2022-11-07T15:57:58-06:00 2021-12-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2021-01-01 133447888 PEN AMERICAN CENTER INC PENA 2123341660 588 BROADWAY 303 NEW YORK NY 100125246 SUZANNE NOSSEL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2123341660 2022-11-04 1 SUZANNE NOSSEL 999009999 FREDERICK MARTENS P00298107 2126972299 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z SUZANNE NOSSEL 588 BROADWAY 303 NEW YORK NY 100125246 29551600 0 X WWW.PEN.ORG X 1985 NY PEN AMERICAN CENTER, INC. IS AN ASSOCIATION OF WRITERS AND OTHERS IN THE LITERARY COMMUNITY WORKING TO DEFEND FREE EXPRESSION, ADVANCE LITERATURE, AND FOSTER INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FELLOWSHIP. 39 39 55 117 0 0 14394949 28436835 169998 188047 115718 295674 174652 138536 14855317 29059092 1338368 963503 0 0 5542310 5825532 26500 298589 1629925 2795442 3695583 9702620 10783207 5152697 18275885 18457364 36781487 900256 852954 17557108 35928533 X PEN AMERICAN CENTER, INC. IS AN ASSOCIATION OF WRITERS AND OTHERS IN THE LITERARY COMMUNITY WORKING TO DEFEND FREE EXPRESSION, ADVANCE LITERATURE, AND FOSTER INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FELLOWSHIP. 0 0 3365646 411090 FREE EXPRESSION PROGRAMS: PEN AMERICA'S FREE EXPRESSION PROGRAMS DEFEND WRITERS AND JOURNALISTS AND PROTECT THE FREE EXPRESSION RIGHTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD. THIS WORK INCLUDES RESEARCH AND REPORTS ON TOPICAL ISSUES RANGING FROM FRAUDULENT NEWS TO CENSORSHIP IN CHINA; ADVOCACY INTERNATIONALLY AND IN THE UNITED STATES IN DEFENSE OF PRESS FREEDOM AND ON OTHER FREE EXPRESSION CHALLENGES; AND CAMPAIGNS ON POLICY ISSUES AND ON BEHALF OF INDIVIDUAL WRITERS AND JOURNALISTS UNDER THREAT. 1382699 PEN WORLD VOICES FESTIVAL PEN WORLD VOICES IS AMERICA'S PREMIER INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL, ATTRACTING THE BEST KNOWN WRITERS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE. 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 IN A WEEKLONG 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 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF UNITED STATES' LEADING INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL CONSISTS OF 70+ EVENTS ACROSS NYC, INCLUDING A KEYNOTE LECTURE BY BOOKER PRIZE-WINNING INDIAN NOVELIST ARUNDHATI ROY AT THE APOLLO THEATER. PROGRAMMING INCLUDES EVENTS WITH LAURIE ANDERSON, FATIMAH ASGHAR, RAS BARAKA, REVEREND DR. WILLIAM BARBER II, ELIF BATUMAN, JERICHO BROWN, CAROLE CADWALLADR, MARY H.K. CHOI, KWAME DAWES, JENNIFER EGAN, DAVE EGGERS, NAJAT EL HACHMI, CAROLIN EMCKE, ISAAC FITZGERALD, MASHA GESSEN, SUE HALPERN, ISABELLA HAMMAD, MOHAMMED HANIF, JUAN FELIPE HERRERA, SHEILA HETI, CHRISTOS IKONOMOU, MARLON JAMES, BILL T. JONES, YUSEF KOMUNYAKAA, DOUARD LOUIS, YONGEY MINGYUR RINPOCHE, AJA MONET, SCHOLASTIQUE MUKASONGA, H.M. NAQVI, TOMMY ORANGE, MORGAN PARKER, INS PEDROSA, RODRIGO REY ROSA, DOUGLAS RUSHKOFF, SONIA SANCHEZ, ELIF SHAFAK, JESSE PARIS SMITH, DOMENICO STARNONE, ELIZABETH STREB, KARA SWISHER, COLM TIBN, TARA WESTOVER, SHOSHANA ZUBOFF, AND MORE; LINEUP ALSO INCLUDES BRIDGETT M. DAVIS, RODRIGO FRESN, SHIORI ITO, NIVIAQ KORNELIUSSEN, LIAO YIWU, MA JIAN, GEORGE PACKER, PHILIPPE PETIT, DANI SHAPIRO, PAJTIM STATOVCI, MIRIAM TOEWS, AND RAL ZURITA. 849349 495306 113936 LITERARY AWARDSSINCE 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 NEARLY $350,000 TO WRITERS AND TRANSLATORS. 1900875 57108 167976 PUBLIC PROGRAMS; CONTENT AND OUTREACH; MEMBERSHIP; BRANCHES; PRISON WRITING; PEN AMERICA JOURNAL; WRITERS FUND. 1900875 57108 167976 7498569 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 235 0 1 55 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 39 39 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY CA X THE ORGANIZATION 2123341660 588 BROADWAY SUITE 303 NEW YORK NY 10012 AYAD AKHTAR PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 MARKUS DOHLE EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MASHA GESSEN VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TRACY HIGGINS VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 YVONNE MARSH TREASURER 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 JENNIFER FINNEY BOYLAN 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 BRIDGET COLMAN 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SPECIFIC LITERARY AWARDS. 