University of Pennsylvania Press Incorporated
University of Pennsylvania Press Incorporated
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About this organization
Mission
Scholarly Publishing. The University of Pennsylvania Press is a member of the Association of University Presses. The Press now publishes upwards of 100 new books and journals a year with an active backlist of more than 1000 titles.
About
The University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc. (Penn Press) is a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Pennsylvania. Its mission is to disseminate and publish scholarly and academic books, treatises, and other publications of serious literary, scientific or educational merit in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania. Its primary aim is to maintain a publishing program that is influential and innovative, and that addresses the needs of scholars, teachers, students, professionals, and the broader community of readers.Since its inception in 1890, Penn Press has published many scholarly and influential books. It still has over 1000 titles on its active back list and publishes approximately one hundred new titles annually. One of the Press's earliest publications, The Philadelphia Negro by W.E.B. DuBois, is still considered a landmark in the study of black problems and pernicious and persistent effects of racism. Books published by the Penn Press regularly win prizes in their fields of scholarship. Many others are successful in making the work of scholars and researchers accessible to the lay person. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, the Press published 113 new titles and reprinted 29 previously published titles. In addition, 1,744 backlist titles were newly digitized.The Press serves over 980 customers, wholesale and retail, including college bookstores in all regions of the country.The Press does not receive regular grants from any foundation. Revenues are generated from the sale of books. The University of Pennsylvania provided an annual operating subvention of $384,900 and donated the use of facilities of $202,000 in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
From their filing, the objective of the non-profit is stated as “Scholarly publishing. the university of pennsylvania press is a member of the association university presses. the press now publishes upwards of 100 new books and journals a year with an active backlist of more than 1000 titles.”.
When talking about its functions, they were outlined as: “Scholarly publishing. the university of pennsylvania press is a member of the association of university presses. the press now publishes upwards of 100 new books and journals a year with an active backlist of more than 1000 titles.”.
- The legally reported state of operation for the non-profit is PA.
- The non-profit organization as of 2020 has a total of 0 employees reported on their form.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Has foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$1,558,927.
- The CEO's compensation within the organization is determined through a thorough evaluation by an impartial entity.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 10 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1890.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule J.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $2,149,303 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.