Ether Sea Projects Inc DBA Litmus Press

EIN: 201637770 501(c)(3) Arts, Culture & Humanities

Brooklyn, NY

Total Revenue
$224,885
Total Expenses
$225,810
Total Assets
$15,173
Net Assets
$13,810
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Organization Details

Legal Domicile
NY
Principal Officer
E TRACY GRINNELL
Phone
7182885530
Tax Period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31

Ether Sea Projects Inc DBA Litmus Press is a small nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $225K in total revenue in fiscal year 2025. Revenue decreased 8% compared to the prior year.

Mission

Ether Sea Projects D/B/A Litmus Press publishes innovative poetry, prose, and formally experimental writing from around the world. We champion avant-garde legacies through our stewardship of foundational feminist predecessors of small press publishing and the creation of resources that deepen literacy and appreciation of complex works. In cultivating a transnational and diasporic literary landscape that resists aesthetic, generic, and geopolitical boundaries, we envision a future that everyone can inhabit.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $141,105 Revenue: $34,775

Book Publications: Print Books published (4)1. Controlled Demolition: A Work in Four Books by Ammiel Alcalay.2. The Unlikeness of Things by Virginie Poitrasson, translated by Michelle Noteboom.3...

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Book Publications: Print Books published (4)1. Controlled Demolition: A Work in Four Books by Ammiel Alcalay.2. The Unlikeness of Things by Virginie Poitrasson, translated by Michelle Noteboom.3. Erode by Biswamit Dwibedy.4. Yes, I Am A Destroyer by Mira Mattar.Open Poetics Digital Edition (1)Dead Youth, or The Leaks by Joyelle McSweeney.

Program 2
Expenses: $40,316 Revenue: $8,694

Public Events:1. Viscera Book Launch with Mark Tardi, Malgorzata Myk, and Natalia Malek, Housing Works Bookstore NYC.2. Free Writing Workshop with Mark Tardi, Malgorzata Myk, and Natalia Malek...

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Public Events:1. Viscera Book Launch with Mark Tardi, Malgorzata Myk, and Natalia Malek, Housing Works Bookstore NYC.2. Free Writing Workshop with Mark Tardi, Malgorzata Myk, and Natalia Malek, Greenpoint Public Library NYC.3. Asia & Haiti Book Launch with Will Alexander, 192 Books NYC.4. Embroideries Book Launch with Burcu Sahin and Youmna Chlala, Unnameable Books NYC.5. Free Translation Workshop with Burcu Sahin and Kira Josefsson, Litmus Press Studio NYC.6. Controlled Demolition Launch with Ammiel Alcalay and Nasser Rabah, Brookline Booksmith, Boston, MA.7. Controlled Demolition Book Launch with Ammiel Alcalay, CUNY, NYC.8. Online Book Launch for 3 Books with Biswamit Dwibedy, Virginie Poitrasson, Michelle Noteboom, and Mira Mattar.

Program 3
Expenses: $20,159

ACCESSIBILITY -- EDUCATIONAL ACCESS TO OUT-OF-PRINT TITLES & NEW TEACHING RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR FREE VIA OUR WEBSITE. WE LAUNCHED A NEW DIGITAL-CRITICAL EDITION IN OUR OPEN POETICS SERIES, A...

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ACCESSIBILITY -- EDUCATIONAL ACCESS TO OUT-OF-PRINT TITLES & NEW TEACHING RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR FREE VIA OUR WEBSITE. WE LAUNCHED A NEW DIGITAL-CRITICAL EDITION IN OUR OPEN POETICS SERIES, A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT WITH CUNY'S DIGITAL HUMANITIES PROGRAM, MANIFOLD SCHOLARSHIP. WE PROVIDED BOOK DONATIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS ART RESOURCES TRANSFER (DISTRIBUTION TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES), HOUSING WORKS, AND ST. MARKS POETRY PROJECT. WE COLLABORATED WITH THE POULIN PROJECT AS PUBLISHER-IN-RESIDENCE AND FACILITATED FREE, PUBLIC, WRITING WORKSHOPS AT BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2025)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $181,701
Program Service Revenue $43,469
Investment Income $-285
Other Revenue $0
TOTAL REVENUE $224,885

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $74,224
Fundraising Expenses $715
Program Expenses $201,580
Other Expenses $151,586
TOTAL EXPENSES $225,810

Year-over-Year Comparison

2025 2024 Change
Revenue $224,885 $243,647 -0.1%
Expenses $225,810 $236,335 0.0%
Net Income $-925 $7,312 -1.1%
Key Indicators
✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required
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Governance

Voting Members
8
Independent Members
7
Employees
3
Volunteers
7

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy
✗ Whistleblower Policy
✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School
✗ Operated a Hospital
✗ Provided First Class Travel
✗ Reported Conflict of Interest
✗ Reported Asset Diversion
✗ Excess Benefit Transaction
✗ Made Political Expenditures
✗ Engaged in Lobbying
✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund
✗ Maintained Art Collections
✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
1
$22,000
Total Directors
8
$22,000
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
E TRACY GRINNELL Executive Dir. 4.00
Officer Director
$22,000 $0 $22,000
ERICA KAUFMAN Secretary 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
KYOO LEE Vice President 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
ARIEL RESNIKOFF Treasurer 3.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
SUSAN BEE Director 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
OMAR BERRADA President 3.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
TOM WHITE Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
SIMONE FATTAL Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 $224,885 $225,810 $15,173 $-925
2024 No data No data No data No data
2023 $231,637 $252,555 $8,104 $-20,918
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