Asian American Writers Workshop Inc

“The form 990 is reviewed in detail by the executive director and financial consultants prior to providing it to board members. After resolving any questions or updates, the form will be presented to the board members to approve for filing with the irs.”

“The organizations conflict of interest policy compliance includes an annual review and update of its policy, and its compliance when engaging in transactions that could possibly benefit related parties or others.”

“The process for determining compensation for executive director, top management official, other officers or key employees include a review and approval by independent persons, comparability data and concurrent substantion of the deliberation and decision.”

“The process for determining compensation for executive director, top management official, other officers or key employees include a review and approval by independent persons, comparability data and concurrent substantion of the deliberation and decision.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request. The organizations form 990 documents and financial statements are available on the website of the new york state office of the attorney general charities bureau.”

“Part iii, statement of program service accomplishments, line 4a - reading and panel discussions: aaww live events seeks to build the audience for asian american ideas through readings and conversations with authors, journalists, poets, and critical thinkers, as well as writing workshops and youth programs. Each year, aaww hosts approximately 200 writers at more than 50 events. Aaww also held page turner, a literary festival, which in 2013 featured 100 artists and attracted 2,000 audience members. Community programs: near and far, aaww works with writers located in the diaspora worldwide to translate poetry and other literary works that are shared on its website through its transpacific literary project. Locally, aaww brings authors and its ideas to senior centers and high school classrooms located in new york city. Published authors also lead themed workshop sessions for aspiring writers at aawws offices and other locations. Online magazines: the organization publishes its flagship magazine of arts and ideas, the margins, which seeks to interpret the creative production of the asian american artistic cutting edge: http://www.aaww.org. The magazine seeks to build a discourse that is anti-racist and transnational, avant-garde and community-based. Aaww tells the stories of low-income asian american communities via the open city editorial initative, an innovative model that combines citizen journalism, artist fellowships on emerging writers, who tell otherwise invisible stories. In its online initiative a world without cages, aaww publishes submissions from writers who are inside and outside the system of mass incarceration and migrant detention. Fellowships: aaww is incubating the next generation of asian american writers through artist fellowships. The organization has, since 2010, re-granted in excess of $100,000 to emerging asian american writers.”

“Artist fees 78154. 77154. 0. 1000.”

“Miscellaneous expense 248873. 0. 248873. 0.”