Community of Writers

EIN: 237179177 501(c)(3)

Nevada City, CA

Total Revenue
$1,024,098
Total Expenses
$937,955
Total Assets
$1,325,945
Net Assets
$1,311,176
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1971
Legal Domicile
CA
Principal Officer
Brett Hall Jones
Phone
5304708440
Tax Period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

Community of Writers, founded in 1971, is a community nonprofit that reported $1.0M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue grew 10% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. Expenses of $938K left a modest 8% surplus.

Mission

The Community of Writers, established in 1969, assists talented writers with diverse cultural perspectives to achieve their goals in the genres they pursue. The Community of Writers flagship summer workshops meet in Olympic Valley in the California Sierra Nevada, and are highly selective, with an average of 40-50% of applicants invited to attend. Through the interplay of talented participants, publishing professionals and established writers in a community atmosphere, fiction writers are assisted in their arduous journey from writer to author, and poets achieve a resonant framework for their collected words. In an atmosphere of camaraderie and respect, the Community of Writers seeks to create excellence and community. Participants travel from all over the country, and the world, to attend. The Community of Writers also serves the West California, Nevada, and the Tahoe-Truckee region area in particularas an active literary and media arts center, providing access to readings, talks and f

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $348,093 Revenue: $365,220

The Writers Workshops in Fiction, Nonfiction and Memoir meet annually and offer talented writers small, manuscript-focused workshops, individual conferences, panel discussions and talks on the craft...

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The Writers Workshops in Fiction, Nonfiction and Memoir meet annually and offer talented writers small, manuscript-focused workshops, individual conferences, panel discussions and talks on the craft and business of writing. The program runs for 7 days and allows each participant the opportunity to have numerous readers - fellow participants, the staff writers, literary agents, as well as book and magazine editors engage with and evaluate their writing. In addition to teaching and appearing on panels, visiting staff authors give readings from their own work, and socialize with attendees during communal dinners and other extracurricular activities. We see past participants names in some of this countrys foremost journals and prizes, indeed dozens of alumni books of fiction, memoir or nonfiction are published. CW has a long tradition of inviting talented published alums to teach and/or serve on our Board of Directors or other leadership positions.

Program 2
Expenses: $201,859 Revenue: $215,428

The Poetry Workshop, first established in 1983 by founder Galway Kinnell, is one of the most important workshops in the country, and one of the first to offer a generative format, as opposed to a...

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The Poetry Workshop, first established in 1983 by founder Galway Kinnell, is one of the most important workshops in the country, and one of the first to offer a generative format, as opposed to a strictly editorial one. The model is this: Each poet (participant or teaching staff) writes a new poem-draft every day for discussion in the morning workshops. The idea is that these are drafts and not completed works, and that the discussions must work to find what is working, and not dwell on what isnt. The workshop week may change poets approach to poetry, helping participants break through old habits and write something which may have previously been out of reach. Alumni names can be seen in some of this countrys foremost journals and prizes; indeed, each year brings many new alumni collections. Numerous past participants have returned to teach over the years.

Program 3
Expenses: $183,999 Revenue: $221,716

The Virtual Valley, established in 2020 in response to the pandemic lockdown, continues as a place for online workshops, intensives, individual manuscript consultations and more. It has developed as...

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The Virtual Valley, established in 2020 in response to the pandemic lockdown, continues as a place for online workshops, intensives, individual manuscript consultations and more. It has developed as a broader, community-building wing of CW, where the practices of writing and reading can be developed year-round. The Writers Annex, established in 2021, offers quarterly courses on literary masters and movements. Its goal is to offer a space where esteemed poets and writers can teach courses that would otherwise not get taught. Instructors are encouraged to find oblique avenues into common subjects, or to bring understudied forms, poets, authors or movements to a new audience.

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Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $397,922
Program Service Revenue $576,018
Investment Income $50,158
Other Revenue $0
TOTAL REVENUE $1,024,098

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $239,949
Fundraising Expenses $6,375
Program Expenses $733,951
Other Expenses $698,006
TOTAL EXPENSES $937,955

Year-over-Year Comparison

2023 2022 Change
Revenue $1,024,098 $927,743 +0.1%
Expenses $937,955 $885,445 +0.1%
Net Income $86,143 $42,298 +1.0%
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Governance

Voting Members
24
Independent Members
22
Employees
12
Volunteers
N/A

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
4
$80,524
Total Directors
24
$8,900
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Brett Hall Jones Executive Dir. 40.00
Officer
$80,524 $0 $80,524
Sands Hall Progr. Director 1.00
Director
$5,000 $0 $5,000
Oscar Villalon Director 1.00
Director
$2,100 $0 $2,100
Dana Johnson Director 1.00
Director
$1,800 $0 $1,800
Lisa Alvarez Progr. Director 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Lester Lennon Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Alex Espinoza Vice President 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Michelle Latiolais Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Diana Fuller Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Amy Tan Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Nancy Evans Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
James Naify Director 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Carlin Naify President 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Michael Carlisle Progr.Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Katy Hover-Smoot Secretary 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Jason Roberts Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Ken Haas Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Steve Rempe Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Louis B Jones Progr. Director 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Reagan Arthur Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Eddy Ancinas Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Margaret Sexton Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Christopher Sindt Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Julia Flynn Siler Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Nancy Teichert Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2024 No data No data No data No data
2023 $1,024,098 $937,955 $1,325,945 $86,143
2022 $927,743 $885,445 $1,172,578 $42,298
2021 $622,482 $397,441 $1,391,903 $225,041
2020 $395,187 $347,366 $1,080,208 $47,821
2019 $577,314 $530,690 $966,282 $46,624
2018 $596,878 $523,223 $825,274 $73,655
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