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IS AN ASSOCIATION OF WRITERS AND OTHERS IN THE LITERARY COMMUNITY WORKING TO DEFEND FREE EXPRESSION, ADVANCE LITERATURE, AND FOSTER INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FELLOWSHIP. 0 0 5548469 611365 FREE EXPRESSION PROGRAMS: PEN AMERICA'S FREE EXPRESSION PROGRAMS DEFEND WRITERS AND JOURNALISTS AND PROTECT THE FREE EXPRESSION RIGHTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD. THIS WORK INCLUDES RESEARCH AND REPORTS ON TOPICAL ISSUES RANGING FROM FRAUDULENT NEWS TO CENSORSHIP IN CHINA; ADVOCACY INTERNATIONALLY AND IN THE UNITED STATES IN DEFENSE OF PRESS FREEDOM AND ON OTHER FREE EXPRESSION CHALLENGES; AND CAMPAIGNS ON POLICY ISSUES AND ON BEHALF OF INDIVIDUAL WRITERS AND JOURNALISTS UNDER THREAT. 2299975 36249 24170 PEN WORLD VOICES FESTIVAL: PEN WORLD VOICES IS AMERICA'S PREMIER INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL, ATTRACTING THE BEST KNOWN WRITERS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE. SINCE ITS FOUNDING, THE FESTIVAL HAS PRESENTED MORE THAN 1,800 WRITERS AND ARTISTS FROM 118 COUNTRIES SPEAKING 56 LANGUAGES IN VENUES ACROSS NEW YORK CITY AND LOS ANGELES IN A FOUR DAY SERIES OF LITERARY EVENTS WITH A HUMAN RIGHTS FOCUS. THE FESTIVAL WAS FOUNDED BY SALMAN RUSHDIE, ESTHER ALLEN AND MICHAEL ROBERTS IN THE AFTERMATH OF SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2001, WITH THE AIM OF BROADENING CHANNELS OF DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD- A MISSION THAT, TODAY, HAS NEVER BEEN MORE RELEVANT. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE 19TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES' LEADING INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL CONSISTS OF 40+ EVENTS IN NYC AND 5 EVENTS IN LA, INCLUDING A KEYNOTE LECTURE BY KIRKUS PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR TA-NEHISI COATES AT THE THE NEW SCHOOL'S TISHMAN AUDITORIUM. PROGRAMMING INCLUDES EVENTS WITH AYAD AHKTAR, REZA ASLAN, ELIF BATUMAN, ANNE BEREST, DAVID BLIGHT, MAHOGANY L. BROWNE, JELANI COBB, HEATHER COX RICHARDSON, JENNIFER CROFT, KIRAN DESAI, MATTHEW DESMOND, CAROLYN FORCHE, ASHLEY C. FORD, JUAN GABRIEL VASQUEZ, ROXANE GAY, KAITLYN GREENDIGE, GARTH GREENWELL, KHALED HOSSEINI, ANTON HUR, MARLON JAMES, HAN KANG, KATIE KITAMURA, PHIL KLAY, R.F. KUANG, AMITAVA KUMAR, PADMA LAKSHMI, MIN JIN LEE, YIYUN LI, KYLE LUKOFF, REBECCA MAKKAI, OTTESSA MOSHFEGH, SAYAKA MURATA, BEN OKRI, JOSE OLIVAREZ, IMANI PERRY, GEENA ROCERO, STACY SCHIFF, SAMANTA SCHWEBLIN, MAYUKH SEN, RUTA SEPETYS, KAMILA SHAMIE, MEGGIE SMITH, TRACI SORELL, MARGARET SULLIVAN, MARIA TATAR, AMOR TOWLES, PADMA VENKATRAMAN, JOAN WALSH, MURONG XUECEN, MONICA YOUN, JAVIER ZAMORA, AND MORE. 834770 303200 99969 LITERARY AWARDS:SINCE 1963, THE PEN AMERICA LITERARY AWARDS HAVE HONORED MANY OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING VOICES IN LITERATURE ACROSS DIVERSE GENRES, INCLUDING FICTION, POETRY, SCIENCE WRITING, ESSAYS, SPORTS WRITING, BIOGRAPHY, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, AND DRAMA. WITH THE HELP OF OUR PARTNERS, PEN AMERICA CONFERS OVER 20 DISTINCT AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS AND PRIZES EACH YEAR, AWARDING OVER $800,000 TO WRITERS AND TRANSLATORS. 2580880 225657 253783 PUBLIC PROGRAMS; CONTENT AND OUTREACH; MEMBERSHIP; BRANCHES; PRISON WRITING; PEN AMERICA JOURNAL; WRITERS FUND. 2580880 225657 253783 11264094 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 352 0 1 82 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 39 39 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY CA X THE ORGANIZATION 2123341660 588 BROADWAY SUITE 303 NEW YORK NY 10012 AYAD AKHTAR PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 MARKUS DOHLE EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MASHA GESSEN VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TRACY HIGGINS VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 YVONNE MARSH TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARIE ARANA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER BARBEY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER FINNEY BOYLAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN CHAO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN CHOI TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIDGET COLMAN 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915429 PART V, LINE 4: THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE DONOR DESIGNATED ENDOWMENTS TO FUND SPECIFIC LITERARY AWARDS. 