2024-11-14T11:49:00-06:00 2023-12-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2023-01-01 270318769 KWELI JOURNAL INC KWEL 2124727444 PO BOX 693 NEW YORK NY 10021 LAURA PEGRAM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2124727444 2024-11-08 1 0 FREDERICK MARTENS P00298107 2126972299 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z LAURA PEGRAM PO BOX 693 NEW YORK NY 10021 182440 0 X HTTPS://WWW.KWELIJOURNAL.ORG X 2009 NY KWELI'S MISSION IS TO NURTURE EMERGING WRITERS OF COLOR AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR VOICES TO BE RECOGNIZED AND VALUED. BY CREATING A COMMUNITY OF BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND POC ARTISTS AND PROGRAMMING BASED ON ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND RIGOR, KWELI EMPOWERS WRITERS TO SHARE STORIES THAT ENGAGE AND IMPACT OUR COMMUNITIES. OUR VISION IS FOR A WORLD WHERE THE NARRATIVES BEING TOLD REFLECT THE TRUTH OF OUR HISTORIES AND THE POSSIBILITIES FOR OUR FUTURE. 10 10 5 10 0 0 331588 132694 50925 49746 0 0 0 0 382513 182440 315157 1000 0 0 0 88397 0 0 1234 0 272095 315157 361492 67356 -179052 348802 97000 1750 1500 347052 95500 X KWELI'S MISSION IS TO NURTURE EMERGING WRITERS OF COLOR AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR VOICES TO BE RECOGNIZED AND VALUED. BY CREATING A COMMUNITY OF BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND POC ARTISTS AND PROGRAMMING BASED ON ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND RIGOR, KWELI EMPOWERS WRITERS TO SHARE STORIES THAT ENGAGE AND IMPACT OUR COMMUNITIES. OUR VISION IS FOR A WORLD WHERE THE NARRATIVES BEING TOLD REFLECT THE TRUTH OF OUR HISTORIES AND THE POSSIBILITIES FOR OUR FUTURE. 0 0 320917 1000 49746 NARRATIVE OF 2023 PROGRAM SERVICESANNUAL COLOR OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE CONFERENCE CONFERENCE PROVIDING CRAFT LESSONS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON BUSINESS OF PUBLISHING, 3 HOUR MASTER CLASSES FOR INTERMEDIATE WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS AND WORKSHOPS FOR BEGINNING STUDENTS. APPROXIMATELY 235 STUDENTS BENEFITED. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVALFESTIVAL PROVIDING READINGS AND CONVERSATIONS WITH DEBUT AND AWARD-WINNING WRITERS, MASTER CLASSES, CRAFT TALKS, AND MUCH MORE, AS WELL AS THE YEAR'S BEST OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH AGENTS, EDITORS, AND FELLOW CREATIVES OF COLOR. APPROXIMATELY 135 STUDENTS BENEFITED. ART OF THE SHORT STORY WORKSHOPSTHE ART OF THE SHORT STORY WORKSHOP IS A MULTI SESSION WORKSHOP FOR SHORT STORY WRITERS AND NOVELISTS OF COLOR WITH KWELI FOUNDING EDITOR AND PUBLISHER, LAURA PEGRAM. THE WORKSHOP IS TAILOR-MADE FOR WRITERS OF ADULT FICTION. IT IS A SAFER SPACE FOR ALL PEOPLE OF COLOR, INCLUDING BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AAPI, LATINX, LGBTQIA+ WRITERS AT ALL LEVELS. IT INCLUDES SEMINARS FOCUSED ON CRAFT AND IN-CLASS WRITING EXERCISES. THERE WILL BE READING ASSIGNMENTS AND A STUDY OF WORKS BY WELL-KNOWN ADULT FICTION WRITERS AND POETS. WRITING WILL BEGIN ON THE FIRST DAY OF WORKSHOP. PEER REVIEW SESSIONS WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE FINAL THREE WEEKS OF WORKSHOP.KWELI FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMFELLOWSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES THREE OR MORE EARLY-STAGE WRITERS WITH 11-MONTH WRITING FELLOWSHIPS. EACH FELLOWS RECEIVES TEN MONTHS OF EDITORIAL SUPPORT FROM KWELI JOURNAL EDITORS TO PREPARE A PIECE FOR PUBLICATION IN THE MAGAZINE; A $2,000 STIPEND; ADMISSION-FREE ENROLLMENT IN THREE PROFESSIONALLY LED WRITING WORKSHOPS ON LITERARY FICTION, CREATIVE NONFICTION AND POETRY; PARTICIPATION IN FOUR PUBLIC READINGS BY WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS; ADMISSION-FREE PARTICIPATION IN OUR INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL, INCLUSIVE OF PITCH SESSIONS WITH LITERARY AGENTS AND EDITORS; OPTIONALLY, ADMISSION-FREE PARTICIPATION IN OUR COLOR OF CHILDREN LITERATURE CONFERENCE; PUBLICATION IN KWELI JOURNAL; AN ALL EXPENSE PAID WRITING RETREAT HOSTED AT AKWAABA. 