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POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA (EIN 13-6019220)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-06
IRS object ID
202611269349302961
Schema version
2024v5.5
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)
Return2026-05-06T14:58:38-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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 Line1119 SMITH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11201ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMATT BROGANPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2122549628PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-05SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJENNIFER COATESPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02247728PTIN
Phone2126972299PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMATT BROGANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1119 SMITH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11201ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,192,427GrossReceiptsAmt
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
Voting Members Governing Body20VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent20VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee5TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers20TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$469,006PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$837,970CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$62,362PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$67,170CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$271,795PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$278,801CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$4,488PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$8,486CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$807,651PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,192,427CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$97,750PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$95,060CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$413,882PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$83,157CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$358,747PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$354,628CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$870,379PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$896,904CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$62,728PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$295,523CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$5,989,552TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$6,606,338TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$495,569TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$423,023TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$5,493,983NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$6,183,315NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$246,652ExpenseAmt
Grant$34,210GrantAmt
Revenue$40,122RevenueAmt
DescPUBLIC PROGRAMS:THE POETRY SOCIETY PRESENTS LIVE AND DIGITAL PROGRAMS THAT EXPLORE THE WORK OF INDIVIDUAL POETS, AS WELL AS IMPORTANT THEMES IN CONTEMPORARY POETRY. THESE INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF EVENTS IN THE POETRY SOCIETY'S STOREFRONT SPACE: READINGS, LECTURES, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, TEACHER TRAININGS, CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. THE POETRY SOCIETY'S DIGITAL PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDE VIDEO RECORDINGS OF LIVE EVENTS AND ONLINE SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS, AS WELL AS THE PUBLICATION OF ESSAYS, INTERVIEWS, AND ORIGINAL POEMS, SERVE HUNDREDS OF POETS AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF READERS EACH YEAR.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$151,835ExpenseAmt
Grant$60,850GrantAmt
Revenue$35,534RevenueAmt
DescANNUAL AWARDSEACH YEAR, THE POETRY SOCIETY OFFERS MORE THAN A DOZEN AWARDS TO HONOR AND SUPPORT POETS AT EVERY STAGE OF THEIR CAREERS, RANGING FROM AN AWARD FOR A STUDENT POET TO BEST FIRST BOOK TO LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN POETRY. RECIPIENTS OF THE POETRY SOCIETY'S MOST DISTINGUISHED AWARD, THE FROST MEDAL, HAVE INCLUDED GWENDOLYN BROOKS, WALLACE STEVENS, MARIANNE MOORE, JOHN ASHBERY, AND LUCILLE CLIFTON. RECIPIENTS OF THE FOUR QUARTETS PRIZE FOR BEST POETRY SEQUENCE HAVE INCLUDED DANTE MICHEAUX, DANEZ SMITH, AND JOHN MURILLO. EACH YEAR, THE POETRY SOCIETY ALSO AWARDS TWO CHAPBOOK FELLOWSHIPS, WHICH INCLUDE A PRIZE OF $1,000 AND THE PUBLICATION OF THEIR FIRST CHAPBOOK, ALONG WITH MENTORSHIP BY AN ESTABLISHED POET IN THE EDITORIAL AND PUBLICATION PROCESS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$196,195ExpenseAmt
DescPOETRY AND PUBLIC SPACESINCE 1992, THE POETRY SOCIETY HAS PRESENTED POETRY IN MOTION, WHICH PLACES POEMS IN TRANSIT SYSTEMS AROUND THE COUNTRY, CREATING UNEXPECTED AND MEANINGFUL ENCOUNTERS IN PUBLIC SPACES BETWEEN POEMS AND MILLIONS OF READERS. IN 2021, THE PROGRAM EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE WASHINGTON DC AREA METRO SYSTEM AND PATH/PORT AUTHORITY STATIONS IN NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK. THE PROGRAM SERVES APPROXIMATELY 9 MILLION PEOPLE EACH YEAR. POETRY IN MOTION IS NOW THE CORNERSTONE OF A LARGER ARRAY OF PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC SPACE, INCLUDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS TO PRESENT POETRY-BASED PUBLIC ART PROJECTS. IN 2022, THE POETRY SOCIETY PARTNERED WITH THE DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN PARTNERSHIP TO PRESET SEEING INTO TOMORROW, WHICH TRANSFORMED POEMS BY RICHARD WRIGHT INTO LARGE-SCALE INSTALLATIONS ON WALLS IN SEVERAL BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOODS. IN APRIL 2023, THE POETRY SOCIETY LAUNCHED PARK POEMS, A PARTNERSHIP WITH NYC PARKS TO PLACE POEMS IN FIVE PUBLIC PARKS, ONE IN EACH BOROUGH. IN 2024, PARK POEMS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE PARTNERSHIPS WITH NEW YORK STATE PARKS, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, AND THE BROOKLYN BOTANICAL GARDEN. IN 2025, THE POETRY SOCIETY LAUNCHED THE POEM DISTRICT, WITH POEMS INSTALLED ON WALLS AND WINDOWS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SURROUNDING ITS BROOKLYN STOREFRONT SPACE. FINALLY, THIS PROGRAM AREA ALSO INCLUDES POEMS ON WHEELS, A PARTNERSHIP WITH MEALS ON WHEELS CHAPTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY TO PROVIDE POEMS ALONG WITH NOURISHING MEALS TO HOMEBOUND SENIORS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$594,682TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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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 ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document33IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee5EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member20IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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 Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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 PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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 Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2122549628PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1119 SMITH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11201ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
