2025-10-31T12:03:10-00:00 2024-12-31 821650312 Alta CPA Group 59 Franklin St 2nd Floor Annapolis MD 21401 990 2024-01-01 471324990 SHOUTMOUSEPRESSINC SHOU 2407721545 1638RSTREETNW218 WASHINGTON DC 20009 KATHY CRUTCHER EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR 2407721545 2025-10-31 true Jeffrey Griffith P01081433 4103495101 2025-10-31 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KATHY CRUTCHER 1638RSTREETNW218 WASHINGTON DC 20009 681081 false X WWW.SHOUTMOUSEPRESS.ORG/ X 2014 DC CONTINUED ON SCH O 9 8 6 8 0 545353 583133 8825 1525 148 50899 79786 605077 664592 0 0 406276 456460 62158 61175 132347 280375 201549 748809 719184 -143732 -54592 762501 705798 8995 6902 753506 698896 X CONTINUED ON SCH O false false 296886 79786 IN OUR PUBLISHING PROGRAM, WE AIM TO DIVERSIFY THE NEXT GENERATIONS BOOKSHELVES. WE PUBLISH YOUTH-AUTHORED, DIVERSE, AND INCLUSIVE CHILDRENS AND YOUNG ADULT BOOKS. WE ALSO PROVIDE PLATFORMS FOR EMERGING ARTISTS FROM MARGINALIZED BACKGROUNDS BY CONNECTING THEM TO INDUSTRY MENTORS AND HIRING THEM TO ILLUSTRATE THEIR FIRST CHILDRENS BOOK. WE ACTIVELY PROMOTE AND SELL THESE BOOKS IN BOTH TRADITIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL MARKETPLACES, BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT PEER VOICES ARE POWERFUL VOICES, AND THEY CAN ENGAGE AUDIENCES IN WAYS THAT ADULT AUTHORS CANNOT. FINALLY, WE ENSURE THAT EARNED INCOME FROM BOOK SALES IS INVESTED DIRECTLY BACK INTO YOUNG PEOPLE THEMSELVES. PROCEEDS SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR AUTHOR COMMUNITIES, SALARIES FOR AUTHOR INTERNS, AND PROGRAMS THAT HELP YOUNG PEOPLE SPEAK UP, BE HEARD, AND BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AS LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 91500 WRITING WORKSHOPS SERVE AS THE FIRST STEP FOR SHOUT MOUSE PRESS AUTHORS. ALL BOOK PROJECTS COMMENCING BEGIN WITH A NON-PROFIT PROGRAM PARTNER, WHO RECRUITS YOUNG WRITERS FROM THEIR COMMUNITY. OUR NON-PROFIT PROGRAM PARTNERS ARE CAREFULLY CHOSEN AND SERVE COMMUNITIES WHOSE IDENTITIES ARE UNDERREPRESENTED AS CHARACTERS AND CREATORS WITHIN YOUNG PEOPLES LITERATURE. ALL WORKSHOPS AND ONE-ON-ONE WRITING MENTORSHIPS ARE RUN BY PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS, MANY OF WHOM SHARE IDENTITIES AND LIVED EXPERIENCES WITHOUR AUTHORS. DURING WORKSHOPS, YOUTH ARE COACHED TO WRITE MISSION-DRIVEN BOOKS IN A VARIETY OF GENRES. WE PASS THE PEN TO THOSE WHO CAN BEST REPRESENT THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES WITH AUTHENTICITY, KNOWLEDGE, AND UNDERSTANDING. 45727 OUR AUTHOR TALKS PROGRAM IS ONE OF TWO POST-PUBLICATION LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL SHOUT MOUSE AUTHORS. OUR AUTHORS ARE ROUTINELY INVITED TO SERVE AS GUEST SPEAKERS IN SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY, COMMUNITY, AND LITERARY SPACES AS A WAY TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY ISSUES ON WHICH THEY ARE TRULY EXPERTS BUT ARE RARELY CONSULTED. WE PROVIDE TRAINING FOR THESE PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, AS WELL AS TRANSPORTATION AND HONORARIA FOR ALL AUTHORS. 38826 1525 472939 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 20 0 true 6 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true true false X X KATHRYN CRUTCHER 2407721545 1638 R STREET NW SUITE 218 WASHINGTON DC 20009 CHIOKE BARKARI DEPUTY DIRECTOR 040.00 X 110407 0 6150 KATHY CRUTCHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 040.00 X X 91667 0 12450 JENNIFER EMMETT CO-CHAIR 005.00 X X 0 0 0 DENISSE ARIAS CO-CHAIR 005.00 X X 0 0 0 LANA WONG SECRETARY 002.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID FARRELL TREASURER 002.00 X X 0 0 0 TONY KEITH BOARD MEMBER 002.00 X 0 0 0 TIFFANI ALEXANDER BOARD MEMBER 002.