2024-05-10T14:37:56-05:00 2023-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2022-07-01 132682458 POETS AND WRITERS INC POET 2122263586 90 BROAD STREET NEW YORK NY 10004 MELISSA FORD GRADEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2122263586 2024-05-09 1 MELISSA FORD GRADEL 999009999 0 FREDRICK MARTENS P00298107 2126972299 0 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z MELISSA FORD GRADEL 90 BROAD STREET NEW YORK NY 10004 6835925 0 X WWW.PW.ORG X 1970 NY TO FOSTER THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF POETS AND WRITERS, TO PROMOTE COMMUNICATION THROUGHOUT THE LITERARY COMMUNITY, AND TO HELP CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH LITERATURE CAN BE APPRECIATED BY THE WIDEST POSSIBLE PUBLIC. 19 19 21 26 1447618 0 2088024 1870650 2166907 2066613 139425 423721 528919 124062 4923275 4485046 254185 360253 0 0 2057125 2127073 38500 0 365107 2364409 2050616 4714219 4537942 209056 -52896 8951553 10929944 1385488 3131017 7566065 7798927 X TO FOSTER THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF POETS AND WRITERS, TO PROMOTE COMMUNICATION THROUGHOUT THE LITERARY COMMUNITY, AND TO HELP CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH LITERATURE CAN BE APPRECIATED BY THE WIDEST POSSIBLE PUBLIC. 0 0 2148575 2036355 POETS & WRITERS MAGAZINE IS THE LEADING PUBLICATION FOR POETS AND WRITERS OF LITERARY PROSE. PUBLISHED SIX TIMES A YEAR, IT DELIVERS TO ITS READERS PROFILES OF NOTED AUTHORS AND PUBLISHING PROFESSIONALS, PRACTICAL HOW-TO ARTICLES, AND THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF GRANTS AND AWARDS AVAILABLE IN PRINT. POETS & WRITERS MAGAZINE HAS OVER 50,000 PAID SUBSCRIBERS; IT IS ALSO SOLD ON NEWSSTANDS NATIONWIDE. 386167 30258 POETS & WRITERS' WEBSITE, PW.ORG, OFFERS SELECT CONTENT FROM POETS & WRITERS MAGAZINE AS WELL AS ONLINE-ONLY EDITORIAL FEATURES AND A SUITE OF CAREFULLY VETTED DATABASES OF WRITING CONTESTS, LITERARY MAGAZINES, SMALL PRESSES, LITERARY AGENTS, MFA PROGRAMS, REVIEW OUTLETS, AND MORE. ALSO ONLINE ARE THE POETS & WRITERS DIRECTORY, WHICH LISTS MORE THAN 11,000 PUBLISHED WRITERS, AND POETS & WRITERS GROUPS, A PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKING TOOL THAT ENABLES WRITERS TO FORM, JOIN, AND MANAGE WRITING GROUPS. 546756 360253 THE READINGS & WORKSHOPS PROGRAM MAKES MINI-GRANTS TO WRITERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC LITERARY EVENTS AND PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO EVENT ORGANIZERS. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN NEW YORK AND CALIFORNIA, AS WELL AS EIGHT CITIES OUTSIDE THESE STATES: ATLANTA, CHICAGO, DETROIT, HOUSTON, NEW ORLEANS, SEATTLE, TUCSON, AND WASHINGTON, D.C. 380361 45797 GET THE WORD OUT IS A NEW PUBLICITY INCUBATOR THAT HELPS EARLY-CAREER AUTHORS DEVELOP A STRATEGIC MARKETING PLAN. PARTICIPANTS ARE SELECTED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE APPLICATION PROCESS. MAPPING THE MAZE IS AN ONLINE WORKSHOP THAT DEMYSTIFIES THE PUBLISHING PROCESS TO HELP WRITERS CHART A PATH TO PUBLICATION. IT INTRODUCES WRITERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY TO AGENTS, EDITORS, AND OTHER PUBLISHING PROFESSIONALS. ADDITIONAL ONLINE COURSES ARE PLANNED. POETS & WRITERS ALSO SPONSORS TWO PROMINENT LITERARY AWARDS: THE MAUREEN EGEN WRITERS EXCHANGE AWARD AND THE JACKSON POETRY PRIZE. 380361 45797 3461859 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 141 0 1 21 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AR CA FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC ND OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X MELISSA FORD GRADEL 2122263586 90 BROAD ST NEW YORK NY 10004 WILLYS KALSTREAS TO NOV 2022 PRESIDENT (AS OF NOV 2022) 0.50 X X 0 0 0 AMY BERKOWERPRES TO NOV 2022 BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 PAUL VIDICH TREASURER (AS OF NOV 2022) 0.50 X X 0 0 0 JANET GRIMM SECRETARY (AS OF NOV 2022) 0.50 X X 0 0 0 HELEN MACIOCESEC TO NOV 2022 BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 LOUIE ANDREA BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 KOFI APPENTENG BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHANNA CASTILLO BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 ALLISON DAVIS BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 ELLIOT FIGMAN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 KASSIE EVASHEVSKI BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 AM HOMES BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 TAYARI JONES BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 KATIE MAHON BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 MADELINE MCINTOSH BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL PIETSCH BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROCHELLE RILEY BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 LIATE SHETLIK BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 RANDY SIEGEL BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 ERIC SIMONOFF BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 KWAME SPEARMAN BOARD MEMBER (TO FEB 2023) 0.50 X 0 0 0 YVONNA STEVENS BOARD MEMBER (TO NOV 2022) 0.50 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH TOLEDO BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 MELISSA GRADEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 