2023-05-01T16:14:35-05:00 2022-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2021-07-01 136019220 POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA POET 2122549628 119 SMITH STREET NEW YORK NY 11201 MATT BROGAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2122549628 2023-04-26 1 MATT BROGAN 999009999 JENNIFER COATES P02247728 2126972299 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X MATT BROGAN 119 SMITH STREET NEW YORK NY 11201 1203327 0 X WWW.POETRYSOCIETY.ORG X 1910 NY TO BUILD A LARGER AND MORE DIVERSE AUDIENCE FOR POETRY, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) TO ENCOURAGE A DEEPER APPRECIATION OF THE VITALITY AND BREADTH OF POETRY IN THE CULTURAL CONVERSATION, AND TO PLACE POETRY AT THE CROSSROADS OF AMERICAN LIFE. 20 20 4 0 0 0 492215 863520 30646 36093 207305 280988 8010 6539 738176 1187140 0 58100 0 0 305867 366609 0 0 102162 334761 297399 640628 722108 97548 465032 5528589 4975099 23558 38431 5505031 4936668 X THE POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA, THE NATION'S OLDEST POETRY ORGANIZATION, WAS FOUNDED IN 1910. ITS MISSION IS TO BUILD A LARGER AND MORE DIVERSE AUDIENCE FOR POETRY, TO ENCOURAGE A DEEPER APPRECIATION OF THE VITALITY (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)AND BREADTH OF POETRY IN THE CULTURAL CONVERSATION, AND TO PLACE POETRY AT THE CROSSROADS OF AMERICAN LIFE. 0 0 133453 13100 6539 PUBLIC PROGRAMS:THE POETRY SOCIETY PRESENTS LIVE AND DIGITAL PROGRAMS THAT EXPLORE THE WORK OF INDIVIDUAL POETS, AS WELL AS IMPORTANT THEMES IN CONTEMPORARY POETRY. THE POETRY SOCIETY ALSO PARTNERS WITH HARLEM ACADEMY TO PRESENT THE VISITING POETS PROGRAM, WHICH BRINGS PROFESSIONAL POETS INTO THE CLASSROOM TO TEACH THE READING AND WRITING OF POETRY TO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. THROUGH THESE PUBLIC PROGRAMS, THE POETRY SOCIETY SERVES HUNDREDS OF POETS AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF READERS EACH YEAR. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, MOST OF THE POETRY SOCIETY'S PUBLIC PROGRAMS SHIFTED TO DIGITAL IN 2022; NONETHELESS, THE POETRY SOCIETY WAS ABLE TO PRESENT MORE PROGRAMS AND SERVE MORE POETS AND READERS. 107643 37400 36093 ANNUAL AWARDS:EACH YEAR, THE POETRY SOCIETY OFFERS 12 AWARDS TO HONOR AND SUPPORT POETS AT EVERY STAGE OF THEIR CAREERS, RANGING FROM AN AWARD FOR A STUDENT POET TO BEST FIRST BOOK TO LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN POETRY. RECIPIENTS OF THE POETRY SOCIETY'S MOST DISTINGUISHED AWARD, THE FROST MEDAL, HAVE INCLUDED GWENDOLYN BROOKS, WALLACE STEVENS, MARIANNE MOORE, JOHN ASHBERY, AND LUCILLE CLIFTON. IN 2022, THE FROST MEDAL WAS AWARDED TO SHARON OLDS. RECIPIENTS OF THE FOUR QUARTETS PRIZE FOR BEST POETRY SEQUENCE HAVE INCLUDED DANTE MICHEAUX, DANEZ SMITH, AND JOHN MURILLO. EACH YEAR, THE POETRY SOCIETY ALSO AWARDS TWO CHAPBOOK FELLOWSHIPS, WHICH INCLUDE A PRIZE OF $1,000 AND THE PUBLICATION OF THEIR FIRST CHAPBOOK, ALONG WITH MENTORSHIP BY AN ESTABLISHED POET IN THE EDITORIAL AND PUBLICATION PROCESS. 173267 7600 POETRY AND PUBLIC SPACESINCE 1992, THE POETRY SOCIETY HAS PRESENTED POETRY IN MOTION, WHICH PLACES POEMS IN TRANSIT SYSTEMS AROUND THE COUNTRY, CREATING UNEXPECTED AND MEANINGFUL ENCOUNTERS IN PUBLIC SPACES BETWEEN POEMS AND MILLIONS OF READERS. IN 2021, THE PROGRAM EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE WASHINGTON DC AREA METRO SYSTEM AND PATH/PORT AUTHORITY STATIONS IN NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK. THE PROGRAM SERVES APPROXIMATELY 9 MILLION PEOPLE EACH YEAR. POETRY IN MOTION IS NOW THE CORNERSTONE OF A LARGER ARRAY OF PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC SPACE, INCLUDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS TO PRESENT POETRY BASED PUBLIC ART PROJECTS. IN 2022, THE POETRY SOCIETY PARTNERED WITH THE DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN PARTNERSHIP TO PRESET SEEING INTO TOMORROW, WHICH TRANSFORMED POEMS BY RICHARD WRIGHT INTO LARGE-SCALE INSTALLATIONS ON WALLS IN SEVERAL BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS PROGRAM AREA ALSO INCLUDES POEMS ON WHEELS, A PARTNERSHIP WITH MEALS ON WHEELS CHAPTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY TO PROVIDE POEMS ALONG WITH NOURISHING MEALS TO HOMEBOUND SENIORS. 