Nonprofit · EIN 20-1017609
WORDS WITHOUT BORDERS
Tax-exempt · BROOKLYN, NY 11201
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $755,931 | $763,955 | -$8,024 | $404,767 | $45,530 | $359,237 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $891,187 | $855,140 | $36,047 | $402,599 | $35,338 | $367,261 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $701,860 | $630,791 | $71,069 | $388,259 | $57,045 | $331,214 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $733,392
- of which government grants
- $142,360
- Program service revenue
- $21,122
- Investment income
- $67
- Other revenue
- $1,350
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $101,089
- Other salaries and wages
- $351,907
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $537,095
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $9,320
- Occupancy
- $14,022
- Depreciation
- $24,741
- Program services (functional)
- $507,289
- Management and general (functional)
- $123,650
- Fundraising (functional)
- $133,016
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $402,599
- Total assets, end of year
- $404,767
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $45,530
- Net assets, end of year
- $359,237
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $725
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $205,757
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $153,480
- Gross receipts
- $852,013
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 1
- Year formed
- 2003
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen M Phillips | Executive Director (Resigned - August 31, 2024) Officer | 35 | $56,588 | $3,375 |
| Elisabeth Jaquette | Executive Director Officer | 35 | $34,327 | $0 |
| Samantha Schnee | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kalpana Raina | Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Alessandro dAnsembourg | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Wim Vanderhoof | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Agnes Ahlander Turner | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jenny Staff Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Joanne Leedom-Ackerman | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Lemmon | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Alane Salierno Mason | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Maaza Mengiste | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Tara Parsons | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Enid Prasad | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Chantal Restivo-Alessi | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Servadio | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Douglas Unger | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Calvin Baker | Director (Removed - June 2, 2025) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sarah Salih von Maltzahn | Director (Resigned - June 2, 2025) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Anthony Knerr | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| James H Ottaway Jr | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Margo Viscusi | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karen M Phillips | Executive Director Officer | 35 | $90,200 |
| Samantha Schnee | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Kalpana Raina | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Alane Salierno Mason | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Wim Vanderhoof | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Alessandro d'Ansembourg | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Margo Viscusi | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jenny Staff Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Agnes Alhander Turner | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Maaza Mengiste | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jennifer Moross | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| James H Ottaway Jr | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sarah Salih von Maltzahn | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Rebecca Servadio | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Douglas Unger | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Joanne Leedom-Ackerman | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Calvin Baker | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Tara Parsons | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Enid Prasad | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Chantal Restivo-Alessi | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Merve Emre | Director - resigned 7/19/2024 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jonathan Schorr | Director - resigned 7/19/2024 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karen M Phillips | VP/Executive Director Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $85,715 |
| Samantha Schnee | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Kalpana Raina | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Alane Salierno Mason | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Jonathan Schorr | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Merve Emre | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Margo Viscusi | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jenny Staff Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Agnes Alhander Turner | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Maaza Mengiste | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jennifer Moross | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| James H Ottaway Jr | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sarah Salih von Maltzahn | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Rebecca Servadio | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Douglas Unger | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Joanne Leedom-Ackerman | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Calvin Baker | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Tara Parsons | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Enid Prasad | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Chantal Restivo-Alessi | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 147 PRINCE ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11201-3022
- In care of
- % ALANE MASON
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Elisabeth Jaquette, 147 Prince Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
- Signed the 990
- Elisabeth Jaquette, Executive Director
- Phone
- (917) 903-8717
- Website
- www.wordswithoutborders.org
- Return prepared by
- RICH AND BANDER LLP
Mission
Words Without Borders mission is to translate, publish, and actively promote the finest contemporary world literature.
Program accomplishments
- See Schedule O.Expenses $507,289 · grants $3,000 · revenue $21,122
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-1017609
- 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
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $404,767
- Income (IRS master file)
- $852,013
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $755,931 | $763,955 | $404,767 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $891,187 | $855,140 | $402,599 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $701,860 | $630,791 | $388,259 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $511,944 | $530,581 | $326,089 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 20-1017609).
Questions about WORDS WITHOUT BORDERS
- What is the EIN of WORDS WITHOUT BORDERS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WORDS WITHOUT BORDERS is 20-1017609.
- Is WORDS WITHOUT BORDERS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to WORDS WITHOUT BORDERS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WORDS WITHOUT BORDERS 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 WORDS WITHOUT BORDERS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WORDS WITHOUT BORDERS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WORDS WITHOUT BORDERS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Elisabeth Jaquette.
- Who are the officers and directors of WORDS WITHOUT BORDERS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 22 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $56,588 (Karen M Phillips, Executive Director (Resigned - August 31, 2024)).
- How much revenue does WORDS WITHOUT BORDERS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $755,931, expenses of $763,955 and total assets of $404,767 at year end.
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