Jackson Hole Writers
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ORGANIZATION IS A COMMUNITY OF WRITERS WHICH BUILDS CONNECTIONS AND CREATES EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR ESTABLISHED AND ASPIRING WRITERS ACROSS GENRES.
- Income
- $175,259
- Spending
- $167,069
- Reserves
- 1.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 82%
- Highest pay
- $36,923, executive di
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.4 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 37% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, 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 September 30, 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 (3)
- $100,645 spent. 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.
- $25,895 spent. JACKSON HOLE WRITERS SUBSTANTIALLY EXPANDED ITS PROGRAM OFFERINGS TO INCLUDE WRITING CRAFT CLASSES (BOTH IN-PERSON AND ONLINE) EVERY MONTH OF THE YEAR, MULTI-SESSION WRITING PROGRAMS FOR OLDER ADULTS, MONTHLY PEER CRITIQUE GROUPS, AND CELEBRATION PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO START A WRITING PRACTICE AND TO JUMPSTART THE WRITING PRACTICES OF EXPERIENCED WRITERS.
- $15,193 spent. JACKSON HOLE WRITERS EXPANDED ITS PROGRAMMING FOR YOUNG WRITERS THROUGH THE COORDINATION OF THE COUNTY LEVEL OF A STATEWIDE CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST OPEN TO ALL CHILDREN GRADES K-12. HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS CONTRIBUTED WRITING TO THIS CONTEST AND MANY BENEFITTED FROM AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS WITH LOCAL WRITERS ORGANIZED BY JACKSON HOLE WRITERS. SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS INCLUDED DAY-LONG WORKSHOPS THAT THAT PAIRED YOUNG WRITERS WITH PUBLISHED CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHORS AND WORKING WRITERS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 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 September 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 August 2001.
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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