1 EUROPE 0 0 PEN INTERNATIONAL DUES & GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION 70705 EAST ASIAN AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION 166120 SOUTH ASIA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION 8000 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION 2000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION 9000 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES 0 0 GRANT TO CENTER AND RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION 601046 0 0 0 0 0 0 856871 0 856871 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM DUES & GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION 63205 WIRE TRANSFER 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, CENTER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES 159620 WIRE TRANSFER 0 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES CENTER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES 549648 WIRE TRANSFER 0 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES STRENGTHENING EURASIAN PEN CENTERS PROJECT 33898 WIRE TRANSFER 0 4 0 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES 7 17500 WIRE TRANSFER EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 3 9000 WIRE TRANSFER EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND) 2 7500 WIRE TRANSFER EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE SOUTH AMERICA 1 2000 WIRE TRANSFER EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE SOUTH ASIA 4 8000 WIRE TRANSFER EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 4 6500 WIRE TRANSFER 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: DUES ARE PAID TO PEN'S INTERNATIONAL UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION, INTERNATIONAL PEN, WHICH PROVIDES THE ORGANIZATION WITH AN ANNUAL REPORT TO SUBSTANTIATE THE USE OF FUNDS. THE ORGANIZATION AWARDS LITERARY PRIZES TO INDIVIDUALS BASED ON ARTISTIC MERIT IN RECOGNITION OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE FIELD. THEREFORE, SINCE THE AWARDS AND PRIZES ARE NOT MADE TO FUND SPECIFIC PROJECTS OR ACTIVITIES OF THE RECIPIENTS, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MONITOR THE EXPENDITURES OF THE RECIPIENTS. AWARDS ARE GIVEN TO INDIVIDUALS OF PROVEN MERIT FOR THEIR PERSONAL USE. TRANSLATION FUND GRANTS, INCLUDED AS PART OF LITERARY AWARDS, ARE AWARDED BASED ON A PROPOSAL AND SAMPLE TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH OF A PREVIOUSLY-UNTRANSLATED WORK. HALF OF THE GRANT IS FUNDED UPFRONT AND THE REMAINDER IS FUNDED AT THE COMPLETION OF THE TRANSLATION. EMERGENCY GRANTS MADE TO INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE THE US ARE BASED ON SUBSTANTIATED AND/OR IMMEDIATE NEED, GENERALLY FOR TEMPORARY LIVING EXPENSES OR FOR LEGAL EXPENSES. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: X X X X X X X 1 COMMUNITY COUNSELING SERVICE PO BOX 824885 PHILADELPHIA PA 19182 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING 0 0 453004 0 EMILY HATING 335 THROOP AVENUE 3G BROOKLYN NY 11221 DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING 0 0 34840 0 487844 NY CA PEN LITERARY GALA 2146228 1541616 604612 141047 184750 5590 273225 PEN AUTHOR'S EVENINGS 152720 135897 16823 16823 2298948 1677513 621435 141047 201573 5590 273225 621435 0 1 LITERARY AWARDS 31 303200 TRANSLATION GRANTS 5 10400 WRITER'S FUND GRANT 2 6000 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION AWARDS LITERARY PRIZES TO INDIVIDUALS BASED ON ARTISTIC MERIT IN RECOGNITION OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE FIELD. THEREFORE, SINCE THE AWARDS AND PRIZES ARE NOT MADE TO FUND SPECIFIC PROJECTS OR ACTIVITIES OF THE RECIPIENTS, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MONITOR THE EXPENDITURES OF THE RECIPIENTS. AWARDS ARE GIVEN TO INDIVIDUALS OF PROVEN MERIT FOR THEIR PERSONAL USE. TRANSLATION FUND GRANTS, INCLUDED AS PART OF LITERARY AWARDS, ARE AWARDED BASED ON A PROPOSAL AND SAMPLE TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH OF A PREVIOUSLY-UNTRANSLATED WORK. HALF OF THE GRANT IS FUNDED UPFRONT AND THE REMAINDER IS FUNDED AT THE COMPLETION OF THE TRANSLATION. EMERGENCY GRANTS ARE MADE TO WRITERS, WITH WHOM PEN SHARES A COMMUNITY, FOR IMMEDIATE CASH NEEDS THAT ARE DOCUMENTED IN A WRITTEN APPLICATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S WRITER'S FUND COMMITTEE MEETS QUARTERLY TO REVIEW APPLICATIONS FROM WRITERS IN NEED. GRANTS ARE PROVIDED TO THOSE WITH IMMEDIATE, SUBSTANTIATED NEED. THE WRITER'S FUND COMMITTEE MAINTAINS RECORDS OF APPLICATIONS. