Totals
- Total revenue
- $504,515
- Total expenses
- $516,722
- Contributions and grants received
- $377,300
- Grants paid
- $8,250
- Program service revenue
- $127,204
- Investment income
- $11
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $276,285
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $276,285
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $453,869
- Management and general expenses
- $62,853
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $453,869
Program services were 87.8% 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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1b · Membership dues
$39,233
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$47,496
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$290,571
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$482
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME:TUITION ADULT
total $116,667 · related or exempt $116,667
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2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME:TUITION YOUTH
total $7,279 · related or exempt $7,279
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2c · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME:OUTREACH SENIO
total $2,250 · related or exempt $2,250
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2d · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME:OUTREACH MILIT
total $1,718 · related or exempt $1,718
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2e · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME:OUTREACH GENER
total $1,275 · related or exempt $1,275
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2f · All other program service revenue
total -$1,985 · related or exempt -$1,985
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3 · Investment income
total $11 · related or exempt $11
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $8,250 · program services $8,250
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $60,480 · program services $35,480 · management and general $25,000
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $287,079 · program services $272,639 · management and general $14,440
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $1,262 · program services $1,262
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $17,405 · program services $17,405
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $850 · management and general $850
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11g · Fees: other
total $22,563 · management and general $22,563
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $1,243 · program services $1,243
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13 · Office expenses
total $39,627 · program services $39,627
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16 · Occupancy
total $51,221 · program services $51,221
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17 · Travel
total $5,247 · program services $5,247
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $4,201 · program services $4,201
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23 · Insurance
total $2,794 · program services $2,794
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24a · Other expenses: OTHER DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM
total $9,024 · program services $9,024
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24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES:YOUTH LI
total $2,479 · program services $2,479
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24c · Other expenses: PAYROLL EXPENSES:(CURRENT
total $1,808 · program services $1,808
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24d · Other expenses: CORPORATE EXPENSES:TAXES-
total $684 · program services $684
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24e · All other expenses
total $505 · program services $505
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $59,833 · end of year $76,827
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$29,221
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$22,916
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $10,508 · end of year $6,305
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $203,917 · end of year $189,513
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $3,640 · end of year $3,640
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $277,898 · end of year $276,285
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
THE MUSE WRITERS CENTER FOSTERS AND CELEBRATES THE LITERARY ARTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION, NETWORKING, AND SUPPORT FOR ASPIRING AND EXPERIENCED WRITERS OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS, AND MEANS; ENGAGING AND CREATIVE OUTREACH; AND DIVERSE AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT LITERARY EVENTS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
BROADENING COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND SUPPORT OF THE LITERARY ARTS THROUGH EVENTS, WORKSHOPS, AND OUTREACH.
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THE MUSE WRITERS CENTER ACCOMPLISHED MUCH IN 2023,. WE MAINTAINED OUR RESOURCE CENTER FOR LOCAL WRITERS, PROVIDING SPACE FOR WRITERS TO WRITE AND NETWORK. WE CONTINUED TO CATALOG OUR LITERARY LIBRARY OF MORE THAN 4,000 VOLUMES, INCLUDING A LARGE INTERNATIONAL POETRY COLLECTION. THIS YEAR, WE CONTINUED TO EMERGE FROM THE PANDEMIC WITH IN-PERSON, HYBRID, AND ONLINE EVENTS, PROGRAMS, AND CLASSES. WE PROVIDED 207 LOW COST CREATIVE WRITING CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS WHICH SERVED 1,268 STUDENTS (FROM AGE 6 TO POST-RETIREMENT). TUITION ASSISTANCE/SCHOLARSHIPS WERE GIVEN TO 539 OF THESE STUDENTS, AND WE ALSO AWARDED 4 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS. IN 2023, WE UTILIZED 81 CONTRACTED TEACHING ARTISTS AND FACILITATORS. THE MUSE VASTLY EXPANDED OUTREACH, BRINGING CREATIVE WRITING TO SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITIES, YOUTH PROGRAMS AND SCHOOLS, AND MILITARY & VETERANS GROUPS, AS WELL AS RAMPING UP A PILOT PROGRAM TO USE CREATIVE WRITING AS A WELLNESS TOOL FOR THOSE DEALING WITH DOMESTIC TRAUMA, LONELINESS, DISABILITY, HOMELESSNESS, SEVERE ILLNESS, BEREAVEMENT, AND LOSS. OVERALL IN 2023, WE HELPED GIVE WRITERS A VOICE, ORGANIZING READINGS, OPEN MICS, AND WRITERS EVENTS THAT REACHED NEARLY 12,000 ADULTS, TEENS, AND KIDS. WE ALSO HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE TO ENJOY APPROXIMATELY 97 VOLUNTEERS WHO DONATED THEIR HARD WORK TO HELP WITH VARIOUS EVENTS AS WELL AS IN THE RESOURCE CENTER AND WITH OUR ONLINE PROGRAMMING.
Expenses $453,869 · Grants $8,250
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Michael KhandelwalMICHAEL KHANDELWAL
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $53,290
- From this org
- $53,290
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Diane FineDIANE FINE
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $5,180
- From this org
- $5,180
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Luisa IgloriaLUISA IGLORIA
BOARDMEMBER
- Total calculated
- $2,010
- From this org
- $2,010
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Steve BurgessSTEVE BURGESS
IMMEDIATE PA
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Cindy CarlsonCINDY CARLSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Holly ChaconHOLLY CHACON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Karen CorriganKAREN CORRIGAN
CHAIRPERSON
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Gretchen GillenGRETCHEN GILLEN
BOARDMEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Charles Hecht-LeavittCHARLES HECHT-LEAVITT
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Michael KretzMICHAEL KRETZ
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Richard LevinRICHARD LEVIN
BOARDMEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Laurine PressLAURINE PRESS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jane WertzJANE WERTZ
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jane WhiteJANE WHITE
BOARDMEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Lakeah WilkinsLAKEAH WILKINS
BOARDMEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Beth WilliamsBETH WILLIAMS
BOARDMEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Caitlyn WornerCAITLYN WORNER
BOARDMEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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
- 2023
- Filed
- 22 April 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.0
- Source object
- 202401139349301905
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