Public Charity

Letterform Archive

Letterform Archive, of San Francisco, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $4.4M in revenue, $3.9M in expenses, $8.1M in total assets. 12 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $7.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 465519311 San Francisco, CA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.4M
Total Expenses$3.9M
Total Assets$8.1M
Grant Records12
Funding Total$7.9M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

We hold physical and digital artifacts in a variety of formats, including books, periodicals, posters, sketches, original art for reproduction, and related ephemera, as well as a robust reference library.

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,825,592
2024
Preservation & disaster preparedness
$14,209
$7,020
2023
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,553,220
2022
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,005,620

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Officers & Directors

Secretary Alejandro Chavetta
Art Director Alice Chau
Chair Christopher Slye
Director Jennifer Morla
Treasurer Karl Hellman
Deputy Director Laura Romanosky

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$7,870,352 8 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$15,063 2 grants
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
$15,000 1 grant
Preservation & disaster preparedness
$14,209 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $4.4M $3.9M $8.1M
2023 $5.2M $3.8M $7.9M
2022 $3.8M $3.2M $6.8M
2021 $4.0M $2.5M $6.0M
2020 $2.5M $1.9M $4.4M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.5M to $4.4M (+74%), with total assets most recently reported at $8.1M.

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