Nonprofit · EIN 13-3780998
ALLIANCE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS & WRITERS INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10012
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $5,127,299 | $6,140,603 | -$1,013,304 | $9,089,345 | $2,671,066 | $6,418,279 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $5,529,240 | $5,378,911 | $150,329 | $9,334,141 | $2,047,973 | $7,286,168 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $6,514,620 | $4,761,988 | $1,752,632 | $8,554,245 | $1,654,561 | $6,899,684 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,572,478
- of which government grants
- $40,725
- Program service revenue
- $1,269,214
- Investment income
- $285,607
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $27,871
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $643,564
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $266,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,760,054
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,410,581
- Professional fundraising fees
- $13,390
- Accounting fees
- $275,037
- Occupancy
- $341,003
- Travel
- $96,774
- Depreciation
- $273,113
- Program services (functional)
- $5,129,633
- Management and general (functional)
- $567,447
- Fundraising (functional)
- $443,523
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,334,141
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,089,345
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,671,066
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,418,279
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,623,598
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,587,235
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,244,277
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,174,002
- Gross receipts
- $6,287,421
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 23
- Year formed
- 1994
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER WISNIEWSKI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 | $266,627 |
| TENDO MUTANDA | DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 | $102,505 |
| OLIVIA MORGAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILLY DIMICHELE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN MERSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TINA SURH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT BUCHSBAUM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VANESSA CHO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN L DOERRIES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MORGAN FORD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA FORDE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEREK FORDJOUR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCI KLEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID C LEVY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY R MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
11 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JULIA PISTOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY PRITZKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN PRITZKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUZANNE RANDOLPH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HUGH ROOME | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURIE RUBIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW SAFRAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REBECCA SHAPIRO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GWENN MASTERMAN SNIDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM WALKER ROBINSON | BOARD MEMBER (DECD 5/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG WORRELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 31 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER WISNIEWSKI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 | $271,047 |
| TENDO MUTANDA | DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 | $109,346 |
| MICHIKO GRASSO | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 | $108,937 |
| STEVEN MERSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY BERGMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT BUCHSBAUM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN DOERRIES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERNEST B FLEISHMAN RESIGNED 2024 | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MORGAN FORD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEREK FORDJOUR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUAN FELIPE HERRERA RESIGNED 2024 | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID C LEVY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW MERSON RESIGNED 2024 | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY R MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OLIVIA MORGAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN PRITZKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE RANDOLPH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURIE RUBIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW SAFRAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA SHAPIRO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GWENN MASTERMAN SNIDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG WORRELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HANNAH YANG RESIGNED 2024 | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILLY DIMICHELE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA PISTOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA FORDE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCI KLEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MORGAN FORD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VANESSA CHO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM WALKER ROBINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HUGHE ROOME | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER WISNIEWSKI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 | $294,519 | $6,833 |
| HUGH ROOME | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM WALKER ROBINSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN MERSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TINA SURH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY BERGMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT BUCHSBAUM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN DOERRIES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ERNEST B FLEISHMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MORGAN FORD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DEREK FORDJOUR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JUAN FELIPE HERRERA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID C LEVY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW MERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY R MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| OLIVIA MORGAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN PRITZKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE RANDOLPH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURIE RUBIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW SAFRAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA SHAPIRO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GWENN MASTERMAN SNIDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG WORRELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HANNAH YANG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 557 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10012-3962
- In care of
- % SCHOLASTIC INC
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHRISTOPHER WISNIEWSKI, 557 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10012
- Signed the 990
- CHRISTOPHER WISNIEWSKI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (212) 389-3648
- Website
- WWW.ARTANDWRITING.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP
Mission
THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO FOSTER CREATIVE EXPRESSION, RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENTS BY SECONDARY STUDENTS AND TO PROVIDE INSPIRATION AND VALIDATION FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTISTS AND WRITERS.
Program accomplishments
- SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS:THE ALLIANCE MANAGES THE SCHOLASTIC ART & WRITING AWARDS, A NATIONAL RECOGNITION PROGRAM FOR CREATIVE TEENS, GRADES 7-12, AGES 13 AND UP, WHO EXCEL IN ART AND WRITING, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 300,000 ANNUALLY. AWARDS ARE GIVEN IN 29 CATEGORIES, RANGING FROM SHORT STORIES, JOURNALISM AND PAINTING, ETC.Expenses $4,081,212 · grants $586,404 · revenue $1,268,188
- STUDENT ART EXHIBITIONS:IN COLLABORATION WITH ITS PARTNERS, INCLUDING MUSEUMS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, GALLERIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS, THE ALLIANCE CURATES, PRODUCES AND TOURS EXHIBITIONS OF SELECT AWARD-WINNING WORKS BY TEENS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THESE EXHIBITIONS PRESENT THE TEENS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR WORK.Expenses $425,586
- PUBLICATIONSTHE ALLIANCE RECOGNIZES TEENS' ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND SHOWCASES THEIR WORKS IN A WIDE RANGE OF PUBLICATIONS THAT ARE DISTRIBUTED NATIONALLY TO AN AUDIENCE OF EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, EDUCATIONAL AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, LEADERS IN THE FIELD AND OTHER SUPPORTERS. PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE THE YEARBOOK, AND ART AND WRITING ANTHOLOGIES.Expenses $269,794 · revenue $1,026
- NATIONAL STUDENT POETS PROGRAM; STUDENT WORKSHOPS AND PRE-COLLEGE SUMMER PROGRAMS; RESIDENCIES FOR EDUCATORS AND ALUMNI; AND MICROGRANT PROGRAMS FOR ALUMNIExpenses $353,041 · grants $57,160
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-3780998
- 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
- 1995
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A250)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,089,345
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,287,421
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $5,127,299 | $6,140,603 | $9,089,345 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $5,529,240 | $5,378,911 | $9,334,141 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $6,514,620 | $4,761,988 | $8,554,245 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $3,856,688 | $4,313,562 | $6,963,643 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 13-3780998).
Questions about ALLIANCE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS & WRITERS INC
- What is the EIN of ALLIANCE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS & WRITERS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ALLIANCE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS & WRITERS INC is 13-3780998.
- Is ALLIANCE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS & WRITERS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1995.
- Are donations to ALLIANCE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS & WRITERS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ALLIANCE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS & 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 ALLIANCE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS & WRITERS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ALLIANCE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS & WRITERS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ALLIANCE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS & WRITERS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names CHRISTOPHER WISNIEWSKI.
- Who are the officers and directors of ALLIANCE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS & WRITERS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 26 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does ALLIANCE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS & WRITERS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,127,299, expenses of $6,140,603 and total assets of $9,089,345 at year end.
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