CATHERINE WOODARD
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ABIGAIL WENDER
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLEN RACHLIN
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAJOR JACKSON
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY ELLIS
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACQUELINE WOODSON
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIM BENDHEIM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL A BOYD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VICTORIA CHANG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CORNELIUS EADY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATE GALE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
INDIRA GORIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTHA KING
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANE OTTO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELISE PASCHEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER ROSE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOWARD ROTHMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER G SMITH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HELEN KLEIN ROSS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN SYZPULSKI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT BROGAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$142,000$0$2,397
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$142,000TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$2,397TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$137,360GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$700,610AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$837,970TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
AWARD ENTRY FEES900099$35,534$35,534
CLASS/EVENT FEES900099$31,636$31,636
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$67,170TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$278,801TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$278,801ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$8,486GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,486TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$8,486RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$75,656RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$278,801ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,250TotalAmt
Program Services$20,250ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,810TotalAmt
Program Services$74,810ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$144,000TotalAmt
Program Services$96,480ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,600ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,920FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$231,854TotalAmt
Program Services$168,155ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,823ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,876FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,381TotalAmt
Program Services$4,493ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$975ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$913FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,622TotalAmt
Program Services$24,377ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,290ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,955FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,359TotalAmt
Program Services$21,376ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,638ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,345FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,818TotalAmt
Management And General$48,818ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,741TotalAmt
Management And General$59,741ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,931TotalAmt
Program Services$21,331ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$600ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,074TotalAmt
Program Services$33,255ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,798ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,021FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,695TotalAmt
Program Services$45,551ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,884ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,260FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,813TotalAmt
Program Services$7,910ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$903ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,128TotalAmt
Program Services$18,434ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,694ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,010TotalAmt
Program Services$9,864ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,141ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,005FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,025TotalAmt
Program Services$4,242ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$921ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$862FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PRINTING & PUBLICATION$43,603$41,422$2,181
BOOKS & SUBSCRIPTIONS$2,790$2,732$58
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE$1,000$1,000

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$896,904TotalAmt
Program Services$594,682ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$219,065ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$83,157FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$95,335BOYAmt
EOY$270,955EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$209,773BOYAmt
EOY$374,677EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,339BOYAmt
EOY$3,744EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$126,448LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$48,827LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,962BOYAmt
EOY$77,621EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$930,917BOYAmt
EOY$880,505EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,697,226BOYAmt
EOY$4,998,836EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,989,552BOYAmt
EOY$6,606,338EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,460BOYAmt
EOY$23,262EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$445,109BOYAmt
EOY$399,761EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$495,569BOYAmt
EOY$423,023EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$944,675BOYAmt
EOY$1,048,222EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,549,308BOYAmt
EOY$5,135,093EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,493,983BOYAmt
EOY$6,183,315EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,989,552BOYAmt
