Public Charity

LITERARY SOCIETY OF THE DESERT

Based in INDIAN WELLS, CA, LITERARY SOCIETY OF THE DESERT operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $366K in revenue, $219K in expenses, $873K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 2 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $22K.

EIN: 474859052 INDIAN WELLS, CA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$366K
Total Expenses$219K
Total Assets$873K
Grant Records2
Funding Total$22K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE LITERARY SOCIETY OF THE DESERT IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION PROMOTING LITERACY AND THE LOVE OF READING THROUGH PRESENTATIONS BY (AND DISCUSSIONS WITH) LEADING AUTHORS, AS WELL AS PROMOTING LITERACY, WRITING SKILLS, AND THE LOVE OF READING IN THE COMMUNITY.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Christine Metz
TRUSTEE Danielle Granath
VP EVENTS Joanne Mintz
TRUSTEE Lyn Chernis
VP COMM RELA Michael V Smith
TREASURER Myron Mintz

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$21,900 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $366K $219K $873K
2024 $311K $238K $720K
2023 $245K $174K $619K
2022 $233K $163K $550K
2021 $1K $1K $479K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1K to $366K (+34288%), with total assets most recently reported at $873K.

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