2026-04-02T18:23:19-05:00 2025-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2024-07-01 132682458 POETS AND WRITERS INC POET 2122263586 90 BROAD STREET NEW YORK NY 10004 MELISSA FORD GRADEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2122263586 2026-04-01 1 0 FREDRICK MARTENS P00298107 2126972299 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MELISSA FORD GRADEL 90 BROAD STREET NEW YORK NY 10004 6689379 0 X WWW.PW.ORG X 1970 NY TO FOSTER THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF POETS AND WRITERS, TO PROMOTE COMMUNICATION THROUGHOUT THE LITERARY COMMUNITY, AND TO HELP CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH LITERATURE CAN BE APPRECIATED BY THE WIDEST POSSIBLE PUBLIC. 20 20 28 23 1168553 0 1555204 2212894 1934007 1848652 253525 544158 126557 189254 3869293 4794958 363775 357525 0 0 2176327 2114618 0 0 361855 2029511 2025061 4569613 4497204 -700320 297754 10542271 10692939 2676237 2255988 7866034 8436951 X TO FOSTER THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF POETS AND WRITERS, TO PROMOTE COMMUNICATION THROUGHOUT THE LITERARY COMMUNITY, AND TO HELP CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH LITERATURE CAN BE APPRECIATED BY THE WIDEST POSSIBLE PUBLIC. 0 0 1938624 1836631 POETS & WRITERS IS A NATIONAL ARTS SERVICE ORGANIZATION, PROVIDING WRITERS OF POETRY AND LITERARY PROSE ACCESS TO CONTENT, LEARNING, AND COMMUNITY TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN THE WRITING LIFE, AND FOSTERING COMMUNICATION THROUGHOUT THE LITERARY COMMUNITY. POETS & WRITERS MAGAZINE IS PUBLISHED SIX TIMES A YEAR AND DELIVERS TO ITS READERS PROFILES OF NOTED AUTHORS AND PUBLISHING PROFESSIONALS, PRACTICAL HOW-TO ARTICLES, AND THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF GRANTS AND AWARDS AVAILABLE IN PRINT. POETS & WRITERS MAGAZINE IS DISTRIBUTED TO 42,000 PAID MEMBER/SUBSCRIBERS AND IS SOLD ON NEWSSTANDS NATIONWIDE. 517575 12021 POETS & WRITERS' WEBSITE, PW.ORG, OFFERS ONLINE-ONLY EDITORIAL FEATURES AND A SUITE OF CAREFULLY VETTED DATABASES OF WRITING CONTESTS, LITERARY MAGAZINES, SMALL PRESSES, LITERARY AGENTS, MFA PROGRAMS, REVIEW OUTLETS, AND MORE. ALSO ONLINE ARE THE POETS & WRITERS DIRECTORY, WHICH LISTS MORE THAN 11,000 PUBLISHED WRITERS, THE NATIONAL LITERARY EVENTS CALENDAR, AND POETS & WRITERS GROUPS, A PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKING TOOL THAT ENABLES WRITERS TO FORM, JOIN, AND MANAGE WRITING GROUPS. 668505 357525 THE READINGS & WORKSHOPS PROGRAM MAKES MINI-GRANTS TO WRITERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC LITERARY EVENTS AND PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO EVENT ORGANIZERS. WE OFFER A SERIES OF ONLINE COURSES IN BOTH THE BUSINESS AND CRAFT OF WRITING. JURIED PROGRAMS AND FELLOWSHIPS SUCH AS THE MAUREEN EGEN WRITERS EXCHANGE AWARD AND GET THE WORD OUT PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO EARLY CAREER WRITERS AND THE JACKSON POETRY PRIZE RECOGNIZES EXCELLENCE IN AMERICAN POETRY. 245029 132457 GET THE WORD OUT IS A NEW PUBLICITY INCUBATOR THAT HELPS EARLY-CAREERAUTHORS DEVELOP A STRATEGIC MARKETING PLAN. PARTICIPANTS ARE SELECTEDTHROUGH A COMPETITIVE APPLICATION PROCESS. MAPPING THE MAZE IS ANONLINE WORKSHOP THAT DEMYSTIFIES THE PUBLISHING PROCESS TO HELP WRITERSCHART A PATH TO PUBLICATION. IT INTRODUCES WRITERS FROM AROUND THECOUNTRY TO AGENTS, EDITORS, AND OTHER PUBLISHING PROFESSIONALS.ADDITIONAL ONLINE COURSES ARE PLANNED. 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GALA 1361495 1133604 227891 48126 175500 4265 1361495 1133604 227891 48126 175500 4265 227891 0 1 JACKKSON PRIZE AWARD 1 100000 READING AND WORKSHOP GRANT 684 257525 PART IV THE READINGS/WORKSHOPS PROGRAM PROVIDES GRANTS TO WRITERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC LITERARY EVENTS AND PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO EVENT ORGANIZERS. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS LITERARY EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN NEW YORK AND CALIFORNIA, AS WELL AS IN ATLANTA, CHICAGO, DETROIT, HOUSTON, NEW ORLEANS, SEATTLE, TUCSON, AND WASHINGTON, D.C. THE JACKSON POETRY PRIZE HONORS AN AMERICAN POET OF EXCEPTIONAL TALENT. IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2006 WITH A GIFT FROM THE LIANA FOUNDATION AND IS NAMED FOR THE JOHN AND SUSAN JACKSON FAMILY. ELIGIBLE POETS MUST HAVE PUBLISHED AT LEAST TWO BOOKS OF ACKNOWLEDGED LITERARY MERIT. THE 2025 PRIZE CARRIES A MONETARY VALUE OF $100,000. THERE IS NO APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE JACKSON POETRY PRIZE; NOMINEES ARE IDENTIFIED BY A GROUP OF POETS SELECTED BY POETS & WRITERS WHO REMAIN ANONYMOUS; FINAL SELECTION IS MADE BY A PANEL OF ESTEEMED POETS. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MELISSA GRADEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 220536 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13140 0 233676 0 0 0 TIA WILLIAMS DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 144382 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13140 0 157522 0 0 0 KEVIN LARIMER EDITOR IN CHIEF 158232 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13140 0 171372 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B MANAGEMENT REVIEWED A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 AND PROVIDED EDITS TO THE TAX PREPARER. AFTER THIS PROCESS WAS PERFORMED, THE FORM 990 WAS SENT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A BOARD APPROVED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH BOARD MEMBER COMPLETES AN ANNUAL DECLARATION STATING EITHER THAT THERE WERE NO CONFLICTS OR IDENTIFYING EXISTING CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 UPON THE START OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S CONTRACT, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE COMMISSIONED A COMPENSATION STUDY TO DETERMINE THE INITIAL COMPENSATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THEN PERFORMS AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DETERMINES ANY SALARY INCREASE AND/OR BONUS. AFTER A DELIBERATION OF THIS MATTER, A NEW SALARY IS VOTED ON. THE MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ARE SENT TO THE FULL BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.