SPELLS WRITING LAB INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024
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- Organization
- SPELLS WRITING LAB INC (EIN 26-4686258)
- Tax period
- 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
- Filed
- 2025-06-30
- IRS object ID
- 202511819349201101
- Schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2025-06-30T15:52:51-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2024-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2024-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 264686258 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | SPELLS WRITING LAB INC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | SPEL | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 2676700869 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 2110 Basswood Drive | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Lafayette Hill | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | PA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 19444 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Steven Wittenberg | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Executive Director | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 2679711739 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2025-06-02 | SignatureDt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr | Yes (1) | IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd |
| Tax | 2024 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Change | Yes (X) | AddressChangeInd |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd |
| Website Address | www.phillyspells.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $98,345 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $38,345 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $0 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Membership Dues | $0 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Investment Income | $0 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Sale Of Assets Gross | $0 | SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | $0 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt |
| Gaming Gross Income | $0 | GamingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $0 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | $0 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | $0 | GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $0 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $60,000 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $98,345 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | $0 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt |
| Benefits Paid To Or For Members | $0 | BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $0 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $74,335 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $7,920 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $1 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $7,374 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $89,630 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $8,715 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $28,863 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | -$3,700 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $33,878 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $25,110 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $33,825 | EOYAmt |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $3,753 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $3,753 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $28,863 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $37,578 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $3,700 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $28,863 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $33,878 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Children's Literacy and Creative Writing | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
|---|---|---|
| In school and after school virtual or in person programming. Program director, interns and volunteers assist students with writing skills on an individual or group basis throughout the year. Benefits 3-90 students per school day ages 7-17 | $31,250 | $49,530 |
| Writing intensive summer camp broken down into 5-6 individual week sessions benefiting 20-30 children ages 7-17 | $8,750 | $30,930 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $80,460 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Encarnacion | ||||
| Program Director/Intern Director/Volunteer Coordinator | 25 | $8,100 | $0 | $0 |
| Steven Wittenberg | ||||
| Executive Director/Treasurer | 12 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jill Schiller | ||||
| Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | 0 | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | 0 | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | 0 | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | 0 | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | 0 | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend | $0 | DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | 0 | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | 0 | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | 0 | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr | $0 | TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt |
| Tax Reimbursed By Organization | $0 | TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | PA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Steven Wittenberg | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 2110 Basswood Drive | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Lafayette Hill | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | PA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 19444 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 2679711739 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | 0 | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | 0 | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | 0 | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | 0 | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | 0 | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | 0 | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | 0 | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | 0 | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | 0 | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (1) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | Yes (X) | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind |
Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $18,341 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $40,115 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $31,107 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $36,053 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $38,345 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $163,961 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $18,341 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $40,115 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $31,107 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $36,053 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $38,345 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $163,961 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $163,961 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $18,341 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $40,115 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $31,107 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $36,053 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $38,345 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $163,961 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY509 | 1 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Public Support PY509 | 1 | PublicSupportPY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| Investment Income PY | 0 | InvestmentIncomePYPct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor | RESTRICTED | ContributorNum |
Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | RESTRICTED | TotalContributionsAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 | Description;Amount^Vounteer Services;60000^Total;60000^ |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Description;Amount^Licenses and Fees;300|Telecommunication and Internet;1531|Insurance;1438|Program Supplies and Related Expenses;4048|Travel;15|Meals;9|Advertising;33^Total;7374^ |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 | Description;Amount^Accounts Payable;-3700^Total;-3700^ |
| Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 | Description;EOY Amount^Furniture and Equipment;1178|Books and Supplies;2575^Total;3753^ |
| Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 | Description;EOY Amount^Accounts Payable;3700^Total;3700^ |
Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Explanation | An extension was filed though if not received, the additional time was required to gather information needed to prepare a complete and accurate return. | ExplanationTxt |