Poets House Inc
Donations deductiblePoets House Inc's network
18 people9 organisationsi18 people and 9 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (18). Violet dotted lines (9) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
18 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 18 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Kissane Chair | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Alan M Klein | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Bruce Crawford | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Cheri Fein | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Cornelius Eady | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| David Grubin | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| E Ward Smith | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Elizabeth Kandall | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jamie Stern | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Katherine Larsen | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Margo Viscusi | President Emerita | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Martin Gomez | President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Maurice Wheeler | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Monica Youn | Vice President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Myra Shapiro | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Nicholas F Potter | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Nicole Sealey | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Tracy K Smith | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Jane Preston | Managing Director | since 2018 |
| Lee Briccetti | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Rob Arnold | Executive Director (From 12/22) | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Arnold | Executive Director | 40 | $200k | $8k | |
| Jane Preston | Managing Director | 40 | $150k | $7k | |
| Robert Kissane | Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Martin Gomez | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nicholas F Potter | President Emerita | 1 | $0 | ||
| Monica Youn | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alan M Klein | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cheri Fein | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bruce Crawford | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cornelius Eady | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Grubin | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Kandall | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jamie Stern | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Katherine Larsen | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Myra Shapiro | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nicole Sealey | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tracy K Smith | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Marty Skoble | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Margo Viscusi | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Poets House Inc
- EIN
- 133255098
- Address
- 10 River Ter, New York, NY, 10282-1240
- State
- New York
- Mission
- A library and meeting place that invites poets and the public into the living tradition of poetry, offering poetry books and resources, literary events and education programs to document the diversity of modern poetry and stimulate dialogue on issues of poetry in culture. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A76Z Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1985
- Principal officer
- Jane Preston (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 1985
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsRobert Kissane
≥8years on the filingsCheri Fein
≥8years on the filingsDavid Grubin
≥8years on the filingsE Ward Smith
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $8.5m
- Total liabilities
- $305k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $8.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.7m
- Program service revenue
- $118k
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 17
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Poets House Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 19 February 1985
- Registered agent
- Not stated