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SINCE ITS FOUNDING, THE FESTIVAL HAS PRESENTED MORE THAN 1,800 WRITERS AND ARTISTS FROM 118 COUNTRIES SPEAKING 56 LANGUAGES IN VENUES ACROSS NEW YORK CITY AND LOS ANGELES IN A FOUR DAYS SERIES OF LITERARY EVENTS WITH A HUMAN RIGHTS FOCUS. THE FESTIVAL WAS FOUNDED BY SALMAN RUSHDIE, ESTHER ALLEN AND MICHAEL ROBERTS IN THE AFTERMATH OF SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2001, WITH THE AIM OF BROADENING CHANNELS OF DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD- A MISSION THAT, TODAY, HAS NEVER BEEN MORE RELEVANT. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE 19TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES' LEADING INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL CONSISTS OF 40+ EVENTS IN NYC AND 5 EVENTS IN LA, INCLUDING A KEYNOTE LECTURE BY KIRKUS PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR TA-NEHISI COATES AT THE THE NEW SCHOOL'S TISHMAN AUDITORIUM. PROGRAMMING INCLUDES EVENTS WITH AYAD AHKTAR, REZA ASLAN, ELIF BATUMAN, ANNE BEREST, DAVID BLIGHT, MAHOGANY L. BROWNE, JELANI COBB, HEATHER COX RICHARDSON, JENNIFER CROFT, KIRAN DESAI, MATTHEW DESMOND, CAROLYN FORCHE, ASHLEY C. FORD, JUAN GABRIEL VASQUEZ, ROXANE GAY, KAITLYN GREENDIGE, GARTH GREENWELL, KHALED HOSSEINI, ANTON HUR, MARLON JAMES, HAN KANG, KATIE KITAMURA, PHIL KLAY, R.F. KUANG, AMITAVA KUMAR, PADMA LAKSHMI, MIN JIN LEE, YIYUN LI, KYLE LUKOFF, REBECCA MAKKAI, OTTESSA MOSHFEGH, SAYAKA MURATA, BEN OKRI, JOSE OLIVAREZ, IMANI PERRY, GEENA ROCERO, STACY SCHIFF, SAMANTA SCHWEBLIN, MAYUKH SEN, RUTA SEPETYS, KAMILA SHAMIE, MEGGIE SMITH, TRACI SORELL, MARGARET SULLIVAN, MARIA TATAR, AMOR TOWLES, PADMA VENKATRAMAN, JOAN WALSH, MURONG XUECEN, MONICA YOUN, JAVIER ZAMORA, AND MORE. 853093 278250 108025 LITERARY AWARDS:SINCE 1963, THE PEN AMERICA LITERARY AWARDS HAVE HONORED MANY OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING VOICES IN LITERATURE ACROSS DIVERSE GENRES, INCLUDING FICTION, POETRY, SCIENCE WRITING, ESSAYS, SPORTS WRITING, BIOGRAPHY, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, AND DRAMA. WITH THE HELP OF OUR PARTNERS, PEN AMERICA CONFERS OVER 20 DISTINCT AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AND PRIZES EACH YEAR, AWARDING OVER $350,000 TO WRITERS AND TRANSLATORS. 4392820 315892 102698 PUBLIC PROGRAMS; CONTENT AND OUTREACH; MEMBERSHIP; BRANCHES; PRISON WRITING; PEN AMERICA JOURNAL; WRITERS FUND. 4392820 315892 102698 14523748 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 405 0 1 87 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 38 38 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY CA AR HI KS MA MD ME MN NC ND NH NJ OH OR PA RI TN UT VA WA X THE ORGANIZATION 2123341660 588 BROADWAY SUITE 303 NEW YORK NY 10012 JENNIFER FINNEY BOYLAN PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 MARKUS DOHLE EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT & TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AYAD AKHTAR VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TRACY HIGGINS VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARIE ARANA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER BARBEY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN CHAO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN CHOI TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROXANNE DONOVAN 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STRENGTHENING EURASIAN PEN CENTERS PROJECT 192414 WIRE TRANSFER 0 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES CENTER DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT & GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 140445 WIRE TRANSFER 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC CENTER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES 15791 WIRE TRANSFER 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND) GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION 20955 WIRE TRANSFER 0 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 9400 WIRE TRANSFER 0 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND) 2 6712 WIRE TRANSFERS EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 1 1500 WIRE TRANSFERS EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE NORTH AMERICA 1 4000 WIRE