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Gloucester Writers Center Inc

EIN 27-2817445 · Gloucester, MA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong90 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE PROGRAM OF THE GLOUCESTER WRITERS CENTER WILL INCLUDE A LIBRARY FOCUSED ON THE WORKS OF AND ABOUT OLSON, FERRINI, AND RELATED WRITERS; A RESIDENCY FOR VISITING WRITERS; PUBLIC PROGRAMS INCLUDING LECTURES, FILMS, AND DISCUSSIONS OF THE WORK OF OLSON, FERRINI, AND OTHERS; WRITING WORKSHOPS; AND OUTREACH TO YOUNG WRITERS AND READERS. SUPPORT WILL BE SOLICITED FROM FOUNDATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Income
$169,308
Spending
$170,165
Reserves
13.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 99%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 13.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 1% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2026, 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 (4)
  1. THE WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM PROVIDES SPACE FOR VISITING WRITERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO WORK IN GLOUCESTER, AS WELL AS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE IDEAS AND WORK-IN-PROGRESS WITH LOCAL WRITERS AND AUDIENCE.
  2. THE MAUD/OLSON LIBRARY IS A SINGULAR SCHOLARLY RESOURCE BEQUEATHED BY COLLECTOR/SCHOLAR RALPH MAUD TO THE STEWARDSHIP OF THE GLOUCESTER WRITERS CENTER. IT IS THE MOST COMPLETE, AND MOST THOROUGHLY ANNOTATED GATHERING OF OLSON SOURCE MATERIAL IN THE WORLD.ASIDE FROM ITS IMPORTANCE TO SCHOLARS, THE MAUD/OLSON LIBRARY IS A COMMUNITY RESOURCE. IT IS A FOCAL POINT FOR GLOUCESTER'S CITIZENS TO MEET AND EXCHANGE IDEAS, AS WELL AS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE POET WHO IMMORTALIZED THEIR TOWN. BECAUSE OF THE VAST RANGE OF OLSON'S SOURCES, IT IS ALSO A MAGNIFICENT EDUCATIONAL TOOL. HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS (SEVERAL GROUPS ARE ALREADY MAKING USE OF THE LIBRARY), AS WELL AS PEOPLE INTERESTED IN OLSON AND IN POETRY, CAN SEE HOW A MAJOR POET MADE USE OF HIS SOURCES.
  3. THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS OFFERED BY GWC SERVES VETERANS, WOMEN OF LIMITED MEANS, STUDENTS, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE BY OFFERING WEEKLY CLASSES, AND ONGOING WORKSHOPS RUN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY OUR DEDICATED STAFF OF TEACHERS. OFFERINGS HAVE REACHED HUNDREDS OF PARTICIPANTS THIS PAST YEAR AND INCLUDED CLASSES IN FICTION WRITING, PLAYWRITING, WRITING FOR PUBLICATION, DEVELOPING A WRITING PRACTICE, POETRY, WRITING EXERCISES FOR CHILDREN, MENTORING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ETC. COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THIS YEAR HAVE INCLUDED RUNNING WRITING WORKSHOPS AT CAPE ANN MUSEUM, THE OFFICE FOR VETERANS SERVICES, MARITIME GLOUCESTER, PATHWAYS FOR CHILDREN, AND GLOUCESTER HIGH SCHOOL.
  4. $12,269 spent. IN ADDITION TO THE THREE MAJOR PROGRAMS, THE GLOUCESTER WRITERS CENTER PROVIDES VARIOUS PROGRAMS TO THE COMMUNITY.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 2026.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since August 2010.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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