Civic Intelligence

Poets House Inc.

990 • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 13-3255098

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on Nov 13, 2018

10 River TerraceNew York, NY 10282

(212) 431-7920

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

27th percentile

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 27% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • NTEE A • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

28th percentile

0.04x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 28% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • NTEE A • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

37th percentile

-1.7%

Higher net margin than 37% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • NTEE A • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

57th percentile

$126,670

Higher top officer pay than 57% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 7.5% of source-year revenue.

2017 filings • NTEE A • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

32nd percentile

0.1%

Faster asset growth than 32% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • NTEE A • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Revenue Growth

52nd percentile

7.0%

Faster revenue growth than 52% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • NTEE A • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Assets

Up

$8,281,994

Up $4,252 (+0.1%) from 2016

Net Assets

Up

$8,214,392

Up $16,346 (+0.2%) from 2016

Liabilities

Down

$67,602

Down $12,094 (-15%) from 2016

Revenue

Up

$1,690,461

Up $111,229 (+7.0%) from 2016

Expenses

Up

$1,718,640

Up $66,643 (+4.0%) from 2016

Net Income

Up

-$28,179

Up $44,586 (+61%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$10M$5.0M$0Assets 2011: $9,422,791Liabilities 2011: $104,235Net Assets 2011: $9,318,5562011Assets 2012: $9,129,795Liabilities 2012: $40,659Net Assets 2012: $9,089,1362012Assets 2013: $8,819,442Liabilities 2013: $94,118Net Assets 2013: $8,725,3242013Assets 2014: $8,779,161Liabilities 2014: $97,492Net Assets 2014: $8,681,6692014Assets 2015: $8,323,173Liabilities 2015: $83,235Net Assets 2015: $8,239,9382015Assets 2016: $8,277,742Liabilities 2016: $79,696Net Assets 2016: $8,198,0462016Assets 2017: $8,281,994Liabilities 2017: $67,602Net Assets 2017: $8,214,3922017Assets 2018: $7,694,334Liabilities 2018: $62,869Net Assets 2018: $7,631,4652018Assets 2019: $7,288,080Liabilities 2019: $62,886Net Assets 2019: $7,225,1942019Assets 2020: $7,378,603Liabilities 2020: $266,660Net Assets 2020: $7,111,9432020Assets 2021: $8,003,278Liabilities 2021: $517,075Net Assets 2021: $7,486,2032021Assets 2022: $7,915,420Liabilities 2022: $201,914Net Assets 2022: $7,713,5062022Assets 2023: $9,025,633Liabilities 2023: $1,004,028Net Assets 2023: $8,021,6052023Assets 2024: $8,517,730Liabilities 2024: $305,162Net Assets 2024: $8,212,5682024

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$8,281,994
Liabilities$67,602
Net Assets$8,214,392

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0-$1.0MRevenue 2011: $1,126,195Expenses 2011: $2,007,415Net Income 2011: -$881,2202011Revenue 2012: $1,576,409Expenses 2012: $1,805,829Net Income 2012: -$229,4202012Revenue 2013: $1,521,061Expenses 2013: $1,884,873Net Income 2013: -$363,8122013Revenue 2014: $941,860Expenses 2014: $874,245Net Income 2014: $67,6152014Revenue 2015: $1,296,408Expenses 2015: $1,712,114Net Income 2015: -$415,7062015Revenue 2016: $1,579,232Expenses 2016: $1,651,997Net Income 2016: -$72,7652016Revenue 2017: $1,690,461Expenses 2017: $1,718,640Net Income 2017: -$28,1792017Revenue 2018: $1,088,874Expenses 2018: $1,617,330Net Income 2018: -$528,4562018Revenue 2019: $1,303,216Expenses 2019: $1,771,857Net Income 2019: -$468,6412019Revenue 2020: $1,372,655Expenses 2020: $1,515,396Net Income 2020: -$142,7412020Revenue 2021: $1,599,179Expenses 2021: $1,252,862Net Income 2021: $346,3172021Revenue 2022: $1,917,156Expenses 2022: $1,578,722Net Income 2022: $338,4342022Revenue 2023: $2,070,267Expenses 2023: $1,134,715Net Income 2023: $935,5522023Revenue 2024: $1,879,620Expenses 2024: $1,640,997Net Income 2024: $238,6232024

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$1,690,461
Expenses$1,718,640
Net Income-$28,179
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
Nov 13, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.3
Gross Receipts
$1,993,554
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

A library and meeting place that invites poets and the public into the living tradition of poetry, offering poetry books and resources, literary events and education programs.

