Public Charity

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, of Santa Monica, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $2.9M in revenue, $3.0M in expenses, $3.0M in total assets. 1 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $13K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 300456551 Santa Monica, CA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.9M
Total Expenses$3.0M
Total Assets$3.0M
Grant Records1
Funding Total$13K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization, is one of the largest existing organizations for writers and illustrators. It is the only professional organization specifically for those individuals writing and illustrating for

Officers & Directors

Treasurer Jon E Cawthorne
President (start 08/24) Laurent Linn
Co-Founder/Impact & Legacy fund MD Lin Oliver
Vice President Lori K Turrisi
Secretary Netta Rabin
Executive Director Sarah Stern Baker

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$13,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $2.9M $3.0M $3.0M
2023 $3.2M $3.8M $2.8M
2022 $3.0M $3.7M $3.8M
2020 $4.1M $3.5M $3.0M
2019 $4.2M $4.2M $2.4M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $4.2M to $2.9M (-31%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.0M.

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