Nonprofit · EIN 13-6195832
ERNEST HEMINGWAY FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · BOONE, NC 28607
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $223,632 | $213,664 | $9,968 | $708,312 | $0 | $708,312 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $90,346 | $75,059 | $15,287 | $694,566 | $0 | $694,566 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $34,246
- Membership dues
- $25,282
- Program service revenue
- $103,619
- Investment income
- $46,507
- Royalties
- $34,060
- Other revenue
- $39,260
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $43,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $5,807
- Travel
- $5,000
- Program services (functional)
- $206,578
- Management and general (functional)
- $7,086
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $694,566
- Total assets, end of year
- $708,312
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $708,312
- Publicly traded securities
- $680,841
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $708,312
- Gross receipts
- $223,632
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 7
- Year formed
- 1965
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARL EBY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GAIL SINCLAIR | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL VON CANNON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LISA TYLER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KIRK CURNUTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARON HAMILTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VERNA KALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARL EBY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GAIL SINCLAIR | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL VON CANNON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LISA TYLER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KIRK CURNUTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARON HAMILTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VERNA KALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 669 KALMIA LN, BOONE, NC 28607-8663
- In care of
- % CARL P EBY
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CARL EBY, 669 KALMIA LANE, BOONE, NC 28607
- Signed the 990
- CARL EBY, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (828) 262-2156
- Website
- WWW.HEMINGWAYSOCIETY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP
Mission
THE ERNEST HEMINGWAY FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1965 "FOR THE PURPOSES OF AWAKENING, SUSTAINING AN INTEREST IN, PROMOTING, FOSTERING, STIMULATING, SUPPORTING, IMPROVING AND DEVELOPING LITERATURE AND ALL FORMS OF LITERARY COMPOSITION AND EXPRESSION." WITHIN THAT CONTEXT, THE FOUNDATION'S ACTIVITIES HAVE EMPHASIZED "THE PROMOTION, ASSISTANCE AND COORDINATION OF SCHOLARSHIP AND STUDIES RELATING TO THE WORKS AND LIFE OF THE LATE ERNEST HEMINGWAY."
Program accomplishments
- THE FOUNDATION HAS TAKEN THE LEAD IN ADVANCING HEMINGWAY STUDIES THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM ACTIVITIES:EDITING AND PUBLISHING THE HEMINGWAY REVIEW, WHICH APPEARS SEMI-ANNUALLY IN THE SPRING AND FALL, AND THE HEMINGWAY NEWSLETTER, WHICH COMES OUT EACH YEAR IN WINTER AND SUMMER. THESE OUTSTANDING PUBLICATIONS, NOW EDITED BY SUZANNE DEL GIZZO AND KIRK CURNUTT, ARE MAILED FREE TO MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY.HOLDING BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS, GENERALLY ALTERNATING OVERSEAS SITES WITH THOSE IN THE UNITED STATES. AWARDING ANNUALLY THE LEWIS-REYNOLDS-SMITH FOUNDERS FELLOWSHIP TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND WRITING ON THE WORK AND LIFE OF ERNEST HEMINGWAY. THESE COMPETITIVE AWARDS ARE MADE TO SOCIETY MEMBERS WITH WORTHY PROJECTS, AND ARE FUNDED IN HONOR OF THE MEMORY OF THREE OUTSTANDING LEADERS IN THE SOCIETY: PAUL SMITH, OUR FOUNDING PRESIDENT, ROBERT W. LEWIS, A FOUNDING MEMBER AND PAST PRESIDENT, AND MICHAEL S. REYNOLDS, HEMINGWAY BIOGRAPHER WHO WAS PRESIDENT UNTIL SHORTLY BEFORE HIS DEATH IN AUGUST 2000.SPONSORING AND FUNDING THE ANNUAL PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD FOR THE BEST FIRST BOOK OF FICTION. THIS $10,000 AWARD IS PRESENTED AT THE KENNEDY LIBRARY IN BOSTON EACH SPRING. THE SOCIETY WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE HEMINGWAY COLLECTION AT THE KENNEDY LIBRARY IN OTHER WAYS AS WELL, FOR EXAMPLE BY EVALUATING APPLICATIONS FROM SCHOLARS SEEKING TO DO RESEARCH AMONG THE TREASURE TROVE OF MANUSCRIPTS ASSEMBLED THERE.ORGANIZING AND CHAIRING ONE OR TWO SESSIONS ON HEMINGWAY AT BOTH THE MLA (MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION) AND ALA (AMERICAN LITERATURE ASSOCIATION) ANNUAL MEETINGS, WHERE MEMBERS OF THE HEMINGWAY SOCIETY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT PAPERS AND PARTICIPATE IN PANELS.SUPERVISING ONGOING MAJOR BOOK PROJECTS, INCLUDING AN EDITION OF HEMINGWAY'S COMPLETE (OR NEARLY SO) LETTERS.ABOVE ALL, ENCOURAGING THE READING AND APPRECIATION OF THE WRITING OF ERNEST HEMINGWAY, AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF HIS ADMIRERS. IN SHORT, THERE ARE MANY REASONS FOR HEMINGWAY SCHOLARS AND ENTHUSIASTS TO JOIN THE SOCIETY.Expenses $206,578 · grants $43,000 · revenue $103,619
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-6195832
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1966
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $708,312
- Income (IRS master file)
- $223,632
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $223,632 | $213,664 | $708,312 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $90,346 | $75,059 | $694,566 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $168,052 | $192,127 | $639,921 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-6195832).
Questions about ERNEST HEMINGWAY FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of ERNEST HEMINGWAY FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ERNEST HEMINGWAY FOUNDATION is 13-6195832.
- Is ERNEST HEMINGWAY FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1966.
- Are donations to ERNEST HEMINGWAY FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ERNEST HEMINGWAY FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ERNEST HEMINGWAY FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ERNEST HEMINGWAY FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of ERNEST HEMINGWAY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CARL EBY.
- Who are the officers and directors of ERNEST HEMINGWAY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 7 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does ERNEST HEMINGWAY FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $223,632, expenses of $213,664 and total assets of $708,312 at year end.
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