218916 0 12244 TIA WILLIAMS DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 132446 0 12244 KEVIN LARIMER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 40.00 X 145303 0 12244 JASON CHAPMAN DIRECTOR OF IT 40.00 X 106038 0 12244 TIM O'SULLIVAN ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER 40.00 X 114777 0 12244 THIERRY KEHOU DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS 40.00 X 102294 0 12244 RACHEL SCHUDER DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 100316 0 12244 920090 0 85708 7 0 1 0 0 875599 496300 498751 1870650 MAGAZINE ADVERTISING 541800 1447618 1447618 SUBSCRIPTIONS 541800 618995 618995 2066613 206398 206398 29400 0 29400 29400 29400 2374483 2157160 217323 217323 217323 193719 875599 193719 0 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 94662 45797 48865 94662 4485046 664792 1447618 501986 360253 360253 374530 155775 137976 80779 1371695 1054549 187439 129707 7453 5194 1367 892 221287 160900 35382 25005 152108 106009 27893 18206 57416 57416 59813 59813 364559 336859 22823 4877 258455 241383 17072 80278 38366 32339 9573 77664 41715 32151 3798 411058 308960 58369 43729 31967 18072 13895 12482 9451 1697 1334 19543 13491 5350 702 PRINTING AND PRODUCTION 317838 314222 3616 MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTION 252362 252362 CREDIT CARD FEES 50773 28398 16378 5997 FUNDRAISING EVENT 40508 40508 15900 15900 4537942 3461859 710976 365107 666007 609175 352302 205748 208250 248456 154802 88457 37086 414842 381188 41963 33654 7622916 7706872 78006 1827803 8951553 10929944 417080 410746 42500 714362 671210 254046 2006561 1385488 3131017 X 1448151 1345996 6117914 6452931 7566065 7798927 8951553 10929944 -52896 274076 11682 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1627625 2892049 2146175 2088024 1870650 10624523 1627625 2892049 2146175 2088024 1870650 10624523 230184 10394339 139188 136533 135710 139425 235790 786646 25980 47564 27203 57025 94662 252434 11663603 10570323 0.89120 0.90270 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7622916 -1139963 627985 273000 6837938 8563039 81750 -791873 230000 7622916 6998630 480059 1316351 232000 8563040 7068127 145531 325321 540350 6998629 6798519 18914 518557 267863 7068127 0.07994 0.57704 0.34302 0 0 93995 92627 1368 165657 133371 32286 155190 155190 0 33654 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 1748815 SECURITY DEPOSIT 78988 1827803 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 2006561 2006561 4742550 274076 43241 317317 4425233 59813 59813 4485046 4521370 43241 43241 4478129 59813 59813 4537942 PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED TO SUSTAIN AND EXPAND THE READING/WORKSHOP PROGRAM AND UNDERTAKE NEW STRATEGIC INITIATIVES. GALA 1069318 875599 193719 52599 141120 1069318 875599 193719 52599 141120 193719 0 1 JACKSON PRIZE AWARD 1 85000 READING AND WORKSHOP GRANT 884 275253 PART IV THE READINGS/WORKSHOPS PROGRAM PROVIDES GRANTS TO WRITERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC LITERARY EVENTS AND PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO EVENT ORGANIZERS. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS LITERARY EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN NEW YORK AND CALIFORNIA, AS WELL AS IN ATLANTA, CHICAGO, DETROIT, HOUSTON, NEW ORLEANS, SEATTLE, TUCSON, AND WASHINGTON, D.C. THE JACKSON POETRY PRIZE HONORS AN AMERICAN POET OF EXCEPTIONAL TALENT. IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2006 WITH A GIFT FROM THE LIANA FOUNDATION AND IS NAMED FOR THE JOHN AND SUSAN JACKSON FAMILY. ELIGIBLE POETS MUST HAVE PUBLISHED AT LEAST TWO BOOKS OF ACKNOWLEDGED LITERARY MERIT. THE 2023 PRIZE CARRIES A MONETARY VALUE OF $85,000. THERE IS NO APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE JACKSON POETRY PRIZE; NOMINEES ARE IDENTIFIED BY A GROUP OF POETS SELECTED BY POETS & WRITERS WHO REMAIN ANONYMOUS; FINAL SELECTION IS MADE BY A PANEL OF ESTEEMED POETS. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MELISSA GRADEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 213164 0 5000 0 752 0 0 0 12244 0 231160 0 0 0 KEVIN LARIMER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 145000 0 0 0 303 0 0 0 12244 0 157547 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B MANAGEMENT REVIEWED A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 AND PROVIDED EDITS TO THE TAX PREPARER. AFTER THIS PROCESS WAS PERFORMED, THE FORM 990 WAS SENT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A BOARD APPROVED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH BOARD MEMBER COMPLETES AN ANNUAL DECLARATION STATING EITHER THAT THERE WERE NO CONFLICTS OR IDENTIFYING EXISTING CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 UPON THE START OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S CONTRACT, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE COMMISSIONED A COMPENSATION STUDY TO DETERMINE THE INITIAL COMPENSATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THEN PERFORMS AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DETERMINES ANY SALARY INCREASE AND/OR BONUS. AFTER A DELIBERATION OF THIS MATTER, A NEW SALARY IS VOTED ON. THE MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ARE SENT TO THE FULL BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.