Mission
THE MISSION OF THE SUN VALLEY WRITERS' CONFERENCE IS TO BRING TOGETHER READERS AND WRITERS TO CELEBRATE IDEAS AT AN ANNUAL EVENT ANCHORED BY RECOGNIZED WRITERS OF FICTION AND NONFICTION.
Public Charity
SUN VALLEY WRITERS' CONFERENCE INC
SUN VALLEY WRITERS' CONFERENCE INC is a Public Charity headquartered in MONTEREY, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $4.7M revenue, $4.1M expenses, $7.3M total assets. 118 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.5M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 820496196
MONTEREY, CA
Education N.E.C.
NTEE: B99
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.7M
Total Expenses$4.1M
Total Assets$7.3M
Grant Records118
Funding Total$3.5M
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Sun Valley Writers' Conference Inc
How Sun Valley Writers' Conference Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$80
Programs
the work itself
$14
Management
running the organization
$6
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $80 for programs
$80
Presentation of writers' conferences to the public has exposed people to established writers, provided assistance to potential writers and has expanded appreciation for the literary world
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.
Sample Grants Received
Project Support
$12,000
$8,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$232,800
EDUCATION
$171,000
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$82,000
Showing up to 5 of 118 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Andrea Lieberman
DIRECTOR
Ayad Akhtar
DIRECTOR
Carole Geithner
DIRECTOR
James Tooley
DIRECTOR
Kelly Anderson
DIRECTOR
Lee Sachs
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.7M | $4.1M | $7.3M |
| 2024 | $3.3M | $3.3M | $6.8M |
| 2023 | $4.2M | $3.5M | $7.0M |
| 2022 | $3.3M | $3.1M | $6.1M |
| 2020 | $1.4M | $1.7M | $5.5M |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.4M to $4.7M (+244%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.3M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.