The Paris Review Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVE INDIVIDUALS AS WRITERS AND ARTISTS AND TO PROMOTE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF EXCELLENCE IN THE LITERARY AND GRAPHIC ARTS BY PUBLISHING A MAGAZINE CONTAINING FICTION, POETRY, ESSAYS, REPRODUCTIONS OF GRAPHIC ART, AND INTERVIEWS WITH WRITERS AND ARTISTS REGARDING THEIR WORK, BY PUBLISHING AND FOSTERING THE PUBLICATION OF COLLECTIONS OF SUCH WORKS, BY FOSTERING THE PUBLICATION OF LITERARY AND GRAPHIC WORKS AS BOOKS, FILMS OR OTHER FORMS, AND BY OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT FURTHER THESE GOALS.
- Income
- $4.2 million
- Spending
- $3.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 76%
- Reserves
- 27.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 41%
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 18
- Highest pay
- $225,959, editor
Source: Form 990 for the year ending November 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 91% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 27.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 11% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 16% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 12% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1576% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 21 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending November 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2517 of 17 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending November 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $1.5 million spent. PUBLICATION OF THE PARIS REVIEW:IN FISCAL 2024, THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY OF THE PARIS REVIEW FOUNDATION WAS THE PUBLICATION OF FOUR ISSUES OF THE PARIS REVIEW, EACH OF WHICH REACHED AN AVERAGE OF 27,014 SUBSCRIBERS AND PURCHASERS OF SINGLE ISSUES.
- $1.1 million spent. WEB ACTIVITIES:DURING FISCAL 2024, THE PARIS REVIEW WEBSITE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 9,504,715 PAGE VIEWS AND 4,926,904 VISITORS. THE DAILY IS UPDATED ONCE A DAY.
- $212,303 spent. EVENTS AND PROGRAMMING:IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, THE PARIS REVIEW FOUNDATION HELD EIGHT EVENTS TO BRING WRITERS, ARTISTS, AND READERS TOGETHER. IN APRIL, WE HELD THE ANNUAL SPRING REVEL FUNDRAISER AND AWARDS CEREMONY, PRESENTING PRIZES TO THE WRITERS TOBIAS WOLFF, CALEB CRAIN, AND MOIRA MCCAVANA. IN DECEMBER, JUNE, AND SEPTEMBER, RESPECTIVELY, WE HELD LAUNCH CELEBRATIONS FOR NEW QUARTERLY ISSUES. IN SEPTEMBER, WE CO-HOSTED AN EVENT WITH THE ARMORY SHOW TO SHOWCASE THE PARIS REVIEW EDITIONS PRINT SERIES, AND WE HAD A BOOTH AT THE BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL. IN FEBRUARY, WE TRAVELED TO KANSAS CITY TO ATTEND AWP. IN DECEMBER, WE HAD A BOOTH AT THE METROGRAPH HOLIDAY BOOK FAIR WHERE WE SHOWCASED CURRENT AND ARCHIVAL ISSUES PLUS SELECT MERCHANDISE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending November 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending November 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2000.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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