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Romance Writers of America Incorporated

990EZ • Fiscal year 2022 • EIN 76-0237695

Jan 01, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 • Filed on Feb 17, 2023

Organization Profilewww.gsrwa.org
PO Box 4083Bellevue, WA 98009

(425) 231-0669

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 2022

Liabilities / Revenue

45th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2022 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Net Margin

1st percentile

-2172950%

Higher net margin than 1% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Top Officer Pay

72nd percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 72% of similar nonprofits.

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

2022 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Asset Growth

1st percentile

-100%

Faster asset growth than 1% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Revenue Growth

1st percentile

-100%

Faster revenue growth than 1% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$0

Down $43,780 (-100%) from 2021

Net Assets

Down

$0

Down $43,459 (-100%) from 2021

Liabilities

Down

$0

Down $321 (-100%) from 2021

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue45th percentileNet Margin1st percentile

Revenue

Down

$2

Down $16,369 (-100%) from 2021

Expenses

Up

$43,461

Up $12,385 (+40%) from 2021

Net Income

Down

-$43,459

Down $28,754 (-196%) from 2021

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth1st percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2012: $43,744Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $49,331Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $53,940Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $58,298Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $45,241Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $46,234Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $55,641Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $56,018Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2021: $43,780Liabilities 2021: $321Net Assets 2021: $43,4592021Assets 2022: $0Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $02022

Highlighted filing

2022

Assets$0
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$0
Open 2022 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth1st percentile

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

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2012: $93,347Expenses 2012: $86,648Net Income 2012: $6,6992012Revenue 2013: $96,639Expenses 2013: $91,127Net Income 2013: $5,5122013Revenue 2014: $87,036Expenses 2014: $82,408Net Income 2014: $4,6282014Revenue 2015: $81,619Expenses 2015: $77,261Net Income 2015: $4,3582015Revenue 2016: $70,995Expenses 2016: $84,052Net Income 2016: -$13,0572016Revenue 2017: $85,710Expenses 2017: $84,717Net Income 2017: $9932017Revenue 2018: $87,791Expenses 2018: $78,384Net Income 2018: $9,4072018Revenue 2019: $76,693Expenses 2019: $76,316Net Income 2019: $3772019Revenue 2021: $16,371Expenses 2021: $31,076Net Income 2021: -$14,7052021Revenue 2022: $2Expenses 2022: $43,461Net Income 2022: -$43,4592022

Highlighted filing

2022

Revenue$2
Expenses$43,461
Net Income-$43,459
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Signed
Feb 17, 2023
Return Version
2022v4.0
Gross Receipts
$2
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To promote excellence in romance writing for authors.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
One chapter meeting provided 25-50 people the opportunity to hone their writing craft through speakers who are experienced and published writers imparting their knowledge on various topics.-$100
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay72nd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Joanne MachinPresidentPT$0--
Tina BrakeTreasurerPT$0--
Kelly VincentSecretaryPT$0--
Kelli TerpsmaVice President Of CommunicationsPT$0--
Sonya FaugnoVice President Of Programs-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Romance Writers of America Incorporated Seattle Chapter of Romance
EIN
76-0237695
Phone
4252310669
Address
PO Box 4083, Bellevue, WA 98009

Signing Officer

Name
David Clelland
Title
Treasurer
Phone
2069355413
Signed
2023-02-17
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Supplies, Bank & PayPal fees, registration fees, Contributions to close out the organization.”

Schedule B, Part I

“There were no contributors to this organization in 2022”

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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

2022 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$0
Revenue
$2
Expenses
$43,461
Net income
-$43,459
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$43.5$43.5
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$43.8$0.32$43.5$16.4$31.1$14.7
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$56.0$0.00$76.7$76.3$0.38
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$55.6$0.00$87.8$78.4$9.41
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$46.2$0.00$85.7$84.7$0.99
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$45.2$0.00$71.0$84.1$13.1
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$58.3$0.00$81.6$77.3$4.36
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$53.9$0.00$87.0$82.4$4.63
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$49.3$0.00$96.6$91.1$5.51
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$43.7$0.00$93.3$86.6$6.70