EOY$6,606,338EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$295,523ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$393,809NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$492,215CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$863,520CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$512,081CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$442,579CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$837,970CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,148,365TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$492,215CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$863,520CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$512,081CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$442,579CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$837,970CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,148,365TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$628,408SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$2,519,957PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$207,155CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$281,537CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$235,256CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$271,795CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$278,801CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,274,544TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$4,422,909TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$254,059GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.56980PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.59610PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,376,326BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$543,498InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$196,323OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,723,501EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,037,211BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$531,047InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$191,932OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,376,326EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,736,788BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$480,111InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$179,688OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,037,211EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,779,796BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$817,609InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$225,399OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,736,788EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,717,236BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,214,336InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$151,776OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,779,796EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,144OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,846DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,298BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$110,304OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$35,981DepreciationAmt
Book Value$74,323BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$77,621TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST - ALICE FAY DICASTAGNOLA FUND$4,597,755
SECURITY DEPOSIT$11,853
OPERATING RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET$389,228
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$4,998,836TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$399,761Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$399,761TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,526,495TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$393,809NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$393,809RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,132,686RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$59,741InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$59,741RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,192,427TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$837,163TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$837,163ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$59,741InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$59,741ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$896,904TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:THE SOCIETY MAINTAINS A PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION AND A BOOK COLLECTION UNDER CURATORIAL CARE. THE COLLECTIONS ARE HELD FOR RESEARCH. THE VALUE OF THE SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS IS NOT READILY DETERMINABLE. THE SOCIETY EXCLUDES THE CARRYING VALUE OF COLLECTIONS FROM ITS STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION. ACQUISITIONS FOR THE COLLECTION ARE REFLECTED AS DECREASES IN THE SOCIETY'S NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED. CONTRIBUTED COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE SOCIETY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THERE WAS NO REVENUE FROM DEACCESSIONS DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, AS THE SOCIETY DONATES ALL ITEMS DEACCESSIONED FROM THE COLLECTION.
PART III, LINE 4:THE SOCIETY MAINTAINS A PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION AND BOOK COLLECTION HELD FOR RESEARCH IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS STATED MISSION.
PART V, LINE 4:THE ENDOWMENT INCOME IS INTENDED FOR THE GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GLORIS S HAFFER TRUSTEE OF NIKKI GIOVANNBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1221 EAST 4TH STREET SUITE 2300AddressLine1Txt
CityCINCINNATICityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP45202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN336594554RecipientEIN
IRC SectionTRUSTIRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$15,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantHONORARIUM PAYMENT FOR ANNUAL AWARDSPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (5 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
FOUR QUARTETS PRIZE3$22,000
CHAPBOOK FELLOWSHIP4$4,000
ANNUAL AWARDS25$13,350
HONORARIA66$30,960
JUDGES' FEES3$4,500

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA PRESENTS A NUMBER OF AWARDS AND AWARD PROGRAMS EACH YEAR. AWARD ELIGIBILITY AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS ARE DETALED ON THE SOCIETY'S WEBSITE. SUBMISSIONS FROM THE SOCIETY'S EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, ADVISORY BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS, OR THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILIES ARE INELIGIBLE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF ITS GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE BOARD TREASURER REVIEWS THE FORM 990.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CMEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15PROPOSED SALARIES FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEES, BASED ON DATA FROM COMPARABLE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, IS PRESENTED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVING THOSE SALARIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.