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POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA (EIN 13-6019220)
Tax period
2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed
2025-05-08
IRS object ID
202521289349302877
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-05-08T12:48:23-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN131655065PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10176ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN136019220EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPOETBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2122549628PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1119 SMITH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11201ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMATT BROGANPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2122549628PhoneNum
Signature2025-05-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJENNIFER COATESPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02247728PTIN
Phone2126972299PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMATT BROGANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1119 SMITH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11201ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$807,651GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.POETRYSOCIETY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1910FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO 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.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent20VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee5TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers20TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$512,081PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$469,006CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$62,362CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$235,256PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$271,795CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$5,279PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$4,488CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$790,576PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$807,651CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$66,115PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$97,750CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$401,155PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$108,448CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$364,429PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$358,747CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$831,699PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$870,379CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$41,123PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$62,728CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$5,989,552TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$514,782TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$495,569TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$5,202,737NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$5,493,983NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE 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.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$251,188ExpenseAmt
Grant$43,350GrantAmt
Revenue$31,869RevenueAmt
DescPUBLIC PROGRAMS:THE POETRY SOCIETY PRESENTS LIVE AND DIGITAL PROGRAMS THAT EXPLORE THE WORK OF INDIVIDUAL POETS, AS WELL AS IMPORTANT THEMES IN CONTEMPORARY POETRY. THESE INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF EVENTS IN THE POETRY SOCIETY'S STOREFRONT SPACE: READINGS, LECTURES, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, TEACHER TRAININGS, CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. THE POETRY SOCIETY'S DIGITAL PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDE VIDEO RECORDINGS OF LIVE EVENTS AND ONLINE SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS, AS WELL AS THE PUBLICATION OF ESSAYS, INTERVIEWS, AND ORIGINAL POEMS, SERVE HUNDREDS OF POETS AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF READERS EACH YEAR.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$141,003ExpenseAmt
Grant$52,100GrantAmt
Revenue$34,981RevenueAmt
DescANNUAL AWARDSEACH YEAR, THE POETRY SOCIETY OFFERS MORE THAN A DOZEN 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. 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.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$169,057ExpenseAmt
Grant$2,300GrantAmt
DescPOETRY 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. IN APRIL 2023, THE POETRY SOCIETY LAUNCHED PARK POEMS, A PARTNERSHIP WITH NYC PARKS TO PLACE POEMS IN FIVE PUBLIC PARKS, ONE IN EACH BOROUGH. IN 2024, PARK POEMS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE PARTNERSHIPS WITH NEW YORK STATE PARKS AND THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. 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.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$561,248TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Employee5EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member20IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2122549628PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1119 SMITH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11201ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
CATHERINE WOODARD
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ABIGAIL WENDER
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLEN RACHLIN
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAJOR JACKSON
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILLY COLLINS LEFT 82024
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY ELLIS
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACQUELINE WOODSON
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLISON BINNS LEFT 32024
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIM BENDHEIM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL A BOYD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VICTORIA CHANG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CORNELIUS EADY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATE GALE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
INDIRA GORIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN KARPOWICH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTHA KING
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANE OTTO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELISE PASCHEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER ROSE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOWARD ROTHMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER G SMITH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HELEN KLEIN ROSS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN SYZPULSKI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT BROGAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$137,500$0$2,212
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$137,500TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$2,212TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$123,450GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$345,556AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$26,427NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$469,006TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
AWARD ENTRY FEES900099$34,981$34,981
CLASS/EVENT FEES900099$27,381$27,381
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$62,362TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$271,795TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$271,795ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$4,488GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,488TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,488RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$807,651TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$66,850RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$271,795ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,900TotalAmt
Program Services$3,900ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$93,850TotalAmt
Program Services$93,850ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$142,261TotalAmt
Program Services$91,296ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,939ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,026FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$214,500TotalAmt
Program Services$159,817ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,409ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,274FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,526TotalAmt
Program Services$1,672ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$363ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$491FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,066TotalAmt
Program Services$17,635ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,677ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,754FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,529TotalAmt
Program Services$20,775ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,332ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,422FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,652TotalAmt
Management And General$46,652ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,822TotalAmt
Management And General$53,822ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,905TotalAmt
Program Services$12,905ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,049TotalAmt
Program Services$26,092ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,283ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,674FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,979TotalAmt
Program Services$45,717ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,533ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,729FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,019TotalAmt
Program Services$10,556ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$463ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,334TotalAmt
Program Services$17,709ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,198ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,427FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,194TotalAmt
Program Services$6,469ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,348ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,377FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,503TotalAmt
Program Services$3,872ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$807ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$824FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PRINTING & PUBLICATION$47,858$45,293$115$2,450
BOOKS & SUBSCRIPTIONS$3,896$3,690$206
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE$1,536$1,536

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$870,379TotalAmt
Program Services$561,248ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$200,683ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$108,448FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$232,522BOYAmt
EOY$95,335EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$780,224BOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$251,739BOYAmt
EOY$209,773EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,171BOYAmt
EOY$2,339EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$88,778LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$34,816LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,870BOYAmt
EOY$53,962EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,492BOYAmt
EOY$930,917EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,403,501BOYAmt
EOY$4,697,226EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,717,519BOYAmt
EOY$5,989,552EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,262BOYAmt
EOY$50,460EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$487,520BOYAmt
EOY$445,109EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$514,782BOYAmt
EOY$495,569EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$870,635BOYAmt
EOY$944,675EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,332,102BOYAmt
EOY$4,549,308EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,202,737BOYAmt
EOY$5,493,983EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,717,519BOYAmt
EOY$5,989,552EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$62,728ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$353,974NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$437,601CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$492,215CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$863,520CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$512,081CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$442,579CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,747,996TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$437,601CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$492,215CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$863,520CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$512,081CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$442,579CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,747,996TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$386,424SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$2,361,572PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$218,260CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$207,155CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$281,537CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$235,256CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$271,795CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,214,003TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$3,961,999TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$200,790GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.59610PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.59910PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,037,211BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$531,047InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$191,932OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,376,326EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,736,788BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$480,111InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$179,688OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,037,211EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,779,796BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$817,609InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$225,399OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,736,788EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,717,236BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,214,336InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$151,776OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,779,796EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,732,368BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$149,934InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$165,066OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,717,236EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,144OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,040DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,104BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$72,634OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$24,776DepreciationAmt
Book Value$47,858BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$53,962TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST - ALICE FAY DICASTAGNOLA FUND$4,245,946
SECURITY DEPOSIT$11,853
OPERATING RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET$439,427
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$4,697,226TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$445,109Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$445,109TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,107,803TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$353,974NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$353,974RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$753,829RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$53,822InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$53,822RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$807,651TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$816,557TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$816,557ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$53,822InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$53,822ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$870,379TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART V, LINE 4:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ENDOWMENT INCOME IS INTENDED FOR THE GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (6 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
FOUR QUARTETS PRIZE3$22,000
FROST MEDAL1$5,000
CHAPBOOK FELLOWSHIP4$4,000
ANNUAL AWARDS13$9,000
HONORARIA83$42,250
JUDGES' FEES17$11,600

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA PRESENTS A NUMBER OF AWARDS AND AWARD PROGRAMS EACH YEAR. AWARD ELIGIBILITY AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS ARE DETALED ON THE SOCIETY'S WEBSITE. SUBMISSIONS FROM THE SOCIETY'S EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, ADVISORY BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS, OR THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILIES ARE INELIGIBLE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$26,427NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCOSTMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF ITS GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE BOARD TREASURER REVIEWS THE FORM 990.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CMEMBERS 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 15PROPOSED 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 19THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.