A library and meeting place that invites poets and the public into the living tradition of poetry, offering poetry books and resources, literary events and education programs to document the diversity of modern poetry and stimulate dialogue on issues of poetry in culture.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$6,387,992$6,204,589▼ $183,403
Pledges and Grants Receivable$650,041$863,160▲ $213,119
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities$675,464$658,908▼ $16,556
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$328,359$346,720▲ $18,361
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$216,219$176,851▼ $39,368
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$11,739$22,875▲ $11,136
Accounts Receivable$7,928$8,891▲ $963
Total Assets$8,277,742$8,281,994▲ $4,252
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$44,185$55,542▲ $11,357
Mortgage Notes Payable Secured by Investment Property$35,511$12,060▼ $23,451
Total Liabilities$79,696$67,602▼ $12,094
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$6,815,460$6,650,343▼ $165,117
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$657,420$845,383▲ $187,963
Permanently Rstr Net Assets$725,166$718,666▼ $6,500
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$8,198,046$8,214,392▲ $16,346
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$8,277,742$8,281,994▲ $4,252

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Leasehold Improvements$5,468,565$1,491,602$6,960,167
Equipment$59,807$864,811$924,618
Other Land Buildings$676,217$64,935$741,152

Endowment Activity

PeriodBeginningContrib.Gain/LossOther UsesEnd
2017$718,666-▲ $65,628$25,000$759,294
2016$712,552-▲ $21,691$15,577$718,666
2015$673,839$50,000▼ $11,287-$712,552
2014$676,408-▼ $2,569-$673,839
2013$492,837$179,291▲ $4,280-$676,408
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Lee BriccettiExecutive DirectorFT$117,308$9,362$126,670
Jane PrestonManaging DirectorFT$110,060$7,412$117,472

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Robert KissaneChairman
Nicholas F PotterPresident
Margo ViscusiPresident Emerita
Linda EarleCo-vice President
Frank PlattVice President Emeritus
Cheri FeinBoard Member
David GrubinBoard Member
E Ward SmithBoard Member
Elizabeth KandallBoard Member
H Bruce MceverBoard Member
Jamie SternBoard Member
Katharine Wendy LarsenBoard Member
Kevin YoungBoard Member
Michael T SillermanBoard Member
Myra ShapiroBoard Member
Penny BarrBoard Member
Adrian EllisSecretary
Siobhan ReardonTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$1,443,664
Program Service Revenue
$212,589
Investment Income
$33,820
Other Revenue
$388
All Other Contributions
$862,919
Change in Net Assets
$-28,179

Noncash Contribution Practices

Property subject to holding requirements
No
Reviewed unusual noncash gifts
Yes
Third parties used for noncash contributions
Yes

Noncash Contributions

Contribution TypeContribution CountReported AmountValuation Method
Securities Publicly Traded4$74,632Sales Price
Books and Publications-$34,661Fair Market Value (FMV)
Total Noncash Contributions4$109,293-

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$1,683,341
Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements
$7,120
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$177,965
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$1,861,306
Total Revenue per Form 990
$1,690,461
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$932,786
Other Expenses$785,854
Total Fundraising Expense$93,967
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$469,643$51,428$48,240$569,311
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$188,520$30,288$25,334$244,142
Depreciation Depletion$111,770$111,771-$223,541
Fees for Services Other$81,003$8,284$2,762$92,049
Office Expenses$76,698$5,632$4,295$86,625
Payroll Taxes$49,687$6,134$5,521$61,342
All Other Expenses$50,590$4,689-$55,279
Other Employee Benefits$41,840$4,807$4,479$51,126
Occupancy$33,714$1,832$1,100$36,646
Insurance$23,594$5,898-$29,492
Fees for Services Accounting-$25,859-$25,859
Conferences and Meetings$24,271$1,549-$25,820
Information Technology$16,736-$1,859$18,595
Other Expenses$34,661$14,032-$14,032
Travel$11,448--$11,448
Advertising$7,896--$7,896
Fees for Service Investment Mgmnt Fees-$7,120-$7,120
Pension Plan Contributions$5,866$622$377$6,865
Total Functional Expenses$1,342,254$282,419$93,967$1,718,640

