SPELLS WRITING LAB INC
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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $98K · expenses $90K · assets $38K
- EIN
- 26-4686258
- Address
- 2110 BASSWOOD DR, LAFAYETTE HL, PA 19444-2328
- Website
- www.phillyspells.org
- NTEE code
- B99
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2010
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Children's Literacy and Creative Writing
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Encarnacion | Program Director/Intern Director/Volunteer Coordinator | 2021-2024 | $8,100 | $39,700 | 1 |
| Steven Wittenberg | Executive Director/Treasurer | 2021-2024 | $0 | $1,125 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
1 person listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jill Schiller | Director | 2021-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $8K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Encarnacion | Program Director/Intern Director/Volunteer Coordinator | 25 | $8,100 | - | $0 | $8,100 | 1 |
| Steven Wittenberg | Executive Director/Treasurer | 12 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jill Schiller | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $11K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Encarnacion | Program Director/Intern Director/Volunteer Coordinator | 25 | $10,900 | - | $0 | $10,900 | 1 |
| Steven Wittenberg | Executive Director/Treasurer | 10 | $550 | - | $0 | $550 | 1 |
| Jill Schiller | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $10K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Encarnacion | Program Director/Intern Director/Volunteer Coordinator | 25 | $9,600 | - | $0 | $9,600 | 1 |
| Steven Wittenberg | Executive Director/Treasurer | 10 | $575 | - | $0 | $575 | 1 |
| Jill Schiller | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $11K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Encarnacion | Program Director/Intern Director/Volunteer Coordinator | 30 | $11,100 | - | $0 | $11,100 | 1 |
| Steven Wittenberg | Executive Director/Treasurer | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jill Schiller | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $98,345 | $89,630 | $37,578 | $33,878 | $38,345 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $94,533 | $92,511 | $28,863 | $28,863 | $36,033 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $89,607 | $89,159 | $29,141 | $26,841 | $31,107 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $98,615 | $85,099 | $28,693 | $26,393 | $40,115 | $0 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $62,622 in all, tax years 2016 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHILADELPHIA CULTURAL FUND INC | Public charity | Exact | 2016, 2019-2022, 2024 | 7 | $60,597 | 2024 | $13,000 | show |
| MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2016 | 1 | $1,000 | 2016 | $1,000 | show |
| OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Spells Writing Lab Inc” | 2020 | 1 | $600 | 2020 | $600 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SPELLS WRITING LAB INC” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $325 | 2023 | $59 | show |
| CHUBB CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SPELLS WRITING LAB INC” | 2020 | 1 | $100 | 2020 | $100 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990EZ · $89,630 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $74,335 | 82.9% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $7,920 | 8.8% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $7,374 | 8.2% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $89,630 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $92,511 spent · pay $56,650 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $56,650 | 61.2% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $18,000 | 19.5% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $9,675 | 10.5% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $8,136 | 8.8% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $50 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $92,511 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $89,159 spent · pay $55,675 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $55,675 | 62.4% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $13,000 | 14.6% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $10,984 | 12.3% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $9,500 | 10.7% | |
| Total | $89,159 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $85,099 spent · pay $56,600 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $56,600 | 66.5% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $13,000 | 15.3% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $8,000 | 9.4% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $6,363 | 7.5% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,136 | 1.3% | |
| Total | $85,099 | 100% |