GEORGIA WRITERS MUSEUM INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $397K · expenses $202K · assets $523K

EIN
46-2127922
Address
109 S JEFFERSON AVE, EATONTON, GA 31024-1023
NTEE code
A50
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
August 2014 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
John Dennis (its 2019 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2019 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

GEORGIA WRITERS MUSEUM CELEBRATES THE STATE'S RICH LITERARY HISTORY, PROMOTES ITS CONTEMPORARY WRITERS, EDUCTES READERS AND WRITERS OF ALL AGES, AND CONNECTS PEOPLE TO THE LITERARY ARTS OF GEORGIA THROUGH ITS MUSEUM EXHIBITS, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND LITERARY EVENTS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 13 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

13 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Chip Bell BOARD MEMBER2021-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Lou Benjamin PRESIDENT2021-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Paula Benjamin BOARD MEMBER2021-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Jim Cahoon BOARD MEMBER2022-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Ame Haley BOARD MEMBER2021-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
James Halloran BOARD MEMBER2021-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Michael Homeier VICE PRESIDE2022-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Fred Kitchens BOARD MEMBER2021-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Barbara Leach TREASURER2021-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Betty Liedtke SECRETARY2022-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Drew Mccandless TREASURER2021-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Elizabeth Liedtke (former) SECRETARY2021 5 $0 reported 1
Bob Mcleod (former) BOARD MEMBER2021 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 11 people listed · none paid · 2 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHIP BELL BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
LOU BENJAMIN PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
PAULA BENJAMIN BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
JIM CAHOON BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
AME HALEY BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
JAMES HALLORAN BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL HOMEIER VICE PRESIDE- $0$0$0 $01
FRED KITCHENS BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
BARBARA LEACH TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
BETTY LIEDTKE SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $01
DREW MCCANDLESS TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 11 people listed · none paid · 2 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHIP BELL BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
LOU BENJAMIN PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
PAULA BENJAMIN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
JIM CAHOON BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
AME HALEY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES HALLORAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL HOMEIER VICE PRESIDE1 $0$0$0 $01
FRED KITCHENS BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
BARBARA LEACH TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
BETTY LIEDTKE SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
DREW MCCANDLESS TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LOU BENJAMIN PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
BETTY LIEDTKE SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
BARBARA LEACH TREASURER0 $0-- $01
PAULA BENJAMIN BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
FRED KITCHENS BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
CHIP BELL BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
JAMES HALLORAN BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
AME HALEY BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
DREW MCCANDLESS TREASURER0 $0-- $01
MICHAEL HOMEIER VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
JIM CAHOON BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
2021 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LOU BENJAMIN PRESIDENT10 $0-- $01
ELIZABETH LIEDTKE SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
BARBARA LEACH TREASURER (O5 $0-- $01
PAULA BENJAMIN BOARD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
FRED KITCHENS BOARD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
CHIP BELL BOARD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
BOB MCLEOD BOARD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
JAMES HALLORAN BOARD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
AME HALEY BOARD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
DREW MCCANDLESS TREASURER5 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2020$1,000$02
Largest awards · 1 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2020Small Business AdministrationGrant or other assistanceECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN EMERGENCY ADVANCE 59.072ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER GRANT$1,000

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$397,106$201,876 $522,972$299,218 $287,051$84,654 -2-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$248,792$174,806 $342,616$103,988 $150,910$76,880 -2-
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$133,466$169,339 $240,201$30,002 $64,864$63,310 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$91,548$96,649 $284,662$66,025 $61,097$16,403 ---

Funders of this organization

9 grantors reported grants to this organization, $238,111 in all, tax years 2016 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$100,000 2024$50,000
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HUDSON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$65,000 2024$50,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$37,300 2024$28,200
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WATSON-BROWN FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GEORGIA WRITERS MUSEUM INC” 2023 1$10,000 2023$10,000
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GEORGIA HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC Public charity Exact 2021 1$10,000 2021$10,000
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EMORY UNIVERSITY Public charity Exact 2021 1$7,500 2021$7,500
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$5,200 2024$5,200
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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor Exact 2016 1$3,000 2016$3,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GEORGIA WRITERS MUSEUM INC” 2020-2023 4$111 2023$25
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$5,150,30996 312016–2024 WEBSTER MUSEUMS INCORPORATED; IROQUOIS INDIAN MUSEUM; MT KEARSARGE INDIAN MUSEUM; CHARLES RIVER MUSEUM OF INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION INC and 27 more
THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$2,237,65215 12010–2024 MARIDON MUSEUM
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CHRISTOPHER ROBERT FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,600,0007 12021–2024 WEBSTER MUSEUMS INCORPORATED
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $201,876 spent · pay $71,746 · grants $0 · events $48,441
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $65,401-$65,401- 32.4%
Other (as described) EventPROGRAM AND EVENT EXPENSE $45,565$45,565-- 22.6%
Occupancy $30,558$30,558-- 15.1%
Office expenses $17,544$15,933$1,611- 8.7%
Insurance $8,484$8,484-- 4.2%
Information technology $7,685-$7,685- 3.8%
Fees: other services $7,485-$7,485- 3.7%
Payroll taxes $6,345$6,345-- 3.1%
Depreciation and depletion $5,662$5,662-- 2.8%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,876-$2,876- 1.4%
Travel $2,820-$2,820- 1.4%
Advertising and promotion $1,451$1,451-- 0.7%
Total$201,876100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $174,806 spent · pay $75,818 · grants $0 · events $27,485
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $68,836$54,588$14,248- 39.4%
Occupancy $28,271$28,271-- 16.2%
Other (as described) EventPROGRAM AND EVENT EXPENSE $26,725$26,725-- 15.3%
Office expenses $13,569$12,300$1,269- 7.8%
Insurance $7,548$7,548-- 4.3%
Payroll taxes $6,982$5,591$1,391- 4.0%
Depreciation and depletion $5,053$5,053-- 2.9%
Advertising and promotion $4,228$4,228-- 2.4%
Fees: other services $4,120-$4,120- 2.4%
Information technology $3,737-$3,737- 2.1%
Other (as described)DISPLAY & MUSEUM MATERIAL $3,395$3,395-- 1.9%
Other (as described)MISC $1,038$1,038-- 0.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $760-$760- 0.4%
Travel $500-$500- 0.3%
Interest $44-$44- 0.0%
Total$174,806100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $169,339 spent · pay $58,818 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $67,706 40.0%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $58,818 34.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $36,065 21.3%
Printing, publications, postage $4,848 2.9%
Fees to independent contractors $1,902 1.1%
Total$169,339100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $96,649 spent · pay $39,831 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $39,831 41.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $29,017 30.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $21,036 21.8%
Fees to independent contractors $5,432 5.6%
Printing, publications, postage $1,333 1.4%
Total$96,649100%

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