Our main activity is hosting visiting literary speakers and readers, which we provide funds for published writers to travel to Miami to give readings and lead workshops. We also host lectures in Miami-dade county in conjuction with other cultural organizations in which our partners donate the space and we provide the talent and publicity. Once a year, we will host a poetry festival in Miami-dade county. We also plan to work with area schools to provide opportunities for students to interact with published authors.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 14 volunteers and 12 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: 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
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 deficit $8K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$132K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $688K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$114K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$492K
FY2022$926K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$641K
FY2022$954K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +45%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$462K
FY2022$434K
FY2023$918K
FY2024$726K
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2011.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.1M Management & general 21% · $284K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $132K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$90,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$42,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melody S Cummings’s $90K as Executive Director is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Melody S Cummings$90,000————
Phillip S Cunningham$42,000$84,000———
P Scott Cunningham——$82,269$82,269$79,038
Melody Santiago Cummings—$60,000———

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Brings published authors to Miami for readings, workshops, lectures, and festivals.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

O, miami presented its 14TH annual poetry festival, featuring 60 projects and events across miami-dade and south florida. The festival launched with the debut of universe, a five-minute original planetarium feature presented at the phillip and patricia frost museum of science nightlab, which highlights south florida student poetry and…

$1.1Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$106K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$284K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$671K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$114K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$106K
Investment incomeLn 3$6
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$671K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$671K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$94K
Other assetsLn 15$36K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$114K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 614
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$538K$671K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$87K$94K
Total assetsLn 16$854K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$129K$114K
Net assetsLn 32$726K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$80K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$437K$355K$82K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$46K$37K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$41K$33K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$220K$123K$97K
Office expensesLn 13$52K$13K$39K
OccupancyLn 16$37K$29K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$418K$397K$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.1M$284K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.7M$1.4M$317K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.5M−$202K$726K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.3M$22K$918K 990 PDF
FY2022 $926K$954K−$28K$434K 990 PDF
FY2021 $492K$641K−$149K$462K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,667,915 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,249,477$1,544,568
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $53,264$106,210
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$6
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $24,098$17,131
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,326,841$1,667,915
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $699,746$624,406
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $829,516$726,789
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,529,262$1,351,195
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$202,421$316,720
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,667,915 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $15,866 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$1,336,877
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$207,691
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,544,568
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $106,210$106,210
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6$6
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,265$1,265
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $123,341 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6$1,667,915
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,351,195 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,000 · Management $20,000$100,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $354,908 · Management $82,480$437,388
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $36,996 · Management $8,717$45,713
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,428 · Management $7,877$41,305
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $123,348 · Management $97,090$220,438
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,507 · Management $39,232$51,739
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,191 · Management $7,337$36,528
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $397,131 · Management $20,953$418,084
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,067,509 · Management $283,686 · Fundraising $0$1,351,195
Part X · Balance sheet $1,165,453 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $537,900$671,294
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $152,076$356,039
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,493$7,981
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $86,691$94,092
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $62,325$36,047
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $854,485$1,165,453
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $63,339$79,883
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $65,332$34,568
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $128,671$114,451
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $725,814$1,051,002
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $854,485$1,165,453
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,051,002 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,667,915
XI-2 Total expenses$1,351,195
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$316,720
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$725,814
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$8,468
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,051,002

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

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