2025-10-29T13:15:18-05:00 2024-12-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2024-01-01 270318769 KWELI JOURNAL INC KWEL 2124727444 PO BOX 693 NEW YORK NY 10021 LAURA PEGRAM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2124727444 2025-10-27 1 1 FREDERICK MARTENS P00298107 2126972299 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LAURA PEGRAM PO BOX 693 NEW YORK NY 10021 197974 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. 9 9 3 9 0 0 132694 136277 49746 61697 0 0 0 0 182440 197974 1000 0 0 0 88397 28404 0 0 861 272095 205280 361492 233684 -179052 -35710 97000 63071 1500 3281 95500 59790 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 205882 0 61697 NARRATIVE OF 2024 PROGRAM SERVICESANNUAL COLOR OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE CONFERENCECONFERENCE PROVIDING CRAFT TALKS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON BUSINESS OF PUBLISHING, 3 HOUR MASTER CLASSES FOR INTERMEDIATE WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS AND WORKSHOPS FOR BEGINNING STUDENTS. APPROXIMATELY 210 STUDENTS BENEFITED.ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVALHYBRID FESTIVAL PROVIDING READINGS AND CONVERSATIONS WITH DEBUT AND AWARD-WINNING WRITERS, MASTER CLASSES, CRAFT TALKS, PANELS ON PUBLISHING INDUSTRY AND MUCH MORE. 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 TWO 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 PUBLIC1 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. 10 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 YOU'RE BREAKING MY HEART BY OLUGBEMISOLA RHUDAY-PERKOVICH AT BALLET HISPANICO.IN FEBRUARY 2024, WE HOSTED A READING WITH DANCE INTERPRETATION FOR BEHIND YOU IS THE SEA BY SUSAN MUADDI-DARRAJ. DURING OUR KWELI COLOR OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE CONFERENCE, DANCE NARRATIVES WERE CREATED FOR A NUMBER OF AWARD WINNING BOOKS, INCLUDING ULTRAVIOLET BY AIDA SALAZAR AND A CROWN OF STORIES: THE LIFE AND LANGUAGE OF BELOVED WRITER TONI MORRISION BY CAROLE BOSTON WEATHERFORD. DURING OUR KWELI INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL, WE FEATURED DANCE INTERPRETATIONS FOR THE UNSETTLED BY AYANA MATHIS. 260 STUDENTS BENEFITED.KWELI MASTER CLASSES, CRAFT TALKS AND MULTI SESSION WORKSHOPSKWELI OFFERED MULTI SESSION ART OF THE SHORT STORY WORKSHOPS; THE ART OF EXCAVATION: WRITING THE ARTIFACTS OF MEMORY AND SELF WITH KENZIE ALLEN; THE ART OF NOTICING WITH HANNAH BAE; CREATING MOMENTUM THROUGH DESTABILIZATION WITH CRYSTAL HANA KIM AND MORE. MORE THAN 150 STUDENTS BENEFITED. 205882 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NY X THE ORGANIZATION 2124727444 PO BOX 693 NEW YORK NY 10021 X OZIER MUHAMMAD BOARD VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALISON MEYERS TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NEELA VASWANI SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURA PEGRAM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 0 0 0 IWALANI KIM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY MEI LAU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLEM RICHARDSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MORAN SHEKEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHIKA UNIGWE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74500 61777 136277 REGISTRATION FEE 900099 61697 61697 61697 197974 61697 0 0 X 24997 18748 6249 1495 1121 374 1912 1434 478 1500 1500 112310 102110 10200 6158 5296 862 10966 9883 722 361 3564 3030 356 178 7742 7742 33807 33807 9318 9318 1709 791 918 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 6434 5469 643 322 OTHER EXPENSES 5729 1600 4129 0 BANK AND MERCHANT FEES 4004 4004 PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 2039 1529 510 233684 205882 26941 861 46282 13228 49500 49750 1218 93 97000 63071 1500 3281 1500 3281 X 95500 59790 95500 59790 97000 63071 -35710 0 X 0 0 0 X 86299 109492 331588 132694 136277 796350 57885 62067 50925 49746 61697 282320 144184 171559 382513 182440 197974 1078670 41000 73595 50000 35000 15000 214595 2000 2000 41000 73595 50000 37000 15000 216595 862075 144184 171559 382513 182440 197974 1078670 0.79920 0.76350 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G ARTISTIC FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 95,979. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 95,979. PHOTOGRAPHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,000. VIDEOGRAPHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,350. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,350. GRAPHIC DESIGN: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,781. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,781. ADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTANT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 10,200. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 10,200.