Nonprofit screen
Screen a listComic Book Legal Defense Fund Inc
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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$277krevenue
FY2024 · +46% in 3 yrs1staff
8 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin−11.8%
Months of reserve3.9mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−15.1%
Middle half of peersMedianComic Book Legal Defense
Where the money goes FY2024 · $309k spent
Programs$237k77%Management and general$72k23%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$449k in FY2022, −$78k in FY2023 and −$33k in FY2024. Cash covers 3.9 months, under the peer median of 6.2.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor
None found in the filings.
16funders
$52ka year, last 3 years
62%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Expo Small Press ExpoStopped after FY2020$10k$10k$10k$10k–United Way of Greater St Louis IncNew in FY2023$20kThe Gaiman FoundationOn and off$5k$15kWill & Ann Eisner Family Foundation IncSince FY2021$5k$5k$1kStuart S Applebaum Giving FoundationStopped after FY2020$500$700$670$475–Russell Colgate Fund IncStopped after FY2019$500$500$500–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$216k$280k$583k$132k$8k$53k$63k5 other fundersUp to $1k a year each$50$100$1k$250$750
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped