Nonprofit · EIN 52-1431622
PEN FAULKNER
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20011
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $861,252 | $713,816 | $147,436 | $911,260 | $130,393 | $780,867 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $683,731 | $666,517 | $17,214 | $833,829 | $219,029 | $614,800 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $662,173 | $760,210 | -$98,037 | $641,796 | $71,358 | $570,438 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $690,986
- of which government grants
- $162,522
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $24,233
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $6,579
- Net income from fundraising events
- $99,183
- Other revenue
- $146,033
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $76,305
- Other salaries and wages
- $371,991
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $441,843
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $10
- Accounting fees
- $33,900
- Occupancy
- $15,334
- Travel
- $8,624
- Program services (functional)
- $373,427
- Management and general (functional)
- $120,907
- Fundraising (functional)
- $219,482
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $833,829
- Total assets, end of year
- $911,260
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $130,393
- Net assets, end of year
- $780,867
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $780,867
- Gross receipts
- $867,526
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 1985
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GWYDION SUILEBHAN | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $108,745 |
| KATHERINE BOONE | BOARD PRESID Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| LAUREN FRANCIS-SHARMA | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| THOMAS LLYOD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA HEMANS | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNE AARON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELLIOT ACKERMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIE ARANA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JABARI ASIM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA BROOKS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOPE FOLARIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN GINSBURG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| XOCHITL GONZALEZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINETTE HWU | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SOPHIA MCCROCKLIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BETHANNE PATRICK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOJO RUF | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLAY SMITH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERICKA TAYLOR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTHA ANNE TOLL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUNG YUN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWYDION SUILEBHAN | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $104,579 | $5,114 |
| SUSAN KESELENKO COLL | BOARD PRESID Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| TOPE FOLARIN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS LLOYD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| RENEE GARDNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIOT ACKERMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIE ARANA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JABARI ASIM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUIS BAYARD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE BOONE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN FRANCIS-SHARMA | FIRST VICE P Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN GINSBURG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SOPHIA MCCROCKLIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOJO RUF | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAY SMITH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA ANNE TOLL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUNG YUN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA HEMANS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LINETTE S HWU | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERICKA TAYLOR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWYDION SUILEBHAN | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $102,119 | $5,104 |
| SUSAN KESELENKO COLL | BOARD PRESID Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| BETHANNE PATRICK | FIRST VICE P Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| TOPE FOLARIN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| DOLEN PERKINS-VALDEZ | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS LLOYD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| RENEE GARDNER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIOT ACKERMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIE ARANA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JABARI ASIM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUIS BAYARD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE BOONE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN FRANCIS-SHARMA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN GINSBURG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GINNY GRENHAM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SOPHIA MCCROCKLIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOJO RUF | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAY SMITH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA ANNE TOLL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUNG YUN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6218 GEORGIA AVENUE NW UNIT 1062, WASHINGTON, DC 20011-5125
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- GWYDION SUILEBHAN, 6218 GEORGIA AVENUE NW 1062, WASHINGTON, DC 20011
- Signed the 990
- GWYDION SUILEBHAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (202) 898-9063
- Website
- WWW.PENFAULKNER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ALDRIDGE BORDEN & COMPANY PC
Mission
THE PEN/FAULKNER FOUNDATION CHAMPIONS THE BREADTH AND POWER OF FICTION IN AMERICA.
Program accomplishments
- WRITERS IN SCHOOLS BRINGS A DIVERSE RANGE OF AUTHORS, ALONG WITH FREE COPIES OF THEIR CULTURALLY RELEVANT BOOKS, INTO DC CLASSROOMS TO SERVE STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-12 AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF READERS AND WRITERS. WE CONDUCTED 75 AUTHOR VISITS, ALONG WITH 50 WRITING WORKSHOPS AND THREE YEAR-LONG RESIDENCIES.Expenses $157,131 · grants $15,225
- OUR LITERARY PROGRAMS BRING TOGETHER HIGHLY-ACCLAIMED WRITERS TODISCUSS THE URGENT ISSUES THAT SURROUND THEIR WORK AND LET FICTION SERVE ASA SPRINGBOARD FOR CIVIL DISCOURSE. OVER THE PAST 45+ YEARS, THEY HAVE FEATURED AUTHORS READING FROM THEIR WORK AND ENGAGING INTHRILLING, THOUGHT-PROVOKING CONVERSATIONS.Expenses $99,730 · grants $4,150
- THE PEN/FAUKNER AWARD HONORS THE BEST PUBLISHED WORKS OF FICTION BY AMERICAN PERMANENT RESIDENTS IN A CALENDAR YEAR. THREE WRITERS ARE CHOSEN ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PEN/FAULKNER FOUNDATION TO SERVE AS JUDGES, ENSURING THAT OUR AWARDS SELECTION PROCESS IS FREE OF COMMERCIAL INFLUENCE. THESE JUDGES SELECT AN INITAL LONGLIST OF TEN BOOKS, FOLLOWED BY FIVE FINALISTS, AND FINALLY ONE WINNER AS THE "FIRST AMONG EQUALS."Expenses $116,566 · grants $56,930
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
- 52-1431622
- 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
- 1988
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $911,260
- Income (IRS master file)
- $867,526
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $861,252 | $713,816 | $911,260 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $683,731 | $666,517 | $833,829 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $662,173 | $760,210 | $641,796 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $941,965 | $653,443 | $745,322 | 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 52-1431622).
Questions about PEN FAULKNER
- What is the EIN of PEN FAULKNER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PEN FAULKNER is 52-1431622.
- Is PEN FAULKNER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1988.
- Are donations to PEN FAULKNER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PEN FAULKNER 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 PEN FAULKNER 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 PEN FAULKNER 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 PEN FAULKNER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names GWYDION SUILEBHAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of PEN FAULKNER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 21 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $108,745 (GWYDION SUILEBHAN, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does PEN FAULKNER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $861,252, expenses of $713,816 and total assets of $911,260 at year end.
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