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Writers on the Range Corp

EIN 84-4034168 • 501(c)3 • Durango, CO

Profile

To support local journalism by helping the center of community debate and ideas, by working with the regions best essayists and paying them for their talents and developing editorials about the economic, cultural and legislative change taking place in the west with focus on natural resources and public lands

196 Riverview DriveDurango, CO 81301

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Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

80th percentile

28%

Higher net margin than 80% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

71st percentile

13%

Faster asset growth than 71% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

21st percentile

-43%

Faster revenue growth than 21% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$75,315

Up $8,957 (+13%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$75,315

Up $8,957 (+13%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin80th percentile

Revenue

Down

$31,838

Down $23,575 (-43%) from 2024

Expenses

Down

$22,881

Down $4,283 (-16%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

$8,957

Down $19,292 (-68%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth71st percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2020: $20,160Net Assets 2020: $20,1602020Assets 2021: $32,993Net Assets 2021: $32,9932021Assets 2022: $34,170Net Assets 2022: $34,1702022Assets 2023: $38,109Net Assets 2023: $38,1092023Assets 2024: $66,358Net Assets 2024: $66,3582024Assets 2025: $75,315Net Assets 2025: $75,3152025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$75,315
Liabilities-
Net Assets$75,315
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth21st percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$60K$40K$20K$0Revenue 2020: $31,000Expenses 2020: $10,840Net Income 2020: $20,1602020Revenue 2021: $28,474Expenses 2021: $15,641Net Income 2021: $12,8332021Revenue 2022: $24,651Expenses 2022: $23,474Net Income 2022: $1,1772022Revenue 2023: $18,845Expenses 2023: $14,906Net Income 2023: $3,9392023Revenue 2024: $55,413Expenses 2024: $27,164Net Income 2024: $28,2492024Revenue 2025: $31,838Expenses 2025: $22,881Net Income 2025: $8,9572025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$31,838
Expenses$22,881
Net Income$8,957
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$75,315
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$75,315
Revenue
$31,838
Expenses
$22,881
Net income
$8,957
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$75.3$75.3$31.8$22.9$8.96
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$66.4$66.4$55.4$27.2$28.2
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$38.1$38.1$18.8$14.9$3.94
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$34.2$34.2$24.7$23.5$1.18
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$33.0$33.0$28.5$15.6$12.8
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$20.2$20.2$31.0$10.8$20.2
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Feb 5, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$31,838
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To support local journalism by helping the center of community debate and ideas, by working with the regions best essayists and paying them for their talents and developing editorials about the economic, cultural and legislative change taking place in the west with focus on natural resources and public lands

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN PUBLIC AWARENESS-$22,010
SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN PUBLIC AWARENESS-$871
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
DAVID MARSTONCFO-$0--
ELIZABETH MARSTONCOO-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Writers on the Range Corp
EIN
84-4034168
Phone
5163286700
Address
196 RIVERVIEW DRIVE, DURANGO, CO 81301

Signing Officer

Name
David Marston
Title
CFO
Phone
5163286700
Signed
2026-02-05
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Lfgn Accountants & Advisors LLC
Address
320 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE, WOODBURY, NY 11797
Preparer
Angela Petrosino
Phone
5163268282
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses telephone 237 registration fees 27 conferences/meetings 1,666 total 1,930”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“To support local journalism by helping the center of community debate and ideas, by working with the regions best essayists and paying them for their talents and developing editorials about the economic, cultural and legislative change taking place in the west with focus on natural resources and public lands”

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 31

“Significant accomplishments in public awareness”

Raw XML Appendix116 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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