American Literary Translators Association

EIN: 742157964 501(c)(3)

Tucson, AZ

Total Revenue
$677,645
Total Expenses
$634,231
Total Assets
$1,111,352
Net Assets
$1,111,352
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1980
Legal Domicile
AZ
Phone
5202015286
Tax Period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

American Literary Translators Association, founded in 1980, is a small nonprofit that reported $678K in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue grew 16% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. Expenses of $634K left a modest 6% surplus.

Mission

To support the work of literary translators, advance the art of literary translation, serve translators, and the students, teachers, publishers,and readers of literature in translation.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $143,525 Revenue: $150,413

Conference : ALTAs annual conference is the largest gathering of literary translators in the U.S., and the only one of its kind. It brings together between 400-500 translators, writers, and editors...

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Conference : ALTAs annual conference is the largest gathering of literary translators in the U.S., and the only one of its kind. It brings together between 400-500 translators, writers, and editors for an intimate, intense, three-day conversation through panels, workshops, roundtables, and bilingual readings. The ALTA conference is structured around the creation of high-quality art. Panels focus on important issues and trends in the field, while roundtables are structured to provide practical information to working translators, like funding and publication advice. Workshops deal with issues of craft, with participants working through solutions on the spot. Readings are performances in their own right, and many are held in partnership with local arts organizations, thus facilitating interaction with the local community, and engagement with diverse and excellent art. The conference was held in Milwaukee, WI from October 25-28, 2024

Program 2
Expenses: $91,963 Revenue: $123,174

Mentorships : ALTAs Emerging Translator Mentorship Program is designed to establish and facilitate a close working relationship between an experienced translator and an emerging translator on a...

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Mentorships : ALTAs Emerging Translator Mentorship Program is designed to establish and facilitate a close working relationship between an experienced translator and an emerging translator on a project selected by the emerging translator. Since its inception in 2015, the program has supported 90 emerging translators working from 31 languages: Arabic, Bangla, Braj Bhasha, Catalan, Chinese, Dutch, French, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Indonesian, Isan, Japanese, Kannada, Kashmiri, Kazakh, Korean, Malayalam, Nepali, Norwegian, Occitan, Panjabi, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, and Uyghur. The Mentorship Program allows an emerging translator (someone who has published no more than one full-length work of translation) to begin a career as a literary translator with a more seasoned translator by their side, as they create a literary translation of high caliber. In 2024, the program supported 16 emerging translators; in 2025, it supported 19.

Program 3
Expenses: $62,587 Revenue: $40,276

Awards : ALTA awards six major prizes at the annual conference: the National Translation Award in Poetry and Prose, for an exceptional book of translated literature published within the previous...

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Awards : ALTA awards six major prizes at the annual conference: the National Translation Award in Poetry and Prose, for an exceptional book of translated literature published within the previous year; the ALTA First Translation Prize, for an exceptional debut literary translation published within the previous calendar year; the Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize, for an exceptional work of Asian poetry or source text from Zen Buddhism in English translation published within the previous year; the Italian Prose in Translation Award (IPTA), for an exceptional work of Italian prose in English translation published within the previous year; and the Spain-USA Foundation Translation Award (SUFTA), for an exceptional work of prose written originally by an author with Spanish (Spain) nationality in English translation published within the previous year. ALTA also offers the ALTA Travel Fellowships for emerging translators (those with no full-length translations yet published or under contract) to attend the annual conference. In 2024, the Travel Fellowships program supported 4 emerging translators. -6 awards bestowed, 4 Travel Fellowships bestowed -A total of $31,000 in funds given to translators: -National Translation Award in Poetry: $4,000 -National Translation Award in Prose: $4,000 -ALTA First Translation Prize: $3,000 -Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize: $6,000 [$10,000 starting in 2025 - will be reflected in FY26] -Italian Prose in Translation Award: $5,000 -Spain-USA Foundation Translation Award: $5,000 -Travel Fellowships: 4 x $1,000

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Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $513,226
Program Service Revenue $119,775
Investment Income $44,644
Other Revenue $0
TOTAL REVENUE $677,645

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $102,350
Salaries & Benefits $273,040
Fundraising Expenses $11,654
Program Expenses $558,619
Other Expenses $258,841
TOTAL EXPENSES $634,231

Year-over-Year Comparison

2024 2023 Change
Revenue $677,645 $586,478 +0.2%
Expenses $634,231 $506,197 +0.3%
Net Income $43,414 $80,281 -0.5%
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Governance

Voting Members
15
Independent Members
15
Employees
6
Volunteers
70

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
9
$74,314
Total Directors
20
$0
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Elisabeth Jaquette Executive Director (07.01.24-08.31.24) 40.00
Officer
$8,750 $0 $8,750
Sean Gasper Bye Interim Executive Director (8.31.24-04.28.25) 40.00
Officer
$52,500 $0 $52,500
Katrine Jensen Executive Director (04.28.25-06.30.25) 40.00
Officer
$13,064 $0 $13,064
Chenxin Jiang President (Fall 2023-5/2026) 10.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Corine Tachtiris Vice President (Fall 2023-5/2026) 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Patrick Blaine Treasurer (2018-Fall 2024) 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Zachary Michael Schulman Treasurer (Fall 2024-Fall 2027) 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Erin Riddle Secretary (Fall 2023-July 2024) 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Esther Allen Secretary (Fall 2024-Fall 2027) 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Sean Gasper Bye At-Large (Fall 2020-August 2024) 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Bruna Dantas Lobato At-Large (Fall 2021-Fall 2024) 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Fabian Alfie At-Large (Fall 2023-Fall 2026) 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Curtis Bauer At-Large (Fall 2023-Fall 2026) 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Geoffrey Brock At-Large (Fall 2023-Fall 2026) 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Nancy Naomi Carlson At-Large (Fall 2019-Fall 2025) 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Bonnie Chau At-Large (Fall 2020-Fall 2026) 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Denise Kripper At-Large (Fall 2024-Fall 2027) 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Aviya Rivka Kushner At-Large (Fall 2019-Fall 2025) 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Larissa Kyzer At-Large (Fall 2023-Fall 2025) 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Gabriella Page-Fort At-Large (01/2025- 2023-Fall 2026) 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Margo Pave At-Large (01/2025- 2023-Fall 2026) 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Umair Kazi At-Large (Fall 2023-Fall 2026) 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Chieh-Lan Tang At-Large (Fall 2023-Fall 2026) 2.00
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
2025 $677,645 $634,231 $1,111,352 $43,414
2024 No data No data No data No data
2023 $416,589 $385,185 $875,012 $31,404
2022 $421,534 $388,145 $814,210 $33,389
2021 $395,458 $344,360 $856,032 $51,098
2019 $311,781 $279,517 $692,453 $32,264
2018 $239,261 $237,752 $600,470 $1,509
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