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Screen a listThe Academy of American Poets Inc
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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)(2)
$3.1Mrevenue
FY2025 · −64% in 3 yrs21staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−71.0%
Months of reserve0.8mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+5.1%
Middle half of peersMedianAcademy of American Poets
Where the money goes FY2025 · $5.3M spent
Programs$4.3M82%Management and general$562k11%Fundraising$397k8%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$2.9M in FY2023 and −$2.2M in FY2025. Cash covers 0.8 months, under the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
20 of 20 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 8% of revenue in FY2025. $655k is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending79funders
$2.2Ma year, last 3 years
50%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Andrew W Mellon FoundationOn and off$2.2M$2.3M$3.4M$1.2M$2.2MHawthornden FoundationOn and off$1.1M$500kFlamboyan Foundation IncSince FY2022$515k$515kThe Halfway Rock Foundation co Eunice J PanettaOn and off$75k$55k$10k$60k$20kThe Ford FoundationStopped after FY2018$100k$100k–The Poetry FoundationOn and off$10k$10k$18k$10k$40k$60kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$36k$6k$7k$6k$84k$43k$132k56 other fundersUp to $50k a year each$132k$64k$97k$140k$148k$84k$96k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped