Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,192,427
- Total expenses
- $896,904
- Contributions and grants received
- $837,970
- Grants paid
- $95,060
- Program service revenue
- $67,170
- Investment income
- $278,801
- Other revenue
- $8,486
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,606,338
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $423,023
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $6,183,315
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $594,682
- Management and general expenses
- $219,065
- Fundraising expenses
- $83,157
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $594,682
Program services were 66.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$137,360
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$700,610
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2a · Program service revenue: AWARD ENTRY FEES
total $35,534 · related or exempt $35,534
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2b · Program service revenue: CLASS/EVENT FEES
total $31,636 · related or exempt $31,636
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3 · Investment income
total $278,801 · excluded $278,801
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$8,486
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $8,486 · related or exempt $8,486
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $20,250 · program services $20,250
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $74,810 · program services $74,810
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $144,000 · program services $96,480 · management and general $21,600 · fundraising $25,920
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $231,854 · program services $168,155 · management and general $35,823 · fundraising $27,876
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $6,381 · program services $4,493 · management and general $975 · fundraising $913
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $34,622 · program services $24,377 · management and general $5,290 · fundraising $4,955
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $30,359 · program services $21,376 · management and general $4,638 · fundraising $4,345
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $48,818 · management and general $48,818
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $59,741 · management and general $59,741
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11g · Fees: other
total $21,931 · program services $21,331 · management and general $600
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13 · Office expenses
total $63,074 · program services $33,255 · management and general $22,798 · fundraising $7,021
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16 · Occupancy
total $64,695 · program services $45,551 · management and general $9,884 · fundraising $9,260
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17 · Travel
total $8,813 · program services $7,910 · management and general $903
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $20,128 · program services $18,434 · management and general $1,694
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $14,010 · program services $9,864 · management and general $2,141 · fundraising $2,005
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23 · Insurance
total $6,025 · program services $4,242 · management and general $921 · fundraising $862
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24a · Other expenses: PRINTING & PUBLICATION
total $43,603 · program services $41,422 · management and general $2,181
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24b · Other expenses: BOOKS & SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $2,790 · program services $2,732 · management and general $58
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24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE
total $1,000 · management and general $1,000
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $95,335 · end of year $270,955
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $209,773 · end of year $374,677
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $2,339 · end of year $3,744
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$126,448
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$48,827
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $53,962 · end of year $77,621
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $930,917 · end of year $880,505
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $4,697,226 · end of year $4,998,836
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $50,460 · end of year $23,262
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $445,109 · end of year $399,761
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $944,675 · end of year $1,048,222
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $4,549,308 · end of year $5,135,093
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE 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.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO 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.
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PUBLIC 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.
Expenses $246,652 · Grants $34,210 · Revenue $40,122
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ANNUAL 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.
Expenses $151,835 · Grants $60,850 · Revenue $35,534
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POETRY 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.
Expenses $196,195
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Catherine WoodardCATHERINE WOODARD
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Abigail WenderABIGAIL WENDER
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ellen RachlinELLEN RACHLIN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Major JacksonMAJOR JACKSON
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Gary EllisGARY ELLIS
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jacqueline WoodsonJACQUELINE WOODSON
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kim BendheimKIM BENDHEIM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael A BoydMICHAEL A BOYD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Victoria ChangVICTORIA CHANG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Cornelius EadyCORNELIUS EADY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kate GaleKATE GALE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Indira GorisINDIRA GORIS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Martha KingMARTHA KING
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jane OttoJANE OTTO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Elise PaschenELISE PASCHEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Peter RosePETER ROSE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Howard RothmanHOWARD ROTHMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Peter G SmithPETER G SMITH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Helen Klein RossHELEN KLEIN ROSS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Stephen SyzpulskiSTEPHEN SYZPULSKI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Matt BroganMATT BROGAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $144,397
- From this org
- $142,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,397
- Hours/week
- 40
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, 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. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
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GLORIS S HAFFER TRUSTEE OF NIKKI GIOVANN
$15,000
HONORARIUM PAYMENT FOR ANNUAL AWARDS
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 5 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202611269349302961
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