2024-11-05T11:56:49-06:00 2023-12-31 812950760 SAX LLP 1040 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS-16TH FL NEW YORK NY 10018 990 2023-01-01 131624084 THE MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK INC MERC 2127556710 15 LAFAYETTE AVENUE BROOKLYN NY 11217 LYDAH DEBIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2127556710 2024-11-05 1 0 MIKE SCHALL P02024184 2122682804 2024-11-04 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z THE CENTER FOR FICTION LYDAH DEBIN 15 LAFAYETTE AVENUE BROOKLYN NY 11217 2823260 0 X HTTPS://CENTERFORFICTION.ORG X 1820 NY TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO READ AND VALUE FICTION AND TO SUPPORT AND CELEBRATE ITS CREATION. 22 22 50 40 0 0 1269515 1480182 923709 1000709 958960 2431 91877 87436 3244061 2570758 87094 86855 0 0 1725221 1899141 0 0 372606 759879 1011562 2572194 2997558 671867 -426800 2596295 2373267 298314 316701 2297981 2056566 X THE CENTER FOR FICTION, FOUNDED IN 1820 AS THE MERCANTILE LIBRARY, IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES DEVOTED SOLELY TO THE VITAL ART OF FICTION. THE MISSION OF THE CENTER FOR FICTION IS TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO READ AND VALUE FICTION AND TO SUPPORT AND CELEBRATE ITS CREATION AND ENJOYMENT. 0 0 2001589 86855 1000709 FOR MORE THAN 200 YEARS, THE CENTER FOR FICTION HAS BEEN AN ANCHOR OF THE NEW YORK CITY LITERARY SCENE, HIGHLIGHTING THE POWER OF STORYTELLING AND CONNECTING READERS WITH WRITERS WHO CHANGE OUR WORLD.IN 2019, THE CENTER MOVED FROM MANHATTAN TO OUR NEW 18,000-SQ FOOT HOME IN THE DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN CULTURAL CENTER, TO BETTER CONNECT WITH OUR AUDIENCES AND PROVIDE A WELCOMING PUBLIC SPACE. KEY PROGRAMS INCLUDE PUBLIC EVENTS: IN 2023, WE PRESENTED 75 EVENTS TO AN AUDIENCE OF OVER 9,000 PEOPLE. WE PRESENT A MIX OF WRITERS, FROM DEBUT AUTHORS TO OUR GREATEST LITERARY ICONS. 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FALL FETE 589545 444549 144996 144996 589545 444549 144996 144996 144996 0 0 HONORARIA 109 41855 FMV FELLOWSHIPS 9 45000 FMV 990 FORM, PART III, LINE 4A PART III PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENTS SUPPLEMENTAL WE KEEP THE EVENTS SMALL, WITH A MAXIMUM OF 80 STUDENTS PER EVENT, SO THAT ALL KIDS HAVE TIME TO ASK QUESTIONS, GET THEIR BOOK SIGNED, AND HAVE A PERSONAL INTERACTION WITH THE WRITER. KIDSWRITE STUDENTS RECEIVE A FREE SCHOLARSHIP TO OUR SUMMER TEEN WRITING PROGRAM. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND THE DISRUPTED SCHOOL YEAR WE MOVED OUR KIDSREAD & KIDSWRITE PROGRAM TO ZOOM. KIDSREAD STUDENTS WERE NO LONGER ABLE TO VISIT IN PERSON, BUT THEY RECEIVED A VIRTUAL VISIT WITH THE AUTHOR AND WERE PROVIDED COPIES OF THE BOOK. KIDSWRITE CLASSES TOOK PLACE OVER ZOOM. WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE DECAMERON PROJECT TO SPONSOR WRITING CONTESTS. THE CENTER GIVES OUT NUMEROUS AWARDS EVERY YEAR BUT OUR CORNERSTONE PRIZES SUPPORT THE WORK OF EARLY CAREER WRITERS. OUR FIRST NOVEL PRIZE IS GIVEN TO THE FINEST DEBUT NOVEL OF THE YEAR, WITH THE AUTHOR RECEIVING $15,000 (FINALISTS $1,000). OUR NYC EMERGING WRITERS FELLOWSHIP SUPPORTS WRITERS IN THAT CRUCIAL TIME BEFORE THEY PUBLISH A BOOK. EACH OF OUR EMERGING WRITERS FELLOWS RECEIVE A GRANT OF $5,000, AN EXPERIENCED EDITOR TO REVISE AND CRITIQUE THEIR MANUSCRIPTS, A PLACE TO WRITE IN OUR WRITERS STUDIO, AND MEETINGS WITH EDITORS, AUTHORS, AND AGENTS WHO REPRESENT NEW WRITERS AT MONTHLY DINNERS, WHICH WERE HOSTED VIRTUALLY IN 2020. FELLOWS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN TWO PUBLIC READINGS (ONE HOSTED ON ZOOM, THE OTHER IN PERSON), RECEIVE A PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOT FOR PERSONAL PUBLICITY USE, PUBLICATION IN AN ANTHOLOGY DISTRIBUTED TO INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, AS WELL AS TICKETS TO OUR FIRST NOVEL FETE AND BENEFIT & AWARDS DINNER, COMPLIMENTARY ADMISSION TO ALL CENTER EVENTS, AND A 25% DISCOUNT ON WRITING WORKSHOPS AT THE CENTER. WE PRESENT MORE THAN 150 AUTHORS AND ARTISTS ANNUALLY IN PUBLIC PERFORMANCES THAT SHOWCASE FICTION ACROSS MANY ART FORMS, INTEGRATING MUSIC, DANCE, THEATER, FILM, AND THE VISUAL ARTS. IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND EARLY MARCH OF 2020 THEY TOOK PLACE IN OUR STATE-OF-THE-ART, FULLY ACCESSIBLE, 140-SEAT AUDITORIUM WITH A LARGE STAGE AND LED FILM SCREEN. DUE TO THE MANDATORY SHUT-DOWN OF OUR SPACE FOR COVID-19, WE SUCCESSFULLY PIVOTED OUR EVENTS TO ONLINE AND HAD ROBUST PROGRAMMING FROM LATE SPRING THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MANAGING DIRECTOR, ACCOUNTANT AND TREASURER PERFORM AN INITIAL REVIEW OF THE 990. THE 990 IS THEN CIRCULATED TO THE AUDIT/FINANCE COMMITTEE. FINALLY, THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AND REVIEWED BY EACH BOARD MEMBER AND SIGNING OFFICERS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A BOARD APPROVED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY. 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