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. 30 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $586K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 131879953 NEW YORK, NY Humanities NTEE: A70 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.1M
Total Expenses$5.3M
Total Assets$17.3M
Grant Records30
Funding Total$586K
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.

Where $100 goes at The Academy of American Poets Inc

How The Academy of American Poets Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$84 Programs the work itself
$7 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $84 for programs

$47
Awards and prizes:the academy administered and awarded poetry prizes to poets at all stages of their careers through various programs, including the poets laureate fellowships, the poetry fund…
56% of program spending
$24
Additional programs:other key initiatives include the poetry coalition, education programs for high school students and adult learners, national poetry month, a reading series, and a memberships program
29% of program spending
$9
Website:launched in 1996, poets.Org is the award-winning website of The Academy of American Poets
11% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

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

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$269,670 14 grants
Arts & Culture
$232,285 10 grants
Education
$76,194 5 grants
Unspecified
$7,500 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 $5.2M $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.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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