Public Charity

THE ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS INC

THE ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS INC, of NEW YORK, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3.1M in revenue, $5.3M in expenses, $17.3M in total assets. 29 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $560K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 131879953 NEW YORK, NY Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.1M
Total Expenses$5.3M
Total Assets$17.3M
Grant Records29
Funding Total$560K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO ENCOURAGE, STIMULATE, AND FOSTER THE PRODUCTION OF AMERICAN POETRY BY PROVIDING FELLOWSHIPS FOR POETS OF PROVEN MERIT, BY GRANTING SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS AND PRIZES FOR POETIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND BY OTHER SUCH MEANS AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY DEVISE AND DETERMINE.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Albert Lee
SECRETARY Alexandra C Jackson
TREASURER Andrew Schiff
DIRECTOR Bruno Navasky
DIRECTOR Camille Lannan
DIRECTOR Elda Rotor

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$135,651 6 grants
CULTURE & ARTS
$132,000 2 grants
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$79,500 2 grants
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$50,285 5 grants
ARTS & CULTURE
$30,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.1M $5.3M $17.3M
2024 $8.3M $4.9M $18.7M
2023 $2.4M $5.3M $13.5M
2022 $8.5M $5.6M $14.6M
2021 $4.0M $5.1M $17.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $4.0M to $3.1M (-24%), with total assets most recently reported at $17.3M.

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