Nonprofit · EIN 27-0318769
KWELI JOURNAL INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10021
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $197,974 | $233,684 | -$35,710 | $63,071 | $3,281 | $59,790 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $182,440 | $361,492 | -$179,052 | $97,000 | $1,500 | $95,500 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $136,277
- of which government grants
- $74,500
- Program service revenue
- $61,697
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $24,997
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $28,404
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,500
- Occupancy
- $7,742
- Travel
- $33,807
- Program services (functional)
- $205,882
- Management and general (functional)
- $26,941
- Fundraising (functional)
- $861
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $97,000
- Total assets, end of year
- $63,071
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,281
- Net assets, end of year
- $59,790
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $59,790
- Gross receipts
- $197,974
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 9
- Year formed
- 2009
- 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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| OZIER MUHAMMAD | BOARD VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ALISON MEYERS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NEELA VASWANI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA PEGRAM | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| IWALANI KIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY MEI LAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLEM RICHARDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MORAN SHEKEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHIKA UNIGWE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| OZIER MUHAMMAD | BOARD VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ALISON MEYERS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NEELA VASWANI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA PEGRAM | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| IWALANI KIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY MEI LAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLEM RICHARDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MORAN SHEKEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHIKA UNIGWE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 693, NEW YORK, NY 10021-0028
- In care of
- % LAURA PEGRAM
- Mailing address (990-N for 2016)
- PO Box 693, New York NY 10021
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LAURA PEGRAM, PO BOX 693, NEW YORK, NY 10021
- Principal officer (990-N for 2016)
- Laura Pegram, PO Box 693, New York NY 10021
- Signed the 990
- LAURA PEGRAM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (212) 472-7444
- Website
- HTTPS://WWW.KWELIJOURNAL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $205,882 · revenue $61,697
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 | Not 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
- 27-0318769
- 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
- 2010
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A33)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $63,071
- Income (IRS master file)
- $197,974
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $197,974 | $233,684 | $63,071 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $182,440 | $361,492 | $97,000 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $382,513 | $315,157 | $348,802 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2016 Officer: Laura Pegram | December 31, 2016 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 27-0318769).
Questions about KWELI JOURNAL INC
- What is the EIN of KWELI JOURNAL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of KWELI JOURNAL INC is 27-0318769.
- Is KWELI JOURNAL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to KWELI JOURNAL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does KWELI JOURNAL 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 KWELI JOURNAL INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did KWELI JOURNAL INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of KWELI JOURNAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names LAURA PEGRAM.
- Who are the officers and directors of KWELI JOURNAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 9 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does KWELI JOURNAL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $197,974, expenses of $233,684 and total assets of $63,071 at year end.
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