2019-05-10T11:56:11-05:00 2018-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2017-07-01 136019220 POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA POET 2122549628 15 GRAMERCY PARK NEW YORK NY 10003 ALICE QUINN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2122549628 2019-05-09 1 MARTIN BERKOWITZ P00154047 2126972299 38.142.140.186 2019-05-09 16:12:30 ED P 7EE24DDEAA34AFAE9DF92C3D2672F42BD3DA974D 96FB9905D49D557DC439409F2A27F61CBFD9A220 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z ALICE QUINN 15 GRAMERCY PARK NEW YORK NY 10003 681960 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. 19 19 6 19 0 0 459986 460579 38858 12694 139419 155177 12298 13206 650561 641656 0 0 0 0 313267 329987 0 0 149747 311787 304151 625054 634138 25507 7518 4195388 4406767 16611 8545 4178777 4398222 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 179369 25900 PUBLIC PROGRAMS:EACH YEAR THE PSA PRESENTS A DIVERSE ARRAY OF PUBLIC POETRY EVENTS IN CITIES INCLUDING LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO, WASHINGTON, DC, AND OTHERS. PROGRAMS RANGE IN SIZE FROM INTIMATE READINGS AND DISCUSSIONS WITH ONE OR TWO POETS TO LARGE SCALE EVENTS ATTENDED BY HUNDREDS. PSA PROGRAMS ARE LARGELY FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. PSA FREQUENTLY PARTNERS WITH LOCAL MUSEUMS, UNIVERSITIES, LOCAL ART ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER NONPROFITS, TO CREATE UNIQUE PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITIES THAT ENGAGE LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND THE ARTISTS AND POETS WHO CALL THEM HOME. OUR EVENTS RANGE FROM READINGS AND CONVERSATIONS AT UNIVERSITIES TO "POETRY WALKS" CURATED TO COMPLIMENT EVERY MAJOR EXHIBITION AT THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN AND SEEN BY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS. PAST YEARS HAVE HAD CORNERSTONE NATIONAL SERIES EVENTS WITH READINGS AND DISCUSSIONS PLANNED AROUND ONE THEME OR ISSUE. 51146 PSA EMERGING WRITERS CHAPBOOK FELLOWSHIP:EACH YEAR, PSA AWARDS 4 EMERGING WRITERS A FELLOWSHIP DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AND ADVANCE THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIELD THROUGH EDITORIAL SUPPORT, PUBLICATION, EXPOSURE, AND AN INTRODUCTION INTO THE LITERARY COMMUNITY. WINNERS ARE SELECTED BY DISTINGUISHED POETS, AND PSA STAFF WORK WITH THEM TO EDIT AND ARRANGE THEIR POEMS INTO A 20-30 PAGE CHAPBOOK, WHICH IS PRINTED IN AN EDITION OF 500. THE VOLUMES CONTAIN AN INTRODUCED BY THE SELECTING JUDGE. THE BOOKS ARE LAUNCHED AT A PUBLIC READING AT THE FESTIVAL OF THE CHAPBOOK IN NEW YORK CITY. FOUNDED IN 2003, THIS PROGRAM HAS NOW INTRODUCED 52 NEW VOICES. 74594 POETRY IN MOTION:SINCE 1992, POETRY IN MOTION HAS PLACED POEMS IN TRANSIT SYSTEMS OF CITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, HELPING TO CREATE A NATIONAL READERSHIP FOR BOTH EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED POETS, TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES' EXPOSURE TO THE ART ON A DAILY BASIS, AND TO RAISE AWARENESS AND DEEPEN APPRECIATION OF THE ART FORM. POETRY IN MOTION IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR AND WELL KNOWN LITERARY PROGRAMS IN AMERICAN HISTORY, AND HAS BEEN WIDELY REPLICATED. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE VIEWING POEMS EVERY DAY ON TRANSIT SYSTEMS IS CURRENTLY ESTIMATED AT AROUND 7 MILLION. 49984 ANNUAL AWARDS:THE PSA OFFERS 12 AWARDS, AND OVER THE PAST 100 YEARS, THESE AWARDS HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO BOTH ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING POETS. RECIPIENTS HAVE INCLUDED COUNTEE CULLEN, LANGSTON HUGHES, MARIANNE MOORE, E. E. CUMMINGS, ELIZABETH BISHOP, MARIE PONSOT AND SONIA SANCHEZ. THE AWARDS HONOR EVERY STAGE OF A POET'S ARTISTIC CAREER, FROM A SINGLE POEM WRITTEN BY A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, TO A FIRST BOOK, TO LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT. 49984 355093 