9 STUDENTS BENEFITEDKWELI MULTI MEDIA READING AND CONVERSATIONKWELI FORMED A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH BALLET HISPANICO IN 2023 AND, IN SO DOING, EXPANDED OUR HYBRID PUBLIC PROGRAMMING. WE ADDED DANCE NARRATIVES TO OUR STAGED READINGS AND CONVERSATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE OPENED THE YEAR WITH A READING AND DANCE INTERPRETATION FOR PLATANOS GO WITH EVERYTHING BY LISSETTE NORMAN AT BALLET HISPANICO. DURING OUR KWELI COLOR OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE CONFERENCE, DANCE NARRATIVES WERE CREATED FOR A NUMBER OF AWARD WINNING BOOKS, INCLUDING JOVITA WORE PANTS BY AIDA SALAZAR AND THE COURAGE OF THE LITTLE HUMMINGBIRD BY LEAH HENDERSON. DURING OUR KWELI INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL, WE FEATURED DANCE INTERPRETATIONS FOR THE MAN WHO COULD MOVE CLOUDS: A MEMOIR BY INGRID ROJAS CONTRERAS, AND DRINKING FROM GRAVEYARD WELLS BY YVETTE LISA NDLOVU. WE ENDED THE YEAR WITH READINGS AND DANCE NARRATIVES FOR REMEMBER US BY JACQUELINE WOODSON AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO BY AUTUMN ALLEN. 275 STUDENTS BENEFITED. KWELI MASTER CLASSES, CRAFT TALKS AND MULTI SESSION WORKSHOPSKWELI OFFERED MULTI SESSION ART OF THE SHORT STORY WORKSHOPS; A MULTI SESSION CREATIVE NONFICTION TOOLKIT WORKSHOP WITH HANNAH BAE, A ONE HOUR CRAFT TALK WITH MEGHA MAJUMDAR ON APPROACHES TO PLOT; A CRAFT TALK WITH FATIMA ASGHAR AND MORE. MORE THAN 125 STUDENTS BENEFITED. KWELI FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMFELLOWSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES THREE OR MORE EARLY-STAGE WRITERS WITH 11-MONTH WRITING FELLOWSHIPS. EACH FELLOWS RECEIVES TEN MONTHS OF EDITORIAL SUPPORT FROM KWELI JOURNAL EDITORS TO PREPARE A PIECE FOR PUBLICATION IN THE MAGAZINE; A $2,000 STIPEND; ADMISSION-FREE ENROLLMENT IN THREE PROFESSIONALLY LED WRITING WORKSHOPS ON LITERARY FICTION, CREATIVE NONFICTION AND POETRY; PARTICIPATION IN FOUR PUBLIC READINGS BY WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS; ADMISSION-FREE PARTICIPATION IN OUR INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL, INCLUSIVE OF PITCH SESSIONS WITH LITERARY AGENTS AND EDITORS; OPTIONALLY, ADMISSION-FREE PARTICIPATION IN OUR COLOR OF CHILDREN LITERATURE CONFERENCE; PUBLICATION IN KWELI JOURNAL; AN ALL EXPENSE PAID WRITING RETREAT HOSTED AT AKWAABA. 9 STUDENTS BENEFITEDKWELI MULTI MEDIA READING AND CONVERSATIONKWELI FORMED A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH BALLET HISPANICO IN 2023 AND, IN SO DOING, EXPANDED OUR HYBRID PUBLIC PROGRAMMING. WE ADDED DANCE NARRATIVES TO OUR STAGED READINGS AND CONVERSATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE OPENED THE YEAR WITH A READING AND DANCE INTERPRETATION FOR PLATANOS GO WITH EVERYTHING BY LISSETTE NORMAN AT BALLET HISPANICO. DURING OUR KWELI COLOR OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE CONFERENCE, DANCE NARRATIVES WERE CREATED FOR A NUMBER OF AWARD WINNING BOOKS, INCLUDING JOVITA WORE PANTS BY AIDA SALAZAR AND THE COURAGE OF THE LITTLE HUMMINGBIRD BY LEAH HENDERSON. DURING OUR KWELI INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL, WE FEATURED DANCE INTERPRETATIONS FOR THE MAN WHO COULD MOVE CLOUDS: A MEMOIR BY INGRID ROJAS CONTRERAS, AND DRINKING FROM GRAVEYARD WELLS BY YVETTE LISA NDLOVU. WE ENDED THE YEAR WITH READINGS AND DANCE NARRATIVES FOR REMEMBER US BY JACQUELINE WOODSON AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO BY AUTUMN ALLEN. 275 STUDENTS BENEFITED. KWELI MASTER CLASSES, CRAFT TALKS AND MULTI SESSION WORKSHOPSKWELI OFFERED MULTI SESSION ART OF THE SHORT STORY WORKSHOPS; A MULTI SESSION CREATIVE NONFICTION TOOLKIT WORKSHOP WITH HANNAH BAE, A ONE HOUR CRAFT TALK WITH MEGHA MAJUMDAR ON APPROACHES TO PLOT; A CRAFT TALK WITH FATIMA ASGHAR AND MORE. 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FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G ARTISTIC FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 118,649. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 118,649. PHOTOGRAPHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,725. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,725. VIDEOGRAPHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,350. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,350. GRAPHIC DESIGN: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,705. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,705. ADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTANT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,443. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,443.