414363 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 NY X THE ORGANIZATION 2122549628 119 SMITH STREET NEW YORK NY 11201 ALLISON BINNS PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN KARPOWICH SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ELLEN RACHLIN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ABIGAIL WENDER FIRST VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BILLY COLLINS VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CORNELIUS EADY VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GARY ELLIS VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HOWARD ROTHMAN VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL A BOYD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH J COLEMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES FREEMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE GALE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 INDIRA GORIS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIMIKO HAHN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAJOR JACKSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANE OTTO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELISE PASCHEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER ROSE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER G SMITH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE WOODARD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACQUELINE WOODSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT BROGAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 115388 0 2117 115388 0 2117 1 0 0 0 0 22168 73100 768252 863520 AWARD ENTRY FEES 511190 36093 36093 36093 281537 281537 7506 8055 -549 -549 -549 8132 22168 8132 0 6539 0 6539 6539 1187140 42632 0 280988 58100 58100 123225 92304 18552 12369 187531 96839 35209 55483 3244 1760 545 939 28933 17590 5004 6339 23676 14394 4095 5187 42732 42732 65755 65755 19530 14672 4808 50 42869 18705 17121 7043 42696 25958 7384 9354 481 274 207 988 823 165 6373 3876 1101 1396 7766 4722 1343 1701 PRINTING & PUBLICATION 43275 40978 368 1929 PROGRAM PRIZES & FEES 24465 24465 BOOKS & SUBSCRIPTIONS 469 469 722108 414363 205583 102162 106744 210121 555577 563315 68050 349762 1768 38724 40613 16707 28830 23906 2465 2461 4765155 3786810 5528589 4975099 23558 38431 23558 38431 X 709236 810489 4795795 4126179 5505031 4936668 5528589 4975099 465032 -1033395 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 460579 411011 437601 492215 863520 2664926 460579 411011 437601 492215 863520 2664926 446149 2218777 155177 217067 218260 207155 281537 1079196 3744122 149541 0.59260 0.67380 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4779796 -817609 225399 3736788 3717236 1214336 151776 4779796 3732368 149934 165066 3717236 3675076 227356 170064 3732368 3463103 367150 155177 3675076 1.00000 0 0 12132 4431 7701 28481 12276 16205 23906 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST - ALICE FAY DICASTAGNOLA FUND 3597122 DISTRIBUTION RECEIVABLE 177945 SECURITY DEPOSIT 11743 3786810 101299 -1033395 13309 -1020086 1121385 65755 65755 1187140 669662 13309 13309 656353 65755 65755 722108 PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT INCOME IS INTENDED FOR THE GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA. ANNUAL BENEFIT 30300 22168 8132 1200 6380 552 30300 22168 8132 1200 6380 552 8132 0 0 PUBLIC SPACE 3 7600 FMV ANNUAL AWARDS 13 13400 FOUR QUARTETS 3 23000 FMV CHAPBOOK 1 1000 FMV DIGITAL 42 13100 FMV FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF ITS GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD TREASURER REVIEWS THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 PROPOSED SALARIES FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEES, BASED ON DATA FROM COMPARABLE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, IS PRESENTED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVING THOSE SALARIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.