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MINNESOTA PRISON WRITING WORKSHOP: Form 990EZ, tax year 2018

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Organization
MINNESOTA PRISON WRITING WORKSHOP (EIN 47-1890824)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-05-07
IRS object ID
201911279349201171
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2019-05-07T12:53:06-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
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Filer Filer

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PersonMichael AlbertiPersonNm
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Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

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Website Addresswww.mnprisonwriting.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Primary Exempt PurposeTeaching creative writing classes in Minnesota state correctional facilities and administering related programming.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

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Taught creative writing courses in eight of the ten Minnesota state correctional facilities. 26 full ten week classes, plus guest teachers, short courses, and course materials and books. Estimated 350 students taught in 2018.$0$89,478
Facilitated a one-on-one mail mentor program in which incarcerated writers were paired with experienced writers and editors for monthly exchanges of creative work and mentor feedback. 55 mentorships coordinated in 2018.$0$13,758
Administered a broadside contest through the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. 30 students across facilities submitted work, and three winners were selected by a guest judge. Winners' work was adapted into handmade letterpress Broadsides by MCBA artists. Winners and 2 runners-up received copies of broadsides to distribute to friends and family.$0$6,317
Produced a MN DOC system wide literary journal in which student work was published; Organized a public reading of student work at Hamline University; Published an "Early Reader," a content-appropriate collection of stories written by incarcerated writers for an audience of their peers with lower reading levels; Sponsored "Writers Collectives," self-directed groups of experienced writers who meet regularly to share work, discuss readings, and organize literary events, at five facilities; Distributed gumball machines full of poems curated by incarcerated writers at three local bookstores.$0$19,970
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Total Program Service Expenses$129,523TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (8 entries)

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Jennifer Bowen Hicks
Artistic Director20$23,440$0$0
Michael Alberti
Managing Director40$44,018$0$0
Michael Kleber-Diggs
Board President1$6,000$0$0
Mary Stein
Board Secretary1$0$0$0
Paul Van Dyke
Board Member1$0$0$0
VV Ganeshananthan
Board Member1$0$0$0
Steven Horwitz
Board Member1$0$0$0
Joel Leviton
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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

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Part III, Line 31Produced a MN DOC system wide literary journal in which student work was published; Organized a public reading of student work at Hamline University; Published an "Early Reader," a content-appropriate collection of stories written by incarcerated writers for an audience of their peers with lower reading levels; Sponsored "Writers Collectives," self-directed groups of experienced writers who meet regularly to share work, discuss readings, and organize literary events, at five facilities; Distributed gumball machines full of poems curated by incarcerated writers at three local bookstores.
Part V, Line 34Board Member terms were clarified and updated. Board Members can now serve up to three consecutive three-year terms.
Part II, Line 24Program service receivables.
Part II, Line 26Compensation owed to an instructor for teaching a creative writing class.
Part I, Line 16$3,175 - Materials and supplies; $250 - Travel expenses; $1,044 - Marketing and promotion; $1,355 - Information systems; $1,052 Misc. general operating expenses; $1,068 - Insurance; $2,454 - Events; $104 - Dining; $1,588 - Fundraising expenses; $1,666 - Programming Expenses: Early Reader; $5,205 - Programming Expense: Broadsides; $1,100 - Programming Expense: Student Journal.

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