2017-04-28T15:15:43-05:00 2016-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 300 EAST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2015-07-01 136019220 POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA POET 2122549628 15 GRAMERCY PARK NEW YORK NY 10003 ALICE QUINN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2122549628 2017-03-26 1 MARTIN BERKOWITZ P00154047 2126972299 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z ALICE QUINN 15 GRAMERCY PARK NEW YORK NY 10003 651760 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 5 0 0 0 445551 447376 13053 12404 133477 138620 4563 10238 596644 608638 0 0 0 0 277755 283078 0 0 103688 214973 265441 492728 548519 103916 60119 4064192 3903578 8313 12793 4055879 3890785 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 155233 22642 PUBLIC 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. 51530 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. 67368 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. 43333 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. 43333 317464 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 24 0 1 5 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 RUTH KAPLAN TRUSTEE 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 ELISE PASCHEN VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNA RABINOWITZ VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ELLEN RACHLIN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GEORGE MINKOFF SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CORNELIUS EADY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE GALE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIMIKO HAHN PRESIDENT 1.00 X 0 0 0 GERALDINE HARMSWORTH TRUSTEE 1.00 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 CRISTINA GARCIA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH WOODARD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANE OTTO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHEAL BOYD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALLISON BINNS VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALICE QUINN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 103456 0 0 103456 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 139173 73000 235203 447376 AWARD ENTRY FEES 511190 12404 12404 12404 138620 138620 43122 139173 43122 0 10238 0 10238 10238 608638 22642 0 138620 104754 61869 19130 23755 143557 84786 26217 32554 14099 8326 2576 3197 20668 12206 3775 4687 35896 35896 3452 3452 47213 17907 16740 12566 38200 22561 6976 8663 15376 9082 2807 3487 17419 14837 2507 75 2274 1343 415 516 5707 3370 1043 1294 PROGRAM PRIZES & FEES 45935 45609 326 0 INDIRECT BENEFIT EXPENS 34958 20647 6384 7927 PRINTING & PUBLICATION 17267 9725 2575 4967 BOOKS & SUBSCRIPTIONS 1744 1744 0 0 548519 317464 127367 103688 212761 102479 547697 547723 14510 76000 9908 122134 79922 77458 1325 2464 1248 1360 3276743 3051418 4064192 3903578 8223 12703 90 90 8313 12793 X 614697 665084 15156 25000 3426026 3200701 4055879 3890785 4064192 3903578 60119 -225213 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 340022 342485 382892 424605 447376 1937380 340022 342485 382892 424605 447376 1937380 124538 1812842 115270 113042 126125 133477 138620 626534 2563914 100711 0.70710 0.71980 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3426026 -86705 138620 3200701 3404956 154547 133477 3426026 2991370 539711 126125 3404956 2671403 433009 113042 2991370 2767940 18733 115270 2671403 1.00000 1 0 72524 72524 0 7398 4934 2464 2464 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST - ALICE FAY DICASTAGNOLA FUND 3051418 3051418 391048 -225213 7623 -217590 608638 0 608638 556142 7623 7623 548519 0 548519 PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT INCOME IS INTENDED FOR THE GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA. GALA BENEFIT 182295 139173 43122 40877 700 1545 182295 139173 43122 40877 700 1545 43122 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 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.