Public Charity

GOLDEN CROWN LITERARY SOCIETY INC

GOLDEN CROWN LITERARY SOCIETY INC is a Public Charity headquartered in NORTHFIELD, MN. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $292K revenue, $368K expenses, $285K total assets. 6 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $330K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 208417315 NORTHFIELD, MN Humanities NTEE: A70 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$292K
Total Expenses$368K
Total Assets$285K
Grant Records6
Funding Total$330K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE GOLDEN CROWN LITERARY SOCIETY (GCLS) IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT, VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS EDUCATION AND THE PROMOTION AND RECOGNITION OF SAPPHIC LITERATURE. OUR GOALS ARE TO: (1) PROVIDE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, ENCOURAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE TO NEW AND ESTABLISHED AUTHORS IN DEVELOPING THEIR CRAFT; (2) SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN QUALITY SAPPHIC WRITING BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR READERS AND WRITERS TO INTERACT; AND (3) TO RECOGNIZE AND PROMOTE SAPPHIC LITERARY WORK.

Where $100 goes at Golden Crown Literary Society Inc

How Golden Crown Literary Society Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$87 Programs the work itself
$13 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $87 for programs

$38
Present an annual 3-day educational conference for authors, readers, editors, and others within the sapphic literature community
43% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 300 people
$18
The gcls writing academy is a year-long program for new writers who already have at least part of a novel written and who qualify regarding a number of…
21% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 40 mentors
$16
Various program service accomplishments for various events, technology, and awards
18% 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 Alex Bateman
Treasurer Ann Etter
President Betsy Carswell
Vice President Bridget Nelson
Director Cindy Rizzo
Director Jade Ashley Nicolau

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$200,000 2 grants
Arts & Culture
$30,240 3 grants
Unspecified
$100,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $292K $368K $285K
2024 $299K $309K $358K
2023 $319K $282K $373K
2022 $265K $173K $329K
2020 $112K $79K $127K

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $112K to $292K (+161%), with total assets most recently reported at $285K.

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

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