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Society for Poetic Computation Inc

EIN 92-2415482 · Brooklyn, NY

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood82 out of 100GovernanceFair56 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL, ARTISTIC, AND CULTURAL DISCOURSE AROUND COMPUTATION THAT CENTERS THE EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ROUTINELY MARGINALIZED AND OPPRESSED BY ART, TECHNOLOGY, AND UNIVERSITY CONTEXTS, ESPECIALLY BLACK, INDIGENIOUS, RACIALIZED, QUEER, TRANS, NON-BINARY, DISABLED, AND LOW-INCOME MAKERS, THINKERS, AND EGINEERS, AND TO CREATE LIBERATING, EMPOWERING, AND CREATIVE COMMUNITY SPACES FOR DIVERSE POPULATIONS THAT MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS TECHNICAL, CRITICAL, AND ARTS EDUCATION THROUGH TRADITIONAL MEANS, SUCH AS ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS AND FORMAL TRAINING.

Income
$529,226
Spending
$364,162
Spent on programs
100%
Reserves
5.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 52%
Employees
3
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$30,633, co-director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 56% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 5.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 1% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 31% of income.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 56 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    5 of 5 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 (2)
  1. $308,282 spent. FOR SOCIETY FOR POETIC COMPUTATION'S ONLINE CLASS PROGRAM WE RAN 155 3-HOUR CLASS SESSIONS ACROSS 19 CLASSES OFFERING EDUCATION IN ART, TECHNOLOGY AND CRITICAL THEORY TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THESE PROGRAMS SERVED 639 STUDENTS OF WHOM 313 RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND (49%), TOTALLING $237,749 WORTH OF SCHOLARSHIP GIVEN OUT IN THE FORM OF TUITION ASSISTANCE.
  2. $54,491 spent. FOR OUR IN-PERSON PROGRAMS IN NEW YORK CITY, WE RAN 24 3-4 HOUR SESSIONS ACROSS TWO PROGRAMS, INSTRUMENTS OF THE BLACK GOOEY UNIVERSE AND SEX ED. THESE PROGRAMS WERE FREE TO ATTEND AND PRIORITIZED LOW-INCOME AND UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS. THE 41 STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED RECEIVED AN ESTIMATED $99,000 WORTH OF SCHOLARSHIP IN THE FORM OF TUITION ASSISTANCE.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.

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

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since March 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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