Public Charity

THE POETRY PROJECT LTD

THE POETRY PROJECT LTD is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in NEW YORK, NY. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $15.4M, expenses of $1.3M, total assets of $17.6M. Imperigo tracks 10 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $92K.

EIN: 133317229 NEW YORK, NY Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$15.4M
Total Expenses$1.3M
Total Assets$17.6M
Grant Records10
Funding Total$92K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES, FOSTERS, AND INSPIRES THE READING AND WRITING OF CONTEMPORARY POETRY BY (A) PRESENTING CONTEMPORARY POETRY TO DIVERSE AUDIENCES, (B) INCREASING PUBLIC RECOGNITION, AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF POETRY AND OTHER ARTS, (C) PROVIDING A COMMUNITY SETTING IN WHICH POETS AND ARTISTS CAN EXCHANGE IDEAS AND INFORMATION, AND (D) ENCOURAGING THE PARTICIPATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW POETS FROM A BROAD RANGE OF STYLES.

Where $100 goes at The Poetry Project Ltd

How The Poetry Project Ltd divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$63 Programs the work itself
$22 Management running the organization
$15 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $63 for programs

$63
The organization held readings, lectures, poetry workshops, and special events; hosted an emerging poets fellowship program, and published a quarterly newsletter
All program spending
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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

BOARD MEMBER David Velasco
BOARD MEMBER Deepali Zeer
TREASURER Dija Vij
PRESIDENT Edmund Berrigan
BOARD MEMBER Fred Moten
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Nicole Wallace

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Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$43,500 3 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$19,355 1 grant
General Support
$10,000 1 grant
Education
$4,400 1 grant
Unspecified
$15,094 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $15.4M $1.3M $17.6M
2024 $3.5M $1.2M $2.9M
2023 $1.1M $1.1M $721K
2022 $418K $1.0M $574K
2021 $576K $889K $1.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $576K to $15.4M (+2581%), with total assets most recently reported at $17.6M.

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