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEIGH HAZLEY BOARD MEMBER 002.00 X 0 0 0 IRIS JACOB BOARD MEMBER 002.00 X 0 0 0 202074 18600 2 false false false 161514 421619 583133 AUTHOR TALK HONORARIA 611600 1525 1525 1525 148 148 96275 16489 79786 664592 1525 148 0 0 0 0 220674 103292 69117 48265 0 183135 170309 12826 0 20423 13839 4144 2440 32228 21435 7013 3780 0 0 19975 13535 4053 2387 0 61175 61175 0 64156 64156 5582 4979 603 8350 7498 607 245 16704 3718 9723 3263 0 17340 17340 1420 1260 103 57 0 3929 318 3611 0 480 480 0 3611 2447 732 432 YOUTH STIPENDS, HONORARIA, SCHOLARSHIP CONTRIBUTIONS 43585 43585 EVENT COST 9700 9700 PUBLISHING EXPENSES 2783 2783 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 1899 1899 2035 66 1969 719184 472939 113898 132347 508638 98148 400148 111865 183767 119292 21311 22340 1395 1395 762501 705798 8995 6902 8995 6902 X 743506 654060 10000 44836 753506 698896 762501 705798 -54592 -18 X false true X true false X 353309 566861 858091 545353 583133 2906747 353309 566861 858091 545353 583133 2906747 2906747 148 148 2906895 0.99990 0.79140 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false Financial derivatives and other financial products Closely-held equity interests Federal income taxes X 664592 664592 664592 719184 719184 719184 X 2 THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501C3. THE FEDERAL FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THE THREE YEARS AFTER IT IS FILED. X X X true ADAM LEVNER 2802 BLAINE DRIVE CHEVY CHASE MD 20815 GRANT MANAGEMENT/WRITING false 60250 60250 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Program Service Expenses 38,826, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 1,525 OUR AUTHOR PATHWAYS PROGRAM IS OUR NEWEST POST PUBLICATION LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRACK FOR SHOUT MOUSE AUTHORS. PATHWAYS ENCOMPASS A VARIETY OF CAREER AND COLLEGE ACCESS SUPPORTS, INCLUDING AUTHOR INTERNSHIPS, COLLEGE AND SCHOLARSHIP ESSAY SUPPORT, AND DIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR AUTHOR COMMUNITIES. Form 990, Part I, Line 1 CONTINUED MISSION SHOUT MOUSE PRESS IS A NON-PROFIT WRITING AND PUBLISHING PROGRAM DEDICATED TO AMPLIFYING UNDERHEARD VOICES. THROUGH WRITING WORKSHOPS THAT LEAD TO PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATION, WE EMPOWER THOSE FROM MARGINALIZED BACKGROUNDS TO TELL THEIR OWN STORIES IN THEIR OWN VOICES AND, AS PUBLISHED AUTHORS, TO ACT AS LEADERS AND AGENTS OF CHANGE. Form 990, Part III, Line 1 CONTINUED MISSION WE EMPOWER THOSE FROM MARGINALIZED BACKGROUNDS TO TELL THEIR OWN STORIES IN THEIR OWN VOICES AND, AS PUBLISHED AUTHORS, TO ACT AS LEADERS AND AGENTS OF CHANGE. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B NON-PROFIT ACCOUNTING SUPPORT DOES A YEAR-END REVIEW TO ENSURE ACCURACY IN ACCOUNTING. USING THESE FIGURES, AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT PREPARES THE INITIAL DRAFT OF THE 990 AND CONFERS WITH THE NON-PROFIT ACCOUNTANT SUPPORT FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHARES THE DRAFT 990 PLUS ALL SUPPORTING MATERIALS WITH BOARD TREASURER, WHO RETURNS WITH ANY QUESTIONS. ONCE QUESTIONS HANDLED, THE BOARD APPROVES AND 990 IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C BOARD MEMBERS TAKE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SURVEYS AND DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. ANY CONFLICTS ARE DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD AND DEAL WITH ACCORDINGLY APPROVE, RECUSE MEMBER FROM RELEVANT DECISIONS, OR OTHERWISE REMOVE CONFLICT. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 SALARY FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WAS BENCHMARKED AGAINST 6-8 PEER NONPROFIT SALARIES, DISCUSSED AT THE BOARD MEETING, AND APPROVED BY GOVERNING BODY. BECAUSE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD, DISCUSSION OF HER SALARY WAS CONDUCTED VIA PHONE BY REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND APPROVED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B SEE ABOVE Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.