Liabilities / Assets
69th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 69% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 82-3793366 • 501(c)3 • San Francisco, CA
Profile
Problem Library operates low cost and free programs for education, community development and support for the arts.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
69th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 69% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
72nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 72% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
39th percentile
Higher net margin than 39% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
No filing with officer rows is available for this organization yet.
Asset Growth
28th percentile
Faster asset growth than 28% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
17th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 17% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$52,871
Down $15,505 (-23%) from 2023
Liabilities
Down$1,000
Down $13,904 (-93%) from 2023
Net Assets
Down$51,871
Down $1,601 (-3.0%) from 2023
Revenue
Down$49,209
Down $49,106 (-50%) from 2023
Expenses
Down$50,810
Down $13,735 (-21%) from 2023
Net Income
Down-$1,601
Down $35,371 (-105%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
| Balance Sheet | Operations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Assets | Liabilities | Net Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Net Income |
| 2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $52.9 | $1.00 | $51.9 | $49.2 | $50.8 | $1.60 |
| 2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $68.4 | $14.9 | $53.5 | $98.3 | $64.5 | $33.8 |
| 2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $35.7 | $13.6 | $22.0 | $81.3 | $53.0 | $28.3 |
Affordable youth education & creative community spaces.
Problem Library operates low cost and free programs for education, community development and support for the arts.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Problem Library (Uses its home space in San Francisco to support communityevents and projects in education and the arts.)The School of Other Fields (formerly known as Problem Children) is our flagship education program for ambitious creative high school students that runs year round programs.[working] (works with real estate owners to transform vacant space into vibrantspaces for artists in San Francisco.)In 2024, Problem Library ran another cohort of 6 new students in our summereducation program for ambitious creative high school students and a spring program. In addition Problem Library continued its education series called Too Much Information, a two-day symposium of educational talks, activities and film screenings. Through our art program we continue to a free studio space in the Soma neighborhood of San Francisco. In addition to our primary program we hosted a number of community events. | - | $45,729 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson Stebbins | President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Daniel Lucas Guimaraes | Board Member | FT | $0 | - | - |
| Sharon Sheehan | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| Blake Conway | Exec Dir/Treas. | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Jeff Masamori | Asst. Ed. Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
“Advertising and Promotion $1885”
“Office Expenses $710”
“Information Technology $1150”
“Travel $4270”
“Interest $41”
“Insurance $2242”
“Project Supplies & Materials $2611”
“Books, Subscriptions, Ref $443”
“Stripe fees $401”
“QuickBooks Fees $270”
“PayPal Fees $154”
“Bank Fees $95”
“License, Due, & Fees $70”
“Equipment - Rental and Maint $22”
“Artwork - Beginning $23850 Artwork - Ending $23850”
“Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $14904 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $1000”
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| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2024 |
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