Short Run Seattle
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Short Run focuses on the medium of comics as a coalescence of art and literature. We believe in the intimate experience of holding a book in your hands. Thats why we highlight artists from the Pacific Northwest and around the world who make alternative comix and self-published, small press, and handmade books of all kinds. We want to ensure that Seattle is considered a destination for small press artists, and a percolator of comics genius.
- Income
- $108,691
- Spending
- $89,683
- Reserves
- 9.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 84%
- Highest pay
- $27,000, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $4,540 spent. Trailer Blaze Comics Residency brings 12-14 women and non-binary comic artists to the Long Beach Peninsula for commited work time and personal growth.
- $62,033 spent. Short Run Comix Festival, our largest program, is an annual, free to the public marketplace and community gathering with 250 book artists from around the world. This event attracts over 4,000 in 1 weekend in November.
- $520 spent. Short Run Micropress is out in-house publishing arm, working with our studiomate Paper Press Punch, we print comic anthologies that we sell and give to contributors.
- $635 spent. SHOW UP artist talks are held on Saturday afternoons and gather small groups of local artists to learn more about each others' practices, and help to combat artist isolation.
- $1,620 spent. Short Run Comic Apprentice Program is a mentoring and learning experience for 5 students (ages 15-19), with financial support from Foundry10. Students are paid for their in-class time and present their first comicbooks at the festival.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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