1 EUROPE 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION & INTERNATIONAL PEN DUES 174004 EAST ASIAN AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION 107851 CENTRAL ASIA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION 14969 0 0 0 0 0 0 296824 0 296824 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM ANNUAL DUES 89734 WIRE TRANSFER 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, CENTER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES 80700 WIRE TRANSFER 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM CENTER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES 48602 WIRE TRANSFER 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM STRENGTHENING EURASIAN PEN CENTERS PROJECT AND STATUTORY ACTIVITIES 35668 WIRE TRANSFER 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC CENTER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES 22180 WIRE TRANSFER 0 5 0 EMERGENCY SUPPORT GRANT SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 4 7250 WIRE TRANSFER EMERGENCY SUPPORT GRANT EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 4 7719 WIRE TRANSFER 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. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: X X X X X X X 1 COMMUNITY COUNSELING SERVICE PO BOX 824885 PHILADELPHIA PA 19182 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING 0 0 298589 0 298589 NY CA PEN LITERARY GALA 2525778 2161232 364546 132125 98775 2534 131112 PEN AUTHOR'S EVENINGS 197786 188654 9132 9132 1 68762 68762 2792326 2418648 373678 132125 107907 2534 131112 373678 0 1 LITERARY AWARDS 54 399973 PRISON WRITING CONTEST PRIZE 2 40733 TRANSLATION GRANTS 20 53473 WRITER'S FUND GRANT 115 170000 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 392283 0 75000 0 0 0 20300 0 2368 0 489951 0 0 0 DRUSILLA MENAKER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 215454 0 45000 0 0 0 13440 0 11757 0 285651 0 0 0 OLAKUNLE APAMPA CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 225000 0 25000 0 0 0 14156 0 0 0 264156 0 0 0 DEBORAH WILSON CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 177052 0 15000 0 0 0 9633 0 9951 0 211636 0 0 0 SUMMER LOPEZ SENIOR DIRECTOR, FREE EXPR 154658 0 15000 0 0 0 9878 0 10178 0 189714 0 0 0 CLARISSE ROSAZ SHARIYF SENIOR DIRECTOR, LITERARY 141921 0 7500 0 0 0 6550 0 20640 0 176611 0 0 0 STEPHEN FEE SENIOR DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS 138804 0 10000 0 0 0 8934 0 18304 0 176042 0 0 0 X 15 908067 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 7,000 CURRENT MEMBERS. THE MEMBERSHIP, IN ITS ANNUAL MEETING GENERALLY HELD IN MARCH 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..." - "THE ANNUAL MEETING OF PEN MEMBERS, FOR THE ELECTION OF TRUSTEES, OF CORPORATE OFFICERS, AND OF MEMBER COMMITTEE CHAIRS, THE RECEIPT OF REPORTS AND THE CONDUCT OF SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY COME BEFORE THE MEETING, SHALL BE HELD DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR." 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. IN ADDITION, EACH DIRECTOR-LEVEL STAFF MEMBER MUST SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM. 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 PROGRAM CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 942,859. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 148,217. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,091,076. OTHER CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 63,280. TOTAL EXPENSES 63,280. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 60,732. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 250,304. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 4,633. TOTAL EXPENSES 315,669. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: RETURN OF PRIOR YEAR GRANTS -60,954. 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 AMERICA CENTER INC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0