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Pennwriters Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2024 • EIN 25-1632709

Jun 01, 2023 to May 31, 2024 • Filed on Jan 27, 2025

Organization ProfileWWW.PENNWRITERS.COM
PO Box 957Somerset, PA 15501

(814) 442-0509

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

33rd percentile

-4.7%

Higher net margin than 33% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

79th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 79% of similar nonprofits.

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

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

38th percentile

-5.7%

Faster asset growth than 38% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

22nd percentile

-24%

Faster revenue growth than 22% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$55,238

Down $3,330 (-5.7%) from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$55,238

Down $3,330 (-5.7%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin33rd percentile

Revenue

Down

$71,140

Down $22,283 (-24%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$74,470

Down $12,328 (-14%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$3,330

Down $9,955 (-150%) from 2023

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth38th percentile

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

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2011: $61,481Liabilities 2011: $46Net Assets 2011: $61,4352011Assets 2012: $68,071Liabilities 2012: $623Net Assets 2012: $67,4482012Assets 2013: $62,543Liabilities 2013: $1,995Net Assets 2013: $60,5482013Assets 2015: $57,411Liabilities 2015: $15,324Net Assets 2015: $42,0872015Assets 2016: $48,639Liabilities 2016: $2,705Net Assets 2016: $45,9342016Assets 2017: $56,811Liabilities 2017: $6,172Net Assets 2017: $50,6392017Assets 2018: $68,625Liabilities 2018: $17,073Net Assets 2018: $51,5522018Assets 2019: $52,012Liabilities 2019: $3,950Net Assets 2019: $48,0622019Assets 2020: $44,160Liabilities 2020: $612Net Assets 2020: $43,5482020Assets 2021: $50,775Liabilities 2021: $2,537Net Assets 2021: $48,2382021Assets 2022: $51,973Liabilities 2022: $30Net Assets 2022: $51,9432022Assets 2023: $58,568Net Assets 2023: $58,5682023Assets 2024: $55,238Net Assets 2024: $55,2382024Assets 2025: $39,845Net Assets 2025: $39,8452025

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$55,238
Liabilities-
Net Assets$55,238
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth22nd percentile

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

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2011: $80,292Expenses 2011: $71,524Net Income 2011: $8,7682011Revenue 2012: $60,901Expenses 2012: $54,888Net Income 2012: $6,0132012Revenue 2013: $91,455Expenses 2013: $98,355Net Income 2013: -$6,9002013Revenue 2015: $70,747Expenses 2015: $84,512Net Income 2015: -$13,7652015Revenue 2016: $72,889Expenses 2016: $69,042Net Income 2016: $3,8472016Revenue 2017: $82,443Expenses 2017: $77,738Net Income 2017: $4,7052017Revenue 2018: $75,204Expenses 2018: $74,291Net Income 2018: $9132018Revenue 2019: $72,112Expenses 2019: $75,601Net Income 2019: -$3,4892019Revenue 2020: $29,624Expenses 2020: $34,137Net Income 2020: -$4,5132020Revenue 2021: $39,189Expenses 2021: $34,498Net Income 2021: $4,6912021Revenue 2022: $79,212Expenses 2022: $75,506Net Income 2022: $3,7062022Revenue 2023: $93,423Expenses 2023: $86,798Net Income 2023: $6,6252023Revenue 2024: $71,140Expenses 2024: $74,470Net Income 2024: -$3,3302024Revenue 2025: $75,307Expenses 2025: $90,700Net Income 2025: -$15,3932025

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$71,140
Expenses$74,470
Net Income-$3,330
Open 2024 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jun 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024
Signed
Jan 27, 2025
Return Version
2023v6.0
Gross Receipts
$71,140
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To help writers improve and succeed.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
SPONSORED AND ORGANIZED A WRITERS' CONFERENCE AND VARIOUS WRITERS' WORKSHOPS- PUBLISHERS AND WRITERS EDUCATE ATTENDEES ON HOW TO IMPROVE WRITING.-$52,598
PUBLISHED A NEWSLETTER PROVIDING ARTICLES ON WRITING WORKSHOPS.-$3,890
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay79th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
DAN E ARNDTPresident-$0--
VICKIE FISHERVice Preside-$0--
TINA CRONESecretary-$0--
CRAIG WEAVERTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Pennwriters Inc
EIN
25-1632709
Phone
8144420509
Address
PO BOX 957, SOMERSET, PA 15501

Signing Officer

Name
Craig Weaver
Title
Treasurer
Phone
5708787056
Signed
2025-01-27
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Cawley Johnson & Sanders Pc
Address
1310 LACKAWANNA TRL, CLARKS SUMMIT, PA 18411
Preparer
Katelynn M Nichols CPA
Phone
5705631140
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses advertising 150 office supplies 2,192 website 98 authors advocacy 1,425 conference expenses 25,077 speaker/instructor fee 15,031 workshop expense 9,481 event insurance 1,564 total 55,018”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

“Accounts receivable 0 96 prepaid expenses and deferred charges 2,576 2,076 total 2,576 2,172”

Raw XML Appendix151 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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Filings

Displayed year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$55,238
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$55,238
Revenue
$71,140
Expenses
$74,470
Net income
-$3,330
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$39.8$39.8$75.3$90.7$15.4
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$55.2$55.2$71.1$74.5$3.33
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$58.6$58.6$93.4$86.8$6.63
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$52.0$0.03$51.9$79.2$75.5$3.71
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$50.8$2.54$48.2$39.2$34.5$4.69
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$44.2$0.61$43.5$29.6$34.1$4.51
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$52.0$3.95$48.1$72.1$75.6$3.49
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$68.6$17.1$51.6$75.2$74.3$0.91
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$56.8$6.17$50.6$82.4$77.7$4.71
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$48.6$2.71$45.9$72.9$69.0$3.85
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$57.4$15.3$42.1$70.7$84.5$13.8
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$62.5$2.00$60.5$91.5$98.4$6.90
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$68.1$0.62$67.4$60.9$54.9$6.01
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$61.5$0.05$61.4$80.3$71.5$8.77