TRANSFERS EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES 9 40500 WIRE TRANSFERS EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE SOUTH ASIA 1 2000 WIRE TRANSFERS 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: DUES ARE PAID TO PEN'S INTERNATIONAL UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION, INTERNATIONAL PEN, WHICH PROVIDES THE ORGANIZATION WITH AN ANNUAL REPORT TO SUBSTANTIATE THE USE OF FUNDS. THE ORGANIZATION AWARDS LITERARY PRIZES TO INDIVIDUALS BASED ON ARTISTIC MERIT IN RECOGNITION OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE FIELD. THEREFORE, SINCE THE AWARDS AND PRIZES ARE NOT MADE TO FUND SPECIFIC PROJECTS OR ACTIVITIES OF THE RECIPIENTS, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MONITOR THE EXPENDITURES OF THE RECIPIENTS. AWARDS ARE GIVEN TO INDIVIDUALS OF PROVEN MERIT FOR THEIR PERSONAL USE. TRANSLATION FUND GRANTS, INCLUDED AS PART OF LITERARY AWARDS, ARE AWARDED BASED ON A PROPOSAL AND SAMPLE TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH OF A PREVIOUSLY-UNTRANSLATED WORK. HALF OF THE GRANT IS FUNDED UPFRONT AND THE REMAINDER IS FUNDED AT THE COMPLETION OF THE TRANSLATION. EMERGENCY GRANTS MADE TO INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE THE US ARE BASED ON SUBSTANTIATED AND/OR IMMEDIATE NEED, GENERALLY FOR TEMPORARY LIVING EXPENSES OR FOR LEGAL EXPENSES. X X X X X X X 1 COMMUNITY COUNSELING SERVICE 527 MADISON AVENUE 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10022 CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT CONSULTATION SERVICE 0 0 198944 0 NANCY GOLDSTEIN 407 WASHINGTON AVENUE 2C BROOKLYN NY 11238 GRANT WRITING / REPORTING 0 0 27000 0 WILLIAM LEGGAT 394 LINCOLN PL APT A2 BROOKLYN NY 11238 CONDUCTED RESEARCH AND WROTE GRANT PROPOSALS 0 0 5720 0 MARY QUIN MOSS 115 HOWE ST NEW HAVEN CT 06511 CONDUCTED RESEARCH AND WROTE GRANT PROPOSALS 0 0 5600 0 237264 NY CA AR HI KS MA MD ME MN NC NH NJ OH OR PA RI TN UT VA WA ND PEN LITERARY GALA 2759273 2168687 590586 131178 190961 3111 265336 PEN AUTHOR'S EVENINGS 220679 203840 16839 16839 1 25044 25044 3004996 2397571 607425 131178 207800 3111 265336 607425 0 1 BARD COLLEGE 30 CAMPUS ROAD ANNANDALEONHUDSON NY 12504 141713034 501(C)(3) 451857 0 RUSSIAN INDEPENDENT MEDIA ARCHIVE (RIMA) SUBGRANT NCF FREEDOM 4535 45TH COURT SARASOTA FL 34234 922671300 100000 0 DEFENDING COLLEGE FROM GOV CENSORSHIP DEEP VELLUM PUBLISHING 3000 COMMERCE STREET DALLAS TX 75226 463099904 501(C)(3) 12000 0 SUPPORT PUBLICATION OF YOUR LANGUAGE MY EAR ANTHOLOGY 2 1 LITERARY AWARD 32 317000 TRANSLATION 11 40000 US WRITERS FUND (USWAI) 195 270000 PEN ACROSS AMERICA (PAA) PRESS FREEDOM INCENTIVE FUND (PFIF) 38 59174 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION AWARDS LITERARY PRIZES TO INDIVIDUALS BASED ON ARTISTIC MERIT IN RECOGNITION OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE FIELD. THEREFORE, SINCE THE AWARDS AND PRIZES ARE NOT MADE TO FUND SPECIFIC PROJECTS OR ACTIVITIES OF THE RECIPIENTS, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MONITOR THE EXPENDITURES OF THE RECIPIENTS. AWARDS ARE GIVEN TO INDIVIDUALS OF PROVEN MERIT FOR THEIR PERSONAL USE. TRANSLATION FUND GRANTS, INCLUDED AS PART OF LITERARY AWARDS, ARE AWARDED BASED ON A PROPOSAL AND SAMPLE TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH OF A PREVIOUSLY-UNTRANSLATED WORK. HALF OF THE GRANT IS FUNDED UPFRONT AND THE REMAINDER IS FUNDED AT THE COMPLETION OF THE TRANSLATION. EMERGENCY GRANTS ARE MADE TO WRITERS, WITH WHOM PEN SHARES A COMMUNITY, FOR IMMEDIATE CASH NEEDS THAT ARE DOCUMENTED IN A WRITTEN APPLICATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S WRITER'S FUND COMMITTEE MEETS QUARTERLY TO REVIEW APPLICATIONS FROM WRITERS IN NEED. GRANTS ARE PROVIDED TO THOSE WITH IMMEDIATE, SUBSTANTIATED NEED. THE WRITER'S FUND COMMITTEE MAINTAINS RECORDS OF APPLICATIONS. