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Kore Press Inc
Tucson, AZ · EIN 860821144 · Form 990EZ · FY2021 · NTEE A33 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · Micro (<$100K) · www.korepress.org
revenue
$53K
expenses
$53K
net assets
$23K
employees
—
mission · from form 990

Publishing & educating women & girls

profile · synthesized from sources

Kore Press Institute is an intersectional feminist literary organization that amplifies women's, trans, and gender-nonconforming voices through publishing, education, and social practice arts. For over 30 years, it has run award-winning literary and youth programs, community storytelling initiatives, and advocacy projects promoting gender diversity and racial justice. The organization operates nationally with a strong base in Arizona.

named programs · 9 · from sources

what they call their work

Gender Diversity Initiative
Multi-sector collaboration working toward systemic solutions for classroom and community safety for LGBTQ+ youth in Arizona
Gender Werk
Training program for educators to build fluency and inclusivity in classrooms to improve safety for all learners
Grrls Literary Activism Workshop
Youth development program engaging girls in literary activism and creative expression
Letters to the Future
Professional development workshop for educators on anti-racist, culturally responsive pedagogy
Listening Project
Youth-focused initiative using listening as a tool for literary and social justice engagement
Notes from the Motherfield
Live storytelling series supporting radical moms in sharing their truths through artful, supported performances, continued online during the pandemic
Postcards to the Future
National collective protest project amplifying Black women writers’ voices during the 2020 BLM movement, created as a digital and artistic response
Social Justice Youth Summit
Decades-long youth program fostering engagement with social justice issues through literary and activist practices
Story Hour on FB Live
Pandemic-era children’s story hour broadcast during lunchtime to support parents and caregivers
activities · 7 groups

what they do

  • Youth and Community-Centered Art for Civic Engagement 2 activities
    • Collective Protest Efforts
      Organizes collective protest efforts, such as "Postcards to the Future," with partners to amplify the voices of Black women writers during the Black Lives Matter movement.
    • Collective Protest Efforts
      Organizes collective protest efforts, such as "Postcards to the Future," with partners to amplify the voices of Black women writers during the Black Lives Matter movement.
  • Curriculum-Specific Teacher Training 2 activities
    • Educator Professional Development
      Provides professional development to educators, including the "Letters to the Future" anti-racist, culturally responsive pedagogy workshop and "Gender Werk" training for classroom inclusivity.
    • Educator Professional Development
      Provides professional development to educators, including workshops on anti-racist, culturally responsive pedagogy ("Letters to the Future") and training for classroom inclusivity ("Gender Werk").
  • Education Conference & Research Dissemination 2 activities
    • Gender Diversity Initiative
      Convenes thinkers from various sectors through the "Gender Diversity Initiative" to develop systemic solutions for classroom and community safety for LGBTQ+ youth in Arizona.
    • Gender Diversity Initiative
      Convenes thinkers from various sectors through the "Gender Diversity Initiative" to develop systemic solutions for classroom and community safety for LGBTQ+ youth in Arizona.
  • Community Book Clubs & Literary Engagement 2 activities
    • Literary Programming and Community Collaborations
      Provides award-winning literary programming and fosters community collaborations, including the "Notes from the Motherfield" live storytelling series for mothers.
    • Literary Programming and Community Collaborations
      Provides award-winning literary programming and fosters community collaborations, including the "Notes from the Motherfield" live storytelling series for mothers.
  • Literary Publishing for Underrepresented Writers 2 activities
    • Literary Publishing
      Maintains a 30-year literary publishing tradition focused on women, trans, and gender-nonconforming writers.
    • Literary Publishing
      Maintains a 30-year literary publishing tradition, focusing on women, trans, and gender-nonconforming writers.
  • Women's Leadership Development Programs 2 activities
    • Youth Development Programs
      Engages in youth development through programs such as the "Grrls Literary Activism Workshop," "The Listening Project," and the "Social Justice Youth Summit."
    • Youth Development Programs
      Engages in youth development through programs such as the "Grrls Literary Activism Workshop," "The Listening Project," and the "Social Justice Youth Summit."
  • Uncategorized 2 activities
    • Online Literary and Storytelling Programs
      Offers online programs such as a lunch-time story hour for children on Facebook Live, an online version of "Notes from the Motherfield," and a national Mother's Day video messaging project.
    • Online Programming
      Offers online programming, including a lunch-time story hour for children on Facebook Live, an online version of "Notes from the Motherfield," and a national Mother's Day video messaging project.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2021
revenue
Total revenue$53K
Contributions & grants$48K90%
Program service revenue——
Investment income——
Other revenue$200
expenses
Total expenses$53K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$26K
Grants paid out—
balance sheet
Total assets$26K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$23K
3 years on record · 2019–2021 · YoY revenue -30.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2021

who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
Lisa Bowden Executive Director 5 $29K
board members · 1
  • Stephanie Troutman Robbins — Director