Totals
- Total revenue
- $185,132
- Total expenses
- $143,187
- Contributions and grants received
- $184,858
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $274
- Membership dues (line 3)
- $0
- Investment income (line 4)
- $0
- Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
- $0
- Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
- $0
- Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
- $0
- Other revenue (line 8)
- not reported
- Total assets, end of year
- $94
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $94
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $185,132
Program services were 129.3% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.
Mission and programs · 2024
Primary exempt purpose
Poetry for Personal Powers primary exempt purpose is to utilize the arts, storytelling, and peer-to-peer support to improve mental health outcomes and promote community resilience. By leveraging the power of creative expression and lived experience, the organization reduces the stigma surrounding mental health challenges and provides accessible, culturally relevant support systems for underserved populations.
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Peer-Led Mental Health Outreach & Arts-Integrated Support
Expenses $175,322 · Grants $175,322
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5th Annual Art-A-Thon & Anthology
Expenses $9,810 · Grants $3,700
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part IV
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Mildred Rand
Finance Director
- Total calculated
- $19,288
- Compensation
- $19,288
- Benefit plans
- $0
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 10
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Sheri Hall
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $50,144
- Compensation
- $50,144
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 60
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Edward Rand
Edward Rand
- Total calculated
- $7,595
- Compensation
- $7,595
- Benefit plans
- $0
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 2
-
John Lewis
Director
- Total calculated
- $9,463
- Compensation
- $9,463
- Benefit plans
- $0
- Expense account
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dejuana Brown
Director
- Total calculated
- $9,520
- Compensation
- $9,520
- Benefit plans
- $0
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 2
Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990_ez
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 27 January 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202610279349200911
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