PEN American Center

PEN America is a non-profit organization based in New York, New York. The organization employs 157 people and generates approximately $7 million in annual revenue. PEN America advocates for open expression and the freedom to write. They work to protect the liberties that allow for creative expression and the free exchange of ideas. The organization supports writers and their allies, and they aim to celebrate creative expression through their work. PEN America is the largest of over 100 centers within PEN International, a global network of writers and their supporters. This international network works together to ensure that individuals worldwide have the freedom to create, share, and access literature, information, and ideas. PEN America builds on a tradition that began after World War I and continues to uphold the importance of free expression. Readers interested in supporting PEN America's mission can visit their website at pen.org.