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SUZANNE NOSSEL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 410257 0 55000 0 0 0 9150 0 2452 0 476859 0 0 0 OLAKUNLE APAMPA CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 237349 0 60000 0 0 0 7200 0 9320 0 313869 0 0 0 DRUSILLA MENAKER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 245656 0 35000 0 0 0 7500 0 12561 0 300717 0 0 0 DEBORAH WILSON CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 211788 0 20000 0 0 0 6425 0 10597 0 248810 0 0 0 SUMMER LOPEZ CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER, FREE EXPRESSI 184273 0 10000 0 0 0 5605 0 10778 0 210656 0 0 0 CLARISSE ROSAZ SHARIYF CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER, LITERARY PRG 180000 0 15000 0 0 0 5400 0 0 0 200400 0 0 0 NADINE FARID JOHNSON MANAGING DIRECTOR (DC) 156391 0 0 0 0 0 2548 0 22315 0 181254 0 0 0 JULIE TREBAULT DIRECTOR (ARC) 150417 0 0 0 0 0 4513 0 0 0 154930 0 0 0 X 8 493014 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. THE MEMBERSHIP OF PEN IS COMPOSED OF POETS, PLAYWRIGHTS, EDITORS, ESSAYISTS, NOVELISTS, SHORT STORY WRITERS, BIOGRAPHERS, HISTORIANS, PHILOSOPHERS, CRITICS, TRANSLATORS, AND OTHERS SIMILARLY ENGAGED. THE QUALIFICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IS ACKNOWLEDGED ACHIEVEMENT IN THE LITERARY FIELD OR OTHER DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE LITERARY COMMUNITY. A SEPARATE ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY IS CONFERRED UPON STUDENTS, NON-QUALIFYING WRITERS, AND INDIVIDUALS WHO SUPPORT PEN'S GOALS. ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP CARRIES NO VOTING RIGHTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A PEN AMERICAN CENTER IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION WITH APPROXIMATELY 7,000 CURRENT MEMBERS. THE MEMBERSHIP, IN ITS ANNUAL MEETING GENERALLY HELD IN MARCH OF EACH YEAR, ELECTS PEN'S GOVERNING BODY. ACCORDING TO OUR BY-LAWS: - "THE AFFAIRS AND PROPERTY OF PEN SHALL BE MANAGED BY ITS GOVERNING BOARD, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WHO ARE LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE AS FIDUCIARIES TO SEE THAT PEN CARRIES OUT ITS PROGRAMS IN FULFILLMENT OF ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES..." - "THE ANNUAL MEETING OF PEN MEMBERS, FOR THE ELECTION OF TRUSTEES, OF CORPORATE OFFICERS, AND OF MEMBER COMMITTEE CHAIRS, THE RECEIPT OF REPORTS AND THE CONDUCT OF SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY COME BEFORE THE MEETING, SHALL BE HELD DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR." FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B ONLY TO THE EXTENT OF BY-LAW CHANGES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWED A DRAFT OF FORM 990. THE FINAL FORM 990 IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AT EACH MARCH BOARD MEETING (FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR), THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS CIRCULATED PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND RETURNED BY EACH TRUSTEE TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. IN ADDITION, EACH DIRECTOR-LEVEL STAFF MEMBER MUST SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM. ANY TRUSTEE WHO IS UNCERTAIN ABOUT A POSSIBLE CONFLICT SHOULD REQUEST THE BOARD TO MAKE A DETERMINATION, AND THE BOARD SHALL RESOLVE THE QUESTION BY MAJORITY VOTE. TRUSTEES WHO HAVE BEEN FOUND TO HAVE A CONFLICT IN ANY MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE BOARD SHALL REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN CONSIDERATION OF THE MATTER. THE BOARD MAY REQUEST INFORMATION OR INTERPRETATION FROM THE PERSON(S) INVOLVED IN THE CONFLICT. THE TRUSTEE INVOLVED IN THE CONFLICT SHALL NOT VOTE ON SUCH MATTERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH INPUT FROM INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL SOURCES. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, DETERMINES STAFF COMPENSATION BASED ON THE SALARY LEVEL OF PREVIOUS STAFF WITH SIMILAR RESPONSIBILITIES, AND TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE EXPERIENCE OF THE CANDIDATE AND THE MARKETPLACE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARTER, ANNUAL REPORT, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE. FORM 990 AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROGRAM CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,014,504. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 24,134. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 169,710. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,208,348. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 100,899. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 263,659. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 77,948. TOTAL EXPENSES 442,506. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: LOSSES ON UNCOLLECTABLE PLEDGES -373,334. 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