Nonprofit · EIN 47-1890824
MINNESOTA PRISON WRITING WORKSHOP
Tax-exempt · ST PAUL, MN 55104
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $643,495 | $668,411 | -$24,916 | $1,128,876 | $495 | $1,128,381 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $603,121 | $547,829 | $55,292 | $1,153,297 | $0 | $1,153,297 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $551,094
- of which government grants
- $170,537
- Program service revenue
- $56,600
- Investment income
- $33,716
- Royalties
- $1,485
- Other revenue
- $2,085
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $111,250
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $5,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $215,207
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $281,736
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Travel
- $5,805
- Program services (functional)
- $473,806
- Management and general (functional)
- $131,418
- Fundraising (functional)
- $63,187
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,153,297
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,128,876
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $495
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,128,381
- Publicly traded securities
- $709,526
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,128,381
- Gross receipts
- $643,495
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2015
- State of legal domicile
- MN
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL KLEBER-DIGGS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $5,000 |
| CHRIS FISCHBACH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| PAUL VAN DYKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| VV GANESHANANTHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| KEVIN REESE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| AMIRAH ELLISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BETHANY WHITEHEAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Van Dyke | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $22,500 |
| Michael Kleber-Diggs | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $2,700 |
| Chris Fischbach | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| VV Ganeshananthan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Reese | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Amirah Ellison | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Charlene Charles | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bethany Whitehead | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1536 HEWITT AVE MS-A1730, ST PAUL, MN 55104-1205
- In care of
- % MIKE ALBERTI
- Mailing address (990-N for 2014)
- 1425 Grantham Street, Saint Paul MN 55108
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MICHAEL KLEBER-DIGGS, 1536 HEWITT AVE MS-A1730, ST PAUL, MN 55104
- Principal officer (990-N for 2014)
- Jennifer Bowen Hicks, 1425 Grantham Street, Saint Paul MN 55108
- Signed the 990
- MIKE ALBERTI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (651) 285-0990
- Website
- www.mnprisonwriting.org
- Return prepared by
- CARPENTER EVERT & ASSOCIATES LTD
Mission
MINNESOTA PRISON WRITING WORKSHOP (MPWW) PROVIDES CREATIVE WRITING EDUCATION AND OTHER ARTS SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS INCARCERATED IN MINNESOTA STATE PRISONS.
Program accomplishments
- CREATIVE WRITING CLASSESTAUGHT CREATIVE WRITING COURSES IN 8 MINNESOTA STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. 29 FULL 10-15 WEEK LONG COURSES TAUGHT IN 2024, PLUS GUEST TEACHERS AND SHORTER COURSES. ESTIMATED 600 STUDENTS TAUGHT IN 2024.Expenses $208,547
- RE-ENTRYSUPPORTED WRITERS' TRANSITION FROM PRISON TO COMMUNITY THROUGH BOTH MATERIAL AND IMMATERIAL MEANS (NETWORKING, CONSULTATIONS, ETC.Expenses $83,854
- PUBLIC ARTPRODUCED AND PUBLISHED THE ART OF INCARCERATED MINNESOTANS, MOST NOTABLY BY SUPPORTING AMERICAN PRECARIAT, AN ANTHOLOGY EDITED ENTIRELY BY INCARCERATED PEOPLE, WHICH WAS PUBLISHED BY COFFEE HOUSE PRESS IN 2023.Expenses $19,476
- PUBLIC READINGS AND EVENTSHOSTED A NUMBER OF PUBLIC EVENTS AT WHICH THE WRITING OF INCARCERATED MINNESOTANS WAS FEATURED AND DISSEMINATED BROADLY. EVENTS WERE BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL.Expenses $32,900
- MENTOR PROGRAMFACILITATED A ONE TO ONE MAIL MENTOR PROGRAM, IN WHICH INCARCERATED WRITERS RECEIVED PERSONALIZED FEEDBACK ON THEIR WORK FROM EXPERT WRITERS AND MENTORS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY.Expenses $23,524
- WRITERS COLLECTIVESSPONSORED "WRITERS COLLECTIVES," SELF ORGANIZED GROUPS OF INCARCERATED WRITERS WHO MEET REGULARLY TO SHARE WORK, DISCUSS, READINGS, AND PLAN LITERARY EVENTS.Expenses $13,867
- LETTERPRESS BROADSIDESPUBLISHED LETTERPRESS BROADSIDES FEATURING ARTISTIC ADAPTATIONS OF MPWW STUDENT WORK.Expenses $15,206
- ANNUAL STUDENT JOURNALPRODUCED AN ANTHOLOGY OF STUDENT WRITING FOR INTERNAL CONSUMPTION, EDITED AND CURATED BY INCARCERATED EDITORS.Expenses $38,053
- FISCAL SPONSORSHIPFISCALLY SPONSORED NON-INCORPORATED ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING AND SERVING INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM.
- MUSIC STUDIO OPERATED A MUSIC STUDIO INSIDE FARIBAULT PRISON, IN WHICH INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS ARE TRAINED IN STUDIO PRODUCTION AND WRITERS ARE ABLE TO PRODUCE AUDIO RECORDINGS OF THEIR OWN WORK.Expenses $38,379
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
- 47-1890824
- 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
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A70)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,128,876
- Income (IRS master file)
- $643,495
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $643,495 | $668,411 | $1,128,876 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $603,121 | $547,829 | $1,153,297 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $725,077 | $383,851 | $1,098,962 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2014 Officer: Jennifer Bowen Hicks | December 31, 2014 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 47-1890824).
Questions about MINNESOTA PRISON WRITING WORKSHOP
- What is the EIN of MINNESOTA PRISON WRITING WORKSHOP?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MINNESOTA PRISON WRITING WORKSHOP is 47-1890824.
- Is MINNESOTA PRISON WRITING WORKSHOP tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to MINNESOTA PRISON WRITING WORKSHOP tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MINNESOTA PRISON WRITING WORKSHOP 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 MINNESOTA PRISON WRITING WORKSHOP 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 MINNESOTA PRISON WRITING WORKSHOP 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 MINNESOTA PRISON WRITING WORKSHOP?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MICHAEL KLEBER-DIGGS.
- Who are the officers and directors of MINNESOTA PRISON WRITING WORKSHOP?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 7 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $5,000 (MICHAEL KLEBER-DIGGS, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does MINNESOTA PRISON WRITING WORKSHOP have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $643,495, expenses of $668,411 and total assets of $1,128,876 at year end.
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