STREET POETS INC

Financials

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 May 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

2116 ARLINGTON AVE STE 310, LOS ANGELES, CA 90018-1300

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

SHANAE SHARON, 2116 ARLINGTON AVE 310, LOS ANGELES, CA 90018

Signed the 990

SHANAE SHARON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone

(323) 737-8545

Website

WWW.STREETPOETSINC.COM

Return prepared by

QUIGLEY & MIRON

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 20-2268493 or by the name STREET POETS INC.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers

Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Secretary of State, bizfile Online

Corporation status, entity number, agent for service

Franchise Tax Board

Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)

Mission

STREET POETS, INC. IS AN ARTS EDUCATION VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR SYSTEM-IMPACTED YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS IN THE PROBATION FACILITIES AND UNDER-SERVED SCHOOL COMMUNITIES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY (AND OCCASIONALLY BEYOND). THE PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING NONVIOLENCE AND HEALING THROUGH POETRY, MUSIC, ADDITIONAL MEDIUMS, AND NATURE EXCURSIONS, CREATING AN ARTS-SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT INSPIRES OUR YOUTH TO BREAK SELF-DESTRUCTIVE CYCLES AND BECOME CREATIVE PEACEMAKERS AND POSITIVE LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

Program accomplishments

• SEEKING PEACE: WE FACILITATED 44 HYBRID (VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON) "SEEKING PEACE" POETRY & MEDITATION WORKSHOPS VIA ZOOM AND THE STREET POETS OFFICE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SERVING AN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE OF 10-20 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT PARTICIPANTS WEEKLY.IN ADDITION, WE FACILITATED A "SEEKING PEACE OUTSIDE!" SESSION AT REUBEN INGOLD PARK WITH LOVE SOURCE L.A. (AUG. 18, 2024).OPEN MIC/STREET POETS PRESENTS & DJ SESSIONS: WE HOSTED 9 "SP PRESENTS" IN-PERSON COMMUNITY OPEN-MIC EVENTS AND PUBLIC POETRY READINGS/INTERVIEWS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. THESE EVENTS WERE HELD AT VARIOUS PARTNER SITES, INCLUDING PIETER PERFORMANCE SPACE, LA PLAZA DE CULTURA Y ARTES, EMERSON COLLEGE, AND ART SHARE-LA IN THE DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES ARTS DISTRICT, AVERAGING 45 ATTENDEES AT EACH.OUR FEATURED ARTISTS AT EACH EVENT WERE WELL-ESTABLISHED, PROFESSIONAL POETS AND PERFORMERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY; AND OUR AUDIENCE SPANNED FROM STUDENTS TO ALUMNI, TO THEIR FAMILIES, STREET POETS SUPPORTERS, AND BEYOND. THESE EVENTS OFFER THE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THEIR VOICES AND CREATIVITY HEARD, AS WELL AS BE EXPOSED TO POETS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS.OTHER SPECIAL COLLABORATIONS INCLUDED: WE PARTNERED WITH YOUTH MENTORING CONNECTION FOR OUR 2 ANNUAL YOUTH RETREATS AT BIG BEAR LAKE - A YOUNG WOMEN'S AND NON-BINARY YOUTH RETREAT AND A YOUNG MEN'S RETREAT. IN ADDITION, STREET POETS AND YOUTH MENTORING CONNECTION COLLABORATED FOR A TOTAL OF 4 MONTHLY POETRY WORKSHOPS FOR AN AVERAGE GROUP OF 20 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, AS WELL AS A "VOICES IN MOTION" POETRY AND DRUMMING EVENT HELD AT YOUTH MENTORING CONNECTION FOR A CROWD OF ABOUT 30 YOUTH AND ADULT PARTICIPANTS.WE COLLABORATED WITH UNLIKELY COLLABORATORS FOR THE INTUITIVE LEADERSHIP PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE (NOVEMBER 25, 2024), THE UNLIKELY COLLABORATORS SUMMIT (JUNE 20TH-22ND, 2025), AND THE MOTH COMMUNITY WORKSHOP (FEBRUARY 5TH - 6TH, 2025).WE ATTENDED AN INTERNATIONAL ARTS & REVOLUTION SUMMIT (JUNE 14TH-23RD, 2024) THROUGH WITNESS FOR PEACE. WE ALSO HOSTED 3 INTERNATIONAL DELEGATIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INTERNATIONAL CITIZEN DIPLOMACY OF LOS ANGELES - PROMOTING MUSIC THROUGH SOCIAL CHANGE (OCT. 2, 2024), EMPOWERING YOUTH COMMUNITY LEADERS (OCT. 24, 2024) AND MUSIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP (MAY 15, 2025).OTHER COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS: STREET POETS FACILITATED ADDITIONAL, ONE-OFF AND SHORT-SERIES PERFORMANCES AND WORKSHOPS, INCLUDING OUR POETRY AND GARDENING PROGRAM, WHICH WE FACILITATED AT METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL, ALONG WITH A SPECIAL WORKSHOP AT ONE OF OUR OPEN MICS.OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS, THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH AHJN, WITH LOS PADRINOS JUVENILE HALL, DEXTER MIDDLE SCHOOL IN WHITTIER, AND DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE, SERVED BOTH YOUTH AND ADULTS VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, STREET POETS REACHED OVER 400 ADDITIONAL YOUTH AND ADULTS.STREET POETS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN CONFERENCES, CONVENINGS AND INVITES TO SPEAK AND PRESENT, INCLUDING A COMMISSION ON HIV: 2025 CONSUMER RESOURCE FAIR (FEB. 13, 2025) HOSTED BY THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COMMISSION ON HIV CAUCASUS, PEN AMERICA WORLD VOICES FESTIVAL (MAY 3, 2025), ASPEN OPPORTUNITY YOUTH FORUM CONVENING (MAY 21, 2025) HOSTED BY L.A. OPPORTUNITY YOUTH COLLABORATIVE, AND JUSTICE AND ART JAM (MAY 24, 2025) ORGANIZED BY LA FREEWAVES.WE MENTORED (BY PHONE, TEXTING, CONFERENCE PLATFORMS SUCH AS ZOOM, AND IN PERSON) A DOZEN OR SO CURRENT AND FORMER STUDENTS, WHILE MAINTAINING REGULAR EMAIL AND SOCIAL MEDIA CONTACT WITH A DEDICATED NETWORK OF OVER A HUNDRED STUDENTS AND ALUMNI AND SUPPORTERS.OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS, THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH AHJN, WITH THE WHITTIER, PASADENA, AND POMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS; AND PROGRAMMING FOR SOLEDAD ENRICHMENT ACTION (SEA), SERVING BOTH YOUTH AND ADULTS VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS STREET POETS REACHED OVER 100 ADDITIONAL YOUTH AND ADULTS. STREET POETS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN CONFERENCES AND CONVENINGS, INCLUDING THE SOCIAL JUSTICE LEARNING INSTITUTE (SJLI) CONFERENCE AND THE AHJN NATIONAL PEER LEARNING EXCHANGE, REACHING OVER 300 MORE INDIVIDUALS.STREET POETS HELD A SESSION WITH A CERTIFIED THERAPIST TO EXCHANGE INFO ON OUR BEST MENTAL-HEALTH APPROACHES VIA THE ARTS AND HOW THE ARTS ARE ESSENTIAL/INCREDIBLY VALUABLE, YET LARGELY MISSING, IN THERAPY AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
  Expenses $484,309 · revenue $39,955
• MUSIC: WE OFFERED 36 WEEKLY IN-PERSON "BEATS & RHYMES DROP-IN, MUSIC-MAKING WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, AGES 13-25, SERVING A GROUP OF ABOUT 15 PARTICIPANTS. IN ADDITION, WE CONTINUED OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, ONBOARDING 2 SELECTED COHORTS OF 10 TOTAL YOUTH TO ATTEND, ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN, AND ACQUIRE SKILLS FROM, ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS WITH MASTER/PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS WHO COULD PROVIDE INSIGHT AND WORKSHOPPING ABOUT THE MUSIC AND RECORDING INDUSTRY, AS WELL AS WEEKLY MUSIC AND WRITING PROGRAMMING.ALL OF OUR PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING INTERNS, PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL AND ARTS EXCURSION ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES AND MONTHLY OPEN MIC, WHERE PARTICIPANTS HAVE HOSTED, DJ'D, PERFORMED ON STAGE AND LEARNED ADDITIONAL SKILLS IN EVENTS AND PERFORMANCE ARTS. YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WERE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE AN IN-DEPTH CURRICULUM, COVERING AREAS THAT INCLUDED MUSIC PRODUCTION, BEATMAKING, MUSICAL ENGINEERING, WRITING, PERFORMANCE, RECORDING AND PRODUCTION. MANY OF THE PARTICIPANTS FROM BOTH THE DROP-IN "BEATS & RHYMES" PROGRAM AND THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM HELPED PRODUCE, WRITE, PERFORM AND RECORD FOR THE ORIGINAL, STREET POETS HIP-HOP AND SPOKEN WORD ALBUM ENTITLED "LETTERS FROM LA."IN ADDITION, WE PRESENTED THE FRESH TRACKS PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH TWO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS (JAIL GUITAR DOORS AND GIVE A BEAT). WE PROVIDED 45 SESSIONS OF OUR TWICE A WEEK MUSIC RECORDING AND PRODUCTION PROGRAMMING TO YOUNG ADULTS SERVING AN AVERAGE OF 15 SYSTEM-IMPACTED OR AT-RISK YOUNG ADULTS IN THE WEST HOLLYWOOD AREA - LEARNING IN A STATE-OF-THE-ART STUDIO WITH ARTISTS SUCH AS THE LEGENDARY WAYNE KRAMER.
