The Baker Street Irregulars
The world's first Sherlockian literary society, devoted to serious and playful scholarship on Sherlock Holmes through its journal, press, and annual January gathering.
Financial profile
The Baker Street Irregulars · EIN 22-2754879 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $245,267 | $12,243 | $176,870 | $163,108 | $637,898 | Dec 2023 |
| FY2022 | $336,903 | $42,691 | $246,741 | $211,740 | $555,739 | Dec 2022 |
| FY2021 | $223,544 | $1,900 | $151,584 | $106,726 | $430,576 | Dec 2021 |
| FY2020 | $65,493 | $167,761 | $313,758 | Dec 2020 | ||
| FY2019 | $253,014 | $0 | $253,014 | $199,112 | $416,026 | Dec 2019 |
| FY2018 | $213,181 | $0 | $213,181 | $169,577 | $362,124 | Dec 2018 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
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Who backs BSI
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
The outside view
The world's first Sherlockian literary society, devoted to serious and playful scholarship on Sherlock Holmes through its journal, press, and annual January gathering.
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Their shape
The Guild
Where mastery is the price of belonging.
The Guild is the keeper of a craft and its standards, where belonging means meeting a real bar. Its gift is depth and trusted expertise, its challenge is opening up to newcomers and new ways.
Also reads toward The Legacy and The Village.
Strengths
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