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SUZANNE NOSSEL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 426377 0 80000 0 0 0 9900 0 2452 0 518729 0 0 0 OLAKUNLE APAMPA CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 288233 0 0 0 0 0 7950 0 11830 0 308013 0 0 0 DRUSILLA MENAKER TO 923 CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 195788 0 50000 0 0 0 5531 0 9978 0 261297 0 0 0 DEBORAH WILSON CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 227592 0 20000 0 0 0 6900 0 11186 0 265678 0 0 0 SUMMER LOPEZ CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER, FREE EXP. 202411 0 15000 0 0 0 6150 0 11367 0 234928 0 0 0 CLARISSE ROSAZ SHARIYF CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER, LIT PROG 205000 0 15000 0 0 0 6150 0 0 0 226150 0 0 0 ALLISON LEE MANAGING DIRECTOR, LA 201111 0 0 0 0 0 2100 0 2890 0 206101 0 0 0 GERALDINE BAUM CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER 190004 0 0 0 0 0 3143 0 37663 0 230810 0 0 0 X 8 874424 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. THE MEMBERSHIP OF PEN IS COMPOSED OF POETS, PLAYWRIGHTS, EDITORS, ESSAYISTS, NOVELISTS, SHORT STORY WRITERS, BIOGRAPHERS, HISTORIANS, PHILOSOPHERS, CRITICS, TRANSLATORS, AND OTHERS SIMILARLY ENGAGED. THE QUALIFICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IS ACKNOWLEDGED ACHIEVEMENT IN THE LITERARY FIELD OR OTHER DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE LITERARY COMMUNITY. A SEPARATE ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY IS CONFERRED UPON STUDENTS, NON-QUALIFYING WRITERS, AND INDIVIDUALS WHO SUPPORT PEN'S GOALS. ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP CARRIES NO VOTING RIGHTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A PEN AMERICAN CENTER IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION WITH APPROXIMATELY 4,000 CURRENT MEMBERS. THE MEMBERSHIP, IN ITS ANNUAL MEETING GENERALLY HELD IN DECEMBER OF EACH YEAR, ELECTS PEN'S GOVERNING BODY. ACCORDING TO OUR BY-LAWS: - "THE AFFAIRS AND PROPERTY OF PEN SHALL BE MANAGED BY ITS GOVERNING BOARD, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WHO ARE LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE AS FIDUCIARIES TO SEE THAT PEN CARRIES OUT ITS PROGRAMS IN FULFILLMENT OF ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES..." FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B ONLY TO THE EXTENT OF BY-LAW CHANGES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWED A DRAFT OF FORM 990. THE FINAL FORM 990 IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AT EACH MARCH BOARD MEETING (FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR), THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS CIRCULATED PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND RETURNED BY EACH TRUSTEE TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. ANY TRUSTEE WHO IS UNCERTAIN ABOUT A POSSIBLE CONFLICT SHOULD REQUEST THE BOARD TO MAKE A DETERMINATION, AND THE BOARD SHALL RESOLVE THE QUESTION BY MAJORITY VOTE. TRUSTEES WHO HAVE BEEN FOUND TO HAVE A CONFLICT IN ANY MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE BOARD SHALL REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN CONSIDERATION OF THE MATTER. THE BOARD MAY REQUEST INFORMATION OR INTERPRETATION FROM THE PERSON(S) INVOLVED IN THE CONFLICT. THE TRUSTEE INVOLVED IN THE CONFLICT SHALL NOT VOTE ON SUCH MATTERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH INPUT FROM INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL SOURCES. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, DETERMINES STAFF COMPENSATION BASED ON THE SALARY LEVEL OF PREVIOUS STAFF WITH SIMILAR RESPONSIBILITIES, AND TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE EXPERIENCE OF THE CANDIDATE AND THE MARKETPLACE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARTER, ANNUAL REPORT, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE. FORM 990 AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 110,337. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 440,293. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 148,421. TOTAL EXPENSES 699,051. PROGRAM CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,299,028. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 56,246. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 98,646. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,453,920. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: LOSSES ON UNCOLLECTABLE PLEDGES -889,999. PEN AMERICA LOS ANGELES 8444 WILSHIRE BLVD 4TH FL BEVERLY HILLS CA 90211 953502910 FREE EXPRESSION AND LITERARY ACTIVITIES CA 501(C)(3) LINE 7 PEN AMERICAN CENTER INC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0