Mission
PEN AMERICAN CENTER, INC. IS AN ASSOCIATION OF WRITERS AND OTHERS IN THE LITERARY COMMUNITY WORKING TO DEFEND FREE EXPRESSION, ADVANCE LITERATURE, AND FOSTER INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FELLOWSHIP.
Public Charity
PEN AMERICAN CENTER INC
Based in NEW YORK, NY, PEN AMERICAN CENTER INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $15.9M in revenue, $25.2M in expenses, $45.7M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 140 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $30.7M.
EIN: 133447888
NEW YORK, NY
Humanities
NTEE: A70
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$15.9M
Total Expenses$25.2M
Total Assets$45.7M
Grant Records140
Funding Total$30.7M
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at Pen American Center Inc
How Pen American Center Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$73
Programs
the work itself
$15
Management
running the organization
$12
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $73 for programs
$44
Free expression programs
$23
Public programs; content and outreach; membership; branches; prison writing; pen america journal; writers fund
$3
Literary awards:since 1963, the pen america literary awards have honored many of the most outstanding voices in literature across diverse genres, including fiction, poetry, science writing, essays, biography…
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$256,000
GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT
$30,227
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$769,531
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$347,400
Project support
$291,000
Showing up to 5 of 140 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TRUSTEE
Alix Ritchie
MANAGING DIRECTOR, LA
Allison Lee
TRUSTEE
Allison Markin Powell
TRUSTEE
Andrew Solomon
TRUSTEE
Anya Salama
TRUSTEE
Ayad Akhtar
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $15.9M | $25.2M | $45.7M |
| 2023 | $21.8M | $20.3M | $47.8M |
| 2022 | $25.8M | $16.1M | $45.5M |
| 2020 | $14.9M | $9.7M | $18.5M |
| 2019 | $12.3M | $9.4M | $13.0M |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $12.3M to $15.9M (+30%), with total assets most recently reported at $45.7M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.