2025-08-14T14:28:13-05:00 2024-12-31 202349670 DGN LLC PO BOX 947 TRAVERSE CITY MI 496850947 990 2024-01-01 272470925 WRITERS SERIES OF TRAVERSE CITY WRIT 2314866868 3301 VETERANS DRIVE 314 TRAVERSE CITY MI 49684 ANNE STANTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2313609167 2025-06-03 1 1 TRINA OCHS CPA P00209084 2319461722 2025-06-03 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ANNE STANTON 3301 VETERANS DRIVE 314 TRAVERSE CITY MI 49684 959853 0 X NATIONALWRITERSSERIES.ORG X 2010 MI ENGAGING WORLD-RENOWNED AUTHORS IN MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS AND HOSTING THE RAISING WRITERS PROGRAM. 8 7 7 0 0 0 370793 374539 339055 449372 7937 28101 5930 9175 723715 861187 0 0 0 0 262514 314255 0 0 36359 340468 539384 602982 853639 120733 7548 696176 699071 51264 57449 644912 641622 X THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TWO-FOLD: THE ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO ENGAGING WORLD-RENOWNED AUTHORS IN MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS THAT CREATE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF LIFE AND LITERATURE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HOSTS RAISING WRITERS PROGRAMS TO INSTILL THE JOY OF READING AND WRITING, WHILE HONING THE LITERACY SKILLS OF AREA YOUTH. 0 0 535479 425624 MORE THAN 20 AUTHOR EVENTS ARE HELD EACH YEAR IN SUPPORT OF RAISING WRITERS CREATIVE WRITING AND COLLEGE ADMISSION ESSAY CLASSES OFFERED FREE TO AREA STUDENTS. 20649 24000 THE BATTLE OF THE BOOKS ENGAGES 370 AREA STUDENTS (62 TEAMS) WHO READ A SET OF EIGHT BOOKS AND COMPETE IN FRONT OF JUDGES TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR MEMORY AND CREATIVE SKILLS. THIS EVENT IS FREE AND HELD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TRAVERSE AREA DISTRICT LIBRARY. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS 556128 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 28 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 MI X X ANNE STANTON 2316311551 3301 VETERANS DRIVE 314 TRAVERSE CITY MI 49684 CLARK BUNTING PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVEN BAUMGARTNER VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RYAN SULLIVAN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DOUG STANTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 17016 0 0 LISA THAUVETTE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ISIAH SMITH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GRANT PARSONS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID TABOLT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE STANTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 89385 0 0 106401 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8750 365789 29360 374539 AUTHOR EVENTS 900099 425372 425372 BATTLE OF THE BOOKS 900099 24000 24000 449372 27766 27766 81216 80881 335 335 335 26708 17785 8923 8923 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 252 252 252 861187 449624 0 37024 89385 80447 4469 4469 194378 114958 79420 4009 4009 26483 10729 15754 14731 14731 18232 3067 12645 2520 11373 11373 5728 5728 2268 2268 2749 2749 EVENT EXPENSES 294623 294623 CONSULTANT FEES 73798 44428 29370 FRONT STREET WRITERS 31105 31105 PRINTING 22384 22384 62393 18931 43462 853639 556128 261152 36359 59570 135012 477221 60230 11480 7806 -3654 0 11340 3780 0 7560 151559 488463 696176 699071 56364 21060 -5100 36389 51264 57449 X 644912 618462 23160 644912 641622 696176 699071 7548 8694 -29360 9828 0 X X 1 X 0 1 0 X 276221 215415 182483 370793 374539 1419451 154087 135661 233911 340594 476080 1340333 20089 496 2476 4391 252 27704 450397 351572 418870 715778 850871 2787488 10037 10600 20637 0 10037 10600 20637 2766851 2970 3037 1253 7937 28101 43298 2970 3037 1253 7937 28101 43298 453367 354609 420123 723715 878972 2830786 0.97740 0.98760 0.01530 0.00810 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 151559 15861 144260 23160 1.00000 0 0 11340 3780 7560 7560 X PART V, LINE 4: THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF A DONOR RESTRICTED INDIVIDUAL STOCK DONATION, AND HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED WITH THE STIPULATION THAT THE PRINCIPAL REMAIN IN A RESTRICTED FUND THAT SHALL FUNCTION AS A QUASI-ENDOWMENT, OR A FUND FUNCTIONING AS AN ENDOWMENT. QUARTERLY YIELDS FROM THE QUASI-ENDOWMENT ARE TO BE RESERVED ON A PERMANENT OR LONG-TERM BASIS FOR PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS CRITICAL TO THE MISSION, FINANCIAL HEALTH AND GROWTH OF THE ORGANIZATION. HOWEVER, IF OR WHEN THE STOCK ENDOWMENT BECOMES NECESSARY TO DISSOLVE, IT WILL REQUIRE THE UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ALTHOUGH THE ORGANIZATION WAS GRANTED INCOME TAX EXEMPTION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, SUCH EXEMPTION DOES NOT APPLY TO "UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME". THE ORGANIZATION FILES INFORMATION RETURNS IN THE U. S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT ALL POSITIONS TAKEN ON SUCH RETURNS ARE SUPPORTABLE. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2021. 2024 GALA 26708 26708 17785 26708 26708 17785 17785 8923 DOUG STANTON BOARD OF DIRECTORS TRUSTEE AND FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH EXEC. DIRECTOR 20349 CONSULTANT CONTRACT SERVICES 0 X ADVERTISING SERVICES 1 29360 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNE STANTON AND BOARD MEMBER DOUG STANTON ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED OR APPOINTED BY A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING, OR WHENEVER ANY VACANCY OCCURS ON THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD. THE TREASURER PERFORMS THE FINAL REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 AND RECOMMENDS THAT IT BE ACCEPTED AND FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: A COPY OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD.