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← NEBRASKA WRITERS COLLECTIVE

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by NEBRASKA WRITERS COLLECTIVE.

Totals

Total revenue
$560,973
Total expenses
$610,794
Contributions and grants received
$540,313
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$16,845
Investment income
$165
Other revenue
$3,650
Total assets, end of year
$158,695
Total liabilities, end of year
$82,579
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$76,116
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$461,195
Management and general expenses
$98,567
Fundraising expenses
$51,032
Program service expenses (Part III)
$461,195

Program services were 75.5% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $50,425

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $489,888

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SERVICE FEES

    total $9,745 · related or exempt $9,745

  • 2b · Program service revenue: TOURNAMENT FEES

    total $7,100 · related or exempt $7,100

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $165 · excluded $165

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $2,874

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $4,278

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$1,404 · related or exempt -$1,404

  • 11a · Other revenue: INSURANCE PROCEEDS

    total $4,656 · related or exempt $4,656

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $398 · related or exempt $398

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $5,054

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $150,000 · program services $90,000 · management and general $30,000 · fundraising $30,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $160,100 · program services $133,875 · management and general $9,750 · fundraising $16,475

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $22,902 · program services $1,505 · management and general $21,304 · fundraising $93

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $20,063 · program services $13,301 · management and general $3,207 · fundraising $3,555

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,428 · management and general $4,428

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $7,639 · management and general $7,639

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $191,384 · program services $191,384

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,697 · program services $2,993 · management and general $704

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,527 · program services $3,232 · management and general $2,295

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,779 · program services $451 · management and general $4,328

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $12,936 · program services $5,910 · management and general $7,026

  • 17 · Travel

    total $343 · program services $323 · management and general $20

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $406 · management and general $406

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,534 · management and general $2,534

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,398 · management and general $2,398

  • 24a · Other expenses: SURVEY DEVELOPMENT AND

    total $10,263 · program services $10,263

  • 24b · Other expenses: REFRESHMENTS/PRIZES

    total $5,063 · program services $5,063

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $3,890 · program services $1,387 · management and general $1,594 · fundraising $909

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL

    total $1,256 · program services $1,256

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,186 · program services $252 · management and general $934

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $130,006 · end of year $154,271

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $28,118

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $23,770

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,882 · end of year $4,348

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $76

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $10,951 · end of year $179

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $82,400

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $125,021 · end of year $75,200

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $916 · end of year $916

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE NEBRASKA WRITERS COLLECTIVE FOSTERS PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING IN THE MIDWEST THROUGH CREATIVE WRITING AND PERFORMANCE POETRY.

  • ALL WRITES RESERVED (AWR): FOUNDED IN 2001 BY YOUNG CHICAGO AUTHORS (RECENTLY REBRANDED TO ROOTED & RADICAL), ALL WRITES RESERVED IS AN ANNUAL YOUTH SPOKEN WORD FESTIVAL AND COMPETITION FEATURING SCHOOLS FROM ALL OVER NEBRASKA AND THE GREAT PLAINS. THIS PROGRAM HAS IMPACTED THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS, AND PROVIDED A HOST OF PAID WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACCOMPLISHED AREA POETS, HELPING NEBRASKA RETAIN SOME OF ITS BEST ARTISTIC TALENT. WE ARE IN OVER 30 SCHOOLS ACROSS NEBRASKA REACHING HUNDREDS OF YOUTH ARTISTS EVERY DAY.

    Expenses $287,249 · Revenue $10,724

  • COLLECTIVE FOR YOUTH (CFY): COLLECTIVE FOR YOUTH PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR TWELVE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE PROGRAMMING TO TWENTY ELEMENTARY SITES ONE TO TWO DAYS PER WEEK. THE PROVIDERS ALL HAVE A DIFFERENT ELEMENT / CURRICULUM THEY WILL UTILIZE TO ENGAGE STUDENTS INCLUDING: CODING, TECH CAREERS, STEM, SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING SKILLS, WELLNESS (SOCCER, TENNIS, AND FITNESS) AND VISUAL ARTS (WRITING, DANCING, AND THEATRE). STUDENTS WILL ALSO LEARN ABOUT RECYCLING, WATER POLLUTION AND WASTE PRODUCTION.

    Expenses $44,037

  • WRITERS' BLOCK: WRITERS' BLOCK PROVIDES THERAPEUTIC WRITING WORKSHOPS IN PRISONS AND JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES IN NEBRASKA, WITH PLANS TO EXPAND TO IOWA. IT PROVIDES A CONTINUOUS SERIES OF WORKSHOPS, WITH TEACHING ARTISTS VISITING ONCE PER MONTH ON AVERAGE TO GIVE INMATES AN OUTLET TO CONSTRUCTIVELY COMMUNICATE AND LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER.THE ULTIMATE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM ARE TO HELP REDUCE RECIDIVISM RATES, PROVIDE A POPULATION WITH INCONSISTENT ACCESS TO THE ARTS WITH IMPROVED CONFIDENCE IN WRITING AND PUBLIC SPEAKING, AND EVENTUALLY TO PROVIDE TRANSITION PROGRAMMING TO THOSE WHO SERVE THEIR TIME.

    Expenses $39,146

  • OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE NWC PRESS AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS.NWC PRESS (F/K/A SPARK WHEEL PRESS): ESTABLISHED IN 2012 BY FOUNDING EDITORS JEN LAMBERT AND LIZ KAY, NWC PRESS SEEKS TO PUBLISH EXCEPTIONAL COLLECTIONS OF CONTEMPORARY POETRY. THE PRESS RECENTLY PARTNERED WITH THE NEBRASKA WRITERS COLLECTIVE TO COMBINE RESOURCES TO PROVIDE PUBLISHING FOR NEBRASKA WRITERS COLLECTIVE ANTHOLOGIES. THIS PROGRAM WAS RE-BRANDED NWC PRESS IN 2022.

    Expenses $90,763 · Revenue $9,771

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • DR FERIAL PEARSON

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • CASEY LOGAN

    VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • TINA LONERGAN

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DR MICHELLE FRIEND

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MICHELLE ULICNY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JOY KATHURIMA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BEA CARRASCO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ADIL MOUSSA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JUDY KIAGIRI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • AYANNA BOYKINS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CAROL MCCLELLAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • GINA TRANISI

    CO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $69,008
    From this org
    $69,008
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • ZEDEKA POINDEXTER

    CO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $43,750
    From this org
    $43,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
18 December 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202333549349300103

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