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EIN 81-0869561

Reading the Pictures

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
0
City
Berkeley
State
California
Year formed
2016
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
Description
Reading the Pictures analyzes and reports news and media images. In an ever more visual society, we seek to better understand the levels of meaning, the underlying story lines and the various agendas reflected in the more prominent news pictures of the day. We also publish and provide a careful look at original photojournalism and concerned photography. Reading the Pictures is a web-based, not-for-profit, educational and publishing organization dedicated to visual culture, visual literacy, media literacy through the analysis of cultural, news and documentary images.
Total revenues
$30,366
2023
Total expenses
$24,349
2023
Total assets
$30,002
2023
Num. employees
0
2023

Program areas at Reading the Pictures

the activity generating other income is advertising income.

Grants made by Reading the Pictures

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
PhotovilleCharity$1,980

Personnel at Reading the Pictures

NameTitleCompensation
Michael ShawPresident$0

Financials for Reading the Pictures

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$30,366
Investment income and dividends$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$30,366

Form 990s for Reading the Pictures

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-11-13990PFView PDF
2022-122023-11-06990PFView PDF
2021-122022-11-15990PFView PDF
2020-122021-11-11990PFView PDF
2019-122021-06-15990PFView PDF
...and 4 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 15, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2023
January 16, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2021
June 28, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2020
February 23, 2022
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2019
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
No issues found
Characteristics
Provides grantsPartially liquidatedState / local levelTax deductible donationsNo full-time employeesAccepts online donations
General information
Address
2705 Webster St 5543
Berkeley, CA 94705
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
County
Alameda County, CA
Website URL
readingthepictures.org/ 
Phone
(310) 707-7376
IRS details
EIN
81-0869561
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
2016
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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