Jackson Hole Writers

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
830333924
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Jackson, WY, USA
Phone
3072005858
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Adult, Continuing Education

Reported finances

Revenue
$175,259
Expenses
$167,069
Assets
$30,422
Liabilities
$11,222

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LINDA HAZEN (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • LINDA HAZEN (PRESIDENT)
  • MACYE MAHER (VICE PRESIDE)
  • BRIAN NYSTROM (TREASURER (P)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The organization is a community of writers which builds connections and creates educational experiences for established and aspiring writers across genres.

What it reported doing in 2024

For the thirty-sixth year, jackson hole writers hosted an annual three-day conference that brought together authors, editors, agents, and aspiring writers from across the united states. The conference consisted of educational programming, craft classes, manuscript critiques, and professional networking opportunities. It served more than 100 writers and helped launch the professional careers of attendees and/or reinvigorated their writing goals. Public events connected faculty and conference attendees with the greater community in jackson hole.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 82% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.9%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 84.8%; rating input score 85

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.7%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.18; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.37; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 22.1%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.3% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80.9% of revenue deployed · 84.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $142K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 47/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 17/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 13/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 15/100.