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US nonprofit · EIN 341564274 · Westerville, OHiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 341564274) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 28 February 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Horror Writers Association

Donations deductible
Revenue
$464k
year to 28 February 2025
Expenses
$365k
year to 28 February 2025
Total assets
$254k
$90k liabilities
Net assets
$164k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
12
5.3 years on average
Staff
1
20 volunteers
Left since last filing
2
17% of the board
Voting members
11
reported in Part VI
How am I connected?

Horror Writers Association's network

12 people2 organisationsi12 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (2) 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

12 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 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Angela Yuriko SmithPresident2021
5 yrs
Becky SpratfordCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Brian MatthewsTrustee2021
5 yrs
Ellen DatlowTrustee2018
8 yrs
Frances IppolitoTrustee2025
1 yr
James ChambersTrustee2018
8 yrs
Linda D Addison (also filed as Linda Addison, Linda Addison)Trustee2018
8 yrs
Lisa KrogerTrustee2021
5 yrs
Lisa WoodVice Preside2024
2 yrs
Marc AbbottTreasurer2024
2 yrs
Maxwell GoldExecutive Di2021
5 yrs
Patrick BarbTrustee2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 12 →

Pay and hours

year to 28 February 2025iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Maxwell GoldExecutive Di40$94k
Lisa WoodVice Preside2$0
Linda D AddisonTrustee2$0
James ChambersTrustee2$0
Ellen DatlowTrustee2$0
Becky SpratfordSecretary2$0
Frances IppolitoTrustee2$0
Brian MatthewsTrustee2$0
Lisa KrogerTrustee2$0
Patrick BarbTrustee2$0
Angela Yuriko SmithPresident2$0
Marc AbbottTreasurer2$0

About

Legal name
Horror Writers Association
EIN
341564274
Address
1299 Spring Brook Ct, Westerville, OH, 43081-3795
State
Ohio
Mission
The horror writers association (hwa) is a nonprofit organization of writers and publishing professionals around the world, dedicated to promoting dark literature and the intersts of those who write it. Hwa was formed in the late 1980s with the help of many of the field's greats, including dean koontz, robert mccammon, and joe lansdale. Today-- with over 1400 members in countries all over the... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A03 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
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1987
Principal officer
Maxwell Gold (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 November 2012
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsBecky Spratford
≥8years on the filingsEllen Datlow
≥8years on the filingsJames Chambers
≥8years on the filingsLinda D Addison

Latest return

year to 28 February 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 28 February 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$254k
Total liabilities
$90k
Net assets or fund balances
$164k
Contributions and grants received
$148k
Program service revenue
$308k
Employees
1
Volunteers
20