Public Charity

Twelve Literary Arts

Twelve Literary Arts, of Cleveland, OH, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2020 filing shows $450K in revenue, $465K in expenses, $11K in total assets. 8 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $807K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 813882736 Cleveland, OH General Support NTEE: DEFAULT Latest filing: 2020
Total Revenue$450K
Total Expenses$465K
Total Assets$11K
Grant Records8
Funding Total$807K
Filing Years2017–2020

Mission

The mission of Twelve Literary Arts is to bring performance poetry to public spaces, while supporting poets and writers of all ages with programming, professional development, and brave spaces to dream, write, and teach into reality a world of social justice and equity.

Sample Grants Received

2022
ARTS MASTERY PROGRAM SUPPORT
$51,000
2020
BALDWIN HOUSE URBAN WRITING RESIDENCY
$277,350
2020
MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF)
$10,000
2020
BALDWIN HOUSE URBAN WRITING RESIDENCY
$10,000
2019
CONTINUED GROWTH OF A LITERARY ARTS MARTERY PROGRAM
$267,000

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Officers & Directors

Executive Artistic Director Daniel Gray-Kontar
Secretary Donzella Turk
Director Dwayne Hurt
Director Key Jo Lee
Director Khalida Sims
Treasurer Kimberly Sias

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Top Grant Purposes

BALDWIN HOUSE URBAN WRITING RESIDENCY
$287,350 2 grants
CONTINUED GROWTH OF A LITERARY ARTS MARTERY PROGRAM
$267,000 1 grant
GROWTH OF TWELVE LITERARY ARTS AND SCALING OF A LITERARY ARTS MASTERY PROGRAM
$192,000 1 grant
ARTS MASTERY PROGRAM SUPPORT
$51,000 1 grant
MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF)
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2020 $450K $465K $11K
2019 $294K $312K $42K
2018 $295K $249K $60K
2017 $85K $72K $13K

Between 2017 and 2020, reported annual revenue grew from $85K to $450K (+427%), with total assets most recently reported at $11K.

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