Public Charity

POETS HOUSE INC

POETS HOUSE INC, of NEW YORK, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $1.9M in revenue, $1.6M in expenses, $8.5M in total assets. 22 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $456K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 133255098 NEW YORK, NY Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.9M
Total Expenses$1.6M
Total Assets$8.5M
Grant Records22
Funding Total$456K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

A LIBRARY AND MEETING PLACE THAT INVITES POETS AND THE PUBLIC INTO THE LIVING TRADITION OF POETRY, OFFERING POETRY BOOKS AND RESOURCES, LITERARY EVENTS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO DOCUMENT THE DIVERSITY OF MODERN POETRY AND STIMULATE DIALOGUE ON ISSUES OF POETRY IN CULTURE.

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$25,780
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$14,000
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$12,500
2024
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$8,153
2023
ARTS, CULTURE, AND HUMANITIES
$30,000

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Officers & Directors

TREASURER Alan M Klein
BOARD MEMBER Bruce Crawford
SECRETARY Cheri Fein
BOARD MEMBER Cornelius Eady
BOARD MEMBER David Grubin
BOARD MEMBER Elizabeth Kandall

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$187,480 7 grants
CULTURE & ARTS
$69,000 3 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$50,000 1 grant
ARTS, CULTURE, AND HUMANITIES
$30,000 1 grant
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$27,600 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.9M $1.6M $8.5M
2023 $2.1M $1.1M $9.0M
2022 $1.9M $1.6M $7.9M
2020 $1.4M $1.5M $7.4M
2019 $1.3M $1.8M $7.3M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.3M to $1.9M (+43%), with total assets most recently reported at $8.5M.

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