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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$1.2Mrevenue
FY2025 · +0% in 3 yrs5staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin24.8%
Months of reserve3.6mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+7.9%
Middle half of peersMedianPoetry Society of America
Where the money goes FY2025 · $897k spent
Programs$595k66%Management and general$219k24%Fundraising$83k9%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$41k in FY2023 and −$63k in FY2024. Cash covers 3.6 months, under the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 8% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortA history of government grants
Government grants on 8 of its 9 returns, 12% of revenue in FY2025. $250k is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending40funders
$379ka year, last 3 years
48%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Ttee Poetry Society of America Uw-ApSince FY2020$153k$158k$210k$177kThe Destina Foundation IncSince FY2022$100k$100kThe Poetry FoundationOn and off$11k$11k$20k$15k$30kLeon Lowenstein Foundation IncOn and off$15k$25k$25kLyric Foundation Inc for Traditional PoetryEvery year since FY2017$5k$7k$6k$10k$10k$10k$5kThe Taft FoundationSince FY2020$5k$10k$10k$10kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$70$7k$37k$35k26 other fundersUp to $35k a year each$60k$39k$52k$50k$51k$36k$75k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund