Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MUSE WRITERS CENTER FOSTERS AND CELEBRATES THE LITERARY ARTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION, NETWORKING, AND SUPPORT FOR ASPIRING AND EXPERIENCED WRITERS OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS, AND MEANS; ENGAGING AND CREATIVE OUTREACH; AND DIVERSE AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT EVENTS.
BROADENING COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND SUPPORT OF THE LITERARY ARTS THROUGH EVENTS, WORKSHOPS, AND OUTREACH.
THE MUSE WRITERS CENTER ACCOMPLISHED MUCH IN 2020, DESPITE THE PANDEMIC. WE MAINTAINED OUR RESOURCE CENTER FOR LOCAL WRITERS, PROVIDING SPACE FOR WRITERS TO WRITE AND NETWORK. WE CONTINUED TO CATALOG OUR LITERARY LIBRARY OF MORE THAN 4,000 VOLUMES, INCLUDING A LARGE INTERNATIONAL POETRY COLLECTION. BY MID-MARCH, 2020, WE MOVED ALL OUR PROGRAMMING TO ONLINE PLATFORMS WE PROVIDED 218 LOW COST CREATIVE WRITING CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS WHICH SERVED 1,213 STUDENTS (FROM AGE 6 TO POST-RETIREMENT). TUITION ASSISTANCE/SCHOLARSHIPS WERE GIVEN TO MORE THAN 317 OF THESE STUDENTS, AND WE ALSO AWARDED 5 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS. IN 2020, WE UTILIZED 81 TEACHING ARTISTS AND FACILITATORS. THE MUSE EXPANDED OUTREACH, BRINGING CREATIVE WRITING TO SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITIES, YOUTH PROGRAMS AND SCHOOLS, AND MILITARY & VETERANS GROUPS. OVERALL IN 2020, WE HELPED GIVE WRITERS A VOICE, ORGANIZING READINGS, OPEN MICS, AND WRITERS EVENTS THAT REACHED MORE THAN 12,000 ADULTS, TEENS, AND KIDS (MOSTLY ONLINE). WE ALSO HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE TO ENJOY APPROXIMATELY 186 VOLUNTEERS WHO DONATED THEIR HARD WORK TO HELP WITH VARIOUS EVENTS AS WELL AS IN THE RESOURCE CENTER AND WITH OUR ONLINE PROGRAMMING.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Michael Khandelwal | EXECUTIVE DI | 50 | $49,273 |
| Diane Fine | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $4,041 |
| Lydia Netzer | BOARDMEMBER | 1 | $3,500 |
| Luisa Igloria | BOARDMEMBER | 2 | $2,550 |
| Kelly Sokol | BOARDMEMBER | 1 | $2,280 |
| Lakeah Wilkins | BOARDMEMBER | 4 | $0 |
| Jane White | BOARDMEMBER | 4 | $0 |
| Ann Sullivan | BOARDMEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Dennis Bradford Mcmurran | BOARDMEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Levin | BOARDMEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Howard | BOARDMEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Hecht-Leavitt | BOARDMEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Gretchen Gillen | BOARDMEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Leslie Samuels Entsminger | BOARDMEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Corrigan | CHAIRPERSON | 5 | $0 |
| Katheryn Copeland | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Holly Chacon | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Cindy Carlson | 2ND VICE CHA | 3 | $0 |
| Steve Burgess | 1ST VICE CHA | 2 | $0 |
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