ATLANTA WRITERS CLUB: Form 990EZ, tax year 2019
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- Organization
- ATLANTA WRITERS CLUB (EIN 35-2352016)
- Tax period
- 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
- Filed
- 2020-04-12
- IRS object ID
- 202001049349200800
- Schema version
- 2019v5.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2020-04-12T14:46:02-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2019-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2019-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 352352016 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | ATLANTA WRITERS CLUB INC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | ATLA | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 4047911841 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 8080 Jett Ferry Road | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Atlanta | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | GA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 30350 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Jerry Weiner | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Treasurer | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 4047911841 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2020-04-10 | SignatureDt |
Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation
IP Address IPAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| I Pv4 Address | 24.98.150.101 | IPv4AddressTxt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2019 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2020-11-06 18:47:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Change | Yes (X) | AddressChangeInd |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Website Address | atlantawritersclub.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $183,332 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $5,160 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $130,742 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Membership Dues | $47,320 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Investment Income | $110 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Sale Of Assets Gross | $0 | SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | $0 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt |
| Gaming Gross Income | $0 | GamingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $0 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | $0 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | $0 | GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $0 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $0 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $183,332 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | $19,534 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt |
| Benefits Paid To Or For Members | $0 | BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $0 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $70,634 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $0 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $8,393 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $70,661 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $169,222 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $14,110 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $143,725 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | -$46,578 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $111,257 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $143,725 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $152,440 | EOYAmt |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $680 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $143,725 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $153,120 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $41,863 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $143,725 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $111,257 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | To support writers in their craft. Atlanta Writers Conference provides educational opportunities, conferences, meetups and other group activities to ensure that writers of all genres have the resources they need to be successful in their efforts. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (6 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly meetings with 2 speakers and interactions by genre type. Attendance averages over 125. | $47,320 | $9,701 |
| Spring and Fall Writers Conferences providing workshops, manuscript and query letter critiques, editor and agent interactions and pitch opportunities. Approximately 250 writers, editors, agents and others attend each conference. | $130,742 | $90,369 |
| Six workshops during the year covering topics of interest to writers. These included character and plot development, getting your work published and how to manage your social media. Attendance averages 50 writers per workshop. | $0 | $3,874 |
| The Atlanta Writers Club holds an annual writers contest that accepts entries in three categories: Fiction, Non-fiction and Poetry. Winners are determined by an independent panel of judges. Approximately 80 writers enter this contest each year. | $0 | $1,715 |
| The Atlanta Writers Club supports the Decatur Book Festival ($10,000) and the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta Book Festival ($2,500) with grants and a booth. | $0 | $12,500 |
| The AWC sponsored the Gwinnett Book Festival which brought local and national writers to a one-day Festival at the Norcross Library. | $4,700 | $27,308 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $145,467 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (10 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Weinstein | ||||
| President & Board Member | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jerry Weiner | ||||
| Treasurer & Board Member | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Clay Ramsey | ||||
| Officer Emeritus & VP - Contests & Board Member | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jill Evans | ||||
| VP - Programming & Board Member | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kim Conrey | ||||
| VP - Operations & Board Member | 15.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Marty Aftewicz | ||||
| Officer Emeritus & Board Member | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Phil Fasone | ||||
| VP - Public Relations & Board Member | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Yvonne Green | ||||
| VP- Memberships & Board Member | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Patrick Scullin | ||||
| VP - Marketing & Board Member | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Valerie Connors | ||||
| Officer Emerita | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | 0 | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | 0 | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | 0 | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | 0 | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | 0 | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend | $0 | DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | 0 | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | 0 | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | 0 | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr | $0 | TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt |
| Tax Reimbursed By Organization | $0 | TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | GA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Jerry Weiner | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 8080 Jett Ferry Road | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Atlanta | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | GA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 30350 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 4047911841 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | 0 | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | 0 | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | 0 | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | 0 | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | 0 | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | 0 | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | 0 | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | 0 | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | 0 | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (1) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | Yes (X) | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind |
Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $100,000 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $110,151 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $129,126 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $164,450 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $178,147 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $681,874 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $100,000 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $110,151 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $129,126 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $164,450 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $178,147 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $681,874 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $681,874 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year | $110 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $110 | TotalAmt |
Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $110 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $110 | TotalAmt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $100,000 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $110,151 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $129,126 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $164,450 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $178,257 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $681,984 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY509 | 0.99984 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Public Support PY509 | 1 | PublicSupportPY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0.00016 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| Investment Income PY | 0 | InvestmentIncomePYPct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 | Black History Month 2,584 Georgia Statue University 3,050 Decatur Book Festival 10,000 MJCCA Book Festival 2,500 Contest Prizes 900 Dekalb Library Foundation 500 Total 19,534 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Description;Amount^Bank Service Charge;227|Board Meetings;744|Conferences;51009|Contests;165|Festivals;2185|Insurance;743|Monthly Meetings;3633|Office;172|Other;1482|PayPal Fees;4420|Technology;5440|Workshops;441^Total;70661^ |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 | Change from Cash to Accrual basis method of accounting to comply with the provisions of ASC 958 (SFAS 116). |
| Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 | Description;EOY Amount^Prepaid Expenses GSU Rent;680^Total;680^ |
| Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 | Unearned Spring 2020 Conference fees, net |