WRITERS MATTER

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $351K · expenses $270K · assets $350K

EIN
84-5020018
Address
2021 GREEN STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19130-3457
Website
writersmatter.org
NTEE code
B90
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 2020 (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)
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Mission

Writers Matter serves public school students and teachers to provide curriculum and training to improve critical writing thinking of students.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Robert Vogel Executive Director2020-2025 $0$132,800 1
Kim Lewinski Officer2020-2025 $0$54,050 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 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
Ralph Burley Officer2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Katie Dunphy Officer2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Michael Farrell Officer2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Alan Casnoff Officer2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Penny Nixon Officer2022-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Steve Downs Officer2023-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Bonnie Delciotto Officer2025 0 $0 reported 1
Sr Edward Quinn (former) OFFICER2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Robert Spires (former) Officer2020-2021 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Robert Vogel Executive Director20 $0$0$0 $01
Kim Lewinski Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Ralph Burley Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Katie Dunphy Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Michael Farrell Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Alan Casnoff Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
PENNY NIXON Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE DOWNS Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
BONNIE DELCIOTTO Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Robert Vogel Executive Director20 $0$0$0 $01
Kim Lewinski Officer8 $0$0$0 $01
Ralph Burley Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Katie Dunphy Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Michael Farrell Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Alan Casnoff Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
PENNY NIXON OFFICER0 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE DOWNS OFFICER0 $0$0$0 $01
SR EDWARD QUINN OFFICER0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · 2 paid, $68K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Robert Vogel Executive Director20 $50,000$0$0 $50,0001
Kim Lewinski Officer8 $18,450$0$0 $18,4501
Ralph Burley Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Katie Dunphy Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Michael Farrell Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Alan Casnoff Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
PENNY NIXON OFFICER0 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE DOWNS OFFICER0 $0$0$0 $01
SR EDWARD QUINN OFFICER0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $60K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Robert Vogel Executive Director20 $43,500$0$0 $43,5001
Kim Lewinski Officer0 $16,600$0$0 $16,6001
Ralph Burley Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Katie Dunphy Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Michael Farrell Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Alan Casnoff Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
PENNY NIXON OFFICER0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $58K · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Robert Vogel Executive Director20 $39,300$0$0 $39,3001
Kim Lewinski Officer8 $19,000$0$0 $19,0001
Ralph Burley Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Katie Dunphy Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Michael Farrell Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Robert Spires Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Alan Casnoff Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ralph Burley Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Katie Dunphy Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Michael Farrell Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Robert Spires Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Robert Vogel Executive Director20 $0$0$0 $01
Kim Lewinski Officer8 $0$0$0 $01
Alan Casnoff Officer0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

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
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$350,898$269,898 $350,043$350,043 $338,700$0 $000
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$285,270$239,019 $269,043$269,043 $283,000$0 $000
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$194,454$221,155 $222,792$222,792 $194,076$0 $68,45000
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$192,600$158,636 $249,493$249,493 $192,600$0 $60,10000
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$179,980$171,037 $215,529$215,529 $179,980$0 $58,30005
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$233,710$27,124 $206,586$206,586 $233,710$0 $000

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $217,500 in all, tax years 2020 to 2025. 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
BERSTEIN FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WRITERS MATTER” 2021-2024 4$165,000 2024$50,000
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CHILDREN CAN SHAPE THE FUTURE INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WRITERS MATTER” 2024-2025 2$30,000 2025$10,000
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CONNELLY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WRITERS MATTER” 2024 1$15,000 2024$15,000
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$7,500 2020$7,500
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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.

2025 · Form 990 · $269,898 spent · pay $0 · grants $179,541 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $179,541$179,541-- 66.5%
Other (as described)INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS $81,894$81,894$0$0 30.3%
Travel $3,604$3,604-- 1.3%
Office expenses $3,462$3,462-- 1.3%
Insurance $1,397$1,397-- 0.5%
Total$269,898100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $239,019 spent · pay $0 · grants $160,155 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $160,155$160,155-- 67.0%
Other (as described)INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS $65,967$65,967$0$0 27.6%
Travel $11,500$11,500-- 4.8%
Insurance $1,397$1,397-- 0.6%
Total$239,019100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $221,155 spent · pay $0 · grants $137,918 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $137,918$137,918-- 62.4%
All other expenses $73,440$73,440-- 33.2%
Office expenses $5,825$5,825-- 2.6%
Information technology $2,575$2,575-- 1.2%
Insurance $1,397$1,397-- 0.6%
Total$221,155100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $158,636 spent · pay $0 · grants $123,820 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $123,820$123,820-- 78.1%
All other expenses $27,721$27,721-- 17.5%
Office expenses $4,709$4,709-- 3.0%
Insurance $1,366$1,366-- 0.9%
Information technology $1,020$1,020-- 0.6%
Total$158,636100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $171,037 spent · pay $58,300 · grants $5,750 · events $6,700
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $91,529$91,529-- 53.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $58,300$58,300-- 34.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $6,700$6,700-- 3.9%
Grants to US individuals $5,750$5,750-- 3.4%
Office expenses $4,310$4,310-- 2.5%
Information technology $2,032$2,032-- 1.2%
Insurance $1,366$1,366-- 0.8%
Fees: accounting $900$900-- 0.5%
Travel $150$150-- 0.1%
Total$171,037100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $27,124 spent · pay $0 · grants $24,568 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $24,568$24,568-- 90.6%
Insurance $1,366$1,366-- 5.0%
Other (as described)Instructional Supplies $610$610$0$0 2.2%
Office expenses $429$429-- 1.6%
Information technology $114$114-- 0.4%
Travel $37$37-- 0.1%
Total$27,124100%

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