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Ether Sea Projects Inc DBA Litmus Press

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 20-1637770

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on May 15, 2019

925 Bergen StreetBrooklyn, NY 11238

(718) 288-5530

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

91st percentile

0.93x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 91% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

73rd percentile

0.05x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 73% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

18th percentile

-16%

Higher net margin than 18% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

71st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 71% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2017 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

7th percentile

-63%

Faster asset growth than 7% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Revenue Growth

81st percentile

41%

Faster revenue growth than 81% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Assets

Down

$6,863

Down $11,937 (-63%) from 2016

Net Assets

Down

$513

Down $18,287 (-97%) from 2016

Liabilities

$6,350

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue

Up

$115,924

Up $33,995 (+41%) from 2016

Expenses

Up

$134,211

Up $18,601 (+16%) from 2016

Net Income

Up

-$18,287

Up $15,394 (+46%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2010: $45,971Liabilities 2010: $0Net Assets 2010: $45,9712010Assets 2011: $17,479Liabilities 2011: $0Net Assets 2011: $17,4792011Assets 2012: $16,516Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $16,5162012Assets 2013: $15,861Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $15,8612013Assets 2014: $24,649Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $24,6492014Assets 2015: $52,481Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $52,4812015Assets 2016: $18,800Net Assets 2016: $18,8002016Assets 2017: $6,863Liabilities 2017: $6,350Net Assets 2017: $5132017Assets 2018: $6,081Liabilities 2018: $4,000Net Assets 2018: $2,0812018Assets 2019: $10,951Liabilities 2019: $7,886Net Assets 2019: $3,0652019Assets 2020: $31,935Liabilities 2020: $6,850Net Assets 2020: $25,0852020Assets 2021: $57,491Net Assets 2021: $57,4912021Assets 2022: $26,697Net Assets 2022: $26,6972022Assets 2023: $8,104Liabilities 2023: $5,108Net Assets 2023: $2,9962023Assets 2024: $5,876Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $5,8762024

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$6,863
Liabilities$6,350
Net Assets$513

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2010: $104,300Expenses 2010: $68,187Net Income 2010: $36,1132010Revenue 2011: $42,983Expenses 2011: $71,475Net Income 2011: -$28,4922011Revenue 2012: $88,206Expenses 2012: $89,169Net Income 2012: -$9632012Revenue 2013: $59,106Expenses 2013: $59,761Net Income 2013: -$6552013Revenue 2014: $68,911Expenses 2014: $60,973Net Income 2014: $7,9382014Revenue 2015: $120,991Expenses 2015: $92,189Net Income 2015: $28,8022015Revenue 2016: $81,929Expenses 2016: $115,610Net Income 2016: -$33,6812016Revenue 2017: $115,924Expenses 2017: $134,211Net Income 2017: -$18,2872017Revenue 2018: $113,143Expenses 2018: $111,575Net Income 2018: $1,5682018Revenue 2019: $117,410Expenses 2019: $111,851Net Income 2019: $5,5592019Revenue 2020: $146,672Expenses 2020: $125,639Net Income 2020: $21,0332020Revenue 2021: $165,615Expenses 2021: $134,855Net Income 2021: $30,7602021Revenue 2022: $126,550Expenses 2022: $154,399Net Income 2022: -$27,8492022Revenue 2023: $231,637Expenses 2023: $252,555Net Income 2023: -$20,9182023Revenue 2024: $243,647Expenses 2024: $236,335Net Income 2024: $7,3122024

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$115,924
Expenses$134,211
Net Income-$18,287
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
May 15, 2019
Return Version
2017v2.2
Gross Receipts
$115,924
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Ether Sea Projects D/B/A Litmus Press publishes innovative poetry, prose, and formally experimental writing from around the world. We champion avant-garde legacies through our stewardship of foundational feminist predecessors of small press publishing and the creation of resources that deepen literacy and appreciation of complex works. In cultivating a transnational and diasporic literary landscape that resists aesthetic, generic, and geopolitical boundaries, we envision a future that everyone can inhabit.

Litmus Press is a program of Ether Sea Projects, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit literature and arts organization. We are dedicated to publishing innovative, cross-genre, and interdisciplinary work by poets, writers, translators, and artists.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Book Publications:A Transpacific Poetics, edited by Lisa Samuels and Sawako NakayasuDaydream, Jean DayBridge of the World, Roberto HarrisonAccessibility:We also have created teaching guides for our books$95,308-
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
E TRACY GRINNELLPresidentPT$0--
ERICA KAUFMANVice President-$0--
RISHI ZUTSHISecretary-$0--
SIMONE WHITETreasurer-$0--
SUSAN BEEDirector-$0--
PIERRE JORISDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Ether Sea Projects Inc
EIN
20-1637770
Phone
7182885530
Address
925 BERGEN STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11238

Signing Officer

Name
E Tracy Grinnell
Title
Editor & Director
Signed
2019-05-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Gary S Eisenkraft CPA
Address
271 Madison Avenue Suite 602, New York, NY 10016
Preparer
Gary S Eisenkraft CPA
Phone
2126892655
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1002

Office Expenses $7818

Other Expenses.1012

Insurance $152

Other Expenses.2

MARKETING $4889

Other Expenses.3

Conferences & book fairs $3680

Other Expenses.4

PROGRAM EXPENSES $3576

Other Expenses.6

Telephone & internet $2221

Other Expenses.7

Dues and subscriptions $1183

Other Expenses.8

WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT $757

Other Assets.1005

Accounts Receivable - Beginning $426 Accounts Receivable - Ending $2446

Total Liabilities.1001

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $0 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $6350

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Filings

Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.06$0.00$0.06$2.44$2.36$0.07
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.08$0.05$0.03$2.32$2.53$0.21
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.27$0.27$1.27$1.54$0.28
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.57$0.57$1.66$1.35$0.31
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.32$0.07$0.25$1.47$1.26$0.21
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.11$0.08$0.03$1.17$1.12$0.06
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.06$0.04$0.02$1.13$1.12$0.02
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.07$0.06$0.01$1.16$1.34$0.18
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.19$0.19$0.82$1.16$0.34
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.52$0.00$0.52$1.21$0.92$0.29
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.25$0.00$0.25$0.69$0.61$0.08
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.16$0.00$0.16$0.59$0.60$0.01
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.17$0.00$0.17$0.88$0.89$0.01
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.17$0.00$0.17$0.43$0.71$0.28
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.46$0.00$0.46$1.04$0.68$0.36