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 35 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 NY X ALICE QUINN 2122549628 15 GRAMERCY PARK NEW YORK NY 10003 KIMIKO HAHN PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GEORGE MINKOFF SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ELLEN RACHLIN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALLISON BINNS VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH COLEMAN VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BILLY COLLINS VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HOWARD ROTHMAN VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CATHERINE WOODARD VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHEAL BOYD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CORNELIUS EADY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE GALE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUTH KAPLAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN KARPOWICH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GERALDINE HARMSWORTH MAXWELL 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 ANNA RABINOWITZ TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ABIGAIL WENDER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH WOODARD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALICE QUINN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 110800 0 0 110800 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 108805 53900 297874 460579 AWARD ENTRY FEES 511190 12694 12694 12694 155177 155177 40304 108805 40304 0 5456 0 5456 5456 OTHER INCOME 900099 7750 7750 7750 641656 25900 0 155177 112371 78659 16856 16856 166511 83214 33580 49717 3498 2030 633 835 25213 14634 4560 6019 22394 12998 4050 5346 37541 37541 4053 4053 47141 17335 12492 17314 41899 24319 7578 10002 21625 12552 3911 5162 13587 10605 2982 1768 1026 320 422 5904 3427 1068 1409 PROGRAM PRIZES & FEES 71934 71401 533 0 INDIRECT BENEFIT EXPENS 33638 33638 PRINTING & PUBLICATION 19440 13969 2444 3027 BOOKS & SUBSCRIPTIONS 4871 4871 750 750 634138 355093 129298 149747 29464 67494 622901 627040 96950 32216 123919 134005 97145 80575 6898 16570 1436 3649 3313820 3525793 4195388 4406767 16521 8545 90 0 16611 8545 X 690674 708646 25000 14500 3463103 3675076 4178777 4398222 4195388 4406767 7518 211927 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 382892 424605 447376 459986 460579 2175438 382892 424605 447376 459986 460579 2175438 108205 2067233 126125 133477 138620 139419 155177 692818 2868256 136345 0.72070 0.71470 X 3463103 367150 155177 3675076 3200701 401821 139419 3463103 3426026 -86705 138620 3200701 3404956 154547 133477 3426026 2991370 539711 126125 3404956 1.00000 1 0 78308 74668 3640 18837 5907 12930 16570 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST - ALICE FAY DICASTAGNOLA FUND 3525793 3525793 853583 211927 211927 641656 0 641656 634138 0 634138 0 634138 PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT INCOME IS INTENDED FOR THE GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA. GALA BENEFIT 149109 108805 40304 36639 3665 149109 108805 40304 36639 3665 40304 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD TREASURER REVIEWS THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST BY: 1. EXERCISING PRUDENCE WITH THE BOARD IN THE CONTROL AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS. 2. UNDERSTANDING PSA'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHERWISE HELPING THE BOARD FULFILL ITS FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY. 3. REQUIRING BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES TO EXCUSE THEMSELVES FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTES WHERE THERE IS A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. 4. AVOIDING THE ACCEPTANCE OR OFFERING OF FAVORS TO ANYONE WHO DOES BUSINESS WITH PSA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 PROPOSED SALARIES FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AND THEY VOTE TO APPROVE THESE SALARIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.