The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $13,753,554 | $16,739,498 | $16,144,753 | $313,179,597 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 23% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TORCH LITERARY ARTSAUSTIN, TX | EQUITY IN VERSE GRANT | $40,000 | 2024 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Boone | PRESIDENT | 40.00 | $422,894 |
| Caren Yanis | TRUSTEE-THRU APRIL 2024 | 2.00 | $0 |
| Eugene Lowe | VICE CHAIR | 2.00 | $0 |
| Kary Mcilwain | VICE CHAIR-THRU APRIL 2024 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $312,201,376 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $7,644,729 | $18,575,315 | $16,385,855 | $300,431,923 | $299,280,976 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $10,267,155 | $19,264,441 | $16,788,854 | $292,503,710 | $291,109,814 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $70,333,831 | $13,491,798 | $11,239,377 | $341,014,923 | $339,711,294 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $14,478,611 | $11,755,658 | $10,165,573 | $318,692,609 | $305,203,857 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $18,295,410 | $11,992,250 | $10,285,104 | $294,153,882 | $280,650,341 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $15,604,907 | $11,092,891 | $8,780,810 | $257,114,576 | $243,375,785 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $19,135,065 | $10,519,741 | $8,717,824 | $276,545,089 | $262,613,529 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $9,666,437 | $9,913,697 | $7,957,240 | $246,339,257 | $232,109,905 |
| EQUITY IN VERSE GRANT |
| $40,000 |
| 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LACNOTRE DAME, IN | 2022 EQUITY IN VERSE GRANT FOR LETRAS LATINAS | $40,000 | 2022 |
| CITYLIT PROJECT INCBALTIMORE, MD | EQUITY IN VERSE GRANT | $40,000 | 2024 |
| THE CARE CENTERHOLYOKE, MA | POETRY PROGRAMS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND INNOVATION | $40,000 | 2023 |
| MINNESOTA PRISON WRITING WORKSHOPMINNEAPOLIS, MN | POETRY PROGRAMS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND INNOVATION | $40,000 | 2023 |
| Lookingglass Theatre CompanyChicago, IL | Poetry Programming | $40,000 | 2018 |
| The Chicago High School for the ArtsChicago, IL | General Support of Poetry Programs | $40,000 | 2017 |
| MINNESOTA PRISON WRITING WORKSHOPMINNEAPOLIS, MN | POETRY PROGRAMS, PARTNERSHIPS AND INNOVATION GRANT | $40,000 | 2024 |
| YOUTH SPEAKS INCSAN FRANCISCO, CA | EQUITY IN VERSE GRANT | $40,000 | 2024 |
| MILKWEED EDITIONS INCMINNEAPOLIS, MN | POETRY PROGRAMS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND INNOVATION | $40,000 | 2023 |
| CARDBOARD HOUSE PRESSPROVIDENCE, RI | EQUITY IN VERSE GRANT | $40,000 | 2024 |
| ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETSNEW YORK, NY | POETRY COALITION GRANT | $40,000 | 2022 |
| The Chicago High School for the ArtsChicago, IL | General Support of Poetry Programs | $40,000 | 2016 |
| ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS INCNEW YORK, NY | POETRY PROGRAMS, PARTNERSHIPS AND INNOVATION GRANT | $40,000 | 2024 |
| University of NebraskaLincoln, NE | Poetry in Newspapers Syndication | $38,500 | 2016 |
| University of NebraskaLincoln, NE | General Support of Poetry Programs | $38,500 | 2017 |
| Support for American Life in PoetryLincoln, NE | Poetry Programming | $38,500 | 2018 |
| GUILD COMPLEX (GUILD LITERARY COMPLEX)CHICAGO, IL | EQUITY IN VERSE AND SPECIAL PROJECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES / SPONSORSHIP | $36,000 | 2023 |
| THE CARE CENTERHOLYOKE, MA | POETRY PROGRAMS, PARTNERSHIPS AND INNOVATION GRANT | $35,000 | 2024 |
| MIZNAST PAUL, MN | 2022 EQUITY IN VERSE GRANT | $35,000 | 2022 |
| LETRAS LATINAS AT UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAMES INSTITUTE FOR LATINO STUDIESNOTRE DAME, IN | EQUITY IN VERSE GRANT | $35,000 | 2024 |
| READING BETWEEN THE LINESCHICAGO, IL | EQUITY IN VERSE GRANT | $35,000 | 2024 |
| KEARNY STREET WORKSHOP INCSAN FRANCISCO, CA | EQUITY IN VERSE | $35,000 | 2023 |
| 826CHI INC NFPCHICAGO, IL | EQUITY IN VERSE AND SPECIAL PROJECTS | $35,000 | 2023 |
| 2.00 |
| $0 |
| Andrew Jacobs | FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR | 2.00 | $0 |
| Stuart Miller | AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR | 2.00 | $0 |
| Angel Ysaguirre | EQUITY COMM CHAIR | 2.00 | $0 |
| John Bracken | TRUSTEE | 2.00 | $0 |
| Cecilia Conrad | TRUSTEE-THRU APRIL 2024 | 2.00 | $0 |
| Gwendolyn Perry Davis | BOARD CHAIR | 2.00 | $0 |
| Fabiola Delgado | TRUSTEE | 2.00 | $0 |
| Michael Fassnacht | TRUSTEE | 2.00 | $0 |
| Deborah Gillespie | TRUSTEE | 2.00 | $0 |
| Marguerite Griffin | TRUSTEE | 2.00 | $0 |
| Parneshia Jones | TRUSTEE | 2.00 | $0 |
| Marc Bamuthi Joseph | TRUSTEE | 2.00 | $0 |
| Lindsey Peckinpaugh | TRUSTEE | 2.00 | $0 |
| Lynne Thompson | TRUSTEE | 2.00 | $0 |
| Joe Brocato | TRUSTEE-STARTED SEPT 2024 | 2.00 | $0 |
| Jennifer Casteller | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 40.00 | $272,304 |
| Deepa Gupta | TRUSTEE-STARTED SEPT 2024 | 2.00 | $0 |
| Greg Thompson | TRUSTEE-STARTED SEPT 2024 | 2.00 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202413169349102436
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202303149349100145
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202223199349102302
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202123199349104597
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202033169349101743
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201903189349102490
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201823179349101462
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201743149349101274
Form 990-PF · FY2015 · period ending Dec 31, 2015
Filing id 201623139349100642
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.