THE MUSE WRITERS CENTER

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2006

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

MICHAEL KHANDELWAL

Phone

7578189880

Tax Period

2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31

THE MUSE WRITERS CENTER, founded in 2006, is a small nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $608K in total revenue in fiscal year 2025.

Mission

THE MUSE WRITERS CENTER FOSTERS AND CELEBRATES THE LITERARY ARTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION, NETWORKING, AND SUPPORT FOR ASPIRING AND EXPERIENCED WRITERS OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS, AND MEANS; ENGAGING AND CREATIVE OUTREACH; AND DIVERSE AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT LITERARY EVENTS.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $547,750

THE MUSE WRITERS CENTER ACCOMPLISHED MUCH IN 2025,. WE MAINTAINED OUR RESOURCE CENTER FOR LOCAL WRITERS, PROVIDING SPACE FOR WRITERS TO WRITE AND NETWORK. WE CONTINUED TO CATALOG OUR LITERARY LIBRARY OF MORE THAN 4,000 VOLUMES, INCLUDING A LARGE INTERNATIONAL POETRY COLLECTION. THIS YEAR, WE CONTINUED OUR IN-PERSON, HYBRID, AND ONLINE EVENTS, PROGRAMS, AND CLASSES. WE PROVIDED 180 LOW COST CREATIVE WRITING CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS WHICH SERVED 1,017 STUDENTS (FROM AGE 6 TO POST-RETIREMENT). TUITION ASSISTANCE/SCHOLARSHIPS WERE GIVEN TO 554 OF THESE STUDENTS, AND WE ALSO AWARDED SEVERAL COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS. IN 2025, WE UTILIZED 86 CONTRACTED TEACHING ARTISTS AND FACILITATORS. THE MUSE VASTLY EXPANDED OUTREACH, BRINGING CREATIVE WRITING TO SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITIES, YOUTH PROGRAMS AND SCHOOLS, AND MILITARY & VETERANS GROUPS, AS WELL AS CONTINUING OUR WORDS FOR WELLNESS PROGRAM WHICH USES CREATIVE WRITING AS A WELLNESS TOOL FOR THOSE DEALING WITH SEVERE ILLNESS, DOMESTIC TRAUMA, LONELINESS, DISABILITY, HOMELESSNESS, BEREAVEMENT, AND LOSS. OVERALL IN 2025, WE HELPED GIVE WRITERS A VOICE, ORGANIZING CLASSES, OUTREACH PROGRAMS, READINGS, OPEN MICS, AND WRITERS EVENTS THAT REACHED 12 658 ADULTS, TEENS, AND KIDS. WE ALSO HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE TO ENJOY 111 VOLUNTEERS WHO DONATED THEIR HARD WORK TO HELP WITH VARIOUS EVENTS AS WELL AS IN THE RESOURCE CENTER AND WITH OUR ONLINE PROGRAMMING.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2025)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $482,082

Program Service Revenue $117,998

Investment Income $7,426

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $607,506

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $2,450

Salaries & Benefits $472,773

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $547,750

Other Expenses $124,402

TOTAL EXPENSES $599,625

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2025	2024	Change
Revenue	$607,506	$607,837	0.0%
Expenses	$599,625	$544,481	+0.1%
Net Income	$7,881	$63,356	-0.9%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

111

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

$67,534

Total Directors

$75,484

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
MICHAEL KHANDELWAL	EXECUTIVE DI	40.00	Officer Director	$67,534	$0	$67,534
DIANE FINE	SECRETARY	5.00	Director	$6,150	$0	$6,150
LUISA IGLORIA	BOARDMEMBER	2.00	Director	$1,800	$0	$1,800
STEVE BURGESS	IMMEDIATE PA	5.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
CINDY CARLSON	BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
KAREN CORRIGAN	CHAIRPERSON	5.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
GRETCHEN GILLEN	BOARDMEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CHARLES HECHT-LEAVITT	TREASURER	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD LEVIN	BOARDMEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LAURINE PRESS	BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JANE WERTZ	BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JANE WHITE	BOARDMEMBER	4.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LAKEAH WILKINS	BOARDMEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
BETH WILLIAMS	BOARDMEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CAITLYN WORNER	BOARDMEMBER	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL HARVEY	BOARDMEMBER	5.00		$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
2025	$607,506	$599,625	$369,012	$7,881
2024	$607,837	$544,481	$354,327	$63,356
2023	$504,515	$516,722	$276,285	$-12,207
2022	$473,964	$478,455	$277,898	$-4,491
2021	$595,153	$433,101	$296,888	$162,052
2020	$351,861	$365,745	$133,365	$-13,884
2019	$341,979	$343,049	$124,195	$-1,070
2018	$286,190	$279,422	$120,993	$6,768