NonprofitsThe Organization For Transformative Works Inc

Arts, Culture & Humanities

The Organization For Transformative Works Inc

NEW YORK, NY

Total revenue

$877K

Total expenses

$599K

Net assets

$3.7M

Grants received

$344K

31 grants

EIN

383765024

Tax year

2024

Mission

The organization for transformative works (otw) is a non-profit organization run by and for fans to provide access to and preserve the history of fanworks and fan cultures.

Programs

4 programs

In 2024, fanlore saw over 5,000 new pages and over 163,000 edits made, bringing it to 72,936 total pages, which have been edited 1,531,996 times since its founding. 2024 also brought the creation of 21,496 new user accounts. With help from systems, fanlore was upgraded to mediawiki 1.39, which included stability improvements, code tweaks, and bug fixes.the committee celebrated and awarded badges for their annual ifd challenge, bingo challenge, and stub september challenge. Fanlore also partnered with communications' fanhackers to run an exciting fandom friendships challenge, inspired by fanhacker's zine of the same theme. This fanlore challenge encouraged users to broaden their fannish horizons by completing six edits to a wide range of fanlore article types, all in the theme of fandom friendship.

Expenses: $18K

Transformative works and cultures released three issues in 2024: no. 42, a special issue on "fandoms and platforms," in march; no. 43, a general issue, in september; and no. 44, a special issue on "centering blackness in fan studies," in december. All three issues were released on schedule - continuing twc's publication record since the journal's founding.

Expenses: $5K

Transaction fees

Expenses: $8K

Banking fees

Expenses: $14

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$877K
Program service revenue
Investment income$213
Other revenue$104
Total revenue$877K

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits
Fundraising$138K
Other expenses$599K
Total expenses$599K
Total assets$3.7M
Net assets$3.7M

People

8 listed

NameRoleCompensation

ANH PHAM

PRESIDENT

Board

5 hrs/wk

ZIXIN ZHANG

BOARD MEMBER

Board

5 hrs/wk

JENNIFER HAYNES

BOARD MEMBER

Board

5 hrs/wk

ERICA FRANK

BOARD MEMBER

Board

5 hrs/wk

RACHEL LINTON

BOARD MEMBER

Board

5 hrs/wk

KATHERYN SODERHOLM

VICE PRESIDENT

Board

5 hrs/wk

QIAO CHU

SECRETARY

Board

5 hrs/wk

YUECHIANG LUO

TREASURER

Board

5 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 31 of 31

FromAmountPurposeYear
$150
MATCHING GIFTS
2024
$100
MATCHING GIFT TO CIVIC AGENCY
2023
$80
MATCHING GIFTS
2023
$25
VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
2023
$8K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$340
MATCHING GIFTS
2022
$125
MATCHING GIFTS
2022
$100
MIP PAYOUT FOR 02/07/2022
2022
$100
MATCHING FUNDS
2022
$25
MATCHING GIFTS
2022
$25
MATCHING GIFT TO CIVIC AGENCY
2022
$10
VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
2022
$20K
ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2021
$9K
General Support
2021
$8K
General Support
2020
$250
MIP PAYOUT FOR 05/13/20
2020
$75
MATCHING EMPLOYEE DONATION
2020
$46
Matching Gifts
2020
$38
Matching Gifts
2020
$25
MIP PAYOUT FOR 01/14/20
2020
$25
MATCHING GIFT TO CIVIC AGENCY
2020
$45
General & Unrestricted
2018

Funded by

$344K from 12 funders · 31 grants · 2018–2024

American Online Giving Foundation Inc

$207K · 6 grants · 2019–2024

Paypal Charitable Giving Fund

$114K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

The San Francisco Foundation

$20K · 1 grant · 2021

The Pfizer Foundation Inc

$605 · 5 grants · 2022–2024

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

$500 · 1 grant · 2024

Verizon Foundation

$375 · 3 grants · 2020–2022

Xcel Energy Foundation

$175 · 2 grants · 2020–2022

Ge Foundation

$150 · 2 grants · 2022

Details

EIN383765024
NTEE codeA30
Subsection03
Ruling date2008-08
Formed2007
Employees0
Volunteers879
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