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$1,838,460
Total Expenses per Form 990$1,718,640
Expenses per Audited Statements$1,711,520
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$126,940
Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements$7,120
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
Yes
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Fundraising Direct Expenses$70,353
Fundraising Gross Income$70,353
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Poetry Walk$221,954$44,748$1,150$43,598
Winter Event$70,525$25,605$605$25,000
Total Events$292,479$70,353$70,353$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B

The form 990 is circulated to management and all board members. The managing director and all members of the finance committee are specifically charged with its review.

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C

The organization is rigorous in its maintenance of a firewall between its exempt activities and any potential private gain to board or staff.

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15

Comparative data is sought from a community of like-sized literary non-profits and becomes part of the organization's annual budgeting process linked to individual evaluations.

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

They are available upon request. The annual report and 990 are posted on our website.

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Poets House Inc
EIN
13-3255098
Phone
2124317920
Address
10 RIVER TERRACE, NEW YORK, NY 10282

Signing Officer

Name
Lee Briccetti
Title
Executive Director
Phone
2124317920
Signed
2018-11-13
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Lee Briccetti
Formed
1985
Legal Domicile
Ny
Voting Board Members
18
Independent Board Members
18
Employees
12
Volunteers
33

Preparer

Firm
Lutz and Carr Cpas Llp
Address
551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400, NEW YORK, NY 10176
Preparer
Donald Shaefitz
Phone
2126972299
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:

Reduction of prior year grant -6,500.

Financial Statement Notes

PART III, LINE 4:

The organization's 70,000 volume collection of poetry is among the most comprehensive collections of contemporary poetry available to the public in open stacks. We also house furniture and art donated by well-known poets.

PART V, LINE 4:

The organization's endowment consists of two funds, the income from which is used to support the organization's programmatic and operating needs.

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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp/Desc0THE CHILDREN'S ROOM AT POETS HOUSE:THE POETS HOUSE CHILDREN'S ROOM OFFERS CHILDREN AND TEENS A WAY TO EXPLORE LANGUAGE AS A VEHICLE FOR THE IMAGINATION, A MEANS OF SELF-EXPRESSION AND A PATHWAY TO UNDERSTANDING. WELCOMING OVER 10,000 CHILDREN AND EDUCATORS EACH YEAR, THE POETS HOUSE CHILDREN'S ROOM OFFERS FREE CLASS TRIPS, FAMILY READING TIMES, A WEEKLY TINY POETS TIME, AND PROGRAMS WITH GUEST ARTISTS. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES POETRY AND WRITING INSTRUCTION TO STUDENTS AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT NYC.
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Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$8.52$0.31$8.21$1.88$1.64$0.24
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$9.03$1.00$8.02$2.07$1.13$0.94
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$7.92$0.20$7.71$1.92$1.58$0.34
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$8.00$0.52$7.49$1.60$1.25$0.35
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$7.38$0.27$7.11$1.37$1.52$0.14
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$7.29$0.06$7.23$1.30$1.77$0.47
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$7.69$0.06$7.63$1.09$1.62$0.53
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$8.28$0.07$8.21$1.69$1.72$0.03
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$8.28$0.08$8.20$1.58$1.65$0.07
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$8.32$0.08$8.24$1.30$1.71$0.42
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$8.78$0.10$8.68$0.94$0.87$0.07
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$8.82$0.09$8.73$1.52$1.88$0.36
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$9.13$0.04$9.09$1.58$1.81$0.23
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$9.42$0.10$9.32$1.13$2.01$0.88