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THE ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS INC

EIN: 13-1879953New York, NYZIP: 10038
A700 - Arts, Culture & Humanities501(c)(3)

Mission

TO ENCOURAGE, STIMULATE, AND FOSTER THE PRODUCTION OF AMERICAN POETRY BY PROVIDING FELLOWSHIPS FOR POETS OF PROVEN MERIT, BY GRANTING SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS AND PRIZES FOR POETIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND BY OTHER SUCH MEANS AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY DEVISE AND DETERMINE.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2022$2.4M$0$13.5M
2021$8.5M$0$14.6M

Compensation

2022

JENNIFER BENKA
President/Executive Director
chief executive officer
$191,380
$15,000
$138
$208,603
LEONARD EJIOGU
Vp of Finance & Administration
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$139,119
JEFFERY GLEAVES
Content Director
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$111,997
LARRY BERGER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SIDNEY CLIFTON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALEXANDRA C JACKSON
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
TRACIE C HALL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ERIC RAYMAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROSE STYRON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JAMES JOHNSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CAMILLE LANNAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ELIZABETH SOBOL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MAURICE TEMPELSMAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRUNO NAVASKY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
FREDERICK LUIS ALDAMA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANDREW SCHIFF
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANJALI KHOSLA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GERALD RICHARDS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL JACOBS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DANIEL J NADLER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
WILLIAM D ZABEL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ELDA ROTOR
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TESS O'DWYER
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALBERT LEE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2021

JENNIFER BENKA
President/Executive Director
chief executive officer
$178,143
$250
$138
$180,477
LEONARD EJIOGU
Vp of Finance & Administration
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$123,330
JEFFERY GLEAVES
Digital Engagement & Content Director
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$107,160
DANIEL J NADLER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GERALD RICHARDS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LARRY BERGER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROSE STYRON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ELDA ROTOR
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ERIC RAYMAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
FREDERICK LUIS ALDAMA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SIDNEY CLIFTON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MAURICE TEMPELSMAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ELIZABETH SOBOL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL JACOBS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANDREW SCHIFF
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
TRACIE C HALL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CAMILLE LANNAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALEXANDRA C JACKSON
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANJALI KHOSLA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TESS O'DWYER
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALBERT LEE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRUNO NAVASKY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JAMES JOHNSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
WILLIAM D ZABEL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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