Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry INC

Tax-deductible

Santa Fe, NM501(c)(3)EIN 23-7169999

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$66K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-PF
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $221K a year · 51% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$66K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
990-PF Pt VIII
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.07% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$236K
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$222K
Net assets
$3.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$236K
FY2025▲ +28%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$270K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$58K
FY2024$136K
FY2025$184K
FY2025$236K
Expenses
$222K
FY2025▲ +9%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$217K
FY2022$210K
FY2023$224K
FY2024$208K
FY2025$203K
FY2025$222K
Net assets
$3.6M
FY2025▲ +0.6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$3.6M
FY2025$3.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1972.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 57% · $126K Operating & administrative 43% · $96K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990-PF; $66K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Direc
$66,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2025
Kelsey Brown$66,000$65,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Santa Fe, NM.

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 22 grants · $126K · 2025–2025
Exodus EnsembleFY2025$14,500
NM School for the ArtsFY2025$13,000
Santa Fe International Literary FesFY2025$9,500
Partners in Education FoundationFY2025$9,410
Copper Canyon PressFY2025$8,000
Vox PressFY2025$7,120
Terrain PublishingFY2025$6,000
Warehouse 505FY2025$5,500
Various IndividualsFY2025$5,110
The Outdoor AcademyFY2025$5,000
Center for Contemporary ArtsFY2025$5,000
Teatro ParaguasFY2025$5,000
Georgia O'Keeffe MuseumFY2025$4,750
Santa Fe Girl's SchoolFY2025$4,500
White Pine PressFY2025$4,000
GavialidaeFY2025$3,750
516 ArtsFY2025$3,000
Manzano Mountain Art CouncilFY2025$3,000
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Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$6K
Median grantPart XV$5K
Largest grantPart XV$14K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$236K
Investment income$225K
Gifts and grants$10K
Other income$745
Money out
$222K
Grants paid$126K
Running costs$96K
Owns and owes
$3.6M
net assets
Cash and savings$48K
Total assets$3.6M
Liabilities$2K
People
6
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$10K
Investment income$225K
Other income$745
Total revenue$236K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$48K
Total assets$3.6M
Liabilities$2K
Net assets$3.6M
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 $184K$203K−$19K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $136K$208K−$72K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $58K$224K−$166K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$210K$1.3M$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $270K$217K$53K$2.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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