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POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA (EIN 13-6019220)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-05-13
IRS object ID
201621349349304817
Schema version
2014v6.0
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)
Return2016-05-13T14:09:31-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Line1300 EAST 42ND STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10017ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2016-05-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMARTIN BERKOWITZPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00154047PTIN
Phone2126972299PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-08-17 19:52:53ZBuildTS

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$631,107GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Independent14VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee5TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers30TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$13,053CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$126,125PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$133,477CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$5,050PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$4,563CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$528,048PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$596,644CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$295,136PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Other Expenses$214,973CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$491,983PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$492,728CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$36,065PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$103,916CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$4,064,192TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$3,659TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$8,313TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,931,713NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,055,879NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$156,951ExpenseAmt
Revenue$17,616RevenueAmt
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, 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$49,388ExpenseAmt
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 INTRODUCTION 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$72,495ExpenseAmt
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$38,946ExpenseAmt
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$317,780TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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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
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Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
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IRP Document23IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee5EmployeeCnt
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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
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member14IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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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
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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
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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

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
RUTH KAPLAN
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH COLEMAN
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILLY COLLINS
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELISE PASCHEN
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNA RABINOWITZ
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLEN RACHLIN
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE MINKOFF
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CORNELIUS EADY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATE GALE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIMIKO HAHN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GERALDINE HARMSWORTH
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOWARD ROTHMAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHERINE WOODARD
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALICE QUINN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$101,008$0$0
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$101,387FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$73,800GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$270,364AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$445,551TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescAWARD ENTRY FEESDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$13,053TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$133,477TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$133,477ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$4,563GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,563TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,563RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$596,644TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$17,616RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$133,477ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$102,158TotalAmt
Program Services$71,674ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,640ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,844FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$137,273TotalAmt
Program Services$96,311ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,016ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,946FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,860TotalAmt
Program Services$11,829ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,581ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,450FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,464TotalAmt
Program Services$15,059ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,286ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,119FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,647TotalAmt
Management And General$33,647ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,988TotalAmt
Program Services$3,838ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$1,150FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,468TotalAmt
Program Services$16,669ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,527ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,272FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,947TotalAmt
Program Services$25,922ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,657ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,368FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,014TotalAmt
Program Services$7,026ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,533ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,455FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,161TotalAmt
Program Services$9,137ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,024ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,917TotalAmt
Program Services$2,047ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$447ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$423FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,196TotalAmt
Program Services$2,242ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$489ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$465FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PROGRAM PRIZES & FEES$43,175$43,175
INDIRECT BENEFIT EXPENS$20,946$20,946
PRINTING & PUBLICATION$13,996$10,355$1,724$1,917
BOOKS & SUBSCRIPTIONS$2,518$2,496$22

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$492,728TotalAmt
Program Services$317,780ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$99,764ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$75,184FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$142,968BOYAmt
EOY$212,761EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$490,851BOYAmt
EOY$547,697EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,310BOYAmt
EOY$14,510EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,260BOYAmt
EOY$9,908EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$76,509LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$75,184LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,242BOYAmt
EOY$1,325EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,068BOYAmt
EOY$1,248EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,255,673BOYAmt
EOY$3,276,743EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,935,372BOYAmt
EOY$4,064,192EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,659BOYAmt
EOY$8,313EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,659BOYAmt
EOY$8,313EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$514,007BOYAmt
EOY$614,697EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,750BOYAmt
EOY$15,156EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,404,956BOYAmt
EOY$3,426,026EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,931,713BOYAmt
EOY$4,055,879EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,935,372BOYAmt
EOY$4,064,192EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$103,916ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$20,250NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$417,680CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$340,022CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$342,485CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$382,892CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$445,551CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,928,630TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$417,680CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$340,022CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$342,485CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$382,892CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$445,551CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,928,630TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$115,832SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$1,812,798PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$103,048CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$115,270CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$113,042CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$126,125CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$133,477CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$590,962TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$2,519,592TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$103,399GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.71950PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.72200PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$3,404,956BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$154,547InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$133,477OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,426,026EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,767,940BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$18,733InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$115,270OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,671,403EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,464,575BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$406,404InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$103,039OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,767,940EndYearBalanceAmt
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$72,524OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$71,199DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,325BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,985OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,985DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,325TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescBENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST - ALICE FAY DICASTAGNOLA FUNDDesc
Book Value$3,276,743BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$3,276,743TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$666,384TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$20,250NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$49,490DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$69,740RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$596,644RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$596,644TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$542,218TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$49,490DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$49,490ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$492,728ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$492,728TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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$135,850GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$101,387CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$34,463GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$31,863FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$1,000EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$1,600OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$135,850GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$101,387CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$34,463GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$31,863FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$1,000EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$1,600OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$34,463DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE 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 15THE BOARD APPROVED THE SALARIES OF ALL EMPLOYEES AS PART OF THE APPROVAL OF THE FULL ORGANIZATION BUDGET.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.