1. Directory
  2. New York
  3. Brooklyn
  4. Authors League Fund
EIN 13-1966496

Authors League Fund

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
1
City
Brooklyn
State
New York
Year formed
1917
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
Description
Since 1917, the Authors League Fund has helped professional authors, journalists, critics, poets, and dramatists who find themselves in financial need because of medical or health-related problems, temporary loss of income, or other misfortune.
Also known as...
The Authors League Fund Est By the Authors League of America
Total revenues
$1,436,018
2023
Total expenses
$626,866
2023
Total assets
$16,518,230
2023
Num. employees
1
2023

Program areas at Authors League Fund

Distributions to Authors in financial need. These distributions do not have to be repaid.

Who funds Authors League Fund

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Smith Winchell Est TrustUnrestricted General$43,195
The Sumner Family FoundationGeneral Support$30,000
The Haven FoundationTo Help Freelance Writers and Artists Who Have Career-Threatening Illness$25,000
...and 4 more grants received

Personnel at Authors League Fund

NameTitleCompensation
Isabel HoweExecutive Director
Mary RasenbergerGeneral Counsel$0

Financials for Authors League Fund

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$849,698
Investment income and dividends$396,655
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$176,214
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$13,451
Total revenues$1,436,018

Form 990s for Authors League Fund

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-10-07990PFView PDF
2022-122023-08-03990PFView PDF
2021-122022-10-06990PFView PDF
2020-122021-10-11990PFView PDF
2019-122021-06-10990PFView PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s
Data update history
October 19, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $43,195 from Smith Winchell Est Trust
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $25,000 from The Haven Foundation
October 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $1,000 from Spooner John and Susan Charitable Trust
September 24, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
September 23, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsPrivate operating foundationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Provides grantsPartially liquidatedTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
155 Water St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
Kings County, NY
Website URL
authorsleaguefund.org/ 
Phone
(212) 268-1208
IRS details
EIN
13-1966496
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
1917
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
Free account sign-up

Want updates when Authors League Fund has new information, or want to find more organizations like Authors League Fund?

Create free Cause IQ account
Cause IQ is a website that helps companies grow, maintain, and serve their nonprofit clients, and helps nonprofits find additional foundation funding. Our data and tools help professionals prospect for nonprofits, research opportunities, benchmark their clients, and enrich existing information.
Nonprofits
Product
Customers
About

© 2025 Nonprofit Metrics LLC
Terms of Service and Privacy Policy