Public Charity

COMMUNITY LITERATURE INITIATIVE

COMMUNITY LITERATURE INITIATIVE is a Public Charity headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $453K revenue, $195K expenses, $345K total assets. 11 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $166K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 473601335 Los Angeles, CA Human Services N.E.C. NTEE: P99 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$453K
Total Expenses$195K
Total Assets$345K
Grant Records11
Funding Total$166K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

The organization exists to identify, support, and advance talented poets by providing access to peer to peer mentorship, resources, and publishing opportunities that enable the creation and dissemination of original poetry books for the public benefit. Operating the SIMS Library of Poetry allows all published authors to have their book in a public library's circulation. It is CLI's mission to promote life-long learning for all citizens.

Officers & Directors

Board Member Akoldpiece
Book Production and Press Manager Alana Benson
Publishing Class Manager Deja Dennis
Executive Director Hiram Sims
Board Member Jamelle Nelson
Executive Assistant Kimiko White

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL SUPPORT
$70,692 3 grants
TO PROMOTE THE ARTS IN LONG BEACH, CA
$46,000 2 grants
SEE PART IV
$15,000 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$13,028 1 grant
GENERAL
$12,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $453K $195K $345K
2024 $341K $310K $31K
2023 $403K $494K $169K
2022 $565K $615K $76K
2021 $293K $336K $112K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $293K to $453K (+55%), with total assets most recently reported at $345K.

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