Liabilities / Assets
58th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
EIN 20-4387063 • 501(c)7 • Houston, TX
Profile
Social and educational club for unpublished and published writers. We accept all genres but concentrate on mystery.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
58th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
37th percentile
Higher net margin than 37% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
94th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 94% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
34th percentile
Faster asset growth than 34% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
69th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 69% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$13,436
Down $889 (-6.2%) from 2024
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2024
Net Assets
Down$13,436
Down $889 (-6.2%) from 2024
Revenue
Up$49,626
Up $5,465 (+12%) from 2024
Expenses
Up$50,515
Up $1,483 (+3.0%) from 2024
Net Income
Up-$889
Up $3,982 (+82%) from 2024
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
Social and educational club for unpublished and published writers. We accept all genres but concentrate on mystery.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| We provide social interaction, exchange of ideas, congratulations and commiseration, and education in the craft of writing and publication via a private online forum. We also have several in-person gatherings each year at the major writer's conferences and conventions all members are invited to attend. | - | - |
| All members receive a quarterly newsletter that offers additional craft education, information, and interviews with authors and others in the publishing world. It also includes notices of classes by approved non-member teachers which we host online, monitor and partially subsidize for our members. | - | - |
| To create an opportunity for our members to learn first-hand about the publishing process, we have published seven anthologies of stories written by our members. The anthologies are open to all members for submissions. Stories are judged and selected by three non-member publishing professionals. | - | - |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Duxbury | Treasurer | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Cori Lynn Arnold | Website Liasion | - | $0 | - | - |
| Connie Berry | President | PT | $0 | - | - |
“royalty from anthology sales”
“Description;Amount^credit card fees;1906|anthology expense;913|web sites and domain fees;3805|supplies;149|lapel pins for promotion;1169^Total;7942^”
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|---|---|---|
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| IRS990EZ/BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/BooksInCareOfDetail/PersonNm | 0 | Karen Duxbury |
| IRS990EZ/BooksInCareOfDetail/PhoneNum | 0 | 2815460308 |
| IRS990EZ/BooksInCareOfDetail/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt | 0 | 3418 hwy 6 So Box 191 |
| IRS990EZ/BooksInCareOfDetail/USAddress/CityNm | 0 | Houston |
| IRS990EZ/BooksInCareOfDetail/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | 0 | TX |
| IRS990EZ/BooksInCareOfDetail/USAddress/ZIPCd | 0 | 77082 |
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| IRS990EZ/CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 13436 |
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| IRS990EZ/CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/DonorAdvisedFndsInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt | 0 | -889 |
| IRS990EZ/FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt | 0 | 37595 |
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| IRS990EZ/ForeignOfficeInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/Form1120PolFiledInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990EZ/Form990TotalAssetsGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 13436 |
| IRS990EZ/FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/GamingGrossIncomeAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/GrossReceiptsAmt | 0 | 49626 |
| IRS990EZ/GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/InfoInScheduleOPartIInd | 0 | X |
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| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/AverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | 1 | 2 |
| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/AverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | 2 | 10 |
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| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/PersonNm | 0 | Karen Duxbury |
| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/PersonNm | 1 | Cori Lynn Arnold |
| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/PersonNm | 2 | Connie Berry |
| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/TitleTxt | 0 | Treasurer |
| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/TitleTxt | 1 | Website Liasion |
| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/TitleTxt | 2 | President |
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| IRS990EZ/OtherAssetsTotalDetail/BOYAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/OtherAssetsTotalDetail/EOYAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/OtherExpensesTotalAmt | 0 | 7942 |
| IRS990EZ/OtherRevenueTotalAmt | 0 | 923 |
| IRS990EZ/PoliticalCampaignActyInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt | 0 | Social and educational club for unpublished and published writers. We accept all genres but concentrate on mystery. |
| IRS990EZ/PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt | 0 | 4978 |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramServiceRevenueAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 0 | We provide social interaction, exchange of ideas, congratulations and commiseration, and education in the craft of writing and publication via a private online forum. We also have several in-person gatherings each year at the major writer's conferences and conventions all members are invited to attend. |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 1 | All members receive a quarterly newsletter that offers additional craft education, information, and interviews with authors and others in the publishing world. It also includes notices of classes by approved non-member teachers which we host online, monitor and partially subsidize for our members. |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 2 | To create an opportunity for our members to learn first-hand about the publishing process, we have published seven anthologies of stories written by our members. The anthologies are open to all members for submissions. Stories are judged and selected by three non-member publishing professionals. |
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| IRS990EZ/RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/ScheduleBNotRequiredInd | 0 | X |
| IRS990EZ/SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/SubjectToProxyTaxInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp/BOYAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/TanningServicesProvidedInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/TotalExpensesAmt | 0 | 50515 |
| IRS990EZ/TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/TotalRevenueAmt | 0 | 49626 |
| IRS990EZ/TransactionWithControlEntInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/TypeOfOrganizationOtherDesc | 0 | unincorporated social club |
| IRS990EZ/TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd | 0 | X |
| IRS990EZ/WebsiteAddressTxt | 0 | www.sincguppies.wildapricot.org |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | royalty from anthology sales |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | Description;Amount^credit card fees;1906|anthology expense;913|web sites and domain fees;3805|supplies;149|lapel pins for promotion;1169^Total;7942^ |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z |
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| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonTitleTxt | 0 | Treasurer |
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| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/SignatureDt | 0 | 2026-02-16 |
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| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | 0 | TX |
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| ReturnHeader/ReturnTs | 0 | 2026-02-16T15:44:22-07:00 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTypeCd | 0 | 990EZ |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2025-01-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2025-12-31 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2025 |
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