Nonprofit · EIN 03-0330253
FRIENDS OF WRITERS INC
Tax-exempt · MORRISVILLE, VT 05661
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $520,895 | $246,168 | $274,727 | $3,487,946 | $0 | $3,487,946 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $259,719 | $170,257 | $89,462 | $3,213,219 | $0 | $3,213,219 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $437,204 | $259,601 | $177,603 | $3,123,757 | $0 | $3,123,757 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $108,636
- Program service revenue
- $22,786
- Investment income
- $385,737
- Royalties
- $162
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $284,891
- Net income from fundraising events
- $3,574
- Other revenue
- $3,736
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $144,256
- Other salaries and wages
- $17,235
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $20,757
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $16,338
- Program services (functional)
- $169,604
- Management and general (functional)
- $76,564
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,213,219
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,487,946
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,487,946
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,302,537
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,487,946
- Gross receipts
- $4,285,352
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 1993
- State of legal domicile
- VT
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLEN BRYANT VOIGT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| MARTHA RHODES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| CAROLINE M MAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH T GRAY JR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2.25 | $0 |
| DAVID HAYNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| ABIGAIL WENDER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4.25 | $0 |
| ELLEN MCCULLOCH-LOVELL | TREASURER THRU 4/26, DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 |
| SARAH AUDSLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE KITANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| RASHDA BUTTAR | TREASURER EFFECTIVE 4/26 Trustee or director, Officer | 4.25 | $0 |
| SEBASTIAN MERRILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| KATIE BOWLER YOUNG | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4.25 | $0 |
| SOMAYEH SHAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| NATHAN MCCLAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLEN BRYANT VOIGT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARTHA RHODES | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2.25 | $0 |
| CAROLINE M MAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| NATALIE BASZILE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH T GRAY JR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2.25 | $0 |
| DAVID HAYNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| ABIGAIL WENDER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4.25 | $0 |
| ELLEN MCCULLOCH-LOVELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4.25 | $0 |
| SARAH AUDSLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| ASHLEY M NISSLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE KITANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| RASHDA BUTTAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| SEBASTIAN MERRILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| KATIE BOWLER YOUNG | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4.25 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLEN BRYANT VOIGT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARTHA RHODES | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2.25 | $0 |
| ELEANOR WILNER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2.25 | $0 |
| CAROLINE M MAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| NATALIE BASZILE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH T GRAY JR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2.25 | $0 |
| DAVID HAYNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| ABIGAIL WENDER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4.25 | $0 |
| PETER SCHIRESON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| ELLEN MCCULLOCH-LOVELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4.25 | $0 |
| SARAH AUDSLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| ASHLEY M NISSLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE KITANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| RITA BANERJEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1670, MORRISVILLE, VT 05661-1670
- In care of
- % ELLEN B VOIGT
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ABIGAIL WENDER, PO BOX 1670, MORRISVILLE, VT 05661
- Signed the 990
- ABIGAIL WENDER, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (302) 399-4135
- Website
- FRIENDSOFWRITERS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GILWEE GROUP PLC
Mission
FRIENDS OF WRITERS (FOW) MISSION IS TO FOSTER VITAL LITERARY VOICES AND INITIATIVES. OUR VISION IS A WORLD IN WHICH LITERARY COMMUNITY IS VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE, AND WELL-SUPPORTED. WE DO THIS BY SOLICITING, MANAGING, AND DISBURSING FUNDS TO SUPPORT WRITERS AS THEY SEEK AND FULFILL THEIR POTENTIAL THROUGH GRADUATE STUDY AND BEYOND.
Program accomplishments
- TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO ELIGIBLE POETS AND WRITERS MEETING PROPER REQUIREMENTS AND PURSUING GRADUATE STUDY.Expenses $145,756 · grants $144,256
- TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR ADULT WRITERS.Expenses $23,848 · revenue $22,786
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 03-0330253
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1993
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,487,946
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,285,352
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $520,895 | $246,168 | $3,487,946 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $259,719 | $170,257 | $3,213,219 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $437,204 | $259,601 | $3,123,757 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $228,090 | $167,319 | $2,946,154 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 03-0330253).
Questions about FRIENDS OF WRITERS INC
- What is the EIN of FRIENDS OF WRITERS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRIENDS OF WRITERS INC is 03-0330253.
- Is FRIENDS OF WRITERS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
- Are donations to FRIENDS OF WRITERS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FRIENDS OF WRITERS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FRIENDS OF WRITERS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FRIENDS OF WRITERS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FRIENDS OF WRITERS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ABIGAIL WENDER.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRIENDS OF WRITERS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FRIENDS OF WRITERS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $520,895, expenses of $246,168 and total assets of $3,487,946 at year end.
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