Nonprofit · EIN 46-5074303
WATERING HOLE POETRY ORGANIZATION
Tax-exempt · YORK, SC 29745
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $288,585 | $136,959 | $151,626 | $212,467 | $1,497 | $210,970 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $98,357 | $100,658 | -$2,301 | $59,344 | $0 | $59,344 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $267,934
- of which government grants
- $71,279
- Program service revenue
- $20,651
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $30,161
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $32,944
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Travel
- $7,798
- Program services (functional)
- $85,500
- Management and general (functional)
- $39,584
- Fundraising (functional)
- $11,875
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $59,344
- Total assets, end of year
- $212,467
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,497
- Net assets, end of year
- $210,970
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $56,804
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $154,166
- Gross receipts
- $288,585
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 2015
- State of legal domicile
- SC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candace Wiley | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $30,161 |
| Dasan Ahanu | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Junious Ward | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Angelo TGeter | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Sumita Chakraborty | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Julian Randall | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Joyce-Rose Harris | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Massenburg | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Junious Ward | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Angelo TGeter | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Rahsaan Louris | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Sumita Chakraborty | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Julian Randall | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Joyce-Rose Harris | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Candace Wiley | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1931 PARAHAM RD S, YORK, SC 29745-7326
- Mailing address (990-N for 2016)
- PO Box 1924, Columbia SC 29202
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Candace Wiley, PO Box 1924, Columbia, SC 29202
- Principal officer (990-N for 2016)
- Monifa Lemons Jackson, 2640 Trull St, Columbia SC 29204
- Signed the 990
- Candace Wiley, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (217) 776-9002
- Website
- twhpoetry.org
- Return prepared by
- IL NFP AUDIT AND TAX LLP
Mission
We are a southern-based vanguard who builds Harlem Renaissance-style spaces in the contemporary South. Our core purpose is to cultivate and inspire kinship between poets of color from all spoken and written traditions, thus creating a tribe with a mutual focus of poetics and craft-building.
Program accomplishments
- The Watering Hole invests in pursuing the craft of poetry. We are a home where poets of color in the South can learn and grow at each others' feet. The Watering Hole hosts the only Southern writing Retreat for poets of color and draws 50 to 60 poets to the Retreat each year.Expenses $85,500 · revenue $20,651
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
- 46-5074303
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $212,467
- Income (IRS master file)
- $288,585
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $288,585 | $136,959 | $212,467 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $98,357 | $100,658 | $59,344 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $43,555 | $16,016 | $86,429 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2016 Officer: Monifa Lemons Jackson | 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 46-5074303).
Questions about WATERING HOLE POETRY ORGANIZATION
- What is the EIN of WATERING HOLE POETRY ORGANIZATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WATERING HOLE POETRY ORGANIZATION is 46-5074303.
- Is WATERING HOLE POETRY ORGANIZATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to WATERING HOLE POETRY ORGANIZATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WATERING HOLE POETRY ORGANIZATION 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 WATERING HOLE POETRY ORGANIZATION 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 WATERING HOLE POETRY ORGANIZATION 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 WATERING HOLE POETRY ORGANIZATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Candace Wiley.
- Who are the officers and directors of WATERING HOLE POETRY ORGANIZATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 7 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $30,161 (Candace Wiley, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does WATERING HOLE POETRY ORGANIZATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $288,585, expenses of $136,959 and total assets of $212,467 at year end.
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