, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 30, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
December 24, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
November 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 8 new grant, including a grant for $55,776 from PayPal Giving Fund Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMedia and communications organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanitiesHuman servicesJobs and employment
Characteristics
Operates internationallyCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 1400 Shattuck Ave Suite 302
- Berkeley, CA 94709
- Metro area
- San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
- County
- Alameda County, CA
- Website URL
- nanowrimo.org/Â
- Phone
- (510) 628-0327
- Facebook page
- nanowrimoÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 65-1282653
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2006
- 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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