Atlanta Writers Club
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To support writers in their craft. The Atlanta Writers Club provides educational opportunities, conferences, meetups and other group activities to ensure that writers of all genres have the resources they need to be successful in their efforts.
- Income
- $402,029
- Spending
- $306,170
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 17.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 70%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 65
- Highest pay
- $40,833, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 96 out of 100. Higher than 88% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 17.7 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 19% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 24% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 40% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 December 31, 2025, 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 (8)
- $15,519 spent. Monthly meetings with 2 speakers and interactions by genre type. Attendance averages over 125. These meetings were hosted online from March 2020 until February 2022. The organization began meeting in person again in March 2022.
- $145,801 spent. Spring and Fall Writers Conferences providing workshops, manuscript and query letter critiques, editor and agent interactions and pitch opportunities. Approximately 275 writers, editors, agents and others attend each conference. The Atlanta Self-Publishing Conference is held in the Spring and teaches writers how to publish and promote their own work. This conference attracts 130 attendees.
- $15,505 spent. Workshops and Retreats during the year covering topics of interest to writers. These included character and plot development, getting your work published and how to manage your social media. Attendance averages 50 writers per workshop.
- $2,747 spent. The Annual AWC Writers Contest makes awards in three categories: Fiction, Non-Fiction and Poetry. Three independent judges are paid to review submitted manuscripts. No entrance fee is charged. Approximately 80 writers enter this contest each year.
- $7,750 spent. Atlanta Writers Club supports Book Festivals in Atlanta and Decatur
- $34,476 spent. The Townsend Award celebrates the best new author in Georgia and is held every other ear.
- $8,050 spent. AWC Mentorship program teams experienced authors with new ones to help them navigate the processes required to see their books in print.
- $15,696 spent. Transaction Processing Fees for all Programs
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2009.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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