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POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA (EIN 13-6019220)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2018-05-11
IRS object ID
201811319349302986
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-05-11T14:07:17-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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 Line115 GRAMERCY PARKAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10003ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonALICE QUINNPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2122549628PhoneNum
Signature2018-05-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMARTIN BERKOWITZPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00154047PTIN
Phone2126972299PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerALICE QUINNPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line115 GRAMERCY PARKAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10003ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$681,086GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Independent18VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee4TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers18TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$447,376PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$459,986CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$12,404PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$38,858CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$138,620PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$139,419CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$10,238PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$12,298CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$608,638PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$650,561CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$283,078PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$313,267CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$159,798CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$265,441PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$311,787CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$548,519PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$625,054CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$60,119PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$25,507CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,903,578TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$4,195,388TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$12,793TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$16,611TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,890,785NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,178,777NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$154,631ExpenseAmt
Revenue$51,156RevenueAmt
DescPUBLIC PROGRAMS:NATIONAL POETRY EVENTSEACH YEAR THE PSA PRESENTS A NATIONAL SERIES WHICH BRINGS PROGRAMS EXPLORING A LARGE THEME SUCH AS REGIONAL POETRY, POETRY AND POLITICS, OR BLACK ICONIC POETS, TO 4-6 OF OUR KEY CITIES. THIS SERIES CONSISTS OF LARGE, PUBLIC POETRY PROGRAMS AND SMALLER DISCUSSIONS, CO-PRODUCED WITH LOCAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. MOST OF THESE EVENTS ARE FREE OF CHARGE, TO ENSURE THAT THE WIDEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THEM. ADDITIONALLY, AUDIO RECORDINGS OF MANY EVENTS AND ADDITIONAL ORIGINAL FEATURE CONTENT ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW.POETRYSOCIETY.COM, WHERE THEY ARE ACCESSIBLE TO POETRY-LOVERS NATIONWIDE.LOCAL POETRY EVENTSPSA CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH SELECT NYC CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AND EDUCATIONAL VENUES TO PRESENT UNIQUE POETRY PROGRAMS, WITH THE GOAL OF INCLUDING AS MANY NEW YORKERS AS POSSIBLE. OUR SIGNATURE NEW SALON SERIES, IN WHICH POETRY READINGS BY RESPECTED POETS ARE FOLLOWED BY IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS ABOUT THEIR WORK, TAKES PLACE IN UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. EVENTS IN PUBLIC AND OUTDOOR SPACES SUCH AS BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL, AT THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN, TIMES SQUARE, GRAND CENTRAL STATION, AS WELL AS LARGE CELEBRATIONS OF POETRY IN COOPER UNION'S GREAT HALL, BRING POETRY TO LARGE, DIVERSE AUDIENCES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$47,473ExpenseAmt
DescPSA 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.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$85,507ExpenseAmt
DescPOETRY 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.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$48,463ExpenseAmt
DescANNUAL 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.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Program Service Expenses$336,074TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document25IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee4EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members18GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member18IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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 Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALICE QUINNBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2122549628PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line115 GRAMERCY PARKAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10003ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ALLISON BINNS
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILLY COLLINS
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH COLEMAN
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE MINKOFF
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHERINE WOODARD
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLEN RACHLIN
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOWARD ROTHMAN
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHEAL BOYD
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CORNELIUS EADY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATE GALE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIMIKO HAHN
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GERALDINE HARMSWORTH
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUTH KAPLAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANE OTTO
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELISE PASCHEN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNA RABINOWITZ
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ABIGAIL WENDER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDITH WOODARD
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALICE QUINN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$106,871$0$0
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$106,871TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$95,708FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$89,300GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$274,978AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,811NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$459,986TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PULITZER INCOME511190$26,614$26,614
AWARD ENTRY FEES511190$12,244$12,244
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$38,858TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$139,419TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$139,419ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$30,525FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$95,708ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$30,525FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$12,298GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,298TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$12,298RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$650,561TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$51,156RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$139,419ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$109,073TotalAmt
Program Services$76,351ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,361ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,361FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$164,152TotalAmt
Program Services$77,469ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,568ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$54,115FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,211TotalAmt
Program Services$10,253ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,261ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,697FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,831TotalAmt
Program Services$12,291ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,909ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,631FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,983TotalAmt
Management And General$36,983ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,292TotalAmt
Program Services$18,447ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$845FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,963TotalAmt
Program Services$16,682ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,916ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,365FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,000TotalAmt
Program Services$21,957ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,983ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,060FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,238TotalAmt
Program Services$16,461ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,235ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,542FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,261TotalAmt
Program Services$16,060ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,845ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$356FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,351TotalAmt
Program Services$760ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$243ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$348FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,504TotalAmt
Program Services$3,099ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$985ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,420FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAM PRIZES & FEES$55,303$54,770$533
INDIRECT BENEFIT EXPENS$42,418$42,418
PRINTING & PUBLICATION$16,240$9,740$2,860$3,640
BOOKS & SUBSCRIPTIONS$1,734$1,734

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$500TotalAmt
Management And General$500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$625,054TotalAmt
Program Services$336,074ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$129,182ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$159,798FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$102,479BOYAmt
EOY$29,464EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$547,723BOYAmt
EOY$622,901EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$76,000BOYAmt
EOY$96,950EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$122,134BOYAmt
EOY$123,919EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$85,705LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$78,807LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,464BOYAmt
EOY$6,898EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,360BOYAmt
EOY$1,436EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,051,418BOYAmt
EOY$3,313,820EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,903,578BOYAmt
EOY$4,195,388EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,703BOYAmt
EOY$16,521EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$90BOYAmt
EOY$90EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,793BOYAmt
EOY$16,611EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$665,084BOYAmt
EOY$690,674EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,000BOYAmt
EOY$25,000EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,200,701BOYAmt
EOY$3,463,103EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,890,785BOYAmt
EOY$4,178,777EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,903,578BOYAmt
EOY$4,195,388EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$25,507ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$262,485NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$342,485CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$382,892CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$424,605CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$447,376CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$459,986CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,057,344TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$342,485CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$382,892CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$424,605CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$447,376CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$459,986CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,057,344TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$121,906SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$1,935,438PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$113,042CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$126,125CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$133,477CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$138,620CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$139,419CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$650,683TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$2,708,027TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$133,467GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.71470PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.70710PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$3,200,701BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$401,821InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$139,419OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,463,103EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,426,026BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$86,705InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$138,620OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,200,701EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,404,956BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$154,547InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$133,477OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,426,026EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,991,370BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$539,711InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$126,125OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,404,956EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,671,403BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$433,009InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$113,042OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,991,370EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$78,308OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$73,387DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,921BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,397OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,420DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,977BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$6,898TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescBENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST - ALICE FAY DICASTAGNOLA FUNDDesc
Book Value$3,313,820BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$3,313,820TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$913,046TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$262,485NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$262,485RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$650,561RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$650,561TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$625,054TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$625,054ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$625,054TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALA BENEFITEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$126,233GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$95,708CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$30,525GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$25,421FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$1,600EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$3,504OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$126,233GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$95,708CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$30,525GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$25,421FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$1,600EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$3,504OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$30,525DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE BOARD TREASURER REVIEWS THE FORM 990.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE 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 15PROPOSED 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 19THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.