  Expenses $403,037
• SCHOOLS: STREET POETS LED WEEKLY, IN-PERSON POETRY-WRITING WORKSHOP SERIES AT LOS ANGELES COUNTY MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR INCLUDING AT THE FOLLOWING SITES: BERT CORONA CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE BRIDGE ACADEMY EL SERENO, COLLEGE BRIDGE ACADEMY COMPTON, COLLEGE BRIDGE ACADEMY WATTS, JOHN ADAMS JDRC, METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL, ACCELERATED MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SAN ANTONIO CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL. WE ALSO FACILITATED ONE-TIME PERFORMANCE AND WRITING WORKSHOP VISITS FOR SCHOOLS INCLUDING GABRIELLA CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL AND CROSSROADS SCHOOL IN SANTA MONICA. IN ADDITION, IN AN ONGOING MULTI-YEAR PARTNERSHIP, STREET POETS LED A 5-DAY INTENSIVE WORKSHOP SERIES AT MIAMI HIGH SCHOOL IN MIAMI, AZ (APRIL 14TH-18TH, 2025). THE SCHOOLS PROGRAMS SERVED A TOTAL OF ABOUT 300 YOUTH.
  Expenses $299,693 · revenue $38,400
• PROBATION: IN COLLABORATION WITH ARTS FOR HEALING & JUSTICE NETWORK (AHJN), STREET POETS LED WEEKLY AND ONE-TIME POETRY-WRITING AND MUSIC RECORDING WORKSHOPS AT AND WITH LOS ANGELES COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNITY SITES/PLATFORMS, INCLUDING: DOROTHY KIRBY CENTER, BARRY J. NIDORF JUVENILE HALL, SAN FERNANDO VALLEY FAMILY CLINIC, AND LOS PADRINOS JUVENILE HALL. WE ALSO FACILITATED CREATIVE WELL-BEINGS FOR THE ARTS FOR HEALING JUSTICE NETWORK AND EVENTS SITES SUCH AS THE CALIFORNIA FOSTER YOUTH EDUCATION SUMMIT (APRIL 7, 2025) - PROVIDING TRAINING AND FACILITATION FOR EDUCATORS AND PARTNERS SERVICING PROBATIONARY YOUTH. IN ALL, WE SERVICED 75-100 YOUTH INCARCERATED, ON PROBATION, OR AT-RISK OF INCARCERATION AGED 13-25.STREET POETS COLLABORATED WITH ARTS FOR HEALING JUSTICE NETWORK FOR THE "IMAGING FREEDOM" FULL WEEK RETREAT IN TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA, CREATING A SPACE FOR PREVIOUSLY INCARCERATED AND SYSTEM-IMPACTED YOUTH FROM LA FOR HEALING, FREEDOM-DREAMING, AND TRANSFORMATION. THROUGH A TRIP TO THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE AND THE LEGACY MUSEUM IN MONTGOMERY, THE CIVIL RIGHTS JUSTICE INSTITUTE AND THE 16TH ST CHURCH IN BIRMINGHAM, AND A FOUR-DAY GATHERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA FROM APRIL 28 - MAY 4, 2025.
  Expenses $119,586 · revenue $174,435

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 May, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

20-2268493

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

2005

Accounting year ends

May

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Education (B92)

Assets (IRS master file)

$6,243,689

Income (IRS master file)

$1,946,916

Filing history

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 20-2268493).

Questions about STREET POETS INC

What is the EIN of STREET POETS INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of STREET POETS INC is 20-2268493.

Is STREET POETS INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.

Are donations to STREET POETS INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does STREET POETS 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 STREET POETS INC due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending May 31, 2026) is due October 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did STREET POETS INC last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended May 2025.

Who is the principal officer of STREET POETS INC?

The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 names SHANAE SHARON.

Who are the officers and directors of STREET POETS INC?

The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $127,354 (SHANAE SHARON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).

How much revenue does STREET POETS INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,946,916, expenses of $1,775,804 and total assets of $6,243,689 at year end.

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