NonprofitsCenter For The Art Of Translation

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Center For The Art Of Translation

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Total revenue

$2.6M

Total expenses

$2.5M

Net assets

$10.2M

Grants received

$10.2M

29 grants

EIN

912037187

Tax year

2023

Mission

The Center for the Art of Translation champions literary translation. We bring original voices to readers, and we lead students to new ways of thinking by teaching them to translate poetry. Based in San Francisco, California, the Center connects with the greater Bay (cont on p 2)

Programs

1 program

literature in the Bay Area and beyond through in-person and online events, seminars, and hosted discussions. The series has been called a cultural treasure of San Francisco.Poetry Inside Out is a language arts curriculum that celebrates classroom diversity and builds literacy skills by teaching students to translate great poetry from around the world. Students learn vital reading and writing skills through a creative, imaginative program that puts poetry and translation at the heart of literacy instruction. Poetry Inside Out has brought essential enrichment opportunities to almost 10,000 students and teachers since 2000, and offers students the opportunity to study and translate poems from multiple languages and write their own poetry.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$2.3M
Program service revenue$129K
Investment income$158K
Other revenue$3K
Total revenue$2.6M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$1.4M
Fundraising$216K
Other expenses$1.1M
Total expenses$2.5M
Total assets$10.5M
Net assets$10.2M

People

9 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Michael Holtmann

Exec Director

Board

$135K

40 hrs/wk

Olivia E Sears

President

Board

10 hrs/wk

Barbara Paschke

Vice President

Board

2 hrs/wk

Caroline West

Treasurer

Board

2 hrs/wk

Michael Carabetta

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Robin Pille

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Christopher Evans

Editorial Director

Staff

$118K

40 hrs/wk

Erin Branagan

Dev and Comm Direc

Staff

$113K

40 hrs/wk

Mark Hauber

Program Director

Staff

$97K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

Jensen Architects Inc

Architect Services

$193K

Grants received

Showing 29 of 29

FromAmountPurposeYear
$10K
HAWTHORNDEN GRANT
2024
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$1.4M
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. FOR THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN. FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2023
$368K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$175K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2023
$50K
2023
$35K
LITERARY ARTS SUPPORT.
2023
$25K
HAWTHORNDEN GRANT
2023
$973K
ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. ADVISED - FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. ADVISED - FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2022
$356K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$25K
HAWTHORNDEN GRANT
2022
$20K
ARTS, CULTURE
2022
$5K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$3.5M
ADVISED - FOR CENTER FOR THE ART OF TRANSLATION. ADVISED - FOR CENTER FOR THE CENTER BUILDING PROJECT. ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. ADVISED - FOR GENERAL SUPPORT IN HONOR OF JON LOVELACE JR. AND THE LOVELACE FAMILY. ADVISED - FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2021
$180K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$180K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$3K
Operations
2021
$707K
ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2020
$81K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$724K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. FOR GENERAL SUPPORT IN HONOR OF JON LOVELACE JR. AND THE LOVELACE FAMILY. FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2019
$55K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$3K
LITERACY ACTIVITIES
2019
$2K
Operations
2019
$667K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT IN HONOR OF JON LOVELACE JR. AND THE LOVELACE FAMILY, FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2018
$50K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$25K
UNRESTRICTED GIFT
2018
$16K
Unrestricted
2018
$516K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT, FOR GENERAL SUPPORT IN HONOR OF JON LOVELACE JR. AND THE LOVELACE FAMILY
2017
$40K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017

Funded by

$10.2M from 13 funders · 29 grants · 2017–2024

The San Francisco Foundation

$8.5M · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$1.3M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Tides Foundation

$175K · 1 grant · 2023

Council Of Literary Magazines

$60K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

New Israel Fund

$50K · 1 grant · 2023

Hawthornden Foundation

$35K · 1 grant · 2023

The Germanacos Foundation

$25K · 1 grant · 2018

American Endowment Foundation

$20K · 1 grant · 2022

Details

EIN912037187
NTEE codeA23
Subsection03
Ruling date2000-11
Formed1999
Employees15
Volunteers21
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